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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Where is the headquarters of the World Wide Fund (Far Nature), which was established in 1961 for the protection of animals and the environment? |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | burn |
| C. | Oslo |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The cause of climate change is - |
| A. | green house gases |
| B. | depletion of ozone layer |
| C. | Pollution |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which of the following air pollutants can cause death by affecting the blood stream? |
| A. | asbestos dust |
| B. | cadmium |
| C. | lead |
| D. | carbon monoxide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is a bioindicator of air pollution? |
| A. | fern |
| B. | Lichen |
| C. | money plant |
| D. | Amarbel |
| Answer» C. money plant | |
| 5. |
In which period the process of land donation intensified? |
| A. | Gupta period |
| B. | Satavahana |
| C. | Mauryan period |
| D. | post-Gupta period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which of the following day is observed as National Energy Conservation Day? |
| A. | 5 जून |
| B. | 15 सितम्बर |
| C. | 4 नवम्बर |
| D. | 14 दिसम्बर |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The method of land conservation in which steps are made by cutting the hill slopes, its name is - |
| A. | contour farming |
| B. | Cover planting |
| C. | strip farming |
| D. | step farming |
| Answer» B. Cover planting | |
| 8. |
Which of the following day is observed as World Ozone Day every year? |
| A. | 16 सितम्बर |
| B. | 16 दिसम्बर |
| C. | 16 नवम्बर |
| D. | 26 सितम्बर |
| Answer» B. 16 दिसम्बर | |
| 9. |
'World Earth Day' is celebrated on- |
| A. | 22 अप्रैल |
| B. | 20 अप्रैल |
| C. | 25 अप्रैल |
| D. | 21 अप्रैल |
| Answer» B. 20 अप्रैल | |
| 10. |
The noise level (in decibels) above what is called dangerous noise pollution? |
| A. | 30 dB |
| B. | 40 dB |
| C. | 60 dB |
| D. | 80 dB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of the following countries has issued orange pollution warning to its citizens in November 2015? |
| A. | Mexico |
| B. | India |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun can be caused by - |
| A. | of liver cancer |
| B. | of brain cancer |
| C. | primary cancer |
| D. | of skin cancer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The polluted atmosphere is cleaned by which of the following - |
| A. | oxygen |
| B. | Rain |
| C. | nitrogen |
| D. | Air |
| Answer» C. nitrogen | |
| 14. |
Who among the following teams of scientists first discovered the ozone hole above Antarctica? |
| A. | Russia team |
| B. | the german team |
| C. | the american team |
| D. | British team |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following gases is not responsible for global warming? |
| A. | methane |
| B. | water vapour |
| C. | argon |
| D. | carbon di oxide |
| Answer» D. carbon di oxide | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following gases is both harmful and beneficial to life on earth? |
| A. | oxygen |
| B. | ozone |
| C. | nitrogen |
| D. | carbon dioxide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Trade in Bengal during the post-Gupta period was |
| A. | by gold coins |
| B. | by shells |
| C. | by copper coins |
| D. | by silver coins |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which of the following fuels causes minimum air pollution? |
| A. | Kerosene oil |
| B. | hydrogen |
| C. | Coal |
| D. | diesel |
| Answer» C. Coal | |
| 19. |
Which one of the following is not a mechanized method of prevention of air pollution? |
| A. | bag filter |
| B. | cyclone collector |
| C. | cyclone separator |
| D. | cyclone divider |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Lichens are the best indicator of - |
| A. | of air pollution |
| B. | of water pollution |
| C. | of soil pollution |
| D. | of noise pollution |
| Answer» B. of water pollution | |
| 21. |
Which one of the following is produced during the formation of photochemical sun fog? |
| A. | hydrocarbons |
| B. | nitrogen oxides |
| C. | ozone |
| D. | methane |
| Answer» C. ozone | |
| 22. |
'Green Muffler' is related to- |
| A. | from soil pollution |
| B. | from air pollution |
| C. | from noise pollution |
| D. | from water pollution |
| Answer» D. from water pollution | |
| 23. |
Which of the following greenhouse gases does not cause ozone pollution in the troposphere |
| A. | methane |
| B. | carbon monoxide |
| C. | nitrogen oxides |
| D. | water vapour |
| Answer» C. nitrogen oxides | |
| 24. |
Reliable indicator of air pollution is |
| A. | green algae and aquatic liverworts |
| B. | ferns and cycas |
| C. | lichen and moss |
| D. | Neem and Mango |
| Answer» D. Neem and Mango | |
| 25. |
Who called Shudras agriculturists? |
| A. | Fahyan |
| B. | huansang |
| C. | itsing |
| D. | Justin |
| Answer» C. itsing | |
| 26. |
Lichens are more sensitive to which of the following? |
| A. | सल्फर डाइआक्साइड(SO2) |
| B. | Carbon Monoxide (CO) |
| C. | Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) |
| D. | Oxygen (O2) |
| Answer» B. Carbon Monoxide (CO) | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is called natural pollutant? |
| A. | mist |
| B. | atmospheric nitrogen |
| C. | Forest fire |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 28. |
Which of the following are used for effluent treatment? |
| A. | blue-green algae |
| B. | fungus |
| C. | all plants |
| D. | unicellular green algae |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The smallest of the Pallava chariots is |
| A. | Bhima Rath |
| B. | Arjuna Rath |
| C. | Dharmaraja Rath |
| D. | Draupadi's chariot |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Noise pollution is caused by how many decibels of sound? |
| A. | 50-60 dB |
| B. | 80-90 dB |
| C. | 40-70 dB |
| D. | 20-35 dB |
| Answer» C. 40-70 dB | |
| 31. |
The abiotic pollutants that pollute ground water are- |
| A. | bacteria |
| B. | algae |
| C. | arsenic |
| D. | Virus |
| Answer» D. Virus | |
| 32. |
Which of the following metals is used as a catalyst in catalytic conversion? |
| A. | palladium |
| B. | radium |
| C. | caper |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» B. radium | |
| 33. |
Which of the following is a primary pollutant? |
| A. | SO2 |
| B. | CO |
| C. | NO२ |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Water pollution control law came into force in India |
| A. | 1968 से |
| B. | 1982 से |
| C. | 1974 से |
| D. | 1976 से |
| Answer» D. 1976 से | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is the main aerosol pollutant found in aircraft? |
| A. | CO |
| B. | CO2 |
| C. | fluorocarbon |
| D. | SO२ |
| Answer» D. SO२ | |
| 36. |
Irritation of eyes due to smoke |
| A. | sulfur dioxide |
| B. | PAN (Peroxyacetyl Nitrate) |
| C. | ozone |
| D. | nitric oxide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The emission of which one of the following greenhouse gases is completely anthropogenic? |
| A. | colofluoro carbon |
| B. | methane |
| C. | nitrous oxide |
| D. | hydrogen sulfide |
| Answer» B. methane | |
| 38. |
Which of the following has not been identified as highly polluting industry by the Central Pollution Control Board? |
| A. | Pulp paper |
| B. | Sugar |
| C. | Tea |
| D. | Fertilizer |
| Answer» D. Fertilizer | |
| 39. |
Who founded the city of Mamallapuram? |
| A. | Sundar Pandya |
| B. | Pulakeshin II |
| C. | Narasimha Varman I |
| D. | Rajendra Chola |
| Answer» D. Rajendra Chola | |
| 40. |
Which is the first Indian state which has completely banned the use of plastic bags? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 41. |
Which of the following metals causes poisoning in humans? |
| A. | Such as |
| B. | glass |
| C. | Iron |
| D. | Magnesium |
| Answer» C. Iron | |
| 42. |
The biggest source of harmful radiation in the home is |
| A. | fan |
| B. | heater |
| C. | color tv |
| D. | tube lights |
| Answer» D. tube lights | |
| 43. |
The most important factor of soil pollution can be - |
| A. | glass |
| B. | plastic |
| C. | Scavenger |
| D. | CO2 |
| Answer» C. Scavenger | |
| 44. |
The maximum contribution in the production of traditional industrial goods sector in Uttar Pradesh is - |
| A. | of cement |
| B. | of cotton yarn |
| C. | of sugar |
| D. | botanical |
| Answer» D. botanical | |
| 45. |
Which class of organisms is most sensitive to nuclear radiation? |
| A. | aquifer |
| B. | Bird |
| C. | mammal |
| D. | Reptiles |
| Answer» D. Reptiles | |
| 46. |
The recognized stock exchange in Uttar Pradesh is- |
| A. | in Lucknow |
| B. | in Kanpur |
| C. | in Varanasi |
| D. | in ghaziabad |
| Answer» C. in Varanasi | |
| 47. |
Which country receives the most acid rain? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Norwegian |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» D. United States | |
| 48. |
Blood cancer occurs in which industrial chemical- |
| A. | Liver |
| B. | Brain |
| C. | lung |
| D. | Bone marrow |
| Answer» B. Brain | |
| 49. |
Japan's 'Minimata' disease in 1953, in which fishes were infected, was caused by an excess of which substance? |
| A. | Nickel |
| B. | lead |
| C. | Mercury |
| D. | cadmium |
| Answer» D. cadmium | |
| 50. |
The objectives of Uttar Pradesh Udyog Bandhu are – |
| A. | To encourage export of goods produced in Uttar Pradesh. |
| B. | Ensuring time bound establishment of industrial units. |
| C. | Providing training in business administration. |
| D. | Providing credit to industries. |
| Answer» C. Providing training in business administration. | |