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Ecology and Environment MCQ

192 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 8

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Q1. Biodegradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substance with the help of

  1. ABacteria
  2. BViruses
  3. CNuclear proteins
  4. DRadioactive substances
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Answer: A) Bacteria

Q2. Which is the first Ramsar Site in Bihar?

  1. AKaimur Range
  2. BKharagpur Lake
  3. CKanwar Lake
  4. DRajgir Hill
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Answer: C) Kanwar Lake

Q3. According to the Forest Survey Report, 2021, area-wise which one of the following States has the largest forest cover in India?

  1. AOdisha
  2. BMadhya Pradesh
  3. CArunachal Pradesh
  4. DChhatisgarh
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Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

Q4. Which of the following energy sources produces NO atmospheric pollution?

  1. ANuclear energy
  2. BSolar energy
  3. CPetroleum energy
  4. DCoal energy
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Answer: B) Solar energy

Q5. When was 'Project Tiger' launched in India?

  1. A1968
  2. B1973
  3. C1984
  4. D1993
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Answer: B) 1973

Q6. Which of the following is an example of anthoropogenic biome?

  1. AFresh water
  2. BGrassland
  3. CRain forest
  4. DCropland
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Answer: D) Cropland

Q7. Which of the following animals can live for the longest duration without drinking water?

  1. AGiraffe
  2. BCamel
  3. CKangaroo
  4. DKangaro rat
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Answer: D) Kangaro rat

Q8. India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) is located in which city?

  1. ABhavnagar
  2. BJamnagar
  3. CMumbai
  4. DPuducherry
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Answer: B) Jamnagar

Q9. Dechigam National Park is associated with which of the following?

  1. AMusk Deer
  2. BGolden Oriole
  3. CYellow-throated Marten
  4. DHangul or Kashmir Stag
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Answer: D) Hangul or Kashmir Stag

Q10. When the World Biodiversity Day is observed?

  1. AMarch, 22
  2. BMay, 22
  3. CJune, 22
  4. DApril, 16
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Answer: B) May, 22

Q11. Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?

  1. ANayyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
  2. BMudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Silent Vally National Park
  3. CKaundinya Gundla Brahmeshwaram and Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Mukurthi National Park
  4. DKawal and Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
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Answer: A) Nayyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Q12. Which of the following is not a bird?

  1. AGolden Mahseer
  2. BIndian Nighhtjar
  3. CSpoonbill
  4. DWhite Ibis
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Answer: A) Golden Mahseer

Q13. The maximum concentration of ozone is found in which of the following?

  1. ATroposphere
  2. BMesosphere
  3. CStratosphere
  4. DExosphere
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Answer: C) Stratosphere

Q14. Where is the headquarter of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?

  1. AThe Hague
  2. BNairobi
  3. CNew York
  4. DWashington D.C
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Answer: B) Nairobi

Q15. Where is the National Center for Disaster Management (NCDM) located?

  1. ANagpur
  2. BNew Delhi
  3. CHyderabad
  4. DPune
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Answer: B) New Delhi

Q16. National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established by the Government of India in

  1. A2008
  2. B2009
  3. C2010
  4. D2011
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Answer: C) 2010

Q17. In the year 2020 which one of the following tiger reserves of India was declared by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve

  1. APanna Tiger Reserve
  2. BNamdapha Tiger Reserve
  3. CDudhwa Tiger Reserve
  4. DPench Tiger Reserve
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Answer: A) Panna Tiger Reserve

Q18. The Headquarters of the 'Green Peace International' is located at

  1. AAmsterdam
  2. BCanberra
  3. COttawa
  4. DNagasaki
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Answer: A) Amsterdam

Q19. Which among the following is the secondary pollutant?

  1. ASmog
  2. BCarbon dioxide
  3. CCarbon mono-oxide
  4. DFly ash
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Answer: A) Smog

Q20. Certain species of which one of the following organisms are well known as cultivators of fungi?

  1. AAnt
  2. BCockroach
  3. CCrab
  4. DSpider
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Answer: A) Ant

Q21. A……. tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic treatment.

  1. ASoap
  2. BPressure
  3. CFlush
  4. DSeptic
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Answer: D) Septic

Q22. ……. is reducing the degree or intensity of, or eliminating, pollution.

  1. AAbatement
  2. BAerosol
  3. CAbsorption
  4. DAeration
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Answer: A) Abatement

Q23. The theme for international Mother Earth Day 2021 was ……….

  1. ARestore our Earth
  2. BProtect our Species
  3. CClimate Action
  4. DEnd Plastic Pollution
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Answer: A) Restore our Earth

Q24. Which one of the following frotected areas is well-known for the conservation of sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground and is exclusively graminivorous?

  1. AKanha National Park
  2. BManas National Park
  3. CMudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. DTal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Answer: A) Kanha National Park

Q25. The National Chambal Sanctuary does not fall in which of the following states?

  1. AUttar Pradesh
  2. BMadhya Pradesh
  3. CHaryana
  4. DRajasthan
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Answer: C) Haryana

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