AARI - Quiz on Environment Part 1 : This series of quiz will enhance you to get knowledge related to Environment and Environmental Issues....

 

AARI - Quiz on Environment Part 1

Q1. Which one of the following groups of animals belongs to the category of endangered species?

A  Great Indian Bustard, Musk Deer, Red Panda and Asiatic Wild Ass
B  Kashmir Stag, Cheetal, Blue Bull and Great Indian Bustard
C  Snow Leopard, Swamp Deer, Rhesus Monkey and Saras (Crane)
D  Lion-tailed Macaque, Blue Bull, Hanuman Langur and Cheetal

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 1: The correct answer is Great Indian Bustard, Musk Deer, Red Panda and Asiatic Wild Ass.

Q2. In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?

A  Biosphere Reserves
B  National Parks
C  Wetlands declared under Ramsar Convention
D  Wildlife Sanctuaries

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 2: The correct answer is National parks.

Q3. Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside some years age are rarely seen nowadays.This is attributed to?

A  the destruction of their nesting sites by new invasive species
B  drug used by cattle owners for treating their diseased attle
C  scarcity of food available to them
D  a widespread, persistent and fatal disease amongthem

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 3: The correct answer is a drug used by cattle owners for treating their diseased cattle.

Q4. The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the airis slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere,because it absorbs?

A  the water vapour of the air and retains its heat
B  the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation
C  all the solar radiations
D  the infrared part of the solar radiation

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 4: The correct answer is the infrared part of the solar radiation.

Q5. Government of India encourages the cultivation of ‘sea buckthorn’. What is the importance of this plant?

A  It helps in controlling soil erosion and in preventing desertification
B  It is a rich source of biodiesel
C  It has nutritional value and is well-adapted to live
D  in cold areas of high altitudes
E  Its timber is of great commercial value

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 5: The correct answer is It helps in controlling soil erosion and in preventing ssdesertification.

Q6. Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora?

A  Biosphere Reserves
B  Botanical Garden
C  National Park
D  Wildlife Sanctuary

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 6: The correct answer is Botanical Garden.

Q7. Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production,and can develop an export oriented industry in this field?

A  Andhra Pradesh
B  Arunachal Pradesh
C  Madhya Pradesh
D  Uttar Pradesh

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 7: The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh.

Q8. A sandy and saline area is the natural habitat of an Indian animal species. The animal has no predators in that area but its existence is threatened due to the destruction of its habitat. Which one of the following could be that animal?

A  Indian wild buffalo
B  Indian wild ass
C  Indian wild boar
D  Indian Gazelle

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 8: The correct answer is Indian wild ass.

Q9. The Himalayan Range is very rich in species diversity.Which one among the following is the most appropriate reason for this phenomenon?

A  It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth
B  It is a confluence of different bio geographical zones
C  Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region
D  It has less human interference

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 9: The correct answer is It is a confluence of different bio geographical zones.

Q10. If a tropical rain forest is removed, it does not regenerate quickly as compared to a tropical deciduous forest. This is because?

A  the soil of rain forest is deficient in nutrients
B  propagules of the trees in a rain forest have poor viability
C  the rain forest species are slow-growing
D  exotic species invade the fertile soil of rain forest

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 10: The correct answer is the soil of rain forest is deficient in nutrients.

Q11. When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base, it generally dries up and dies because?

A  Water from soil cannot rise to aerial parts
B  Roots are starved of energy
C  Tree is infected by soil microbes
D  Roots do not receive oxygen for respiration

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 11: The correct answer is Water from soil cannot rise to aerial parts.

Q12. The formation of ozone hole in the Antartic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?

A  Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence and inflow of chlorofluoro carbons
B  Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds and inflow of chloro fluorocarbons
C  Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds and inflow of methane and chloro fluorocarbons
D  Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 12: The correct answer is Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds and inflow of chloro fluorocarbons.

Q13. Regarding “carbon credits”, which one of the following statements is not correct?

A  The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
B  Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota
C  The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon emission quota
D  Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 13: The correct answer is Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Q14. Recently, ‘oilzapper’ was in the news. What is it?

A  It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oil sludge and oil spills
B  It is the latest technology developed for under-sea oil exploration
C  It is a genetically engineered high biofuel yieldingmaize variety
D  It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil wells

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 14: The correct answer is It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oil sludge and oil spills.

Q15. Important rivers – one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha),and another, with its source in Odisha – merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and bio-diversity and a protected area. Which one of the following could be this?

A  Bhitarkanika
B  Chandipur-on-sea
C  Gopalpur-on-sea
D  Simlipal

Click Here for the Right Answer

Question 15: The correct answer is Bhitarkanika.

submit