Question No:1
Assertion: DDT & Hg undergo biological magnification.
Reason: Hg & DDT are not metabolised & excreted by body of organism,
[A] If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
[B] If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
[C] If the assertion is true but the reason is false
[D] If both the assertion and reason are false
Question No:2
Assertion: Sanitary landfills in also not a good method for disposal of solid waste.
Reason: These landfills causes pollution of underground water resources due to seepage of chemicals.
[A] If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
[B] If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
[C] If the assertion is true but the reason is false
[D] If both the assertion and reason are false
Question No:3
Assertion: Nuclear energy in non-polluting way for generating electricity.
Reason: Nuclear waste is not all dangerous for organism.
[A] If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
[B] If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
[C] If the assertion is true but the reason is false
[D] If both the assertion and reason are false
Question No:4
Assertion: UV rays are highly injurious to living organism.
Reason: DNAs proteins of living organism preferentially absorb UV rays, and its high energy breaks the chemical bonds within these molecules.
[A] If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
[B] If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
[C] If the assertion is true but the reason is false
[D] If both the assertion and reason are false
Question No:5
Assertion: Large area of thinned ozone layer particularly marked over the Antarctic region is known as ozone hole.
Reason: CFCs causes ozone depletion.
[A] If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
[B] If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
[C] If the assertion is true but the reason is false
[D] If both the assertion and reason are false
Question No:6
Assertion: Deforestation may causes desertification.
Reason: It causes, loss of biodiversity, disturb hydrological cycle, causes soil erosion, may lead to desertification, in extreme cases.
[A] If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
[B] If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
[C] If the assertion is true but the reason is false
[D] If both the assertion and reason are false
Question No:7
A renewable exhaustible natural resource is
[A] Coal
[B] Petroleum
[C] Minerals
[D] Forest
Question No:8
dB is a standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of
[A] The density of bacteria in a medium
[B] A particular pollutant
[C] The dominant Bacillus in a culture
[D] A certain pesticide
Question No:9
The two gases making highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are
[A] CO2and CH4
[B] CH4and NO2
[C] CFCs and N2O
[D] CO2and N2O
Question No:10
“Good ozone” is found in the:
[A] Mesosphere
[B] Troposphere
[C] Stratosphere
[D] Ionosphere
Question No:11
Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major-cause of ‘Green house effect’?
[A] CO2and CO
[B] CFCs and SO2
[C] CO2and N2O
[D] CO2 and O3
Question No:12
Which one of the following expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct?
[A] UNEP— United Nations Environmental Policy
[B] ERA—- Environmental Pollution Agency
[C] IVCN— International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
[D] IPCC– International Penal for Climahange
Question No:13
Which one of the following statements is wrong in case Bhopal gas tragedy?
[A] Thousands of human beings died
[B] Radioactive fallout engulfed Bhopal
[C] It took place in the night of December 2/3, 1984
[D] Methyl isocyariate gas leakage took place
Question No:14
Eutrophication is often seen in:
[A] Fresh water lakes
[B] Ocean
[C] Mountains
[D] Deserts
Question No:15
In an area where DDT had been used extensively the population of birds declined significantly because:
[A] Birds stopped laying eggs
[B] Earthworms in the area got eradicated
[C] Cobras were feeding exclusively on birds
[D] Many of the birds eggs laid, did not hatch
Environmental Issues Mock Test-8
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