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Environmental Studies MCQs

MCQs on Environmental Studies

Solve Environmental Studies Multiple-Choice Questions to prepare better for GATE. Learn more about Environmental Studies and Environmental Studies MCQs by checking notes, mock tests, and previous years’ question papers. Gauge the pattern of MCQs on Environmental Studies by solving the ones that we have compiled below for your practice:

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Environmental Studies Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Which of these layers of the atmosphere consists of the ozone layer that is responsible for absorbing the Ultra-Violet (UV) light?

a. Troposphere

b. Mesosphere

c. Stratosphere

d. None of these

Answer: (c) Stratosphere

2. Which of these are essential non-metallic minerals?

a. Coal, silica, clay, cement

b. Iron, copper, aluminium, zinc

c. Gold, platinum, silver

d. Granite, limestone, marble

Answer: (a) Coal, silica, clay, cement

3. What is the estimated percentage of forest land that India should ideally have?

a. 15%

b. 50%

c. 44%

d. 33%

Answer: (d) 33%

4. An extensive number of chains interlinked in an ecosystem forms a __________ together.

a. Food chain

b. Food web

c. Carbon cycle

d. Nitrogen cycle

Answer: (b) Food web

5. Which of these elements is considered to be the largest source of commercial energy consumption in the world?

a. Nuclear

b. Natural gas

c. Oil

d. Coal

Answer: (c) Oil

6. Which one of these does NOT refer to the direct use of forest products?

a. Grass for grazing

b. Gums and resins

c. Medicine

d. Bamboo for baskets

Answer: (b) Gums and resins

7. Which of these does not constitute to be a reason for the loss of forests?

a. Extinction of species

b. Increasing use of sood

c. Building dams and mining

d. Extensive usage of fuel woods

Answer: (a) Extinction of Species

8. Which of these days is celebrated in the form of World Environment Day all around the world?

a. July 5th

b. June 10th

c. October 20th

d. June 5th

Answer: (d) June 5th

9. In which of these following can we find Brackish water ecosystems?

a. Wetlands

b. Streams

c. Deltas

d. Coastal shallows

Answer: (c) Deltas

10. Which drug is associated with the tea or coffee plant source?

a. Camphor

b. Caffeine

c. Thorn Apple

d. Opium Poppy

Answer: (b) Caffeine

11. How many total numbers of biodiversity hotspots are there in the world?

a. 36

b. 32

c. 28

d. 18

Answer: (a) 36

12. Which of these is the most naturally occurring and frequent disaster?

a. Tsunami

b. Drought

c. Earthquake

d. Flood

Answer: (d) Flood

13. Which two forms of alcohol do we include in biofuels?

a. Methanol and Ethanol

b. Propanol and Ethanol

c. Propanol and Methanol

d. None of the above

Answer: (a) Methanol and Ethanol

14. Which of these gases is not permitted to be released by the Prevention and Control of Pollution Act by the Government?

a. Sulphur Dioxide

b. Carbon Monoxide

c. Nitrogen Oxide

d. All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

15. In which of these years was the Forest Conservation Act amended?

a. 1978

b. 1988

c. 1963

d. 1952

Answer: (b) 1988

16. Which of these elements is present in the drinking water that can lead to numerous fatal diseases?

a. Phosphorus

b. Calcium

c. Arsenic

d. None of the above

Answer: (c) Arsenic

17. Which of these species do we use in indigenous medicine?

a. Babul

b. Zizyphus

c. Tamarind

d. None of the above

Answer: (d) None of the above

18. Which of these are also known as Detrivores?

a. Decomposers

b. Carnivores

c. Herbivores

d. None of the above

Answer: (a) Decomposers

19. Which of these sacred groves acts as the gene bank for various wild plants?

a. Mauhak

b. Deorais

c. Jahera

d. None of these

Answer: (b) Deorais

20. Which of these countries constitute approximately 57% of the various large dams in the world?

a. Brazil and India

b. Japan and India

c. China and India

d. Brazil and China

Answer: (c) China and India

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