ENVIRONMENT DAY SPECIAL 10 QUESTIONS

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 Q.1:The state’s and citizens’ responsibilities for environmental protection is enshrined in the Constitution of India in the following two articles:
a)38G and 58A
b)55B and 51D
c)48A and 51G
d)59B and 12D

Q.2.This species of bird native to North America was considered to have been one of the most numerous birds on earth. Intensive shooting and the destruction of the birds’ natural breeding ground brought about a sudden fall in their numbers. The last of this species on earth died in a zoo in Circinnati in 1914. Name this bird.

a)The passenger pigeon
b)The Bald eagle
c)The Egret
d)The Falcon

Q.3.Wind erosion is one of the key causes of desertification and occurs when soil is left bare of vegetation. State the major cause of wind erosion in arid and semi-arid lands where this problem is most severe.

a)Cleaning of land for agriculture
b)Deforestation
c)Overgrazing by livestock
d)Forest fires

Q.4.Which is the first state to implement the path-breaking proposal that environment should be included as a separate subject in schools?

a)Delhi
b)Maharashtra
c)Kerala
d)Tamil Nadu

Q.5. Name the gas released from landfills, decaying organic matter under shallow water in marshes and bogs, flooded paddy fields, by ruminant animals & termites, and by the burning of biomass. A molecule of this gas has 21 times more global warming potential than a molecule of CO2.

a)Sulphur dioxide
b)Methane
c)Ammonia
d)Nitrous Oxide
Q.6. Beginning in the 1960s, though high yielding varieties of food grains revolutionized Indian agriculture,it came with a price. What are the environmental costs associated with this phenomenal growth in food production?

a)Vast amounts of fertilizers used
b)Excessive use of underground water
due to their higher water requirement
c)Excessive application of pesticides
due to their low resistance to pests
d)All of the above

Q.7. ‘Nitrosomonas’ bacteria in the root modules of leguminous plants converts nitrogen gas from air into inorganic nitrogen compounds which enrich the soil and can be readily used by plants. Multiple cropping with legumes can thus significantly reduce the need for_______

a)Pesticides
b)Fertilizers
c)Irrigation
d)All of the above

Q.8.In the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986, 31 people died, 129 others suffered acute radiation and many thousands are expected to die prematurely as a result of exposure to radiation released from the stricken plant. Name the site of this mishap.

a)Three Mile Island, USA
b)Chernobyl, Erstwhile Soviet Union
c)Bhopal, India
d)Windscale, UK

Q.9. Name the metal contained in broken fluorescent bulbs, tube lights and dead batteries which gets transported with common municipal solid waste and can be easily swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin and can cause damage to the kidneys and nervous system.

a)Copper
b)Cadmium
c)Mercury
d)Arsenic

Q.10.The Geysers, a large steam reservoir north of San Francisco, USA, is the world's largest source of

a)Coal
b)Geothermal power
c)Hydropower
d)Natural gas

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