1.

Identify the Aluminium major world reserve

a. CIS, South Africa
b. Australia, Guinea, Jamaica
c. North America, USA, CIS
d. Canada, South Africa, Mexico

ANSWER: Australia, Guinea, Jamaica

2. How much percentage of radioactive waste left behind 20 yrs of mining

a. 60%
b. 85.8%
c. 95%
d. 99.9%

ANSWER: 99.9%

3. UCIL means
a. Uranium Corporation of India Limited
b. Uranium Corporation of Indian Laboratory
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Uranium Corporation of India Limited

4. Deficiency of Iodine
a. Blindness
b. Anaemia
c. Goitre & Cretinism
d. Kwashiorkor

ANSWER: Goitre & Cretinism

5. Impacts of Traditional Agriculture

a. Deforestation
b. Soil Erosion
c. Depletion of nutrients
d. All of above

ANSWER: All of above

6. “Reh Committee” came in the year of

a. 1858
b. 1886
c. 1895
d. 1990
e. ANSWER: 1886
7. Environmental impacts of mineral extraction
a. Air Pollution
 b. Water Pollution
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both a & b

8. Energy is produced by
a. Coal, Oil, Natural gas
b. Petroleum
c. Both a & b
d. None of above

ANSWER: Coal, Oil, Natural gas

9. Which one of the following is metallic mineral?

a. Diamond
b. Bauxite
c. Graphite
d. Quartz

ANSWER: Bauxite

10. Deficiency of Iron causes

a. Blindness
b. Goitre
c. Anaemia
d. Marasmus

ANSWER: Anaemia

11. Identify the Impacts of Overgrazing

a. Land degradation
b. Soil erosion
c. Loss of useful species
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

12. The hydropower potential of India is estimated to be about k W.hours

11
a. 4×10
12
b. 4×10
11
c. 3×10
10
d. 3×10

11
ANSWER: 4×10
13. Find out the odd one for the Desertification
a. Deforestation
b. Overgrazing
c. Mining & Quarrying
d. None of the above

ANSWER: None of the above

14. Which of the following will not come under physical components?
a. Edaphic
b. Climatic
c. Geographic
d. Organic substances

ANSWER: Organic substances

15. In saltation, the soil particles of mm diameter move up in vertical direction

a. 1 – 1.5 mm
b. 2 – 3 mm
c. 1 – 2.5 mm
d. 0.5 – 1.5 mm

ANSWER: 1 – 1.5 mm

16. Alley cropping is also called as

a. Shelterbelts
b. Agro forestry
c. Terracing
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Agro forestry

17. Conservational till farming is also called as

a. Contour farming
b. Strip cropping
c. No till farming
d. Quarrying

ANSWER: no till farming

18. The minimum wind speed required for satisfactory working of a wind generator is
a. 16 km/hr
b. 15 km/hr
c. 17 km/hr
d. 19 km/hr
 e. ANSWER: 15 km/hr

19. The solar energy received by the near the earth space is approximately
2
a. 1.3 k. J/sec/m
2
b. 1.4 k. J/sec/m
2
c. 1.5 k. J/sec/m
2
d. 1.6 k. J/sec/m

ANSWER: 1.4 k. J/sec/m2

20. Biogas is a mixture of

a. CO2
b. Methane
c. H2 & H2 S
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

21. Waste biomass are burned in open furnaces in rural areas called
a. Chulhas
b. Huclhas
c. Salhcuh
d. Chusal

ANSWER: Chulhas

22. A cubic feet Gobar gas plant can serve the needs of one average family
a. 70
b. 60
c. 62
d. 72

ANSWER: 60

23. Can be easily produced from carbohydro rich substances like sugar cane
a. Ethanol
b. Alcohol
c. Methanol
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Ethanol

24. OPEC abbreviation

a. Organisation of Power Economy Committee
b. Organisation of Power Efficiency Committee
 c. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
d. Organisation of Petroleum Exchange Countries

ANSWER: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

25. Which % of the earths surface covered by water?

a. 80%
b. 67%
c. 55%
d. 43%

ANSWER: 67%

26. Which gas is used by plants for photosynthesis

a. O2
b. N2
c. CO2
d. CH4

ANSWER: CO2

27. Which metal is used in photography?

a. Ag
b. Pb
c. Fe
d. CCl

ANSWER: Ag

28. About of the total water resources in the form of ground water
a. 0.60
b. 0.59
c. 0.79
d. 0.69

ANSWER: 0.59

29. Herbivores comes in which class

a. Consumers
b. Producers
c. Decomposers
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Consumers

30. Biotic components means

a. Non-living components
b. Living components
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Living components