Environment Week 2024

Multiple Choice

Which is the primary component of natural gas?

• Methane

• Ethane

• Propane

• Butane

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is designated as the “Lungs of the world”?

• Taiga forests

• Equatorial evergreen forests

• Mid-latitudes mixed forests

• Mangrove forests

Multiple Choice

The Ozone layer restricts ?

• Ultraviolet radiation  

• X-rays and Gamma rays

• Visible Light

• Infrared Radiatation

Multiple Choice

Acid rain caused due to air pollution caused by ?              

• CO

•  CH₄

• NO₂& SO₂

• CO₂        

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the viewpoint of sustainable development?

• Hydroelectricity

• Atomic energy

• Coal

• Mineral Oil and gas

Multiple Choice

Which is the rigid,outermost shell of Earth,consisting of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?               

• Babool

• Neem

• Eucalyptus

• Amaltas

Multiple Choice

The National Environment Engineering Research Institute is located at :-

• New Delhi

• Jaipur

• Dehradun

• Nagpur

Multiple Choice

Which one of the below is a natural source of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere?

• Lightning

• Volcano

• Thunder

• Tide

Multiple Choice

Which one of the below is celebrated each year on March 3?

• World Water Day

• World Earth Day

• World Wildlife Day

• World Wetland Day

Multiple Choice

Which one of the below is a non-renewable resource? 

• Wind energy

• Solar energy

• Biomass energy

• Nuclear energy

Multiple Choice

The protective blanket of gases that surround the Earth is called?

• Hydrosphere 

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Where is the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ?

• New York, USA

• Gland, Switzerland

• Vienna, Austria

• Paris,France

Multiple Choice

What was the theme for the World Environment Day 2023

• Beat Plastic Pollution       

• Ecosystem Restoration

• Only One Earth

• Land Restoration, desertification and drought resilience

Multiple Choice

Who is the present Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in India?

• Shri Ashwini Vaishnav       

• Shri Bhupendra Yadav

• Shri Pralhad Joshi

• Shri Giriraj Singh