WorksheetsEnvironmental Studies and Human Rights
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
To what
does Bunyan compare despondency?
Hell
Troubles
Slough
Darkness
What does Whitman ask nature to give him?
Primal sanities
a garden of beautiful flowers
streets full of people
faces
What does Whitman demand of the city?
solitude
women, comrades and lovers
intense life, full to repletion and varied
garden of beautiful flowers
What seems to be the predominant mood of city life?
calm, serene and domestic
crowded , dirty and ugly
active, disturbing and cunning
turbulent, noisy and lively
What does Iyengar mean by Australia Helix?
a metaphor to indicate that nature is a borderless unending helix, ever renewing and evolving
Australia has advanced in DNA helix research
Australia is a confused spiral of endless plant and animal life
The kangaroos move about in spiral, helix like paths
To what does Iyengar compare Australia ?
to a mighty mastodon long asleep
a large elephant, with head bent and eyes closed
puzzled kangaroos and wistful koala bear
a grain of sand and a tremulous leaf
Which among the following are the themes in the poem Unfinished Continent?
Nature is ever renewing and evolving.
Nature resists binaries which are mere constructs by human beings
In Nature, everything is connected to everything else.
Man is the crown of creation.
Who wrote the essay Walking?
Gary Snyder
Chief Seattle
Swarnalata Rangarajan
Henry David Thoreau
Where is the novel Gift in Green by Sarah Joseph set?
an imaginary land called Aati.
In a developing city surrounded by backwaters
in a swamp in the Walden forests
in a red Indian tribal community
A (a) or sorcerer is the healer, prophet and controller of the spirits, especially in tribal societies.
Which
are the two values at the core of the idea of human rights?
Human Dignity
Equality
Liberty
Fraternity
What
was the focus of first generation human rights?
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Dignity
List
the characteristics of human rights.
Universal
inalienable
interconnected
indivisible
non-discriminatory
How
many members are there in the UN security council? What is the nature of the
membership?
15 ( 5 permanent, 10 non-permanent)
15 ( 10 permanent, 5 non-permanent)
10 ( 5 permanent, 5 non-permanent)
5 permanent members with veto power alone
How
many charter based bodies and Treaty based bodies are there in the UN system
for monitoring human rights?
5 Charter based bodies and 10 treaty based bodies
10 Charter based bodies and 5 treaty based bodies
5 Charter based bodies and 5 treaty based bodies
10 Charter based bodies and 10 treaty based bodies
In which year was the UN Human Rights Council established?
1946
1966
1976
2006
Which
are the articles of the Indian constitution dealing with Fundamental rights?
Articles 14-32
Articles 15-30
Articles 14, 19, 23, 25, 29 and 30.
Articles 17-22
Which among the following are true about Directive Principles of State Policy?
Part IV of the constitution ( Articles36-51)
to be observed while formulating laws and policies
not enforceable in any court of law
deal exclusively with human rights
When
was the National Human Rights Commission established in India? How many
members are there in it?
12 October 1993, with 9 members including the Chairman
12 October 1996 with 5 members including the Chairman
21 November 1993, with 9 members including the Chairman
21 November 1996, with 7 members including the Chairman
In
which year was the Kerala State Human Rights Commission established? How many members are there in it?
11 December 1998, with 5 members including the Chairperson
11 December 1996, with 7 members including the Chairperson
12 January 1998, with 7 members including the Chairperson
12 October 1993, with 5 members including the Chairperson
Which among the following are acid pollutants?
sulphur dioxide
nitrogen oxides
carbon dioxide
methane
Acid pollutants that occur as dry particles of gases that are washed to the ground by the rain are called_____________.
acid rain
acid deposition
acid compounds
corrosive acids
Which among the following is true about Ozone?
Ozone is formed by the action of sunlight on oxygen.
Ozone is a highly poisonous gas with strong odour.
Ozone in the upper atmosphere protects the earth from UV rays
Ozone layer is about 100-150 kilometers above the surface of the earth
Which among the following is NOT a primary Green House Gas?
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Water vapour
Hydrogen
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water is called ________________>
photosynthesis
hydrosynthesis
infestation
polysynthesis
Which among the following are the effects of Acid Rain?
Acid rain leads to the removal of nutrients in the soil
Pollutes water and thus affects plant and animal life in aquatic ecosystems
caused damages to buildings, automobiles and structures made of stone and metals
Adversely affects crucial wildlife, thus affecting food chain negatively
What made Basheer feel that his future was safe?
He was the owner of a plot of land with sufficient fruits, water and income for living.
All the documents related to his house and property were current and secure
He had lots of money
he had taken an insurance policy
Why does Basheer refuse to buy rat poison?
Because he worshipped animals
Because rats are God's creation and have claims on Earth's resources like human beings
Because it is a criminal offence to kill rats as per wildlife act
Because he has no money to buy rat poison
Why did Basheer suddenly wake up from his sleep?
because he was bitten by a mosquito.
because he was bitten by a scorpion.
because he was bitten by a centipede.
because of the noisy table fan
Who were the real thieves of the tender coconuts?
Bats
Rats
Squirrels
Monkeys
What solution does Basheer's wife suggest to solve the bat problem?
to shoot the bats with pistols
to ask the residents of the temple premises to get rid of the bats on the pipal trees
to poison the bats
to pray to the souls of departed forefathers who come as bats
What is the new ideology that Basheer is trying to suggest through the story?
extreme idealism
extreme pragmatism
ideology of mutual co- existence
utilitarianism
Where is Plachimada located?
Perumatty Panchayath of Palakkad district
Agali Panchayath of Palakkad district
Koduvalli Panchayath of Kasaragode district
Mattupetty of Coimbatore district
Who among the following were the major national and international activists who participated in the Plachimada struggle?
Medha Patkar
Vandana Shiva
Maude Barlow
Irom Sharmila
Why is the Plachimada Struggle called a David and Goliath story?
because it is a fight put up by the weak tribals against the strong corporate company
because the CEO of Coca Cola Company was David Warner
because it was a fight lead by the Christian community
because it was a fight for environmental justice
Name the old tribal woman who still sits in the deserted protest pandal to remind the community of its struggle.
Mayilamma
Kunchiyamma
Kanchiyamma
Kanniamma
In which year did the Plachimada struggle begin?
2000
2002
2003
2005
Which among the following is true about Plachimada struggle?
It was a people's movement.
It was a non violent, Gandhian resistance.
It involved a series of legal fights
It was a struggle for privatisation of water rights
Who is telling the story of An Island of Trees and to whom?
Grandmother is telling the story to Koki
Mother is telling her daughter about the trees planted by her father
The grandfather is narrating his experience of planting trees
Grandmother is narrating the story of her grandfather to the new generation
Which among the following trees were planted by the narrator's father on the premises of his bungalow?
Teak
Guavas
Limes
Mangoes
What happened to the temple on the walls of which a peepul tree took roots?
The temple was abandoned and the tree was allowed to grow.
The peepul was cut down and the temple was protected.
The temple was rebuilt around the tree, both protecting each other
both the tree and the temple were removed and an orchard was planted there.
Why was the narrators father planting saplings in the island?
For people to see.
As a source of income for the future generation
For the plants and animals and for the earth
to prevent outsiders from encroaching the land
Which was the favourite tree that the narrator used to climb on , as a little girl?
Mango tree
Jack tree
Banyan tree
Peepul tree
What did the narrators father do with the trees that grew on the roof top and window sill of the house?
They were removed as part of maintaining the house
They were carefully removed and transplanted in the garden.
They were allowed to grow until it began to be an nuisance.
They were left to die themselves
How does the poet describe the creeper in Our Casuarina Tree?
a huge python
suffocating
giant
a snake
What does the gray baboon do in the morning on the branched of Casuarina tree?
sit statue-like, watching sunrise
leap about and play on the lower boughs
sit feeding its offspring
howl to the chirping of birds
What grows in the shadow of the hoar tree?
water lilies
lotuses
roses
jasmine
For whose sake will the Casuarina tree ' be ever dear'?
family
sweet companions
lover
lost brother
What will defend the tree from Oblivion's curse?
Memory
Love
Honour
Hope
What does the dirge sound like to the poet of Our Casuarina Tree?
like the sea breaking on a shingle beach
like the murmur of the wind on the leaves of the tree
like the melody of the kokilas
like the knell of dear departed
