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Environment day Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the theme of World Environment day 2020?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Beat Plastic Pollution

c)

Green Economy

d)

Desertification

2.

Which tropical rainforest . Largest and most diverse of it's kind in world, is the home of 33 million people?

a)

Amazon rainforest

b)

Congo rainforest

c)

Malaysian rainforest

d)

Ecuadorian rainforest

3.

Taj Mahal is threatened due to

a)

Sulphur dioxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Water vapour

4.

Almost 99% of clean air consists of two gases which are

a)

Nitrogen and Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen and Argon

c)

Oxygen and Carbon dioxide

d)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

5.

Ozone layer exists in

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ionosphere

6.

___ of the world's medicines are derived from rainforest plants

a)

3/4

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

1/6

7.

Supersonic planes cause

a)

Noise Pollution

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Soil Pollution

d)

Radioactive Pollution

8.

How many deaths are there annually as a result of exposure to outdoor air pollution?

a)

1.5 million

b)

2.8 million

c)

3.1 million

d)

3.7 million

9.

Exposure to indoor second hand smoke, dirty cooking fuel, and dampness increases the risk of which infectious disease in children?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Malaria

c)

Mumps

d)

Cholera

10.

Spraying of DDT on crops causes pollution of:

a)

Soil and water

b)

Soil and air

c)

Air and water

d)

Crops and air

11.

The main source of water pollution is

a)

Rain water

b)

Sewage water

c)

Well water

d)

Atmospheric pollutants

12.

Which of the following problems is not created by noise pollution?

a)

Diarrhoea

b)

Hypertension

c)

Deafness

d)

Irritation

13.

What is the most common final waste treatment in the UK?

a)

Landfill

b)

Composting

c)

Incineration

d)

Recycling and other recovery

14.

What type of light bulbs should be used if natural daylight is not an option?

a)

ÇFL

b)

LED

c)

Incandescent

d)

Halogen

15.

What is the theme of 2021 Environment Day?

a)

Ecosystem Restoration

b)

Time for Nature

c)

Time for Mother

d)

Wetland Restoration

16.

What is “MACS 1407”, which is seen in the news recently?

a)

Covid vaccine candidate

b)

Soybean variety

c)

New planet

d)

Anti-tank missile

17.

Which state has introduced India’s first city sewage surveillance system?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Tamil nadu

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Kerala

18.

Which company has introduced the world’s first ‘Nano Urea’?

a)

IFFCO

b)

National Fertilizers Limited

c)

Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers

d)

Chambal Fertilisers

19.

The first World Environment day was held in which year?

a)

1971

b)

1974

c)

1976

d)

1978

20.

What is the anthem of World Environment Day?

a)

Earth Anthem

b)

Together We Can

c)

Environment Anthem

d)

One Earth

21.

How many trees are cut down each year so, that we can have toilet paper?

a)

10,000 trees

b)

20,000 trees

c)

27,000 trees

d)

15,000 trees

22.

Which nation hosted World Environment Day 2020?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Colombia

c)

Germany

d)

Argentina

23.

What is the slogan of World Environment Day 2020?

a)

Beat Air Pollution

b)

Time for Nature

c)

Connecting People to Nature

d)

One Earth

24.

How many million people live in the Amazon rainforests?

a)

23

b)

43

c)

33

d)

63

25.

Air pollution causes

a)

Light Pollution

b)

Respiratory problems

c)

Soil erosion

d)

None of these

26.

Q1. What are the 3 R's?

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

b)

Reduce, Recycle, Remake

c)

Right, Reason, Reduce

d)

Restore, Reuse, Remake

27.

Identify this man?

He was the propagator of Chipko movement.

a)

Sunderlal Bahuguna

b)

Anadish Pal

c)

Pradip krishan

28.

71% of earth's surface is covered with.

a)

Water

b)

Land

c)

Air

d)

Coal

29.

What does this icon refer to?

a)

biodegradable

b)

disposable

c)

climate change

d)

recycling

30.

When is the World Environment day observed?

a)

June 8

b)

June 5

c)

June 22

d)

June 24

31.

What is the theme of World Environment day 2021?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.

c)

Green Economy

d)

Beat Plastic Pollution

32.

Sound becomes hazardous noise pollution at decibels.

a)

Above 50

b)

Above 80

c)

Above 100

d)

Above 130

33.

Who started the Chipko Movement to save trees?

a)

Amrita Devi

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Sunderlal Bahuguna

d)

Govind Singh Rawat

34.

Which country is popularly knowns as ‘land of the windmills’?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Poland

c)

Norway

d)

Greece

35.

What are terricolous animals?

a)

Animals that live in a particular territory

b)

Animals that live on high mountains

c)

Animals that live in the soil

d)

Animals that live on trees