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PARYAVARAN PURSUIT

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the theme of World Environment Day 2020?

a)

Air Pollution

b)

Seven Billion People. One Planet. Consume with Care.

c)

Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level

d)

Biodiversity

2.

Name the atmospheric layer closest to the ground.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

3.

The most abundant gas on the earth’s atmosphere is

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

4.

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

a)

The Netherlands

b)

Poland

c)

Norway

d)

Italy

5.

What is the instrument used to detect earthquakes?

a)

Radiometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Seismograph

d)

anemometer

6.

Agrostology is the study of

a)

Plants

b)

Agriculture

c)

Algae

d)

Grasses

7.

Which of the following is the first National Park of India?

a)

Periyar

b)

Raja ji

c)

Jim Corbett

d)

Bandipur

8.

The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere or the upper layer of the atmosphere is

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Lonosphere

d)

Mesosphere

9.

What does UNEP stand for ?

a)

United Nations Educational Plan

b)

United Nations Environmental Protection

c)

United Nations Environmental Programme

d)

United Nations Environmental Policy

10.

The headquarter of UNEP is at

a)

New York

b)

Geneva

c)

Sockholm

d)

Nairobi

11.

Which of the following country has the highest biodiversity?

a)

India

b)

Brazil

c)

Russia

d)

South Africa

12.

Which state in India has got its own Wildlife Act and not covered under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 ?

a)

Kerala

b)

Karnataka

c)

Jammu and Kashmir

d)

Assam

13.

In which of the following areas we will find pitcher plant?

a)

Sunderban Deltas

b)

Thar desert

c)

Western Ghats

d)

Rain forests of North-East India

14.

Which country ratified the Kyoto Protocol in late 2004 and thus caused it to become an international law?

a)

US

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

France

15.

The natural process of the atmosphere heating through the trapping of re-radiated infrared radiation is known as

a)

The Greenhouse effect

b)

Thermal inversion

c)

Solar heating

d)

Global warming

16.

PVC is a very toxic form of plastic. What is the full form of PVC?

a)

Plastic vinyl compounds

b)

Polymer vinyl chloride

c)

Polyvinyl chloride

d)

Polyvinyl camphor

17.

Which Bollywood actor was the ambassador of the Earth Hour 2009 in India?

a)

Shahrukh Khan

b)

Naseruddin Shah

c)

Anupam Kher

d)

Aamir Khan

18.

Who is known as the father of Indian environmental science?

a)

Ramdeo Mishra

b)

Sunderlal Bahuguna

c)

Vinobha Bhave

d)

Raja Ram Mohan Ro

19.

When is earth day celebrated ?

a)

April 22

b)

December 21

c)

August 12

d)

October 31

20.

Which among the following is not a greenhouse found naturally in the atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen oxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Ozone

21.

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on ?

a)

25th January

b)

2nd February

c)

27th February

d)

3rd March

22.

Which is an example of Aerosol ?

a)

Jelly

b)

Fog

c)

Butter

d)

Sponge

23.

World creature day is celebrated on

a)

1st October

b)

2nd August

c)

7th June

d)

4th October

24.

Full form of COD is ;

a)

Chemical Oxide Demand

b)

Chemical Oxygen Demand

c)

Chemical Ozone Demand

d)

None of these

25.

World Ocean Day is celebrated on

a)

5th June

b)

8th June

c)

10th June

d)

21st June

26.

Which one is not a pollutant normally?

a)

Hydrocarbon

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Carbon Monoxide

d)

Sulphur Dioxide

27.

The upper part of the sea/aquatic ecosystem contains

a)

Plankton

b)

Nekton

c)

Plankton and Nekton

d)

Benthos

28.

Which of the following is not an environmental problem ?

a)

Genetic modification of food

b)

Afforestation

c)

Acid rain

d)

Loss of biodiversity

29.

The most potent greenhouse gas among the following is __?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Ozone

30.

_____is the example of non-renewable natural resources

a)

Oil

b)

Solar energy

c)

Crops

d)

Grass

31.

Which of the following is the cause of soil pollution ?

a)

Ozone

b)

Aerosol

c)

Acid rain

d)

None of the above

32.

The part of the plant that evaporates water is -

a)

Fruit

b)

Stomata

c)

Root

d)

None of the above

33.

The yellowness of the Taj Mahal is an effect of -

a)

Acid rain

b)

Allergens

c)

Ozone depletion

d)

None of the above

34.

What is hibernation ?

a)

Winter sleep

b)

Summer sleep

c)

Adaptation of animals to escape from predators

d)

All of the above

35.

The ozone layer is present in -

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

None of the above

36.

Which of the following is the hottest planet of the solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

37.

CPCB stands for -

a)

Control pollution control board

b)

Central pollution central board

c)

Control pollution central board

d)

Central pollution control board

38.

Wildlife week is celebrated from –

a)

2nd October to 8th October

b)

15th October to 21st October

c)

14th June to 20th June

d)

None of the above

39.

Which of the following is non-luminous?

a)

Sun

b)

Star

c)

Moon

d)

All Of Above

40.

Which of the following is the coldest planet of the solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

41.

Which of the following is the first national park in India?

a)

Gir National park

b)

Kanha National park

c)

Jim Corbett National park

d)

Ranthambore National park

42.

Which of the following is biodegradable ?

a)

Glass

b)

Crude oil

c)

Nylon

d)

Farmyard manure

43.

The year declared as the "water year" by the Indian Government is -

a)

2010

b)

2005

c)

2006

d)

2007

44.

We should reduce the use of plastic bags, bottles, etc. because :

a)

They are not durable

b)

They are non-biodegradable

c)

They are made of toxic materials

d)

They react with the atmospheric gases

45.

Among the following choose the correct option which contains only biodegradable items ?

i. Wood, paper, PVC

ii. Paper, seeds, detergent,

iii. Paper, animal excreta, wood

iv. Wool, leaves, paper

a)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

b)

(i) and (iii)

c)

(ii), (iii) and (iv)

d)

(iii) and (iv)

46.

The substance which is chiefly responsible for the depletion of ozone layer is:

a)

CFCs

b)

CH4

c)

DDT

d)

O3

47.

Global warming is a phenomenon related to:

a)

Evaporation

b)

Ecological balance

c)

Greenhouse effect

d)

Desertification

48.

The study of living organisms with the environment is known as ____________

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Environment

c)

Community

d)

Ecology

49.

Who among the following was associated with the Bishnoi movement?

a)

Amrita Devi

b)

Gaura Devi

c)

Govind Singh Rawat

d)

Shamsher Singh Bisht

50.

Who among the following was associated with chipko movement ?

a)

Sundarlal Bahuguna

b)

Gaura Devi

c)

Sudesha Devi

d)

All of the above