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WorksheetsPARYAVARAN PURSUIT
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the theme of World Environment Day 2020?
Air Pollution
Seven Billion People. One Planet. Consume with Care.
Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level
Biodiversity
Name the atmospheric layer closest to the ground.
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
The most abundant gas on the earth’s atmosphere is
Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Which country is popularly knowns as ‘land of the windmills’?
The Netherlands
Poland
Norway
Italy
What is the instrument used to detect earthquakes?
Radiometer
Barometer
Seismograph
anemometer
Agrostology is the study of
Plants
Agriculture
Algae
Grasses
Which of the following is the first National Park of India?
Periyar
Raja ji
Jim Corbett
Bandipur
The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere or the upper layer of the atmosphere is
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Lonosphere
Mesosphere
What does UNEP stand for ?
United Nations Educational Plan
United Nations Environmental Protection
United Nations Environmental Programme
United Nations Environmental Policy
The headquarter of UNEP is at
New York
Geneva
Sockholm
Nairobi
Which of the following country has the highest biodiversity?
India
Brazil
Russia
South Africa
Which state in India has got its own Wildlife Act and not covered under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 ?
Kerala
Karnataka
Jammu and Kashmir
Assam
In which of the following areas we will find pitcher plant?
Sunderban Deltas
Thar desert
Western Ghats
Rain forests of North-East India
Which country ratified the Kyoto Protocol in late 2004 and thus caused it to become an international law?
US
Russia
Japan
France
The natural process of the atmosphere heating through the trapping of re-radiated infrared radiation is known as
The Greenhouse effect
Thermal inversion
Solar heating
Global warming
PVC is a very toxic form of plastic. What is the full form of PVC?
Plastic vinyl compounds
Polymer vinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl camphor
Which Bollywood actor was the ambassador of the Earth Hour 2009 in India?
Shahrukh Khan
Naseruddin Shah
Anupam Kher
Aamir Khan
Who is known as the father of Indian environmental science?
Ramdeo Mishra
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Vinobha Bhave
Raja Ram Mohan Ro
When is earth day celebrated ?
April 22
December 21
August 12
October 31
Which among the following is not a greenhouse found naturally in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen oxide
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Ozone
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on ?
25th January
2nd February
27th February
3rd March
Which is an example of Aerosol ?
Jelly
Fog
Butter
Sponge
World creature day is celebrated on
1st October
2nd August
7th June
4th October
Full form of COD is ;
Chemical Oxide Demand
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Chemical Ozone Demand
None of these
World Ocean Day is celebrated on
5th June
8th June
10th June
21st June
Which one is not a pollutant normally?
Hydrocarbon
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Sulphur Dioxide
The upper part of the sea/aquatic ecosystem contains
Plankton
Nekton
Plankton and Nekton
Benthos
Which of the following is not an environmental problem ?
Genetic modification of food
Afforestation
Acid rain
Loss of biodiversity
The most potent greenhouse gas among the following is __?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Water Vapor
Ozone
_____is the example of non-renewable natural resources
Oil
Solar energy
Crops
Grass
Which of the following is the cause of soil pollution ?
Ozone
Aerosol
Acid rain
None of the above
The part of the plant that evaporates water is -
Fruit
Stomata
Root
None of the above
The yellowness of the Taj Mahal is an effect of -
Acid rain
Allergens
Ozone depletion
None of the above
What is hibernation ?
Winter sleep
Summer sleep
Adaptation of animals to escape from predators
All of the above
The ozone layer is present in -
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
None of the above
Which of the following is the hottest planet of the solar system?
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
CPCB stands for -
Control pollution control board
Central pollution central board
Control pollution central board
Central pollution control board
Wildlife week is celebrated from –
2nd October to 8th October
15th October to 21st October
14th June to 20th June
None of the above
Which of the following is non-luminous?
Sun
Star
Moon
All Of Above
Which of the following is the coldest planet of the solar system?
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
Which of the following is the first national park in India?
Gir National park
Kanha National park
Jim Corbett National park
Ranthambore National park
Which of the following is biodegradable ?
Glass
Crude oil
Nylon
Farmyard manure
The year declared as the "water year" by the Indian Government is -
2010
2005
2006
2007
We should reduce the use of plastic bags, bottles, etc. because :
They are not durable
They are non-biodegradable
They are made of toxic materials
They react with the atmospheric gases
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
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iii)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
(iii) and (iv)
The substance which is chiefly responsible for the depletion of ozone layer is:
CFCs
CH4
DDT
O3
Global warming is a phenomenon related to:
Evaporation
Ecological balance
Greenhouse effect
Desertification
The study of living organisms with the environment is known as ____________
Ecosystem
Environment
Community
Ecology
Who among the following was associated with the Bishnoi movement?
Amrita Devi
Gaura Devi
Govind Singh Rawat
Shamsher Singh Bisht
Who among the following was associated with chipko movement ?
Sundarlal Bahuguna
Gaura Devi
Sudesha Devi
All of the above
