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WorksheetsSUSTAINO CURATIVE (QUIZ)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which organization was set up in 1997 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Transmission Control Protocol
Protocol of Weather
Kyoto Protocol
Climate Protocol
Who is the founder of earth day?
M S Swaminathan
Gaylord Nelson
Ali Mohamad
Acoder Kenn
Who is responsible for the safe disposal of the generated hazardous waste?
Receiver
Generator
Waste facility
Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facility
Tracking of the hazardous waste is done to prevent ___
Export
Import
Midnight dumping
Traffic
Which among the following have a large amount of installed grid interactive renewable power capacity in India?
Biomass power
Solar power
Small Hydropower
Wind power
Which of the following is not under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy?
Large hydropower plant
Solar energy
Wind energy
Tidal energy
Earth is currently experiencing
an ice age
a period of unchanging climate
a warming trend
a cooling trend
A river with inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result____
Drying of the river very soon due to algal bloom
Increased population of fish due to biodegradable nutrients
Increased population of aquatic food web organisms
Death of fish due to lack of oxygen
Which of the following is the most suitable indicator of SO2 pollution in the environment_____
Conifers
Lichens
Algae
Fungi
When did The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, come into force?
01 April 1986
01 March 1986
01 May 1986
19 November 1986
What is salinisation?
It is a process of accumulation of soluble minerals in upper soil horizons.
It is a process of accumulation of soluble base in upper soil horizons.
It is a process of accumulation of soluble acid in upper soil horizons.
It is a process of accumulation of soluble salts in upper soil horizons.
An indicator species of polluted water is
Tubifex
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Prawn
Which country does India helping to reach the country’s Sustainable Development Goals?
Singapore
Vietnam
Indonesia
Thailand
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is headed by?
Bhagwanth Khuba
Raj Kumar Singh
Narayan Tatu Rane
Parshottam Rupala
Which of these is not key achievement of Nagar Van Scheme?
The work for Vidarbha's first urban forest on Koradi Road in Nagpur has started.
Panaji to get an urban forest in Goa along the Miramar-Caranzalem beachfront.
Skilled trainees successfully as Biodiversity Conservationists
Ranchi to get two urban forests.
What is the mission of “The Nature Conservancy”?
to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.
to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth
Influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
to ensure that the Earth is capable of sustaining and nurturing life not just for the present generation but for future generations as well.
Which environmental disaster was a catalyst for the first Earth Day?
Chernobyl nuclear disaster
The Dust Bowl
Santa Barbara oil spill
Love Canal disaster
Which of the following is true?
In 2009, NASA planted a “moon tree” to celebrate Earth Day.
Some early critics of Earth Day suggested it might be a thinly veiled Communist plot.
The United Auto Workers union was a prominent supporter of the first Earth Day.
All of the above
What watershed literary work published in 1962 jumpstarted the environmental movement and helped inspire the first Earth Day?
Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
Gorillas in the Mist, by Dian Fossey
A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold
It is estimated that more than ___ percent of species on Earth are still undiscovered.
20%
40%
60%
80%
