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Saksham - 2023

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is zero-carbon city in world?

a)

Abu Dhabi

b)

Masdar City

c)

Tokyo

d)

Kyoto

2.

All species of ‘Lemur’ are endemic to which among the following places of the world? 

a)

Seychelles Islands

b)

Madagascar

c)

New Caledonia

d)

Galapagos Islands 

3.

     India’s first Environmental Index (Carbon efficiency live Index)  Greenex is launched by which Stock-Index:

a)

NSE (National Stock Exchange)

                

b)

BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)

c)

MCX (Multi-commodity Exchange of India)

d)

NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange)

4.

In which year was Earth Hour first observed?

a)

  2003

b)

2005

c)

1999

d)

2007

5.

Which is the first net zero city in India?

a)

Surat

b)

Prayagraj

c)

Kochi

d)

Sanchi

6.

Which among the following terms of utmost significance in the dynamics of resource management was coined in the ‘Brundtland Commission Report’? 

a)

Polluter-Pays Principle 

b)

Inclusive Growth 

c)

Sustainable development 

d)

Carrying Capacity

7.

Which among the following multilateral convention seeks to protect the human health and environment from Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)? 

a)

  Stockholm Convention

b)

Bonn Convention

c)

Rotterdam Convention

d)

Basel Convention

8.

Which among the following awards  institued by the Government of India for individuals or communities from rural areas that have shown extraordinary courage and dedication in protecting Wildlife?

a)

Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar

b)

Medini Puruskar Yojana

c)

Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award

d)

Pitambar Pant National Award

9.

Apart from CO2, which of these gases is included as Green House Gas in the Kyoto Protocol?

a)

ClO2 (Chlorine Dioxide)

 

b)

SF6 (Sulphur Hexafluoride)

c)

H2 (Hydrogen)

d)

NH3 (Ammonia)

10.

Which of these sources of Energy is known as a “Bridge” fuel?

a)

Wind Energy

    

b)

Syn Gas

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Solar Energy

11.

Which of these countries is the largest producer of Lithium (used in portable batteries of Portable equipment) in the world

a)

Argentina

b)

Australia

c)

  China

d)

Chile

12.

Energy Intensity of a country is the ratio of

a)

GDP/fuel consumption

    

b)

  GDP/ energy consumption

c)

fuel Consumption / GDP

d)

energy consumption / GDP

13.

In India and elsewhere, biomass can be obtained from

a)

 Rice husk

b)

Groundnut shells

c)

  All of the above

d)

Sugarcane bagasse

14.

Large amounts of solar energy are stored in the oceans and seas. The process of harnessing this energy is called

a)

OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) 

b)

OTC (ocean thermal conversion)

c)

OSTEC (ocean and sea thermal energy conversion)

d)

OTEC(Ocean technology of energy conversion)

15.

The ISO standard for Energy Management System is

a)

  ISO 9001

    

b)

   ISO 50001

c)

    ISO 14001

d)

none of the above

16.

Which among the following is the most abundant Green-House-Gas(GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Tropospheric Ozone

d)

Sulphur Dioxide

17.

There are three different types of coal. Two of them release a great deal of pollutants into the air whereas the third releases less smoke and is considered to be less polluting. Name this type.

a)

 Bituminous 

b)

Lignite 

c)

 Anthracite 

d)

 None of the above

18.

This state with the largest forest cover in the country is also the second-richest in mineral deposits. Name it.

a)

Uttar Pradesh   

b)

Himachal Pradesh 

c)

 Arunachal Pradesh 

d)

 Madhya Pradesh

19.

Name the greenhouse gas released from landfills, decaying organic matter under shallow water in marshes and bogs, flooded paddy fields and by the burning of biomass.

a)

  Methane

   

b)

Sulphur dioxide

c)

   Ammonia

d)

Nitrous Oxide

20.

Identify the non Green-House Gas(GHG) from the following

a)

Methane

b)

Nitrous oxide

c)

Sulphur Hexafluoride

d)

Carbon Monoxide

21.

Bombay High Petroleum Field was discovered in the Year:

a)

1975

b)

1974

c)

1965

d)

1967

22.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

Photochemical smog always contains Ozone.

b)

The toxic effect of Carbon Monoxide is due to its greater affinity for hemoglobin as compared to oxygen.

c)

Lead is the most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust.

d)

None of the above

23.

In which among the following states, Government had identified maximum number of Ecologically Sensitive Zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?

a)

Maharatsra

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Karanataka

24.

Which among the following city was declared as “Tiger Gateway of India”?

a)

Bhopal

b)

Nagpur

c)

Mysore

d)

Lucknow

25.

Nuclear power plants produce energy through:

a)

induced fission

b)

beta decay

c)

induced fusion

d)

Alpha decay