WorksheetsSaksham - 2023
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which is zero-carbon city in world?
Abu Dhabi
Masdar City
Tokyo
Kyoto
All species of ‘Lemur’ are endemic to which among the following places of the world?
Seychelles Islands
Madagascar
New Caledonia
Galapagos Islands
India’s first Environmental Index (Carbon efficiency live Index) Greenex is launched by which Stock-Index:
NSE (National Stock Exchange)
BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)
MCX (Multi-commodity Exchange of India)
NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange)
In which year was Earth Hour first observed?
2003
2005
1999
2007
Which is the first net zero city in India?
Surat
Prayagraj
Kochi
Sanchi
Which among the following terms of utmost significance in the dynamics of resource management was coined in the ‘Brundtland Commission Report’?
Polluter-Pays Principle
Inclusive Growth
Sustainable development
Carrying Capacity
Which among the following multilateral convention seeks to protect the human health and environment from Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)?
Stockholm Convention
Bonn Convention
Rotterdam Convention
Basel Convention
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?
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
Medini Puruskar Yojana
Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award
Pitambar Pant National Award
Apart from CO2, which of these gases is included as Green House Gas in the Kyoto Protocol?
ClO2 (Chlorine Dioxide)
SF6 (Sulphur Hexafluoride)
H2 (Hydrogen)
NH3 (Ammonia)
Which of these sources of Energy is known as a “Bridge” fuel?
Wind Energy
Syn Gas
Natural Gas
Solar Energy
Which of these countries is the largest producer of Lithium (used in portable batteries of Portable equipment) in the world
Argentina
Australia
China
Chile
Energy Intensity of a country is the ratio of
GDP/fuel consumption
GDP/ energy consumption
fuel Consumption / GDP
energy consumption / GDP
In India and elsewhere, biomass can be obtained from
Rice husk
Groundnut shells
All of the above
Sugarcane bagasse
Large amounts of solar energy are stored in the oceans and seas. The process of harnessing this energy is called
OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion)
OTC (ocean thermal conversion)
OSTEC (ocean and sea thermal energy conversion)
OTEC(Ocean technology of energy conversion)
The ISO standard for Energy Management System is
ISO 9001
ISO 50001
ISO 14001
none of the above
Which among the following is the most abundant Green-House-Gas(GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Water Vapor
Tropospheric Ozone
Sulphur Dioxide
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.
Bituminous
Lignite
Anthracite
None of the above
This state with the largest forest cover in the country is also the second-richest in mineral deposits. Name it.
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
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.
Methane
Sulphur dioxide
Ammonia
Nitrous Oxide
Identify the non Green-House Gas(GHG) from the following
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Sulphur Hexafluoride
Carbon Monoxide
Bombay High Petroleum Field was discovered in the Year:
1975
1974
1965
1967
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Photochemical smog always contains Ozone.
The toxic effect of Carbon Monoxide is due to its greater affinity for hemoglobin as compared to oxygen.
Lead is the most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust.
None of the above
In which among the following states, Government had identified maximum number of Ecologically Sensitive Zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?
Maharatsra
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karanataka
Which among the following city was declared as “Tiger Gateway of India”?
Bhopal
Nagpur
Mysore
Lucknow
Nuclear power plants produce energy through:
induced fission
beta decay
induced fusion
Alpha decay
