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ESG Excellence Quiz - 2024

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements is true about global warming?

a)

Global warming has led to large scale deforestation

b)

Global warming has led to a rise in the sea levels

c)

Global warming has led to a rapid increase in the population across several countries

d)

Global warming has led to a huge amount of waste generation

2.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Economic growth is the modern concept for development

b)

Political growth is the modern concept for development

c)

Sustainable growth is the modern concept for development

d)

Social growth is the modern concept for development

3.

Which of the following is true about the environment?

a)

The environment includes only biotic factors

b)

The environment includes only abiotic factors

c)

The environment includes both biotic and abiotic factors

d)

The environment includes neither biotic nor abiotic factors

4.

Does corporate governance influence your investment and consumer decisions?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only what is required by law

5.

Which one of the following is an important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity?

a)

Wild Life Sanctuaries

b)

National Parks

c)

Botanical Gardens

d)

Biosphere Reserves

6.

Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?

a)

Eucalyptus

b)

Babool

c)

Neem

d)

Amaltas

7.

The greenhouse effect is mostly caused by

a)

Ozone layer

b)

Moisture in the atmosphere

c)

Infra-red radiation

d)

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

8.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Methane

c)

Nitrous oxide

d)

Carbon dioxide

9.

Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the viewpoint of sustainable development?

a)

Atomic energy

b)

Coal

c)

Mineral oil and gas

d)

Hydroelectricity

10.

The use of fossil fuels is responsible for the increase in the amount of which gas in the atmosphere?

a)

Argon

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Ozone

d)

Nitrogen

11.

Solar radiation plays the most important role in the

a)

Water cycle

b)

Nitrogen cycle

c)

Carbon cycle

d)

Oxygen cycle

12.

The National Environment Research Institute is located at

a)

Dehradun

b)

New Delhi

c)

Jaipur

d)

Nagpur

13.

Name the atmospheric layer closest to the ground

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

14.

The study of weather is called?

a)

meteorology

b)

climatology

c)

aeronomy

d)

aerology

15.

What is the safe level of noise intensity for humans?

a)

Up to 90 decibels

b)

up to 70 decibels

c)

up to 80 decibels

d)

up to 100 decibels

16.

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

a)

Netherlands

b)

Poland

c)

Norway

d)

Iceland

17.

Which instrument is used to measure wind velocity?

a)

Barometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Speedometer

18.

The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Positional energy

19.

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

20.

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

21.

Which of the following materials can be recovered from the recycling of soft drink cans?

a)

Paper

b)

Plastic

c)

Metal

d)

Glass

22.

The non-point pollution of river water involves discharge of pollutants through

a)

urban sewage drains

b)

industrial effluents

c)

agricultural fields

d)

both (a) and (b)

23.

The ecological processes follow the principle of uniformitarianism. This means :

a)

the ecological processes have a uniform effect

b)

same physical and biological processes that operates today operated in the past.

c)

renewable source of energy.physical and biological processes operate with a uniform rate

d)

None of the above

24.

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

25.

Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

a)

Karakoram

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes

26.

Name India’s first national park

a)

Manas National Park

b)

Gir Forest National Park

c)

Bandhavgarh National Park

d)

Hailey National Park

27.

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched by the Government of India ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction. Which year it was launched?

a)

1973

b)

1975

c)

1978

d)

1970

28.

Water in a wetland can be:

1. Fresh, 2. Brackish, 3. Static

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a)

1 and 2 only

b)

1 and 3 only

c)

2 and 3 only

d)

1, 2 and 3

29.

Which of the following Tiger reserves is/are also a National Park ?

1. Manas, 2. Indravati, 3. Namdapha, 4. Sariska

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a)

1,2 and 3 only

b)

1,3 and 4 only

c)

1,2,3 and 4

d)

2,3 and 4 only

30.

What is the unit in which radio activity is measured?

a)

Newton

b)

Roentgen

c)

Decibel

d)

Gagarin

31.

Coined the word ‘ecology’?

a)

Ernst Haeckel

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Gregory Mendel

d)

Albert Einstein

32.

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

33.

What does an anemologist study?

a)

Animals

b)

Names

c)

Wind

d)

Atoms

34.

Which of the following is not a water pollutant?

a)

Sulphur dioxide

b)

Zinc

c)

Copper

d)

Nickel

35.

Acid rain is caused due to air pollution by

a)

Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Methane

36.

Which of the following is designated as the “lungs of the world”?

a)

Equatorial evergreen forests

b)

Taiga forests

c)

Mid-latitudes mixed forests

d)

Mangrove forests

37.

An artificial ecosystem is represented by

a)

Aquarium

b)

Agriculture land

c)

Pisciculture tank

d)

Zoo

38.

Which one of the following is a part of the Geological cycle?

a)

Hydrological cycle

b)

Nitrogen cycle

c)

Hydrogen cycle

d)

Carbon cycle

39.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a framework used to_______?

a)

to assess an organization's business practices

b)

to give a performance on various sustainability

c)

follow the ethical issues

d)

all of these

40.

World Wetlands Day is observed on

a)

February 2

b)

april 3

c)

February 28

d)

February 14

41.

When we observed National Find a Rainbow Day

a)

February 29th

b)

April 3rd

c)

June 22nd

d)

Oct 5th

42.

When we celebrate the World Earth Day

a)

April 10th

b)

April 22nd

c)

April 5th

d)

April 15th

43.

Factories Act, 1948 is The regulatory framework related to which...?

a)

environmental, social and governance

b)

Prevention and Control of Pollution

c)

Environment Protection

d)

Prevention of Money Laundering

44.

Act, 1974 related to which(Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement)

a)

Air

b)

Hazardous Waste

c)

Water

d)

Earth

45.

Which of these areas has been designated as the area with the greatest concentration of marine biodiversity on planet Earth?

a)

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

b)

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

c)

Andaman Islands, India

d)

Galapagos islands

46.

The microbes that are active at low temperatures

a)

thermophiles

b)

Mesophiles

c)

Psychrophiles

d)

neutrophiles

47.

ESG management head office lively located at ..?

a)

Kolkata

b)

Hydrabad

c)

New Delhi

d)

Bangaloru

48.

By 2040, the world s population is expected to rise to approximately

a)

7 billion

b)

9 billion

c)

12 billion

d)

20 billion

49.

Mangrove forests in Asia are largely concentrated in

a)

Philippines

b)

Indonesia

c)

Malaysia

d)

India

50.

Who is the National Safety council General Director in India

a)

Dr. Rajmohan Palanivelu

b)

Mr. M. V. Senthil Kumar

c)

Dr. Lalit R Gabhane

d)

Mr. K. Jeganathan