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WorksheetsESG Excellence Quiz - 2024
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following statements is true about global warming?
Global warming has led to large scale deforestation
Global warming has led to a rise in the sea levels
Global warming has led to a rapid increase in the population across several countries
Global warming has led to a huge amount of waste generation
Which of the following statements is true?
Economic growth is the modern concept for development
Political growth is the modern concept for development
Sustainable growth is the modern concept for development
Social growth is the modern concept for development
Which of the following is true about the environment?
The environment includes only biotic factors
The environment includes only abiotic factors
The environment includes both biotic and abiotic factors
The environment includes neither biotic nor abiotic factors
Does corporate governance influence your investment and consumer decisions?
Yes
No
Only what is required by law
Which one of the following is an important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity?
Wild Life Sanctuaries
National Parks
Botanical Gardens
Biosphere Reserves
Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?
Eucalyptus
Babool
Neem
Amaltas
The greenhouse effect is mostly caused by
Ozone layer
Moisture in the atmosphere
Infra-red radiation
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
Nitrogen
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Carbon dioxide
Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the viewpoint of sustainable development?
Atomic energy
Coal
Mineral oil and gas
Hydroelectricity
The use of fossil fuels is responsible for the increase in the amount of which gas in the atmosphere?
Argon
Carbon dioxide
Ozone
Nitrogen
Solar radiation plays the most important role in the
Water cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
Oxygen cycle
The National Environment Research Institute is located at
Dehradun
New Delhi
Jaipur
Nagpur
Name the atmospheric layer closest to the ground
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
The study of weather is called?
meteorology
climatology
aeronomy
aerology
What is the safe level of noise intensity for humans?
Up to 90 decibels
up to 70 decibels
up to 80 decibels
up to 100 decibels
Which country is popularly knowns as ‘land of the windmills’?
Netherlands
Poland
Norway
Iceland
Which instrument is used to measure wind velocity?
Barometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Speedometer
The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Chemical energy
Positional energy
What does UNEP stand for?
United Nations Educational Plan
United Nations Environmental Protection
United Nations Environmental Programme
United Nations Environmental Policy
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 of the following materials can be recovered from the recycling of soft drink cans?
Paper
Plastic
Metal
Glass
The non-point pollution of river water involves discharge of pollutants through
urban sewage drains
industrial effluents
agricultural fields
both (a) and (b)
The ecological processes follow the principle of uniformitarianism. This means :
the ecological processes have a uniform effect
same physical and biological processes that operates today operated in the past.
renewable source of energy.physical and biological processes operate with a uniform rate
None of the above
Which state in India has got its own Wildlife Act and not covered under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972?
Kerala
Karnataka
Jammu and Kashmir
Assam
Which is the longest mountain range in the world?
Karakoram
Rockies
Himalayas
Andes
Name India’s first national park
Manas National Park
Gir Forest National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park
Hailey National Park
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?
1973
1975
1978
1970
Water in a wetland can be:
1. Fresh, 2. Brackish, 3. Static
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
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.
1,2 and 3 only
1,3 and 4 only
1,2,3 and 4
2,3 and 4 only
What is the unit in which radio activity is measured?
Newton
Roentgen
Decibel
Gagarin
Coined the word ‘ecology’?
Ernst Haeckel
Charles Darwin
Gregory Mendel
Albert Einstein
Which Bollywood actor was the ambassador of the Earth Hour 2009 in India?
Shahrukh Khan
Naseruddin Shah
Anupam Kher
Aamir Khan
What does an anemologist study?
Animals
Names
Wind
Atoms
Which of the following is not a water pollutant?
Sulphur dioxide
Zinc
Copper
Nickel
Acid rain is caused due to air pollution by
Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Methane
Which of the following is designated as the “lungs of the world”?
Equatorial evergreen forests
Taiga forests
Mid-latitudes mixed forests
Mangrove forests
An artificial ecosystem is represented by
Aquarium
Agriculture land
Pisciculture tank
Zoo
Which one of the following is a part of the Geological cycle?
Hydrological cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Hydrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a framework used to_______?
to assess an organization's business practices
to give a performance on various sustainability
follow the ethical issues
all of these
World Wetlands Day is observed on
February 2
april 3
February 28
February 14
When we observed National Find a Rainbow Day
February 29th
April 3rd
June 22nd
Oct 5th
When we celebrate the World Earth Day
April 10th
April 22nd
April 5th
April 15th
Factories Act, 1948 is The regulatory framework related to which...?
environmental, social and governance
Prevention and Control of Pollution
Environment Protection
Prevention of Money Laundering
Act, 1974 related to which(Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement)
Air
Hazardous Waste
Water
Earth
Which of these areas has been designated as the area with the greatest concentration of marine biodiversity on planet Earth?
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Andaman Islands, India
Galapagos islands
The microbes that are active at low temperatures
thermophiles
Mesophiles
Psychrophiles
neutrophiles
ESG management head office lively located at ..?
Kolkata
Hydrabad
New Delhi
Bangaloru
By 2040, the world s population is expected to rise to approximately
7 billion
9 billion
12 billion
20 billion
Mangrove forests in Asia are largely concentrated in
Philippines
Indonesia
Malaysia
India
Who is the National Safety council General Director in India
Dr. Rajmohan Palanivelu
Mr. M. V. Senthil Kumar
Dr. Lalit R Gabhane
