Environmental Science

We have days and nights because of:

a. Earths rotation
b. Earths revolution
c. Suns rotation
d. Suns revolution

Which of the following plays an important role in the cause of rainfall

a. Evaporation
b. Condensation
c. Both evaporation & condensation
d. Filtration

A human body consists of ________ number of bones

a. 205
b. 206
c. 207
d. 208

Happy has a sugar cube in her mouth, in which part of his tongue, will the cube be
sweetest?
a. Front
b. Middle
c. Rear
d. Sides

The mosquito repellent (coils, mats and liquids) that we generally use in our homes
are:
a. Pesticides
b. Fertilizers
c. Sedatives
d. Insecticides

Cows have strong grinding teeth at the back of the mouth, but they cannot eat the
flesh of the of other animals. This is because:
a. They do not need to eat the flesh
b. They dont have strong grinding teeth at the front
c. They dont have long sharp pointed teeth
d. They dislike eating flesh
Most of the reptiles like snakes, crocodiles, etc. eat their food by:
a. Tearing its flesh
b. A process called cud chewing
c. Swallowing it as a whole
d. Sucking its blood

Which of the following is not a part of the excretory system?

a. Eyes
b. Kidneys
c. Lungs
d. Skin

Which part of the body controls all the other organs?

a. Heart
b. Eyes
c. Brain
d. Stomach

Which Indian scientist has got a Nobel Prize for his contribution in physics?
a. Rabindra Nath Tagore
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Albert Einstein
d. Hargovind Khurana

The process of solid changing into liquid upon the supply of heat is called:
a. Condensation
b. Evaporation
c. Melting
d. Boiling

Our head is made up of only one movable bone; it is called:

a. Skull
b. Cranium
c. Jawbone
d. Collarbone

The young ones of the frog are called:

a. Young frogs
b. Frog cubs
c. Puppies
d. Tadpoles
Which is called powerhouse of the cell?
a. Lysosome
b. Golgi bodies
c. Ribosomes
d. Mitochondria

Acid rains are produced by

(a) excess NO2 and SO2 from burning fossil fuels
(b) excess production of NH3 by industry and coal gas
(c) excess release of carbon monoxide by incomplete combustion
(d) excess formation of CO2 by combustion and animal respiration.

Gas released during Bhopal tragedy was

(a) methyl isocyanate
(b) potassium isothiocyanate
(c) sodium isothiocyanate
(d) ethyl isothiocyante

Deforestation will decrease

(a) soil erosion
(b) soil fertility
(c) land slides
(d) rainfall

Most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhausts is

(a) mercury
(b) cadmium
(c) lead
(d) copper

The Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of

(a) oxygen
(b) hydrogen
(c) chlorine
(d) sulphur-dioxide

Which of the following is the most stable ecosystem?

(a) mountain
(b) ocean
(c) forest
(d) desert.
Which of the following is the main factor of desertification?
(a) over-grazing
(b) tourism
(c) irrigated agriculture
(d) all of these.

The true statement about green-houseeffect is that it is

(a) caused by combination of many gases
(b) caused only by CO2
(c) caused by CO2, CFC, CH4 and NO2 gases
(d) none of these

Formation of ozone hole is maximum over

(a) Europe
(b) Africa
(c) India
(d) Antarctica