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Environmental Studies (22447)

Unit No -1 Environment Assessment / Practice Question

Assessment Type: Formative Assessments: Embedded questions.

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Abiotic the environment does not include	Chief source of energy in the environment is ......	Energy is returned to the atmosphere in the form of
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) air	a)Sun	a) potential energy
b) water	b)Fire	b) metabolic energy
c) soil	c)Moon	c)heat
d) Plants	d)Stars	d) vapours
Ans: <d >	Ans: <a>	Ans: <c>

 

 

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
Set 1- No1:Which of the following is the example of the impact of development	Set 1- No2: Zone consisting air, water and soil are known as...	Set 1- No3: Formation of Ozone is?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) Air Pollution	a) Atmosphere	a) Oxidation Reaction
b) Soil Pollution	b)     Hydrosphere	b) Reduction Reaction
c) Noise Pollution	c)    Biosphere	c) Photochemical Reaction
d) Water Pollution	d) Lithosphere	d) None of the above
Ans: <d>	Ans: <c >	Ans: <c>

 

 

Set 3: Question No 1	Set 3: Question No 2	Set 3: Question No 3
One of the following is not a type of environment.	Social Environment includes ...	Physical the environment is also called as...
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
b) Physical environment	e) Traditions,	a) Abiotic environment
f)   Man-made environment	b)ethics,	b) Biotic environment
g) Social environment	c)Culture	c) Man-made environment
h) hydrosphere	d) All of the above	d) Psychological environment
Ans: <d>	Ans: <d >	Ans: <a>

Set 4: Question No 1	Set 4: Question No 2	Set 4: Question No 3
The term environment is derived from an old The French word “ënviro” means...	Which of the Following is not the impact of acid rain?	Major cause of increment in population growth is......
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)Outside	a)Acidification of soil	a)decrease in birth rate
b)Inside	b)Deterioration of buildings	b)decrease in mortality rate
c)Surroundings	c)Loss of crops	c)illiteracy
d)Biotic community	d)Improve the taste of water	d)none of the above
Ans: <c >	Ans: <d >	Ans: <b>

 

 

Set 5: Question No 1	Set 5: Question No 2	Set 5: Question No 3
Which of the following is not a component of 4Rs?	Which one of the following is not recyclable waste?	The 4Rs principle is applicable for…
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)Reduce	a)Metal	a)Public awareness
b)Resell	b)Plastic	b)Environmental protection
c)Reuse	c)Sand	c)Saving natural resources
d)Recover	d) Glass	d) All of the above
Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <d>

 

 

Set 6: Question No 1	Set 6: Question No 2	Set 6: Question No 3
Layer which saves life from harmful effects of UV radiations is known as	Greenhouse gases which is present in very high quantity is	Burning of fossil fuels
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)Ozone Layer	a)Propane	a) Decrease green house gases
b)Alpha Layer	b)Ethane	b) Increase greenhouse gases
c)Gama Layer	c)Carbon dioxide	c) Increase level of oxygen
d)InfraRed Layer	d)Methane	d)Increase level of ethane
Ans: <a >	Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>

 

 

Set 7: Question No 1	Set 7: Question No 2	Set 7: Question No 3
One which is not considered a naturally occurring greenhouse gas is	The most harmful environmental pollution from a nuclear reactor is	Height of ozone above the surface of Earth is
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)Carbon dioxide	a)radioactivity	a)30 – 50 gms
b)Methane	b)particulate formation	b)10 – 20 km

c) nitrous oxide	c)thermal pollution	c)15 – 30 km
d)ethane	d) Noise Pollution	i)   50 – 70 kms
Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <c>

 

Assessment Type: Summative: End of CO: in LMS

 

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
Ozone layer is found in ....	What type of radiation is trapped on the earth's surface by	Biotic environment includes	Greenhouse gas which is present in very high quantity is	Color of the ozone molecule is
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a) Thermosphere	a) UV rays	a) producers	a)Propane	a) Blue
b) Stratosphere	b) ? -rays	b) consumers	b)Ethane	b) White
c) Troposphere	c) X-rays	c) decomposers	c)Carbon dioxide	c) Pale Yellow
d) Mesosphere	d) IR rays	d)All above	d)Methane	d)Pale Green
Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>

 

 

Summative: Q 6	Summative: Q 7	Summative: Q 8	Summative: Q 9	Summative: Q 10
71% of the earth surface is covered with:	Of the total water on the Earth, freshwater reserves constitute	Nitrous oxide (commonly called laughing gas) has been a matter of concern to	Public awareness of environment creates ------------ ----------	A major cause of Ozone depletion is due to which chemical?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Land	a)70 %	a)it is thought to cause cancer at low concentration	a)Environment protection	a)Chlorofluorocarbons
b)Air	b)2.7%	b)it produces photochemical smog	b) Environment degradation	b) Polyphenols
c)Water	c)27 %	c)it is a green house gas	c) Environmental improvement	c) Dioxins
d)Coal	d)8.9 %	j)   None of the above	d) Environmental cultivation	k) None of the above
Ans: <c >	Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>

Summative: Q 11	Summative: Q 1 2	Summative: Q 13	Summative: Q 14	Summative: Q 15
Air is composed of gases, water vapours and.........	What is troposphere?	How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere	The area where all the living organisms interact with each other	Exchange of outgoing and incoming radiations that
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Recall/ Remembering	Application
a) dust particles	a) Portion of the air	a) Hydrological cycle	a)biosphere	a) greenhouse effect
b)Rainfall	b) Portion of water	b) Nitrogen cycle	b) exosphere	b) radiation effect
c)Snowfall	c)Lowest layer of an atmosphere where we survive	c) Oxygen cycle	c) mesosphere	c) infrared effect
d)light	d) Portion of sky	d)Carbon cycle	d)None of the above	d) ozone layer depletion
Ans: <a>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>

 

 

Summative: Q 16	Summative: Q 17	Summative: Q 18	Summative: Q 19	Summative: Q 20
The portion of the earth and its environment which can support	“Ozone Hole” is a ---------------------- --	The historical monument that is affected by acid rain is	Ozone is formed in the upper atmosphere by a photochemical	The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the
Recall/ Remembering	Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Understanding	Application
a)crust	a)   Hole    in   the atmosphere	a) Taj Mahal	)Ultraviolet solar radiation	a)Solar flux
b) exosphere	b)Destruction    of the ozone layer	b) Pyramid of Egypt	)Infra red radiation	b) Reflected light
c)biosphere	c) Hole in hydrosphere	c) Pisa Tower	)Visible light	c)Minerals
d)mesosphere	d)Hole in atmosphere	d)Golden Temple	d) All of the above	d)solvents
Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>

Summative: Q 21	Summative: Q 22	Summative: Q 23	Summative: Q 24	Summative: Q 25
Biosphere is	Which of the following conceptual sphere of the	Acid rain contains.....	High-level radioactive waste can be managed in which of the	The objective of environmental education is
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Recall/ Remembering	Application	Recall/ Remembering
a)The solid shell of              inorganic materials on the surface of the Earth	a)Atmosphere	a) Sulphuric acid	a) Open dumping	a)Raise consciousness about environment tal education
b)The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of earth comprising of all the living things	b)Lithosphere	b)        Hydrochloric acid	b) Composting	b)To             teach environmentally appropriate behaviour
c)The sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all the spheres	c)Hydrosphere	c) Oxalic acid	c)Incineration	c) Create an environmental ethic that fosters awareness about ecological inter-dependence of economics, social and political
d) All of the above	d) Biosphere	d) Acetic acid	d) Dumping in sealed containers	d) All of the above
Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <d>

 

 

Summative: Q 25	Summative: Q 27	Summative: Q 28	Summative: Q 29	Summative: Q 30
Which of the following is an example of impact of	Environmental education is important only at	The production of biogas from the waste is included in......	Which one of the following is an abiotic component of the	The environment which has been modified by
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Air pollution	a)Primary school stage	a) Reduce	a)Bacteria	a)Natural environment
b)Soil pollution	b)Secondary school stage	b) Reuse	b)Plants	b)Anthropogenic environment
c)Soil erosion	c)College stage	c)Recycle	c)Humus	c)Modem environment

d)Water pollution	d) All of the above	d) Recover	d) Fungi	d) Urban environment
Ans: <d>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>
Summative: Q 31	Summative: Q 32	Summative: Q 33	Summative: Q 34	Summative: Q 35
Hydrosphere includes	Important abiotic factor in an environment include which of	Atmosphere may extents to a height of......... km above the earth surface	Which of the following is the correct sequence of 4Rs principle	The 4Rs the principle is applicable in…
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Animal	a)Temperature	a)80	a)Reduce-Reuse- Recycle-Recover	a)Agriculture areas
b)Plants	b)Wind	b)8000	b)Recover- Recycle-Reuse- Reduce	b)Industrial areas
c)Soil	c)Water	c)800	c)Recycle – Recover – Reuse- Reduce	c)Municipal areas
d)Water bodies	d)All of the above	d)8	d)Reuse-Recover- Reduce - Recycle	d) All of the above
Ans: <d >	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>

Unit No. 2

Energy Resources ( CO 2 Assignment Questions )

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.	When trees are cut, amount of oxygen	Identify the uses of water
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)20	a)decreases	a)domestic
b)80	b)increases	b)industrial
c)71	c)both a) and b)	c)agricultural
d)100	d)remains same	e)All the above
Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>

 

 

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
The land covers up only                                          % of the earth’s surface	Which metals are used for making Jewellery?	Write an example of Non-metallic minerals
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)10	a)Sodium, Potassium	a)Lime
b)29	b)Zinc, Tungsten	b)Haematite
c)40	c)Iron, Copper, Aluminium	c)Cuprite
d)30	d)Gold, silver, platinum	f)Bauxite
Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <a>

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called.	Forest is responsible for	Identify the Metallic minerals from the following-
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) geothermal energy sources	a) watershed protection	a) Haematite
b) fossil fuels	b) land erosion control	b) Bauxite
c)biomass	c) providing economic and environmental benefits	c) Both a and b
d)All of the above	d)All of the above	d) none
Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>

Set 1: Question No 4	Set 1: Question No 5
the area island used as a permanent residence, such as a house, apartment, nursing home, school etc	Conservation of soil and water is which type of a function of forest resources?
Understanding	Application
a) industrial	a)Productive
b) agricultural	b)Protective
c) residential	c)Regulative
d) Landfill	d) none
Ans: <c >	Ans: <b>

 

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Which energy is converted into electrical energy by a solar cell ?	A renewable source of energy is	What unit of solar energy does the earth intercept?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) Chemical Energy	a) coal	a)2,200 millionth
b) Nuclear Energy	b) petroleum	b)2,000 millionth
c)Solar energy	c)plants	c)2,100 millionth
d) Magnetic Energy	d) uranium	d)2,300 millionth
Ans: <c>	Ans: <c >	Ans: <b>

 

 

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
What is LPG?	The resources which can be used again and again after passing through some processes are known as	Which of the following is an example of cyclic resource?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)    liquefied petroleum gas	b)    Renewable resources	a)    water
c)    Loaded petroleum gas	d)    Non-renewable resources	b)    oil
e)    liquid petroleum gas	f)     Cyclic resources	c) coal
g)    None of the above	h)    All of the above	d) none of the above
Ans: <a >	Ans: <c>	Ans: <a >

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
The energy sources are continuously replenished at a constant rate are called as	Tidal energy is used to rotate turbines and generate	produce a number of benefits, such as flood control, irrigation, and water supply.
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) New Resources	a) Fuel	a) Thermal power
b)Renewable Resources	b) Water	b) solar energy
c)non Renewable Resources	c) Salt	c)Hydropower
d) old Resources	d) electricity	d) wind power
Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>

 

 

Set 1: Question No 4	Set 1: Question No 5
is the heat of the interior of the earth present at volcanic regions, geysers or hot springs.	is used as a household and industrial fuel
Understanding	Application
a)Geothermal energy	a) LPG
b)solar energy	b) CNG
c)Hydro energy	c)biogas
d) wind energy	d)none of the above
Ans: <a >	Ans: <a>

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Resource depletion occurs when the renewable and non-renewable resources became                      because of their faster consumption	The term resource depletion is commonly associated with.......	The causes of depletion of natural resources.......
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)scare	a)water uses	a) overpopulation
b)abundant	b)fossil fuel consumption	b)over consumption
c) both a) and b)	c)trees and fishing	c)wastage
d)All of the above	d) All of the above	d) All of the above
Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <d>

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
When 'need' turns to 'greed' it starts	One of the Manmade Causes of Landslides s	What will be the impact of the Extinction of species?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)overexploitation	a)Rain	a)Cyclones
b) conservation	b)Unsafe Mining Activities	b)Earthquakes
c)Both a and b	c)Cyclones	c)food web changes
d)None of the above	d)Earthquakes	d) Rain
Ans: <a>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
is the major driving force of all of our resource problems	What happens when natural resources become scare because they are consumed fast?	The wrong Agricultural practices contaminate the land resources and make it unsuitable for
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)Overconsumption	a) resource depletion	a) residence
b)Population growth	b) resource creation	b) industrialization
c)Wastage	c)resource ends	c)crop production
d) all the above	d) none	d) landfill
Ans: <d >	Ans: <a>	Ans: <c>

 

Set 1: Question No 4	Set 1: Question No 5
Overexploitation of fertile soil particularly in areas of low rainfall by cultivating	is one of the Solutions for Conserving Natural Resources
Understanding	Application
a) complex crops	a) forestation
b)cash crops.	b) deforestation
c) simple crops	c) mining
d) seasonal crops	d) extinction
Ans: <b >	Ans: <a >

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Nuclear energy plant has the potential of high risk/disaster like	Heat is the flow of thermal energy from               temperature to         temperature.	Solar energy is clean, noise-free and renewable form of energy which causes
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)Hiroshima	a)High to low	a)pollution
b)Nagasaki	b)low to high	b)no pollution
c)Chernobyl	c) Both a and b	c) Both a and b
d)Minamata	d) None of the above	d) None of the above
Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <b>

 

 

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
The heat of the interior of the earth present at volcanic regions, geysers or hot springs is called as	problem is usually associated with windmills.	Tidal energy is the environment friendly energy as it doesn't produce
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) Tidal energy	a)Air pollution	a)greenhouse gases.
b) Solar energy	b)Noise pollution	b)green ground gases
c)geothermal energy	c)water pollution	c) Both a and b
d) none of the above	d)none of the above	d) None of the above
Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>

 

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Fossils fuel is an important source of energy for	Biomass means all materials which come from	when the water is ejected from the earth’s interior in the form of hot water it is called
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)transport	a)Living organisms.	a) ice caps
b)homes	b) non-living things	b) hot springs
c)industries	c) both a and b	c) both( a) and (b)
d)all of them	d) none	e)None of the above
Ans: <d >	Ans: <a >	Ans: <b>

Set 1: Question No 4	Set 1: Question No 5
Efficiency of          is far greater as compared to coal, solar or wind energy.	doesn't pollute the air like power plants that burn fossil fuels
Understanding	Application
a) tidal power	a) coal
b)Horse power	b) petroleum oil
c) Manpower	c)Hydropower
d) none	d)natural gas
Ans: <a>	Ans: <c >

 

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
World primary on an average energy demand increase by                                             per year	The demand for oil in 2040 will be an increase from	The demand for coal increase in 2040 is
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)1.60 %	a)65 million barrel to 165 million barrel per day	a)20 %
b)2.60 %	b)95 million barrel to 195 million barrel per day	b)22 %
c)3.60 %	c)85 million barrel to 106 million barrel per day	c)26 %
d)4.60 %	d)105 million barrel to 205 million barrel per day	d)40 %
Ans: <a >	Ans: <c>	Ans: <c>

 

 

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
Why there is a need for energy conservation?	At a personal level how we conserve the energy?	Which is not an energy strategy for a sustainable world
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)limited resources	a) switch off fans and lights when not in use	a)Immediate term strategy
b)continuous increase in demands	b) always switch on fans and lights	b)Medium-term strategy
c)exhausted of the energy	c) switch on street lights in the day time	c)long term strategy
d) All of the above	d) switch on energy appliances at public places	d) ultimate strategy
Ans: <d>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
The demand for oil in                                           will be increase from 85 million barrel to 106 million barrel per day	and      are the most used energy fuels for generating electricity.	Promoting of energy efficiency & emission standards is a                                              strategy for sustainability.
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a)2020	a)Coal and natural gas	a)Medium-term strategy
b) 2030	b) wind and hydro power	b)Long – term strategy
c) 2040	c) tidal and hydro power	c)Immediate term strategy
d) 2050	d) solar and wind power	d) none
Ans: <c>	Ans: <a >	Ans: <b>

 

 

Set 1: Question No 4	Set 1: Question No 5
increases national, personal and financial security.	A necessary condition for socio-economic changeto lead to a sustainable world must include
Understanding	Application
a) money conservation	a)Harmony with the environment
b)Energy conservation	b)Economic viability
c)time conservation	c)Satisfaction of basic needs of the peoples
d) none	d) all the above
Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>

 

 

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
Resources that can be replenished naturally in the course of time are called	Solar energy is                   form of energy	Productive functions of forest includes availability of	nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion are	Minerals such as Gasoline, Copper, and Zinc production are estimated to decline in the next                        years.
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)cyclic resources	a)conventional	a)timber	a)general processes	a)5
b)Renewable Resources.	b)nonconventional	b)bamboo	b)special processes	b)10
c)non-renewable Resources.	c)both a and b	c)medicines	c)nuclear processes	c)15
d)none	d)none	d)all the above	d)none	d)20
Ans: <b >	Ans: <b >	Ans: <d >	Ans: <c >	Ans: <d >

Summative: Q 6	Summative: Q 7	Summative: Q 8	Summative: Q 9	Summative: Q 10
About          % of the earth’s water is strong saline.	Private companies misuse for getting more profit.	In 2018 the total world energy came from       % fossil fuels	Deregulation and privatization of the energy sector is a          strategy for sustainability.	Dams are constructed across the river is used for generating
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)50	a)Natural resources	a)64	a)Medium-term strategy	a)Thermal power
b)25	b)money	b)60	b) Long–term strategy	b) wind power
c)97	c)manpower	c)74	c)Immediate term strategy	c)tidal power
d)100	d)none	d)70	d) none	d)Hydroelectricity
Ans: <c>	Ans: <a >	Ans: <a >	Ans: <b >	Ans: <d >

 

 

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
Which one among the following covers the the highest percentage of forest area in the world?	Plants get their nitrogen from–	Pollination by wind is called–	Forest is responsible for	--- is the perpetual source of energy.
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Temperate Coniferous forests	a)rain	a)Autogamy	a)water shed protection	a)nuclear reactor
b)Temperate Deciduous forest	b)the soil	b)Entomophily	b)land erosion control	b)hydropower
c)Tropical Monsoon forests	c)the air	c)Anemophily	c)providing economic and environmental benefits	c)solar energy
d)Tropical Rain forests	d)the bedrock	d) Ornithophily	d)All of the above	d)None of the above
Ans: <a>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>

Summative: Q 6	Summative: Q 7	Summative: Q 8	Summative: Q 9	Summative: Q 10
Which of the following is not renewable resources?	The main causes of deforestation is	waterlogging and soil salinity are the outcomes of...	Wind energy is harnessed as-------------- --- energy with the help of windmill.	Any material that can be transformed into more valuable and useful product for all service is called as
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)coal	a)overgrazing	a) over-irrigation	a)mechanical	a)resource
b)wind power	b)Agriculture industry and another developmental project	b)mining	b)solar	b)minerals
c)Geothermal energy	c)Timber extraction	c)soil erosion	c)electrical	c)product
d)thermal energy	d)all of the above	a)acid rain	d)heat	b)    None of the above
Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>

 

 

 

 

Summative: Q 11	Summative: Q 1 2	Summative: Q 13	Summative: Q 14	Summative: Q 15
Burning of fossil fuels	All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, show, hail etc. is	when the water is ejected from earth’s interior in the form of hot water it is called	Green revolution is associated with ---------- -----	Pollination by wind is called–
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Recall/ Remembering	Application
a)decreases                           green house gases	a)precipitation	a)Geyser	a)sericulture	a)Autogamy
b)increases green house gases	b)Calcification	b)hot springs	b)agriculture	b)Entomophily
c)increase level of oxygen	c)Fixation	c)both( a) and (b)	c)fish culture	c)Anemophily
d)increase level of ethane	d)None of the above	f)None of the above	d)None of the above	d)Ornithophily
Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>

Summative: Q 16	Summative: Q 17	Summative: Q 18	Summative: Q 19	Summative: Q 20
Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?	Which of the following enhances soil fertility?	Forest is an example of	The resources that can be replaced by natural the ecological cycle is called	Area X represents
Recall/ Remembering	Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Understanding	Application
a) Carbon dioxide	a) Improved methods of agriculture	a) Marine ecosystem	a) renewable	a)coal
b) Nitrogen	b) crop-rotation	b)Limnic ecosystem	b) non-renewable	b)solar
c)oxygen	c) Using new seed verities	c) Artificial Ecosystem	c) exhaustible	c)nuclear
d)All of the above	d) Irrigation	d)Terrestrial Ecosystem	d)natural	d) oil
Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>

 

 

 

Summative: Q 21	Summative: Q 22	Summative: Q 23	Summative: Q 24	Summative: Q 25
The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are:	The amount of oil that may become available foruse is called oil                .	A coal deposit that is not economical to mine today would be considered part of our	Area W represents	What is the leading source of energy used in the UnitedStates today?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Recall/ Remembering	Application	Recall/ Remembering
a)Chlorophyll containing trees and plants	)reserves	a)coal reserves	a)coal	a)coal
b)Herbivores	b)reservoir	b)coal resources	b)solar	b)oil resources
c)Carnivores	c)resources	c)coal reservoir	c)nuclear	c)natural gas
d)Bacteria and other micro-organism	d)trap	d)None of the above	d) oil	d)nuclear power
Ans: <a>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <b>

Summative: Q 26	Summative: Q 27	Summative: Q 28	Summative: Q 29	Summative: Q 30
Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called                          .	All oil traps contain                      .	Area Y represents	The world has the least amount of which of the following fuel types.	Area Z represents
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a) geothermal energy sources	a)an impermeable layer	a)coal	a)oil	a)coal
b) fossil fuels	b)an anticline	b)solar	b)coal	b)solar
c)biomass	c)a fault	c)nuclear	c)uranium	c)nuclear
d)All of the above	d) All of the above	d) oil	d)there are roughly equal amounts of each of these fuels	d) oil
Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <b>

 

Summative: Q 31	Summative: Q 32	Summative: Q 33	Summative: Q 34	Summative: Q 35
Burning of which of the following fuels produces the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of energy?	Nuclear energy is derived by                      .	Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste is called.	Which of the following energy sources does not produce carbon dioxide?	Most nuclear fuel used in the world is
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)coal	a)combustion of atoms of U 235	a)fossil fuels	oil	a)Thorium – 232
b)oil	b)fission of atoms of U 235	b)biomass	b)uranium	b)Uranium – 238
c)natural gas	c)fusion of atoms of U 235	c)geothermal energy	c)coal	c)Uranium – 235
d)all of these produce the same amount of carbon dioxide.	d)the breaking of U 235 bonds	d)natural gas	d)natural gas	d) Plutonium – 239
Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>

Summative: Q 36	Summative: Q 37	Summative: Q 38	Summative: Q 39	Summative: Q 40
What type of energy is derived from heated groundwater?	The world faces an energy crisis because	Fossil fuels are rich in carbon and	The wind is a beneficial resource of energy as it doesn't cause	Earth emits heat by eruptions of
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)solar	a)world demand for energy will increase	a)nitrogen	a)pollution	volcano
b)geothermal	b)world oil production will peak and begin to decline	b)hydrogen	b)echo	b)hot springs
c)hydro electrical	c) shortages and the resulting escalation of prices can shock the economic and political order	c)oxygen	c)noise	c)geysers
d)nuclear	d)All of the above	d)nitrite	d)sound	d) All of the above
Ans: <b >	Ans: <d>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>

 

 

Summative: Q 41	Summative: Q 42	Summative: Q 43	Summative: Q 44	Summative: Q 45
Fossils fuel is an important source of energy for	Energy is released from fossil fuels when they are	Black painted panels which are hanged at roofs to trap heat and energy from sun, are	As per energy outlook 2019 world energy consumption will grow by nearly                        between 2018to 2050.	What are necessary conditions for socio- economic change for sustainable world
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)transport	a)pumped	a)solar cell	50 %	a)satisfaction of basic needs
b)homes	b)cooled	b)solar heater	b)60 %	b)economic viability
c)industries	c)burnt	c)solar furnace	c)70 %	c)harmony with the environment
d)all of them	d)Pressurized	d)solar battery	d)80 %	d) All of the above
Ans: <d >	Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>

Summative: Q 46	Summative: Q 47	Summative: Q 48	Summative: Q 49	Summative: Q 50
In the production of wave energy which form of energy is used?	A tidal barrage is a barrier built over a	The blades in wind turbines are connected to	In hydroelectricity power	In order to produce solar energy during sunlight, where the energy is stored in the batteries?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)potential	a)River bed	a)Nacelle	a)Kinetic energy is transferred to potential	a)Nickel Sulfur
b)kinetic	b)River estuary	b)Tower	b)Potential energy is transferred to kinetic	b)Zinc Cadmium
c)solar	c)River end	c)foundation	c)Solar energy is transferred to wind energy	c)Nickel Cadmium
d)wind	d)River starting	d)string	d)Wind energy is transferred to solar energy	d) Nickel Zinc
Ans: <b>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <c>

 

Summative: Q 51	Summative: Q 52	Summative: Q 53	Summative: Q 54	Summative: Q 55
Energy in the form of heat and light is obtained by	Trapped heat inside the earth is known as	SI unit for energy is	Common energy source in Indian villages is:	Which among the following is not an adverse environmental impact of tidal power generation?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Biomass	a)Heat energy	a)joule	a)Electricity	a)Interference with spawing and migration of fish
b)fossil fuel	b)geo thermal energy	b)watt	b)coal	b)Pollution and health hazard in the estuary due to blockage of flow of polluted water into the sea
c)sun	c)kinetic energy	c)kilogram	c)sun	c)Navigational hazard
d)wind	d)thermal energy	d)Newton	d)Wood and animal dung	d) None of the above
Ans: <c>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <d>

Summative: Q 56	Summative: Q 57	Summative: Q 58	Summative: Q 59	Summative: Q 60
A photovoltaic cell converts solar energy into	Biomass can be converted to	In which of the following region winds are stronger and constant	Which of the following is a disadvantage of renewable energy?	The difference, in temperature between the core of the planet and its surface, is known as
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)heat energy	a) methane gas	a) deserts	a) High pollution	a) geothermal coefficient
b)mechanical energy	b) ethanol	b) offshore	b) Available only in few places	b) geothermal gradient
c)electrical energy	c) biodiesel	c) low altitudes site	c) High running cost	c) geothermal constant
d)chemical energy	d)All of the above	d)All of the above	d) Unreliable supply	d) None of the above
Ans: <c >	Ans: <d>	Ans: <b>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <b>

 

Summative: Q 61	Summative: Q 62	Summative: Q 63	Summative: Q 64	Summative: Q 65
A Solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the	The main composition of biogas is	In hydroelectric power, what is necessary for the production of power throughout the year?	Which Ministry is mainly responsible for research and development in renewable energy sources such as wind	Which among the following have a large amount of installed grid interactive renewable power capacity in India?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a) Photovoltaic effect	a) methane gas	a) Dams filled with water	a) Human Resource Development	a) Wind power
b) Chemical effect	b) Carbon dioxide	b) High amount of air	b) Agriculture and Farmers Welfare	b) Solar power
c) Atmospheric effect	c) nitrogen	c) High intense sunlight	c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy	c) Biomass power
d)Physical effect	d)hydrogen	d) Nuclear power	d) Health and Family Welfare	d) Small Hydropower
Ans: <a >	Ans: <a>	Ans: <a>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <a>

Summative: Q 66	Summative: Q 67	Summative: Q 68	Summative: Q 69	Summative: Q 70
The most abundantly available fossil fuel in India is	Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....	Which of the following is not under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy?	How many forms of fossil fuels are there	The most efficient energy conversion occurs in
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a) coal	a) wind	a) Wind energy	a) one	a) tidal power stations
b) Natural gas	b) solar	b) Solar energy	b) two	b) diesel engines
c) petroleum	c) moving water	c) Tidal energy	c) three	c) solar panels
d)oil	d)dung	d) Large hydro	d) four	d) hydro-electric power stations
Ans: <a >	Ans: <c>	Ans: <d>	Ans: <c>	Ans: <d>

 

Environmental Studies (22447)

Unit No -3 Environment Ecosystem & Biodiversity Assessment / Practice Question

Assessment Type: Formative Assessments: Embedded questions

 

Set 1: Question No 1	Set 1: Question No 2	Set 1: Question No 3
Set 1-	Set 1-	Set 1-
No1: Which one of the	No2: Transfer of energy from	No3: The type of ecosystem
following is not a gaseous	source of plants through a	with the highest mean plant
biogeochemical cycle in an	series of the organism is known as	productivity is
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
c) Carbon cycle	l)   Food web	a) Tundra
m) Phosphorous cycle	b) Energy cycle	b) Temperate grassland
n) Sulphur cycle	c) Food chain	c) Desert
o) Nitrogen cycle	d) Biological system	d) Tropical rain forest
Ans: b	Ans: c	Ans: d

 

 

Set 2: Question No 1	Set 2: Question No 2	Set 2: Question No 3
In ecosystem standing crop refers to	An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can be recovered after some time if damaging effect stops will be	Which ecosystem produce the highest annual net primary productivity?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
d) All the green plants	a) High stability and high resilience	a) Tropical evergreen forest
p) All the non living materials	b) High stability and low	b)Tropical rain forest
q) All living and dead animals	c) Low stability and low	c) Tropical deciduous forest
r)   All the living materials both animals and plants	d) Low stability and high resilience	d) Temperate evergreen forest
Ans: d	Ans: d	Ans: b

 

 

Set 3: Question No 1	Set 3: Question No 2	Set 3: Question No 3
is the term used to describe the variety of life found on Earth and all of the natural processes.	Which of the following is not the value of biodiversity?	The biodiversity contained in the ecosystem provides forest dwellers with all their daily needs use-value.
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) Biodiversity	a) Social use	a) Ethical and Moral

b) Ecosystem	b) Aesthetical use	b) Consumptive
c) Biosphere	c) Environmental use	c) Aesthetical
d) Ecology	d) Moral	d) Social
Ans: a	Ans: c	Ans: b

 

 

Set 4: Question No 1	Set 4: Question No 2	Set 4: Question No 3
The initiative of biodiversity assessment focuses on which ecosystem types:	Which of the following is not a Causes of biodiversity losses?	marketable products such as animal skins, ivory, medicinal plants, honey, etc come under.
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) Forest	a) Overexploitation	a) Productive value
b) wetland	b) Eco-friendly	b) Consumptive value
c) Marine	c) Co-extinction	c) Aesthetic value
d) All of the above	d) Habitat loss and fragmentation	d) Social value
Ans: d	Ans: b	Ans: a

 

 

Set 5: Question No 1	Set 5: Question No 2	Set 5: Question No 3
called the ‘lungs of the planet’.	Which leads to over-exploitation of natural resources?	Which of the following is not an Important hot spots in India?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application
a) Sahyadry rain forest	a) Greed	a) Himalayan
b) Kankan rain forest	b) Eco-friendly	b)Western ghat
c) Amazon rain forest	c) Need	c) Indo-Burma
d) South Africa rain forest	d) All of the above	d) Central ghat
Ans: c	Ans: a	Ans: d

Assessment Type: Summative: End of CO: in LMS

 

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
What flows through the ecosystem while matter cycles within them?	The process in which green plants and few organisms use sunlight to synthesize	Which type of ecosystem accounts for most of the net primary productivity on earth even though	What makes plant producers?	Into how many areas the energy that is received by organisms during energy transfer is converted?
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Energy	a) Chemosynthesis	a) Tropical rain forest	a) Plants produce their own food	a) One
b) Force	b) Photosynthesis	b) desert	b) Plants depend on other organisms for	b) Two
c) Pressure	c) Food chain	c) Tropical evergreen forest	c) Plants are decomposers	c) Three
d) wind	d) Food web	d) Ocean	d) Plants do not require any	d) Four
Ans: a	Ans: b	Ans: d	Ans: a	Ans:c

 

 

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
The area to which a       species      is biologically adapted to live is known as--------------	A         set            of organisms                       that resemble                        one another                         in appearance and behaviour is	Habitat of Dog Fish is	The destruction of the habitat of plants and animals are called	Each organism in an ecosystem is at a specific feeding stage called as the ----
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a) Niche	a) Exons	a) River	a) endemism	a) Climax level
b) Habitat	b) Prions	b) Pond	b) endangered species	b) Producer level
c) Succession	c) Species	c) Lake	c) habitant loss	c) Trophic level
d) All of the above	d) None of the above	d) Sea	d) flood	d) Consumptive level
Ans: b	Ans: c	Ans: d	Ans: c	Ans:c

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
Zoos are examples for	Study of inter- relationship between organisms and their environment is	How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected?	An ecosystem consists of	An             ecosystem gradually merges with an adjoining one through a transitional zone called the ---
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)insitu conservation	a) Ecology	a) Hydrological cycle	a) Green plants and animals	a) ecological niche
b) in vivo conservation	b) Ecosystem	b) Nitrogen cycle	b) Green plants and decomposers	b) ecological footprint
c) exsitu conservation	c) Phytogeography	c) Oxygen cycle	c) Producers and consumers	c) ecotone
d) exvivo conservation	d) Ethology	d) Carbon cycle	d) Green plants, animals,	d) Biodiversity loss
Ans: c	Ans: a	Ans: d	Ans: d	Ans:c

 

 

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
Driving force in an ecosystem is	Which of the following is a possible producer in an ecosystem?	A trophic level refers to:	Levels of biodiversity include all but	Which ecological pyramid is always upright?
			one:
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a)Plants	a) Plants	a) Area in the tropics	a) Genetics	a) Pyramid of number
b) Producers	b) Animals	b) An organism’s portion in a food chain	b) Species	b) Pyramid of biomass
c) Solar energy	c) Human	c) An organism’s position in an ecosystem	c) Population	c) Pyramid of energy
d) Biomass energy	d) Fish	d) An organism’s position in a	d) Ecosystem	d) Pyramid of number and
Ans: c	Ans: a	Ans: c	Ans: c	Ans:c

Summative: Q 1	Summative: Q 2	Summative: Q 3	Summative: Q 4	Summative: Q 5
The type of diversity including all the different kinds of living things found in a certain	Conservation of biodiversity outside the natural habitat is called as:	An ecosystem may not undergo changes because:	The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are:	Energy flow in an ecosystem is always:
Recall/ Remembering	Understanding	Application	Understanding	Application
a) Species diversity	a) Ex-situ	a) It is in a state of homeostasis	a) Chlorophyll containing trees	a) Unidirectional
b) Genetic diversity	b) In-situ	b) It has plants and animals both	b) Herbivores	b) Cyclic
c) Ecosystem diversity	c) Conservation	c) It gets solar energy continuously	c) Carnivores	c) Reversible
d) Population diversity	d) In-vivo	d) The decomposers are present in it	d) Bacteria and another micro-organism	d) Multi- directional
Ans: a	Ans: a	Ans: a	Ans: a	Ans: a

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