A species spread over a large tract with varied environmental
conditions will have a) higher genetic diversity b) uniform gene pool c) little genetic diversity d) both (2) and (3) 2. Plants comprise not more than a) 20 per cent of the total species b) 22 per cent of the total species c) 32 per cent of the total species d) 30 per cent of the total species 3. New approach to conservation is the establishment of a) sanctuaries b) biosphere reserves c) national park d) reserve forests 4. Ex situ conservation is the term applied to a) protection of biosphere reserves b) creation of wildlife sanctuaries c) prevention of poaching in protected forests d) breeding of endangered species in zoological parks 5. The Siberian crane from Russia is a regular visitor to the bird sanctuary in one of the following place in india. a) lallbagh, Bangalore b) Vendanthgol sanctuary, Tamil Nadu c) Ranganathittis sactuary, Karnataka d) Bharatpur sanctuary, Rajasthan 6. Which protected animal is the logo/symbol of WWF-N? a) lion b) polar baer c) tiger d) panda 7. How many megadiversity countries are there is the world? a) 12 b) 21 c) 24 d) 8 8. In the IUCN red book which category has maximum extinction of species in the last 500 years? a) vertebrates b) invertebrates c) plants d) birds 9. Who gave the Rivet popper hypothesis? a) E.P.Odum b) Ram Deo Misrac) Paul Ehrlich d) A. Tansley 10. Chipko movement was first led by a) sundarlal Bahuguna b) Rajiv Gandhi c) Ramdev Mishra d) Indra Gandhi th 11. 5 june is celebrated as a) World Typhoid day b) World AIDS day c) World Environment day d) World Tobacco day 12. The highest number of species in the world is represented by a) Mosses b) Algae c) Lichens d) Fungi 13. Which one of the following areas in india is a hotspot of biodiversity? a) Gangetic Plan b) Sunderbans c) Western Ghats d) Eastern Ghats 14. Kaziranga wild life sanctuary is home for
a) golden langur b) waters birds
c) Rhino d) porcupine 15. Which region on the planet earth is rich in species diversity a) north pole b) temperate region c) tropical region d) south pole 16. A normal component of environment which because pollutant when its concentration crosses a threshold values is called a) quantitative pollutant b) qualitative pollutant c) degradable pollutant d) physical pollutant 17. Carbon monoxide is a pollutant as it a) inactivates nerves and causes numbness b) inhibits glycolysis c) combines with oxygen and shifts oxygen dissociation curve d) combines with haemoglobin and displaces oxygen 18. In almost all Indian metropolitan cities like Delhi major air pollutant is a) SPM b) SOx c) NOx d) CO & CO2 19. A rain is called acid rain when its pH is usually a) less than 7 b) less than 5 c) less than 4.6 d) less than 2 20. Acid rain is due to increase in atmospheric concentration of a) ozone and dust b) CO2 and CO c) SO3 and CO d) SO2 and NO2 21. Ultraviolet rays in sunlight cause a reaction that produces the pollutant a) CO B) CH4 c) SO2 d) O3 22. The Chernobyl disaster in the then USSR(now Ukraine) was caused on 26.4.1986 by a a) pesticide factory accident b) nuclear factory accident c) nuclear waste disposal d) nuclear weapon accident 23. Ozone day is a) January, 30 b) September, 16 c) april,21 d) December, 25 24. The first rate pollution monitor are a) molluscs b) butterflies c) honey bee d) plants 25. Entry of sewage in water caused a spurt in the growth of algae but killed fish due to a) decrease in nutrients b) reduction in light c) depletion of oxygen d) all of the above 26. Which is a useful indicator of Eutrophication? a) BOD b) CFC c) DDT d) 2,4-D 27. Jhuming ( shifting cultivation) requires a) hung amount of fertilizers b) long time for the regeneration of soil
c) excessive soil erosion for crop production
d) very less amount of fertilizers 28. A disease caused by eating fish contaminated by industrial waste water containing mercury compounds ( Hgch) is known as a) Hiroshima disease b) Minamata disease c) Brights disease d) Osteoschlerosis 29. NEERI (preciously known as CPHERI) is a) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur b) National Ecological and Environmental Research Institute, Pune c) National Engenics and Ecological Research Institute, Mumbai d) National Ethological and Ecological Research Institute, New Delhi 30. Due to attack of fumes of SO2 and H2SO4, the marble (CaCO3) of Taj Mahal and Red stone of Red fort changed into calcium sulphate which is bulky and causes a) stone leprosy b) stone mosaic c) corrosion d) none of these