Question Bank Environmental Studies Calicut University

I am student of University of Calicut and from here I am doing Environmental Studies degree wants the question bank. Will you please provide me Question Bank for Environmental Studies also tell me some of the job types after doing this course?

[Kiran Chandar]

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Question Bank Environmental Studies Calicut University


1. The phenomenon of occurrence of additional species found in the
ecotone or transitional zone between adjoining ecosystems is known as
------------------
a) Edge effect b) Root effect c) Raman effect
2. The complex network of interconnected food chains is called
---------------------
a) Trophic level b) Food web c) Ecological pyramid
3. Each organism in an ecosystem is at a specific feeding stage called as
the ----
a) Climax level b) Producer level c) Trophic level
4. The area to which a species is biologically adapted to live is known
as--------------
a) Niche b) Habitat c) Succession
5. Official date of Earth Day is on ---------------------------------------------
a) April 22 b) March 21 c) May 22
6. All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, show, hail
etc. is
known as------------------
a) Calcification b) Fixation c) Precipitation
7. The forests in the Arctic are called --------------------------
a) Savanna b) Tundra c) Prairies
8. The ocean cover ----------------------- percentage of Earth’s surface.
a) 51 % b) 61 % c) 71 %
9. The salt-tolerant trees growing in shallow marine sediment or estuaries
known
as---------
a) Mangroves b) Xerophytes c) Epiphytes
10. The largest brackish water lake situated in Asia is in Orissa. Which is the
lake ?
a) Chilka lake b) Vembanad lake c) Woolar lake
11. Ramsar Convention refers to the conservation of ----------------------------
a) Deserts b) Wetlands c) Agriculture lands
12. The World Wetlands Day is celebrated on -----------------------
a) February 02 b) February 28 c) June 05
13. National Maritime Day of India is celebrated on -----------------------
a) October 16 b) April 05 c) March 21
14. The animal which consumes decaying organic matter is
----------------------------
a) Carnivore b) Detrivore c) Herbivore
15. Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year -------------------
a) 1988 b) 1985 c) 1980
16. What is the name of the action plan for sustainable development in the
twenty
first century framed in the Rio Declaration on Environment &
Development
(1992) ?
a) Action 21 b) Agenda 21 c) Rio 21
17. A set of organisms that resemble one another in appearance and
behaviour is
called a -----------------------------
a) Exons b) Prions c) Species
18. The area where all the living organisms interact with each other and
their
environment is ----------------
a) biosphere b) exosphere c) mesosphere
19. An ecosystem gradually merges with an adjoining one through a
transitional
zone called the --------------------
a) ecological niche b) ecological footprint c) ecotone
20. Green revolution is associated with ---------------
a) sericulture b) agriculture c) fish culture
21. The first protected area in India is --------------------------
a) Silent valley b) Corbett National Park c) Bandipur sanctuary
22. The Indian Parliament passed the Biodiversity Bill in the year
a) 2000 b) 2005 c) 2002
23. World Water Day is celebrated on ----------------------
a) May 22 b) June 05 c) March 22
24. The components of LPG are ----------------------------
a) Methane & Hexane b) Propane & Butane c) Ethane & Methane
25. Which chemical was responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy?
a) Methyl Iso Cyanate b) Benzene Hexa Chloride c) Tri Nitro Toluene
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26. Major consumer of wood from forest is -----------------------------
a) Thermal Power Plantb) Paper Industryc) Chemistry Industry
27. Green Revolution in India was initiated by --------------------------
a) M.S.Swaminathan b) Sunderlal Bahugana c) Kurien
28. The Unit of measurement of intensity of sound is in ---------------------
a) decibels b) lux c) parsec
29. A combination of smoke, fog and chemical pollutants seen in
industrialized
cities is known as ------------------
a) Sol b) Smog c) Fallout
30. Enrichment of water body by nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen is
called
a) Succession b) Eutrophicationc) Stratification
31. The violent tropical storms in the Indian Ocean are known as
------------------
a) Typhoon b) Cyclones c) Hurricane
32. The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at
-------------------------
a) Chernobyl in 1986
b) Three Mile Power Plant in 1979
c) Sellafield in 1957
33. Major cause of Ozone depletion is due to which chemical ?
a) Chlorofluorocarbons b) Polyphenols c) Dioxins
34. The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse
gases by
5 % 2012 is ----------------
a) Vienna convention b) Montreal Protocol c) Kyoto Protocol
35. The portion of the earth and its environment which can support life is
known as
a) Crust b) Biosphere c) Exosphere
36. Public awareness of environment creates ----------------------
a) Environment protection b) Environment degradation
c) Environmental improvement c) Environmental cultivation
37. Salim Ali centre for ornithology and history is located at
----------------------
a) Pune b) Hyderabad c) Kerala d) Coimbatore
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38. Wild life protection act was formulated during the period of
------------------
a) Mrs. Indira Gandhi b) Lal Bahadur Shasthri
c) Rajiv Gandhi c) Morarji Desai
39. What is troposphere?
a) Portion of air b) Portion of water
c) Lowest layer of atmosphere where we survive d) Portion of sky
40. How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected ?
a) Hydrological cycle b) Nitrogen cycle
c) Oxygen cycle d) Carbon cycle
41. The main energy source for the environment is ----------------
a) Solar energy b) Chemical energy
c) Bioelectric energy c) Electrical energy
42. What is the meaning of the word “endemic”
a) Rare and occur only in a few location
b) Rare and occur everywhere
c) Abundant and seen everywhere
d) Abundant and only in few locations
43. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?
a) Carbon dioxide b) Nitrogenc) Oxygen
44. What are rodenticides ?
a) that kill fishes b) that kill insects
c) that kill rats d) that kill crocos
45. Which of the following enhances soil fertility ?
a) Crop rotation b) Improved methods of agriculture
c) Using new seed verities d) Irrigation
46. Salinization is -------------------------
a) Accumulation of salts in water
b) Accumulation of salts in food
c) Accumulation of salts in body animals
d) Accumulation of salts in animals
47. What is oil slick ?
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a) Boiled oil b) Cooled oil
c) Thin film of oil in sea water d) Oil in deep sea
48. Cigarette smoking exposes one to ---------------
a) Sulphur dioxide b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen peroxide d) Carbon monoxide
49. “Ozone Hole” is a ------------------------
a) Hole in the atmosphere b) Destruction of ozone layer
c) Hole in hydrosphere
50. Euro II standard refers to ---------------------
a) Lowering sulfur content in fuel b) Increasing sulfur content in fuel
c) Lowering carbon content in fuel
51. Noise is ---------------------
a) Huge sound b) Sound of vehicles
c) Undesirable and unwanted sound d) Sound of crackers
52. What is ‘temporary threshold shift’ ?
a) Hearing loss due to excessive noise b) Noise that is
untolerable
c) Tolerable noise
53. Acid is an example of --------------------------
a) Corrosive waste b) Infectious waste
c) Radioactive waste d) Ignitable waste
54. Vermi composting is a natural method of
a) Producing compost manure b) Producing worms
c) Managing waste it creates d) Destroying worms
55. The intensity of earthquake is measured in --------------------
a) Beaufort scale b) Richter scale c) Mohs scale
56. Which of the below is most responsible for world water crisis ?
a) Dams b) Floods c) Drought d) Population growth
57. Phagotropic mode of nutrition is found in ---------------------
a) Productsb) consumers c) decomposers d) all of these
58. Energy is returned to the atmosphere in the form of
a) potential energy b) metabolic energy
c) heat d) vapours
59. The conversion of ammonia to nitrate is known as -------------------------
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a) ammonification b) nitrification
c) denitrification d) all of these
60. The study of individual organism is known as
a) syn ecology b) population ecology
c) autecology d) human ecology
61. The resources that can be replaced by natural ecological cycle is called
a) renewable b) non-renewable
c) exhaustible d) natural
62. Natural earthquakes are caused by --------------
a) earth’s crust b) deep seas
c) peak mountains d) forests
63. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as
a) eutrophication b) environment pollution
c) biomagnigication c) bioaccumulation
64. The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be
normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is
called
a) air pollution b) water pollution
c) soil pollution d) radioactive pollution
65. The place where the river meets the sea is called
a) estuaries b) oceans
c) lake d) wetlands
66. The historical monument that is affected by acid rain is
a) Taj Mahal b) Pyramid of Egypt
c) Pisa Tower d) Golden Temple
67. The expansion on POLI is
a) physical quality of life index
b) population quotient of life in India
c) poor quality of life in India
d) poverty, quality of life in India
68. The presence of which is necessary for photosynthesis
a) Chloroform b) Chlorophyll
c) Phosphorus d) Polymer
69. The Primary Consumers are also called as
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a) Herbivores b) Carnivores
c) Enzymes d) None of these
70. Forest is an example of
a) Marine ecosystem b) Limnic ecosystem
c) Artificial Ecosystem d) Terrestial Ecosystem
71. The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth is called
a) Solar flux b) reflected light
c) minerals c) solvents
72. Snake is an example of
a) Primary Carnivores b) Secondary Carnivores
c) Herbivores d) None of these
73. The forests which occur in law rain fall area is
a) Evergreen forests ` b) deciduous forests
c) Coniferous forests d) all the above
74. All the genes of a population is called
a) gene poll b) gene
c) ecosystem d) population
75. The destruction of habitat of plants and animals is called
a) endemism b) endangered species
c) habitant loss d) flood
76. Zoos are examples for
a) insitu conservation b) in vivo conservation
c) exsitu conservation d) exvivo conservation
77. Acid rain contains
a) Sulphuric acid b) Hydrochloric acid
c) Oxalic acid d) Acetic acid
78. Organ affected by pneumonia
a) Liver b) Kidney
c) Heart d) Lungs
79. Which year was declared as the ‘Water Year’ by Indian
government
a) 2010 b) 2004
c) 2007 d) 2000
80. In which Indian state is Corbet National park located
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a) Madya Pradesh b) Uttarakhand
c) Kerala d) Tamilnadu
81. Who wrote the book ‘Violence of Green Revolution’
a) Vandana Siva b) Sheela Dikshit
c) Menaka Gandhi d) Arundhathi Roy
82. The first national park of Kerala
a) Aralam b) Kottayam
c) Idukki d) Iravikulam
83. In which year was ‘Project Tiger’ launched?
a) 1973 b) 1964
c) 1998 d) 1970
84. The biggest award for environmental activities in India is given in
the
name of an individual. In whose name is it constituted?
a) Lal Bahadur Shasthri b) Morarji Desai
c) Indira Gandhi d) Kamaraj
85. On which date was the Stockholm Conference on Human
Environment
held ?
a) July 6th 1974 b) Aug 8th 1976
c) June 5th 1972 d) Dec 12th 1990
86. Where was the Stockholm conference on Human Environment held ?
a) Sweden b) Austria
c) India d) Greece
87. World Earth Day is observed on
a) May 24 b) July 5
c) Aug 2 d) April 22
88. The controversial dam across the river Narmada ?
a) Sardar Sarovar b) Hirakud
c) Bhakranangal d) Sutlej
89. Leader of ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’
a) Vandana Siva b) Medha Patkar
b) Menaka Gandhi d) Mayilamma
90. Most abundant noble gas of the atmosphere is
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a) Neon b) Xenon
c) Argon d) Krypton
91. The most harmful of ultraviolet radiations are
a) UV-C b) UV-B
b) UV-A d) All the above
92. The soil with poorest water holding capacity is
a) Clay b) Loam
c) Sandy d) None of the above
93. Formation of soil takes place by
a) Weathering b) Pedogenesis
c) Melting d) Both A and B
94. Favorable morphological and physiological response to a change in
environment is called
a) Preadaptation b) Ecotyping
c) Formation of ecophenes d) Accilimatisation
95. Plants adapted to open, sunny habitats are
a) Sciophytes b) Heliophytes
c) Mesophytes d) Epiphytes
96. Plants growing under shade are
a) Epipytes b) Semi-epiphytes
c) Mesophytes d) Sciophytes
97. Study of inter-relationship between organisms and their environment
is
a) Ecology b) Ecosystem
c) Phytogeography d) Ethology
98. Who among is a famous plant ecologist of India ?
a) Charles Darwin b) Ramdeva Misra
c) Birbal Sahani d) Jagdish Chandra Bose
99. Grassland of USA is referred to as
a) Praires b) Steppes
c) Pampas d) Veldts
100. Deserts occur in area of
a) Adverse human disturbance b) Underground saline water
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c) Little underground water d) Rain shadow

Some of its specialized fields are: -

Fire Science
Wildlife & Forestry
Water and Watershed
Environmental Education
Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Policy and Conflict Management
Disaster Preparedness & Executive Fire Leadership
Occupational Safety & Health/Environmental Management
Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology & Risk Assessment

Some of the job types after this course:

Lecturer
Research Fellow
Research Assistant
Wildlife Film-maker
Environment Journalists
Forest Carbon Specialist
Conservation Hydrologist
Senior Programme Officer
Environment Photographer
Director of Waste Management
Senior Catastrophe Risk Modeller

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