Deck 1: Ecology, Pollution, and Geography of India

Question 1

In which language the word ecology was derived

A)French
B)German
C)English
D)Greek

Answer 1

Greek

Question 2

Ecology is an interdisciplinary field that includes __________________and _______________

A)Physics, biology
B)Biology, earth science
C)Earth science, physics
D)Biology, earth science.

Answer 2

Biology, earth science

Question 3

Who was contributed the term ecology

A)Ernst Jackson
B)Ernst Bibber
C)Ernst Hackel
D)John Hackel

Answer 3

Ernst Hackel

Question 4

Which of the following help pollution occur?

A)Burning fossil fuels in cars
B)Spilling chemicals and rivers
C)Oil spills in the ocean
D)All the above

Question 5

Pollution can also come from natural resources. What is one natural resouces that can cause pollution

A)Fossil fuel
B)Forest fires
C)Oil spills
D)None of above

Question 6

When we drive gases and dust go into the air what then forms

A)Acid rain
B)Rain
C)Clouds
D)Wind

Question 7

What happens when people dumps wastes from houses or factories into oceans, lakes or rivers

A)It flows to others
B)It kills animals and plants living there
C)It causes water pollution
D)B and c

Question 8

How do people contribute to land pollution

A)Littering
B)Recycling
C)Conserving
D)Spilling oil

Question 9

Why is it important to conserve water

A)We all need it to survive
B)It's nice to drink on a hot day
C)We need it to swim
D)None of above

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve water

A)Living the shower on when it's not being used
B)Fixing leaky sinks and faucets
C)Doing full loads of laundry
D)None of above

Question 11

What is one way to reduce pollution

A)Carpool
B)Paper
C)Recycle
D)All the above

Question 12

Three ways to conserve resources start with the letter R. what are they

A)Revolution, reuse, recycle
B)Reward , reuse, recycle
C)Reduce, reuse, recycle
D)Rain, reduce, recycle

Question 13

Which of the following can you recycle

A)Tape
B)Cardboard
C)Plastics
D)Cloth

Question 14

The paithan (jayakwadi) hydro electric project, completed with the help of Japan is on the river

A)Ganga
B)Cauvery
C)Narmada
D)Godavari

Question 15

The southernmost point of peninsula India, i.e. Kanyakumari, is

A)North of tropic of cancer
B)South of the equator
C)South of Capricorn
D)North of equator

Question 16

The pass located at the end of the nilgiri hills in south India is called

A)The Palghat gap
B)The Bhorghat pass
C)The Thalgat pass
D)The Bolan pass

Question 17

The yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as

A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Brahmaputra
D)Mahanadi

Question 18

The percentage of earth surface covered by India is

A)2.4
B)3.4
C)4.4
D)5.4

Question 19

The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

A)Namchi, Sikkim
B)Churu, Rajahsthan
C)Mawsynram, Meghalaya
D)Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Question 20

Which among the following smallest district of India

A)Alapuzha
B)Dausa
C)Tirap
D)Mahe

Question 21

Which of the following neighbor of India share a land border worth 4096.7km

A)Bangladesh
B)China
C)Nepal
D)Butan

Question 22

Which of the following Himalaya, highest peak are very rare

A)Kashmir Himalaya
B)Punjab Himalaya
C)Kumaon Himalaya
D)Central Himalaya

Question 23

Which among the following head streams meets the ganges in lost

A)Alakananda
B)Pindar
C)Bhgiarathi
D)Nadakini

Question 24

Which among the following is a typical monsoon vegetation in India

A)Tropical evergreen forest
B)Tropical deciduous forest
C)Tropical thron forest
D)subtropical evergreen forest

Question 25

in which of the following Mahi river falls

A)gulf of Kachchh
B)Rana of Kachchh
C)Gulf of khamtat
D)Gulf of Munnar

Question 26

Teen Beegha is a/an

A)Indian missile
B)Film produced in Mumbai
C)Bangladesh enclave in West Bengak
D)Forst of WestBengal

Question 27

Which one of the following states have Attapadi

A)Uttarpradesh
B)MadhyaPradesh
C)Kerala
D)Assam

Question 28

Which states has two capitals

A)Karnataka
B)Punjab
C)Jammu And Kashmir
D)Haryana

Question 29

Which state has the largest store house of animals

A)West bengal
B)Orissa
C)Madhyapradesh
D)Jharkand

Question 30

The state with 92 percent hilly areas

A)Manipur
B)Assam
C)Tripura
D)Sikkim

Question 31

Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched

A)Gir forest -Gujarat
B)Bharatpur sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
C)Corbet National Park-Uttarakhand
D)Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh

Question 32

The Ramagarh lake is located near the city

A)Gorakhpur
B)Gwalior
C)Patna
D)Jagdalpur

Question 33

Which one of the following is not a Himalayan river

A)The Ganges
B)Cauvery
C)Satlej
D)Beas

Question 34

If you wish to enjoy a camel safari you would have to go to

A)Rann of kutch(Gujarat)
B)Pilani(Rajasthan)
C)Shriganganagar(Rajasthan)
D)Jaisalmer(Rajasthan)

Question 35

The valley of flowers is located near the following hill station on uttarakhand

A)Badrinath
B)Kauashni
C)Thanjavur
D)Joshimath

Question 36

The Nagarhole national park was established in

A)1960
B)1955
C)1965
D)1947

Question 37

Under the national river conservation plan (NRCP) __________ towns would be covered that are located along _____________ interstate rivers in _________ states

A)152,7,16
B)108,16,10
C)110,27,5
D)152,12,6

Question 38

If you have visited matu waterfalls, harison waterfalls, simpson water reservoir, walras water reservoir,Rammandir and Charlotte lake, you are having in a nice trip into

A)Ooty(Tamil Nadu)
B)Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
C)Matheran(Maharashtra)
D)Balasore(Orrisa)

Question 39

The highest mountain peak in india is

A)Dhaulageri
B)Nanga parbat
C)Nandadevi
D)K-2

Question 40

If you want to indulge in white water rafting you would go to

A)Sahastradhara
B)Rishikesh
C)Allahabad
D)Kempty

Question 41

Which of the following is the region where Toda tribals inhabitate

A)Ooty
B)Nilgiri
C)Garhwal
D)Darjeeling

Question 42

The resident of mangrove show the ability of

A)Survival
B)Collective group
C)Salt tolerance
D)Hunting in groups

Question 43

When was the project tiger launched in India

A)April 1, 1981
B)March 10,1972
C)March 10,1980
D)April 1,1973

Question 44

Which one of the following has not been identified as a biosphere reserve by the Government

A)Manas
B)Dibru dhai kowa
C)Agasthymala
D)None of these

Question 45

The total forest coverage(as a % of land area of the country) in India is

A)36.27%
B)19.39%
C)33.22%
D)21.0%

Question 46

The program of Environment Impact Assessment(EIA) was introduced in

A)1975
B)1978
C)1980
D)1982

Question 47

Which river passes through the Jaldapara wild life sanctuary in West Bengal

A)Hughli
B)Lohit
C)Tapli
D)Torsa

Question 48

UNDP means

A)United Nations Development Program
B)United Nations Drinage Program
C)United Nations Development Policy
D)None of these

Question 49

In which year the UNDP formed

A)1962
B)1963
C)1964
D)1965

Question 50

Head quarters of UNDP

A)Switzerland
B)Canada
C)New York
D)Finland