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Name of subject: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EST)

Subject code: 22447
Semester: IV
Unit Test: I
Course: ME/EE/CE4I
Each question carries 1 mark
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1) In ecosystem, which one shows one way passage?
a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon
c) Potassium
d) Free energy
2) Upper part of sea / aquatic ecosystem contains.

a) Plankton
b) Elkton
c) Benthos
d) Plankton and nekton
3) Association of animals when both partners are benefited

a) Mutualism
b) Colony
c) Commensalism
d) Ammensalism
4) The sum of total of population of same kind of organism constitute

a) Colony
b) Species
c) Genus
d) Community
5) This biome has greatest diversity of species

a) Tropical rain forest
b) Taiga
c) Arctic Tundra
d) Desert
e) Temperate grassland
6) Many individuals of the same species living together in a defined area from a/an
a) Community
b) Genus
c) Population
d) Ecosystem
e) Variety
7) Which one of the following is not a functional unit of ecosystem?

a) Productivity
b) Stratification
c) Energy flow
d) Decomposition
8) The upright pyramid of number is absent in

a) Lake
b) Grassland
c) Pond
d) Forest
9) Identify possible link in ‘’?” in the following food chain

“?”
a) Cobra
b) Parrot
c) Rabbit
d) Wolf
10) The final stable community in ecological succession

a) Climax
b) Sere
c) Pioneers
d) Carnivores
11) A renewable exhaustible natural resource is
a) Petroleum
b) Coal
c) Forest
d) Minerals
12) About 70% of total global carbon is found in

a) Forests
b) Grasslands
c) Agro ecosystem
d) Oceans
13) The maximum Biomass occurs in

a) Tropical forests
b) Temperate forests
c) Taiga
d) Alpine vegetation
14) A ----------- is a step in the food chain

a) Community
b) Biosphere
c) Food web
d) Trophic level
15) ------------- is/are the ultimate source of energy for all life on the earth
a) Plants
b) Decomposers
c) Sunlight
d) Water
16) ------------ is the science that seeks to understand the living world
a) Biology
b) Ecology
c) Chemistry
d) Physics
17) The study of ecosystem is called
a) Environment
b) Ecology
c) E- study
d) Cosmos
18) The grazing food chain derives energy from ---------- energy
a) Plant
b) Fish
c) Animals
d) Sun
19) Energy flow through an ecosystem was explained by

a) E.P. Odum
b) E.P. Rax
c) E.P. Zen
d) E.P. Watson
20) About 1/3 rd of our land is covered by

a) Deserts
b) Grasslands
c) Water
d) Forest
21) The life supporting gases such as O2 CO2 and N2 are chiefly concentrated in the
a) Troposphere
b) Exosphere
c) Hemisphere
d) stratosphere
22) Which of following is a renewable source?

a) Wind
b) water
c) Flora and Fauna
d) All of these
23) ________ is major raw material for biogas.
a) tree leaves
b) Grass
c) cow dung
d) Waste from kitchen
24) Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of ________

a) copper
b) uranium
c) lead
d) crude oil
25) Minimum time required for formation of one inch of top soil is
a) 10 years
b) 5 years
c) 100 years
d) 200 years
26) Blue baby syndrome(methamogiobinemia)

a) Sulpher
b) Arsenic
c) Phosphates
d) Nitrates
27) Out of total water reserves of the world, about _______ is salty water (marine) and only ______ is fresh water
a) 97%,3%
b) 3%,97%
c) 1%,99%
d) 2%,98%
28) The main Green House gas is absorbed by forest as raw material for photosynthesis.
a) O2
b) CO2
c) SO2
d) O3
29) Minerals rocks, salt and chemicals are termed as
a) Abiotic resource
b) Biotic resource
c) Semi-Transparent resource
d) Falling resource
30) The main driving force of ecological system is

a) Wind energy
b) Water energy
c) Solar energy
d) Earth energy
31) SNG stands for
a) Synthetic Natural Gas
b) Systematic Natural Gas
c) Sulphuric Natural Gas
d) Silver Natural Gas
32) Natural resources do not include

a) Water
b) Air
c) Refined oil
d) Wood
33) Which option below is not an example of pollution?

a) Smog in Delhi
b) Nuclear Waste
c) Overpopulation
d) Untreated sewage
34) What was approximate world population of human in year 2008?

a) 667 million
b) 66 billion
c) 6.67 billion
d) 6.67 million
35) Ideally cover of forest should be______of total area of country.
a) 23%
b) 30%
c) 33%
d) 40%
36) Which of the following sources provides the least energy for industrialized countries?
a) Petroleum
b) Nuclear Fuels
c) Coal
d) Gas
37) Biogas Generation is mainly based on the principle of

a) Anaerobic Degradation
b) Aerobic decomposition
c) Putrefaction
d) None of these
38) Biotic component of biosphere is not constituted by____

a) Producer
b) Decomposer
c) Consumer
d) Air
39) Oxygen is returned to atmosphere mainly by_____

a) Respiration
b) Photosynthesis
c) Fungi
d) Burning of coal
40) Atmosphere not uniformly heated by sun does not cause_____

a) Air Flows
b) Variation in Climate
c) Rainfall
d) Tide
41) Environmental studied does not involve

a) Psychology
b) Demography
c) Ethics
d) Literature
42) Abiotic environment does not include

a) Soil
b) Water
c) Air
d) Plant
43) Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated on

a) 2nd June
b) 1st July
c) 1st Dec
d) 15th September
44) Biotic environment includes

a) Producers
b) consumers
c) decomposers
d) all of these
45) The world environment is derived from French word

a) Environner
b) Environnering
c) E-environner
d) Envo
46) As per the French word Environner means

a) Atmosphere
b) earth and sun
c) encircle and surround
d) earth and energy
47) World environment day is on
a) June 5
b) June 11
c) July 5
d) d)July 11
48) World day of water is on

a) April 22
b) March 23
c) March 24
d) March 22
49) Eco mark of our country is

a) Earthen pitcher
b) water drop
c) sun
d) Ashoka tree
50) Environmental friendly products are given ISO certification called ISO............. .
a) 12000
b) 13000
c) 14000
d) 15000
51) Nobel peace prize in 2004 for contribution towards environmental conservation was awarded to
a) Ratantata
b) Wangarimaathai
c) S.D. bush
d) Dr. Manmohan Singh
52) He is popularly known as green judge

a) Mr. manmohansingh
b) Kuldeepsingh
c) Mangalsingh
d) Mr.Jethmalani
53) He is known as Green Advocate.

a) Mr. K.P.Raghav
b) Mr. P.Chidambaram
c) Mr. S.D.Rao
d) Mr. M.C.Mehta
54) He is known for his 'Chipko Movement’.

a) AtalBihariBajpeyi
b) Anna Hajare
c) SundarlalBahuguna
d) Pandit Nehru
55) He got the Magsaysay award for water conservation effort.

a) Rajendersingh
b) Ashok Singh
c) Nana Pateker
d) Anil Agarwal
56) Wild life week is celebrated in the period of

a) 1-7th October
b) 1-18th October
c) 1-8th March
d) 1-8th April
57) World Forest day is on

a) 11 March
b) 12 March
c) 13 March
d) 21 March
58) Edaphic means

a) Related to water
b) Related to soil
c) Related to Air
d) Related to sun
59) The term Ecology was introduced by

a) Haeckel
b) Newton
c) S.S Rao
d) Tansley
60) The Ecological factors related to soil and substratum are called ............... factors.
a) Tbilisi (USSR)
b) Delhi (India)
c) Albita
d) New York (USA)

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Name of subject: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EST)

2) Upper part of sea / aquatic ecosystem contains.

3) Association of animals when both partners are benefited

4) The sum of total of population of same kind of organism constitute

5) This biome has greatest diversity of species

7) Which one of the following is not a functional unit of ecosystem?

8) The upright pyramid of number is absent in

9) Identify possible link in ‘’?” in the following food chain

10) The final stable community in ecological succession

12) About 70% of total global carbon is found in

13) The maximum Biomass occurs in

14) A ----------- is a step in the food chain

19) Energy flow through an ecosystem was explained by

20) About 1/3 rd of our land is covered by

22) Which of following is a renewable source?

24) Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of ________

26) Blue baby syndrome(methamogiobinemia)

30) The main driving force of ecological system is

32) Natural resources do not include

33) Which option below is not an example of pollution?

34) What was approximate world population of human in year 2008?

37) Biogas Generation is mainly based on the principle of

38) Biotic component of biosphere is not constituted by____

39) Oxygen is returned to atmosphere mainly by_____

40) Atmosphere not uniformly heated by sun does not cause_____

41) Environmental studied does not involve

42) Abiotic environment does not include

43) Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated on

44) Biotic environment includes

45) The world environment is derived from French word

46) As per the French word Environner means

48) World day of water is on

49) Eco mark of our country is

52) He is popularly known as green judge

53) He is known as Green Advocate.

54) He is known for his 'Chipko Movement’.

55) He got the Magsaysay award for water conservation effort.

56) Wild life week is celebrated in the period of

57) World Forest day is on

58) Edaphic means

59) The term Ecology was introduced by

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