EVS QUIZ

Environmental study is a subject that encompasses

The unlimited exploitation of nature by human being resulted in

The Primary objective of Environmental Study is to

From when has man been aware of the environmental hazards

Life on earth constantly interacts with its surroundings called environments which essentially consists of

The conservation of environment requires

Biosphere is made up of

The segment/segments of the environment, responsible for conservation of radiant energy to chemical energy (carbohydrate) through photosynthesis is/are

The largest sink (pollutant receptor) of the planet is

Which of the following components of the earth has least pollutant receptor capability?

Biosphere is the

The Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro was held with the aim of integrating environmental imperatives with developmental aspirations in

The global Action Plan adopted at Earth Summit held The global Action Plan adopted at Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro in June 1972 is also known as

Environmental degradation is due to

The earth's atmosphere is an envelope of gases extending above the ground level up to

The lithosphere has thickness ranging from

Below the lithosphere lies the

The interior- most part of the earth is called the

The temperature of the core ranges between

Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

The main causes for deforestation are

Which of the following methods of timber extraction cause minimum environmental damage?

Forest is responsible for

The main reason for dam construction is

A sudden uncontrolled descent of a mass of earth under the force of gravity is called

The heat of the interior earth present at the volcanic regions, geysers or hot springs is called

Which is called as the perpetual source of energy?

The least quality of coal with 95% carbon content and 5% volatile matter is

All sources of water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and underground water together constitute

Famine is the result of

Prospecting, exploration, development and exploitation are the four phases of

Burning of biomass produces

The equitable use of resources is necessary for

India has second largest reserve of --------- after Brazil

Hygroscopic and combined water

Any material that can be transformed into more valuable and useful product or service is called

The single largest river development scheme in India is

Food security depends upon

Which of the following are renewable resources?

Which is the critical natural resource that constitutes only about 29 percent of the earths total surface?

Which of the following cannot be replaced easily

The splitting of the atomic nucleus is caused by

Disadvantages of solar energy are

Bio diesel another transportation fuel can be produced from left over food products like

Which is called the main unit of gobar gas?

Burning of the biomass produces heat energy known as

Petroleum is obtained by refining

Which is used as a fuel in automobiles and aeroplanes?

Which consists of hydro carbon chains with at least 50 carbon atoms?

Which is a mineral oil found between the rocks and the earths surface ?

Which is the mixture of helium and a number of hydrocarbons?

Which of the following is the lower grade of coal?

Which is the widely used solid fuel all over the world?

Which can be transformed into gas, liquid, low-sulphur?

Fossil fuels include

The higher the rate of energy consumption, the faster is the pace of development

What are the adverse impacts of modern agriculture?

Eroded agricultural land is now being replaced by

What is NBA?

Which of the following are the procedures of mining?

Which of the following is the adverse impact of mining ?

Equilibrium of the food chain is not necessary for the sustenance of the environment

Nuclear reaction chamber in which nuclear fission reaction is allowed to occur at a controlled rate by controlling the speed and number of neutrons is called

Which of the following is the cause of which a fertile piece of land gets converted into a desert?

In which of the following places there are water dispute?

Which of the following is the cause of drought?

When water moves downwards through moist soil under the force of gravity till it reaches a deep saturated zone of soil is called as?

The constituents of producer gas are