EVS QUIZ 4
The United Nations Conference on Human Environment was organized at
Rio de Janiero
Paris
Stockholm
Delhi
_________ is a widely recognized study of environmental impacts on developmental projects
Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA)
Environmental Risk Assessment(ERA)
Environmental Impact Statement(EIS)
Environmental Management System (EMS)
The Precautionary principle was codified for the first time at
Earth Summit in 1992
United Nations Framework Convention in 1997
The Kyoto Protocol
Is yet to be codified
Carbon trading
Is a fundamental concept of national environmental laws and regulations
Monitors the impact of pollution upon environmental, social and economic justice
Suggests that funding for environmental improvement should be obtained from its benificiaries
Monitors the emission of hydrocarbons from automobiles
The Apex Body of standardization in the world formed in 1946 is
The International Society of Standardization
The International Organization of Standardization
The International of Standards Organization
The Council Of International Standardization
What has provided for better economies and has sustained economic development
Green revolution
Information technology
Industrialization
Globalization
Which continent has the least geographical distribution of the world population in 1995
Europe
Oceania
Africa
Latin america
Which continent has the most geographical distribution of the world population in 1995
North america
Asia
Oceania
Africa
------------ through out the world is incresingly threatening the global environmental balance
Population explosion
Industrialization
Pollution
Global warming
---------- in developing nations is faster than that in developed world
Economic growth
Population growth
Industrialization
Production
---------disease is very common among children and is also a child killer
Malaria
Polio
Diarrhea
Cholera
---------- is the process user for continuos replacement of essential body fluids during an attack of diarrhea
Oval rehydreation salts
Oval rehydreation therapy
Kidney transformation
Providing milk and juices
Oral rehydration salts are a combination of -------- and ---------- meant to be taken orally
Salt glectrolytes and sugar
Sodium chloride and glucose
Trisodium citrate and glucose
Potassium chloride and sugar
The world population is growing by more than 90 million per year, of which 93 percent is in _________ countries
Developed
Developing
Under developed
Less developed
_________________ is determined by the land area necessary to supply resources and disposal of waste in community
Ecological foot print
Population
Pollution
Afforestation
Non-renewable resources are consumed largely in ____________
Rural
Under developed nations
Developed nations
Developing nations
Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere due to depletion of stratospheric ozone
Reduced immune system
Increased skin cancer
Damage to eyes
Increased liver cancer
Any infectious disease that can be transmitted (in some instances, by a vector from non-human animals, both wild and domestic, to humans or from humans to non-human animals
Biosecurity
Zoonosis
Bio- diversity
Pollution
The process of grasslands being converted to desert mainly as a result of deforestation overgrazing and erosion due to poor land management is called _____________
Destruction
Deforestation
Afforestation
Desertification
World population day is on __________
15th August
11th September
11th july
15th October
The study of human population as a discipline is known as ____________
Burn cultivation
Demography
Biology
Demographic Transition
The escalation in growth of ________ has become a major cause of our environmental problems
Resources
Human numbers
Deforestation
Animals
_______________are pushing many thousands of plant and animals species into extinction
Natural calamities
Human activities
Pollution
Deforestation
Sharing of syringes and needles among intravenous drug users can transmit
Cholera
Diarrhoea
Hiv
Blood cancer
In india, the department of ---------- was set up in 1985 as a part of the ministry of HRD
Women and child development
Women development and micro credit development bureau
Child welfare and nutrition
National resource centre on value education
---------- scheme has revolutionized the way farmers access thier land records
Central social welfare board
Environment and health scheme
Bhoomi
Poverty elimination scheme
--------- is used in wild life to track census and study
Computer based modelling
Satellite programming
Radio sensing technology
None of the above
The ---------- on value education was set up at NCERT by the government of india to realize value based education at the school age in the country
NPCCD
UNEP
National resource centre
None of the above
HIV can be transmitted through transfusion of ---------
Contaminated blood
Infection
Sharing food
All of the above
The development of -------- has caused a knowledge explosion
Industrialization
Value education
Information technology
None of the above
Which of the following is not an autonomous organisation of the department of women and child development
CSWB
UNEP
RMK
NIPCCD
The history of human evolution and civilisation is about
3 million years old
100 million years old
1 billion years old
Only 50000 years old
Population growth in developing countries as compared to developed countries is
Negligible
Slower
Faster
At almost the same growth rate
Family welfare programme
Covers family planning only
Covers welfare measures of children,women,aged and the handicapped
Both a and b
None of the above
ORS is used in case of
Dehydration
Fluid and salt replacement due to diarrhoea and vomitting
Severe electrolyte depletion
All of the above
HIV destroys a kind defence cells in the body called
CD helper lymphocyte cells
White blood cells
Nerve cells
Red blood cells
HIV does not spread through
Contaminated blood
Unprotected sex
From infected mother to her baby
Sharing food vessels and eating food cooked by infected person
The process of continuous replacement of essential body fluids is
Rehydration therapy
Hydration therapy
Oral hydration therapy
Oral rehydration therapy
UNEP stands for
United nations environmental policy
United nations environmental programme
United nations environmental protection
None of the above
Which of the following is an autonomous organasation of the department of women and child development
Rashtriya mahila kosh
Central social welfare board
Both of the above
None of the above
Telemedicine and weather forecasting are examples of
Computer based modelling for analysis of weather
Use of radio sensing technology
Diversification of health care department
Application of IT in environment and health care
The threat to global environmental balance and fast depletion of natural resources are all outcome of
Overuse of natural resources
Population explosion
Pollution
All of the above
An environmental information system is an essential part of any government at
Only local level
Local and international level
National international and local level
National and local levels
The first case of aids in the world was reported at
Stockholm and italy
Beijing and taiwan
Italy,san francisco and beijing
Newyork and san francisco
Ones own belief,principles,perceptions,feelings and behaviour to judge what is right and wrong is called
Morality
Perception
Life science
Value education
The fundamental human rights include
The right to eat and access to livelihood
The access to livelihood and health
The right to eat and nutrition
Proper nutrition and health
SARS stands for
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Sudden and acute respiratory syndrome
Severe and acquired respiration state
None of the above
Equity and social justice are essential components of
Value education
Conservation of bio diversity
Human rights
Environmental ethics
Diarrhoea is caused by
Bacteria and protozoa
Viruses and fungi
Viruses only
Bacteria and viruses
The department of women and child development was set 1985 as part of
Ministry of women and child welfare department
Ministry of human resource development
Both of the above
None of the above
What is the percentage contribution of World Food Production done by India?
10 %
14%
20%
5%
According to Indian Agriculture Research Data Book 2004, the losses in fruits and vegetables are to the tune of
10%
20%
30%
40%
What serves as an effective tool for getting better produce in the category of Perishable Horticultural Produce?
First Harvest Technology
Second Harvest Technology
Third Harvest Technology
None of the above
Which of the following cannot be prepared from fruit waste?
Vinegar
Cedar
Gum
Natural Dye
Why is water added to the waste at the Methanisation plant?
To moisten the waste
To form garbage slurry
To extract chemicals from the waste
None of the above
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