MSBTE 22447 Environmental Studies MCQ with Answers

Unit no. 2

1. _____% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.

a) 20
b) 80
c) 71
d) 100
Ans: <c>

2. When trees are cut, amount of oxygen

a) decreases
b) increases
c) both a) and b)
d) remains same
Ans: <a>

3. Write example of Non-metallic minerals

Identify the uses of water
a) domestic
b) industrial
c) agricultural
d) All the above
Ans: <d>

4. Land covers up only _____% of the earth’s surface

a) 10
b) 29
c) 40
d) 30
Ans: <b>

5. Which metals are used for making Jewellery?

a) Sodium, Potassium
b) Zinc, Tungsten
c) Iron, Copper, Aluminium
d) Gold, silver, platinum
Ans: <d>

6. Write example of Non-metallic minerals

a) Lime
b) Haematite
c) Cuprite
d) Bauxite
Ans: <a>
7. Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called ________.
a) geothermal energy sources
b) fossil fuels
c) biomass
d) All of the above
Ans: <b>

8. Forest is responsible for_________

a) water shed protection
b) land erosion control
c) providing economic and environmental benefits
d)All of the above
Ans: <d>

9. Identify the Metallic minerals from following-

a) Haematite
b) Bauxite
c) Both a and b
d) none
Ans: <c>

10. _________area is a land used as a permanent residence, such as a house, apartment,

nursing home, school, etc
a) industrial
b) agricultural
c) residential
d) Landfill
Ans: <c >

11. Conservation of soil and water is which type of function of forest resources?
a) Productive
b) Protective
c) Regulative
d) none
Ans: <b>

12. Which energy is converted into electrical energy by a solar cell ?

a) Chemical Energy
b) Nuclear Energy
c) Solar energy
d) Magnetic Energy
Ans: <c>
13. Renewable source of energy is_____
a) coal
b) petroleum
c) plants
d) uranium
Ans: <c >

14. What unit of solar energy does the earth intercept?

a) 2,200 millionth
b) 2,000 millionth
c) 2,100 millionth
d) 2,300 millionth
Ans: <b>

15. What is LPG?

a) liquefied petroleum gas
b) Loaded petroleum gas
c) liquid petroleum gas
d) None of the above
Ans: <a >

16. The resources which can be used again and again after passing through some processes
are known as____

----
a) Renewable resources
b) Non-renewable resources
c) Cyclic resources
d) All of the above
Ans: <c>

17. Which of the following is an example of cyclic resource?

a) water
b) oil
c) coal
d) none of the above
Ans: <a >

18. The energy sources are continuously replenished at a constant rate are called
as_________
a) New Resources
b) Renewable Resources
c) Renewable Resources
d) old Resources
Ans: <b>
19. Tidal energy is used to rotate turbines and generate______
a) Fuel
b) Water
c) Salt
d) electricity
Ans: <d>

20. ______produce a number of benefits, such as flood control, irrigation, and water supply.
a) Thermal power
b) solar energy
c) Hydropower
d) wind power
Ans: <c>

21. __________is the heat of interior of the earth present at volcanic regions, geysers or hot
springs.
a) Geothermal energy
b) solar energy
c) Hydro energy
d) wind energy
Ans: <a >

22. ______is used as a household and industrial fuel

a) LPG
b) CNG
c) biogas
d) none of the above
Ans: <a>

23. Resource depletion occurs when the renewable and non renewable resources became
____ because of their faster consumption
a) scare
b) abundant
c) both a) and b)
d) All of the above
Ans: <a>

24. The term resource depletion is commonly associated with.......

a) water uses
b) fossil fuel consumption
c) trees and fishing
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>
25. The causes of depletion of natural resources.......
a) over population
b) over consumption
c) wastage
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>

26. When 'need' turns to 'greed' it starts __________

a) overexploitation
b) conservation
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>

27. One of the Manmade Causes of Landslides s_________

a) Rain
b) Unsafe Mining Activities
c) Cyclones
d) Earthquakes
Ans: <b>

28. What will be the impact of Extinction of species?

a) Cyclones
b) Earthquakes
c) food web changes
d) Rain
Ans: <c>

29. ___________is major driving force of all of our resource problems

a) Overconsumption
b) Population growth
c) Wastage
d) all the above
Ans: <d >

30. What happens when natural resources become scarce because they are consumed fast?
a) resource depletion
b) resource creation
c) resource ends
d) none
Ans: <a>
31. The wrong Agricultural practices contaminates the land resources and make it
unsuitable for_______
a) residence
b) industrialization
c) crop production
d) landfill
Ans: <c>

32. Over exploitation of fertile soil particularly in areas of low rainfall by cultivating
_________
a) complex crops
b) cash crops.
c) simple crops
d) seasonal crops
Ans: <b >

33. ______ is one of the Solutions for Conserving Natural Resources

a) forestation
b) deforestation
c) mining
d) extinction
Ans: <a >

34. Nuclear energy plant has potential of high risk / disaster like___
a) Hiroshima
b) Nagasaki
c) Chernobyl
d) Minamata
Ans: <c>

35. Heat is the flow of thermal energy from___ temperature to ____temperature.

a) High to low
b) low to high
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>

36. Solar energy is clean, noise free and renewable form of energy which causes _______
a) pollution
b) no pollution
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Ans: <b>
37. The heat of the interior of the earth present at volcanic regions, geysers or hot springs is
called as_____
a) Tidal energy
b) Solar energy
c) geothermal energy
d) none of the above
Ans: <c>

38. _______problem is usually associated with wind mills.

a) Air pollution
b) Noise pollution
c) water pollution
d) none of the above
Ans: <b>

39. Tidal energy is environment friendly energy as it doesn't produce ____

a) greenhouse gases.
b) green ground gases
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>

40. Fossils fuel is an important source of energy for

a) transport
b) homes
c) industries
d) all of them
Ans: <d >

41. Biomass means all materials which come from _____

a) Living organisms.
b) non-living things
c) both a and b
d) none
Ans: <a >

42. when the water is ejected from earth’s interior in the form of hot water it is called
a) ice caps
b) hot springs
c) both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Ans: <b>
43. Efficiency of ______is far greater as compared to coal, solar or wind energy.
a) tidal power
b) Horse power
c) Man power
d) none
Ans: <a>

44. __________ doesn’t pollute the air like power plants that burn fossil fuels
a) coal
b) petroleum oil
c) Hydropower
d) natural gas
Ans: <c >

45. World primary on an average energy demand increase by ______ per year
a) 1.60 %
b) 2.60 %
c) 3.60 %
d) 4.60 %
Ans: <a >

46. The demand of oil in 2040 will be increase from

a) 65 million barrel to 165 million barrel per day
b) 95 million barrel to 195 million barrel per day
c) 85 million barrel to 106 million barrel per day
d) 105 million barrel to 205 million barrel per day
Ans: <c>

47. The demand of coal increase in 2040 is

a) 20 %
b) 22 %
c) 26 %
d) 40 %
Ans: <c>

48. Why there is a need of energy conservation?

a) limited resources
b) continuous increase in demands
c) exhausted of the energy
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>

49. At personal level how we conserve the energy?

a) switch off fans and lights when not in use
b) always switch on fans and lights
c) switch on street lights in day time
d) switch on energy appliances at public places Ans: <a>
50. Which is not an energy strategy for a sustainable world
a) Immediate term strategy
b) Medium term strategy
c) long term strategy
d) ultimate strategy
Ans: <d>

51. The demand of oil in _____ will be increase from 85 million barrel to 106 million barrel
per day
a) 2020
b) 2030
c) 2040
d) 2050
Ans: <c>

52. ___and___ are the most used energy fuels for generating electricity.
a) Coal and natural gas
b) wind and hydro power
c) tidal and hydro power
d) solar and wind power
Ans: < a >

53. Promoting of energy efficiency & emission standards is a _____ strategy for
sustainability.
a) Medium-term strategy
b) Long – term strategy
c) Immediate term strategy
d) none
Ans: <b>

54. _______increases national, personal and financial security.

a) money conservation
b) Energy conservation
c) time conservation
d) none
Ans: <b>

55. Necessary condition for socio-economic change to lead to a sustainable world must
include_________
to lead to a sustainable world must include
a) Harmony with the environment
b) Economic viability
c) Satisfaction of basic needs of the peoples
d) all the above
Ans: <d>
56. Resources that can be replenished naturally in the course of time are called ________
a) cyclic resources
b) Renewable Resources.
c) non-renewable Resources.
d) none
Ans: <b >

57. Solar energy is _________ form of energy

a) conventional
b) nonconventional
c) both a and b
d) none
Ans: <b >

58. Productive functions of forest includes avability of ____

a) timber
b) bamboo
c) medicines
d) all the above
Ans: <d >

59. nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion are________

a) general processes
b) special processes
c) nuclear processes
d) none
Ans: <c >

60. Minerals such as Gasoline, Copper, and Zinc production are estimated to decline in the
next _____years.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20
Ans: <d >

61. About _____% of the earth’s water is strong saline.

a) 50
b) 25
c) 97
d) 100
Ans: <c>

62. Private companies misuse __________ for getting more profit.

a) Natural resources
b) money
c) manpower d) none Ans: <a >
 63. In 2018 the total world energy came from ___% fossil fuels
a) 64
b) 60
c) 74
d) 70
Ans: <a >

64. Deregulation and privatization of energy sector is a _____strategy for sustainability.

a) Medium-term strategy
b) Long – term strategy
c) Immediate term strategy
d) none
Ans: <b >

65. Dams are constructed across the river is used for generating ____
a) Thermal power
b) wind power
c) tidal power
d) Hydro electricity
Ans: <d >

66. Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the
world?
a) Temperate Coniferous forests
b) Temperate Deciduous forest
c) Tropical Monsoon forests
d) Tropical Rain forests
Ans: <a>

67. Plants get their nitrogen from–

a) rain
b) the soil
c) the air
d) the bed rock
Ans: <b>

68. Pollination by wind is called–

a) Autogamy
b) Entomophily
c) Anemophily
d) Ornithophily
Ans: <c>
69. Forest is responsible for
a) water shed protection
b) land erosion control
c) providing economic and environmental benefits
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>

70. --- is the perpetual source of energy.

a) nuclear reactor
b) hydropower
c) solar energy
d) None of the above
Ans: <c>

71. which of the following is not renewable resources?

a) coal
b) wind power
c) Geo thermal energy
d) thermal energy
Ans: <a>

72. The main causes of deforestation is

a) overgrazing
b) Agriculture industry and another developmental project
c) Timber extraction
d) all of the above
Ans: <d>

73. water logging and soil salinity are the outcomes of...
a) over- irrigation
b) mining
c) soil erosion
d) acid rain
Ans: <a>

74. Wind energy is harnessed as----------------- energy with the help of windmill.
a) mechanical
b) solar
c) electrical
d) heat
Ans: <a>
75. Any material that can be transform into more valuable and useful product for all service
is called as
a) resource
b) minerals
c) product
b) None of the above
Ans: <a>

76. Burning of fossil fuels

a) decreases greenhouse gases
b) increases greenhouse gases
c) increase level of oxygen
d) increase level of ethane
Ans: <b>

77. All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, show, hail
etc. is known as------------------
a) precipitation
b) Calcification
c) Fixation
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>

78. when the water is ejected from earth’s interior in the form of hot water it is called
a) Geyser
b) hot springs
c) both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Ans: <b>

79. Green revolution is associated with ---------------

a) sericulture
b) agriculture
c) fish culture
d) None of the above
Ans: <b>

80. Pollination by wind is called–

a) Autogamy
b) Entomophily
c) Anemophily
d) Ornithophily
Ans: <c>
81. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) All of the above
Ans: <c>

82. Which of the following enhances soil fertility?

a) Improved methods of agriculture
b) crop rotation
c) Using new seed verities
d) Irrigation
Ans: <b>

83. Forest is an example of

a) Marine ecosystem
b) Limnic ecosystem
c) Artificial Ecosystem
d)Terrestrial Ecosystem
Ans: <d>

84. The resources that can be replaced by natural ecological cycle is called
a) renewable
b) non renewable
c) exhaustible
d) natural
Ans: <a>

85. Area X represents

a) coal
b) solar
c) nuclear
d) oil
Ans: <a>

86. The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are:

a) Chlorophyll containing trees and plants
b) Herbivores
c) Carnivores
d) Bacteria and another micro-organism
Ans: <a>

87. The amount of oil that may become available for use is called oil ________.
a) reserves
b) reservoir
c) resources
d) trap Ans: <c>
 88. A coal deposit that is not economical to mine today would be considered part of our
__________
a) coal reserves
b) coal resources
c) coal reservoir
d) None of the above
Ans: <b>

89. Area W represents

a) coal
b) solar
c) nuclear
d) oil
Ans: <d>

90. What is the leading source of energy used in the United States today?
a) coal
b) oil resources
c) natural gas
d) nuclear power
Ans: <b>

91. Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called ________.
a) geothermal energy sources
b) fossil fuels
c) biomass
d) All of the above
Ans: <b>

92. All oil traps contain ___________.

a) an impermeable layer
b) an anticline
c) a fault
d) All of the above
Ans: <a>

93. Area Y represents

a) coal
b) solar
c) nuclear
d) oil
Ans: <c>
94. The world has the least amount of which of the following fuel types.
a) oil
b) coal
c) uranium
d) there are roughly equal amounts of each of these fuels
Ans: <a>

95. Area Z represents

a) coal
b) solar
c) nuclear
d) oil
Ans: <b>

96. Burning of which of the following fuels produces the least amount of carbon dioxide per
unit of energy?
a) coal
b) oil
c) natural gas
d) all of these produce the same amount of carbon dioxide.
Ans: <c>

97. Nuclear energy is derived by ___________.

a) combustion of atoms of U 235
b) fission of atoms of U 235
c) fusion of atoms of U 235
d) the breaking of U 235 bonds
Ans: <b>

98. Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste is called
__________.
a) fossil fuels
b) biomass
c) geothermal energy
d) natural gas
Ans: <b>

99. Which of the following energy sources does not produce carbon dioxide?
a) oil
b) uranium
c) coal
d) natural gas
Ans: <b>
100. The most nuclear fuel used in the world is________________
a) Thorium – 232
b) Uranium – 238
c) Uranium – 235
d) Plutonium – 239
Ans: <c>