Sail E0 Webinar

General Knowledge

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MCQs

Total Questions : 2671 | Page 2 of 268 pages
Question 11. Acid deposition causes
  1.    the greenhouse effect to lessen
  2.    lakes and forests to die
  3.    acid indigestion in humans
  4.    all the above are correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> lakes and forests to die
Question 12. Melanornia (skin cancer) is associated with
  1.    ozone accumulation
  2.    ozone depletion
  3.    acid rain
  4.    allergens
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> ozone depletion
Question 13. Soil pollution is caused by
  1.    Aerosol
  2.    Ozone
  3.    Acid rain
  4.    PAN
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Acid rain
Question 14. When oil and gas resources are burnt they kill many forests and lakes by
  1.    deforestation
  2.    water pollution
  3.    acid rain
  4.    forest fire
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> acid rain
Question 15. What is hibernation and aestivation?
  1.    Thermal adaptation shown by animals
  2.    wind adaptation shown by animals
  3.    adaptation of animals to escape from predators
  4.    none
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Thermal adaptation shown by animals
Question 16. Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called:
  1.    Radiation fog
  2.    Evaporation (mixing) fog
  3.    Advection fog
  4.    Upslope fog
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Evaporation (mixing) fog
Question 17. Fine organic or inorganic particles suspended in air is called
  1.    particulate pollutant
  2.    gaseous pollutant
  3.    aerosol
  4.    none of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> aerosol
Question 18. Ramsar Convention refers to the conservation of ____________
  1.    Deserts
  2.    Wetlands
  3.    Agriculture lands,
  4.    Forest land
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Wetlands
Question 19. The earth's atmosphere is divided into layers based on the vertical profile of:
  1.    Air pressure
  2.    Air temperature
  3.    Air density
  4.    Wind speed
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Air temperature
Question 20. CFCs are used as
  1.    refrigerants
  2.    insulators
  3.    aerosol propellants
  4.    all the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> all the above

Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers