Topic -1
Environment
1. Environment deals with every-issue that affects a living organism
2. Biology deals with
a. Plants
b. Animals
c. Human beings
3. Iron is a non-renewable resource.
4. Natural History Society is located in -Mumbai
5. Salim Ali is related to –Birds. Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
6. Wildlife Institute of India is located in ………..-Dehradun
7. The book ‘Origin of Species’ is written by …………- Charles Darwin
8. Which among the following was a famous lawyer of Environment Protection ?- M. C. Mehta
9. Who was related to Chipko Movement ?-Sunderlal Bhaguna
10. Who opposed the Sardar Sarovar dam on the river Narmada ?-Medha Patekar
11. Rivers are -abiotic component
12. Bees act as ………………….- Pollinators
13. Which gas increases the Green House Effect ?-Carbon dioxide
14. Land is the ______of the total surface area of earth. -1/3rd
15. Which among the following is maximum in the earth’s crust?- Oxygen
16. Which among the following is the part of biosphere?
a. Lithosphere
b. Hydrosphere
c. Atmosphere
17. Developed nations are called………..- The North
18. Dodo got extinct from ………….-Madagascar
19. In India maximum water is utilized for ……….-Agriculture
20. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have dispute over………..-Krishna River
21. Which country is called Gift of Nile ?-Egypt
22. The Sardar Sarovar Project is on the river ________. -Narmada
23. Pneumoconiosis is the disease of _______. -Lungs
24. The headquarters of the FAO ( Food and Agriculture Organization) are in ______________. -Rome
25. Fish is the rich source of __________. –Protein
26. Taxol is used for the treatment of ____________. -Cancer
27. The maximum energy requirement in India is met by the ____________. -coal
28. Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred near……………..-USA
29. Photovoltaic cells are used for ____________. - Solar energy
30. Which states are good for producing wind energy?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Maharashtra
31. Measures of the Human Development Index ?
a. Increased longevity
b. An increase in knowledge
c. An enhancement of income
32. Recent National Forest Policy has been launched in ____________. -2016
33. The Statue of Unity is situated in which district of Gujarat ?-Vadodara
34. Which among the following is a type of protected area ?
a. National Parks
b. Biosphere Reserves
c. Wild Life Sanctuaries
35. Which personalities were related to Chipko Movement in India ?
a. Sunderlal Bahuguna
b. Chandi Pradsad Bhatt
c. Amrita Devi
36. Parts of ecosystem?
a. Rivers
b. Land
c. Forests
37. Carbon is an ……………-Organic Compound
38. Fungi is a ………….-Saprotrophs
39 . The animals that eat other animals are called -Carnivores
40. Which among the following gas is fixed by bacteria and fungus to make fertilizer for the plants ?-Nitrogen. It is fixed by Rhizobium. It converts atmospheric nitrogen ( N2) into nitrate. (NH3)
41. Conifer forests are found in ……………-Mountains
42. In India Evergreen Forests are found in -Western Ghats
43. Pine tree is found in ……….-Mountains
44. Babul is found in …………….-Dry Area
45. What should be the ideal forest cover in a country?-33%
46. Shola is a type of ……………..-Forest
47. Cold Desert is found in ………….. in India-Ladakh
48. Rann of Kutch is found in which state ………………..-Gujarat
49. Khejri Trees are found in …………….-Rajasthan
50. Which among the following places has the richest variety of Coral Reefs ?-Andaman and Nicobar Islands