List of top Environmental Studies Questions

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Agricultural runoff, sewage, and industrial effluents are major causes of the deterioration of water quality in lakes and ponds. Productivity of lakes and ponds (for example, algal bloom and phytoplankton bloom) increases manifold due to agricultural runoff as well as due to excess inputs of nutrients including limiting nutrients, but this continuous increased productivity leads to the death of lakes and ponds. The dissolved oxygen BOD, temperature, turbidity, and salinity are important parameters of water quality in a lake and change naturally on a day and night basis as well as a seasonal basis. However, anthropogenic inputs change these parameters abruptly and adversely impact the water quality of the lakes. As a result, water in lakes and ponds does not remain fit for human consumption as well as for livestock. Immediate attention and affirmative actions are needed to protect lakes and ponds in our environment.

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Species interaction and productivity are two important components of any given ecosystem. In an ecosystem, interspecific interactions arise from the interaction of populations of two different species. Such interactions could be beneficial to both species, harmfulto both species, beneficial to one and harmful to the other, or vice-versa. There are also cases where only one species is harmed or benefitted, while the other remains unaffected. On the other hand, the productivity of an ecosystem starts with photosynthesis by green plants and is measured as the amount of biomass produced over a period of time. Such biomass becomes available for consumption to heterotrophs.

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Which of the following soil has high water retention capacity?

Which of the following statements are correct?
Species that invade a bare area are called: Pioneer species.
In primary succession on rocks, the pioneers are usually lichens.
In primary succession in water, the pioneers are reed swamps. In secondary succession,
species that invade depend on soil, water, and environment.
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The number of individuals of the same species that have come into a habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration is referred to as:

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List-I (Concept)	List-II (Proposed by)
(A) Ecology	(II) Norman Myers
(B) Ecosystem	(IV) Ernst Haeckel
(C) Human population growth	(I) Sir Arthur Tansley
(D) Hot spots	(III) T R Malthus

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The ecological thought that believes in saving the forests as trees give oxygen, better rainfall, and air quality, but not for its intrinsic values, belongs to:

The first Earth Day was celebrated on:

The plants and animals that cannot maintain a constant internal environment are called:

Which of the following is not a major goal of WWF?

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List-I (Author)	List-II List-II (Book/Poem)
(A) Gary Snyder	(I) Mountains and Rivers Without End
(B) Wendell Berry	(II) The Closing Circle
(C) Rachel Carson	(III) Silent Spring
(D) Barry Commoner	(IV) A Place on Earth

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A bee-keeper in an orchard enables pollination and fertilization of the orchard’s shrubs and trees. This is an example of ____________.

Which of the following treaty prohibits the import of any hazardous waste (including radioactive waste) into African nations only?

Arrange the atmospheric layers starting from the Earth’s surface upwards:
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Stratopause
(D) Mesopause
(E) Troposphere
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Which of the following are examples of resources?
(A) Materials
(B) Energy
(C) Knowledge
(D) Services
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Which of the following is associated with Ozone destruction in the Stratosphere?
(A) CFCs
(B) Polar stratospheric clouds
(C) UV-B
(D) UV-A
(E) Cl radicals
Correct Answer: Option (4) (A), (B), (C) and (D)

Which of the following is not a basic pillar of sustainable development?

Arrange the following radiation in increasing order of their wavelength:
(A) UV-C
(B) UV-B
(C) UV-A
(D) Infra-red
(E) Microwave
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Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

The diversity of organisms that share the same community/habitat is called as _____________.

The concept of Joint Forest Management does not include:

Which of the following is the main characteristic of perpetual resources?

The ability of the environment to absorb and render removal of harmless waste and pollution is referred to as:

Which one of the following is an incorrect statement in the context of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?