Environment MCQ-1

 Question: 1 The National Environment Research Institute is locate at

(A) Dehradun

(B) New Delhi

(C) Jaipur

(D) Nagpur

Ans: D Nagpur

Question: 2 Which one of the following ecosystems is known as the ‘Land of Big Games’?

(A) Prairie

(B) Taiga

(C) Savannah

(D) Selvas

Ans: C Savannah

Question: 3 Biotic component of the environment does not include

(A) Micro-organism system

(B) Plant system

(C) Animal system

(D) Soil system

Ans: D Soil system

Question: 4 Mangrove forests in Asia are largely concentrated in

(A) Philippines

(B) Indonesia

(C) Malaysia

(D) India

Ans: B Indonesia

Question: 5 The term ‘ecosystem’ was enunciated by

(A) A.G. Tansley

(B) E.P. Odum

(C) G. Mendal

(D) C.C. Park

Ans: A A.G. Tansley

Question: 6 Lichens are the best indicator of

(A) Noise pollution

(B) Soil pollution

(C) Water pollution

(D) Air pollution

Ans: D Air pollution

Question: 7 The author of Green Development is

(A) M.J. Bradshaw

(B) M. Nicolson

(C) W.M. Adams

(D) R.H. Whittaker

Ans: C W. M. Adams

Question: 8 Solar radiation plays the most important role in the

(A) Water cycle

(B) Nitrogen cycle

(C) Carbon cycle

(D) Oxygen cycle

Ans: A Water cycle

Question: 9 Which one of the following is related to ozone formation?

(A) Photosynthesis process

(B) Photochemical process

(C) Chemosynthesis process

(D) Hydrolysis process

Ans: B Photochemical process

Question: 10 The word ‘Ecology’ was coined in 1866 by

(A) Ernst Haeckel

(B) Charles Darwin

(C) Robert Whittaker

(D) Arthur Tansley

Ans: A Ernst Haeckel

• Environment MCQ-2