Question: 1 The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in
(A) Equatorial forests
(B) Deserts and Savanna
(C) Temperature deciduous forests
(D) Tropical moist forests
Ans: A Equatorial forests
Question: 2 The Ramsar convention is associated with the conservation of
(A) Wet lands
(B) Dry lands
(C) Forests
(D) Bio fuels
Ans: A Wet lands
Question: 3 The use of fossil fuels is responsible for the increase in the amount of which gas in the atmosphere?
(A) Argon
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Ozone
(D) Nitrogen
Ans: B Carbon dioxide
Question: 4 Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the viewpoint of sustainable development?
(A) Atomic energy
(B) Coal
(C) Mineral oil and gas
(D) Hydro electricity
Ans: D Hydro electricity
Question: 5 Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Carbon dioxide
Ans: A Nitrogen
Question: 6 Which one of the following adopted “Agenda 21”?
(A) Kyoto Protocol
(B) Montreal Protocol
(C) Summit on Sustainable Development
(D) First Earth Summit
Ans: D First Earth Summit
Question: 7 The greenhouse effect is mostly caused by
(A) Ozone layer
(B) Moisture in the atmosphere
(C) Infra red radiation
(D) Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Ans: D Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Question: 8 Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?
(A) Eucalyptus
(B) Babool
(C) Neem
(D) Amaltas
Ans: A Eucalyptus
Question: 9 Which one of the following is important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity?
(A) Wild Life Sanctuaries
(B) National Parks
(C) Botanical Gardens
(D) Biosphere Reserves
Ans: D Biosphere Reserves
Question: 10 The concept of ecological niche was first introduced by
(A) G.E. Hutchinson
(B) J.Grinnell
(C) E.P. Odum
(D) C.C. Park
Ans: B J.Grinnell
