1 An endotherm's basal metabolic rate stays constant throughout a range of environmental temperatures known as the
Lower critical temperature zone
Thermoneutral zone
Higher critical temperature zone
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2 Which state has the largest coastline in India

West Bengal

Karnataka

Gujarat

Odisha

3 Indicators for sustainable development are
environmental pressures
environmental quality
society's response
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4 Stoichiometric calculations are based on

Moles

Atomic weight

Atomic number

Loss of mass

5 BOD of the effluents discharged on land for irrigation should not exceed

30 mg/L

100 mg/L

300 mg/L

60 mg/L

6 Which of the following adds to the carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere
Volcanic action
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Decay of organic matter
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7 Corrosion normally occurs when an electrochemical cell is set up on a metal surface.
The corroded area is

cathode

anode

electrolyte

entire metal surface

8 Acid sulphate soils are characteristic of marine coastal plains in areas rich in
Organic matter
Brackish water
Mangrove swamps
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9 The amount of energy at one trophic level divided by the amount of energy at the trophic level immediately below it is termed as

Trophic efficiency

Consumption efficiency

Assimilation efficiency

Production efficiency

10 Blue whale is placed under the category of

Endangered species

Critically endangered species

Vulnerable species

Extinct species

11 Maximum density of detritivorus micro organisms in pond ecosystem are present in

Limnetic zone

Photic zone

Littoral zone

Benthic zone

12 Species diversity show a marked pattern as one moves from equator to the poles. Species diversity

increases as one moves towards the poles from the equator

decreases as one moves from equator to poles

remains constant as one moves from equator to poles

is highest in the arctic and antartic regions

13 Coral reefs are mainly distributed globally in

Temperate waters

Tropical waters

Antartic waters

Arctic waters

14 Most common soil borne bacterial pathogen that manipulates plant by injecting its DNA segment into plant cell is

Acidaminococcus fermentans

Clostridium thermoacetium

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

15 Which among the following are the best tools/techniques to study landscape fragmentation
Remote sensing
Geodesy
Cartography
Geographical Information System
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16 An earthquake's epicentre is

usually in the lower part of the mantle

determined by analysing S wave arrival time at seismic stations

determined by analysing P wave arrival time at seismic station

a point on the surface directly above the focus

17 Water entrapped at the time of formation of the sedimentary rocks is called

Meteoric water

Connate water

Juvenile water

Groundwater

18 Which of the following pairs of igneous rocks have the same mineral composition

Granite basalt

Andesite rhyolite

Basalt gabbro

Pumic basalt

19 Traps for petroleum and natural gas formed by deformation such as folding and fracturing of rocks are known as

Lithification traps

Reservoir traps

Structural traps

Stratigraphic traps

20 In which one of the following areas does radiant drainage fully develop

On a point bar

Around an ox-bow lake

Near a delta

Around a volcano

21 Which of the following countries produce highest amount of hydropower

Australia

Canada

Italy

India

22 A solar cell of area 10 cmx10 cm produces a voltage of 0.6 V and a current upto 2 A. If solar insolation is 1000 the efficiency of the solar cell is

15%

12%

25%

24%

23 An ocean wave has a height of 3 m and has time period of 10 sec. The power available for extraction from this wave in the units of kW per meter of the wavefront is approximately

30

45

90

300

24 In the case of Silicon solar cell (Eg=1.12 the maximum wavelength of solar radiations for production of electron-hole pairs is

560 nm

480 nm

720 nm

1100 nm

25 The share of India in the total annual GHG emissions of the world is approximately

5

10 12%

17 20%

20 25%

26 In biogas, the percentage of methane is in the range of

50 70%

30 40%

70 90%

40 50%

27 Indira Gandhi canal passes through the following state
Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
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28 Trichloromonofluoromethane is
Freon II
A spray can propellent
A chlorofluorocarbon
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29 Which of the following air pollutants are released by thermal power plants
Oxides of nitrogen
Oxides of sulphur
Ammonia
Carbon monoxide
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30 The Noise Index Leq for a specific duration is a measure of

acoustic energy content

average noise amplitude

sum of instantaneous sound pressure levels

fluctuations in noise levels

31 When DDT enters the human body, it is

water soluble and easily excreted in urine

stored in the bones

fat soluble and stored in fat tissues

processed by enzymes and becomes a different compound which is toxic

32 In which EIA guidelines notification, developmental projects were categorized as and in India

EIA guidelines notification, 1994

EIA guidelines notification, 2006

EIA guidelines notification, 2000

EIA guidelines notification, 1986

33 Three important rivers of Indian sub-continent have their source near the Mansarovar lake in Tibet. These rivers are

Indus, Jhelum, Ganga

Indus, Sutlej, Yamuna

Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra

Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Gandak

34 Which state in India has the highest area of wastelands under barren/stony/rock category

Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

35 During clearance of any developmental project, the minimum distance required for site selection from eco-sensitive zone is

5 km

10 km

15 km

20 km

36 Which of the following are true regarding cultivation in India
It is largely practiced in N-E India
Fertility is exhausted in a few years
It is referred as 'Slash and Burn' technique
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37 Compensatory afforestation provisions are covered under the Environment Act names as

Indian Forest Act (Revised), 1982

Environment Protection Act, 1986

Forest Conservation Act, 1980

Public Liability Insurance Act, 1981

38 When a disaster has occured, the early action in a Disaster Management Plan could be

Response and Rescue

Warning and preparedness

Relief and Rehabilitation

Shelter and Food supply

39 An environmental problem associated with landfill waste disposal site is
Methane production
Ground water pollution
Incomplete decomposition
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40 Eco-labelling of commercial products is regulated by

ISO 14020

ISO 14010

ISO 14030

ISO 14040

41 Which one of the following is not a part of 'Waste Reduction' strategy

Reduced use of raw material

Material Reuse

Recycling of waste

Decreased toxicity

42 The expanded form of ISWM is

International Standards of Waste Management

Indian Standards for Waste Material

Integrated Solid Waste Management

International Solid Waste Management

43 Municipal Solid Waste (Handling and Management) rule and Biomedical Waste (Handling and Management) rule were implemented in the years respectively

2000 and 1998

1998 and 2002

1996 and 1998

1990 and 1985

44 If a phosphorous limited lake having surface area equal to 80x106 m2 is fed by stream with flow rate 20 m3/s that has phosphorous concentration of 0.01 then the phosphorous loading from the incoming stream is

4.0 g/s

0.2 g/s

0.4 g/s

0.6 g/s

45 If K is the carrying capacity of a population N in an ecosystem following the logistic growth, its growth rate becomes zero when



Mortality Natality



N=Half of the carrying capacity of the habitat

46 A good sample design should result in

A truely representative sample

Highly varied sampling error

Low level of confidence

Unsystemic bias

47 The mean of a Poisson's distribution is 8. Its standard deviation is

2

2 sq.rt

4

8/5

48 Destructive powers of Tsunami result mainly from its

Incredible Height

Unpredictability

Momentum and long wavelength

Cold water

49 Which one of the following is not correct for drip irrigation

Drip consists of a network of perforated plastic tubing below the ground surface

Drip irrigation increases fertilizer use and water pollution from fertilizer run-off

Small holes in the tubing drops off water at a slow rate close to plant roots

This technique was developed in Israel in the 1960's

50 The non-formal Environmental Education in India provides support to
Eco-clubs
GLOBE
Environmental appreciation courses
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