MCQ on Environment and Sustainable Development

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ Quiz) on Environment, Atmosphere and Sustainable Development with answers and explanation. The MCQ based on Previous Year Questions (PYQ) of various exams such as UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, MPPSC Prelims. It is useful for various competitive exams like UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, IAS/PCS and others.

Previous Year Questions (PYQ) of UPSC/UPPSC/BPSC (Prelims) on Environment, Atmosphere and Sustainable Development:

Q 1. Environment refers to:

(a) The natural world of land, water, air, plants and animals that exist around it.

(b) The sum total of conditions which surround human Beings at a given point of time.

(c) The interacting system of physical, biological and Cultural elements which are interlinked.

(d) All the above

 Answer (d)

Q 2. The Environment (Protection) Act of India was enacted in:

(a) 1981

(b) 1986

(c) 1995

(d) 2000

 Answer (b)

Q 3. Environment is a composite state of:

(a) Biotic factors

(b) Physiographic factors

(c) Abiotic factors

(d) All of the above.

 Answer (d)

Q 4. Sustainable development is a matter of inter-generational sensibility in respect of the use of:

(a) Natural resources

(b) Material resources

(c) Industrial resources

(d) Social resources

 Answer (a)

Q 5. ‘Saving energy and other resources for the future without sacrificing people’s comfort in the present’ is the definition of which of the following concepts?

(a) Economic growth

(b) Economic development

(c) Sustainable development

(d) Human development

 Answer (c)

Q 6. The Decade of Sustainable Energy for all is the initiative Of:

(a) United Nations

(b) India

(c) Germany

(d) World Bank

 Answer (a)

Q 7. World Environment Day is celebrated on:

(a) 21 March

(c) 5 June

(b) 23 September

(d) 25 May

 Answer (c)

Q 8. A country's natural capital included all of the following except:

(a) Forest

(b) Roads

(c) Water

(d) Minerals

Answer (b)

 

Q 9.  National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is situated at:

(a) Bangalore

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Nagpur

(d) New Delhi

Answer (c) 

Q 10. Earth Summit' was held at:

(a) Cairo

(b) Durban

(c) Rio

(d) Kyoto

 Answer (c)

Q 11. International Conference held in Rio-de-Janeiro was:

(a) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

(b) Environment and Pollution Summit

(c) International new Economics

(d) None of these

 Answer (a)

Q 12. What is the thin layer of gasses around the earth called?

(a) Biosphere

(b) Atmosphere

(c) Water particle

(d) Hydrosphere

 Answer (b)

Q 13. Air is a/an

(a) Compound

(b) Element

(c) Mixture

(d) Electrolyte

 Answer (c)

Q 14. Percentage of Nitrogen in dry air:

(a) 21%

(b) 27%

(c) 50%

(d) 78%

 Answer (d)

Q 15. Which of the following is considered to be the optimum concentration of carbon-dioxide for natural balance in atmosphere?

(a) 0.02 percent

(b) 0.03 percent

(c) 0.05 percent

(d) 0.07 percent

 Answer (b)

Q 16. Which one of the following Noble Gases is not present in the air?

(a) Helium

(b) Argon

(c) Radon

(d) Neon

 Answer (c)

Q 17. In the atmosphere, the highest percentage:

(a) Oxygen

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Hydrogen

 Answer (c)

Q 18. If all the plants and trees vanish from the earth, the gas which will decrease is:

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Water vapour

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Oxygen

Answer (d)

 

Q 19. Which of the following is not a function of the tree?

(a) Absorption of carbon dioxide

(b) Absorption of noise

(c) Air pollution

(d) Releasing oxygen

Answer (c)

 

Q 20. Consider the following:

1. Photosynthesis

2. Respiration

3. Decay of organic matter

4. Volcanic action

Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on Earth?

(a) 1 and 4

(b) 2,3 and 4

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1,2,3 and 4

 Answer (b)

Q 21. The  concept of weathering relates to:

(a) Deposition of decomposed material

(b) Change in weather conditions day to day

(c) Natural process leading to the decomposition of rocks

(d) None of the above

 Answer (c)

Q 22. The Headquarter of World Meteorological Organization is located at:

(a) Geneva

(c) Sidney

(b) Rome

(d) Tokyo

 Answer (a)

Q 23. The headquarter of U.N.E.P. is located at:

(a) Geneva

(b) Nairobi

(c) Kathmandu

(d) New Delhi

 Answer (b)

Q 24. What does EPA stand for:

(a) Environment Pollution Agency

(b) Environmental Prohibition Agency

(c) Environmental Protection Agency

(d) None of these

 Answer (c)

Q 25. Eco-Mark is given to an Indian product which is:

(a) Pure and unadulterated

(b) Rich in protein

(c) Environment-friendly

(d) Economically viable

Answer (c)

 

Q 26. Sustainable agriculture means:

(a) Self-sufficiency

(b) To be able to export and import under WTO norms

(c) to utilise land so that its quality remains intact

(d) To utilise Wasteland for agricultural purposes

 Answer (c)

Q 27. Urbanization and industrialization are harmful:

(a) For balanced development

(b) Environment and ecology

(c) For biodiversity conservation

(d) For all the above.

 Answer (d)

Q 28. National Green Tribunal (NGT) was Government of India in established by the:

(a) 2008

(b) 2009

(c) 2010

(d) 2011

Answer (c)

Q 29. The Earth Summit +5 was held in 2:02 2012:

(a) 2005

(b) 2000

(c) 1999

(d) 1997

 Answer (d)

Q 30. Environmental degradation means:

(a) Overall degradation of environmental attributes.

(b) Adverse changes brought in by human activities.

(c) Ecological imbalance because of ecological diversity.

(d) All the above.

Answer (d)

 

Q 31.  Environment Protection Act (EPA) is also known as:

(a) Umbrella Legislation

(b) Eco-Mark

(c) Environment Legislation

(d) Eco Safety Law

Answer (a)

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