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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
ilent Springis a well known book written by |
| A. | John Miller |
| B. | Charles Darwin |
| C. | Rachel Carson |
| D. | Aldoleopold |
| Answer» B. Charles Darwin | |
| 2. |
_________ is mixed with petrol for being used in automobiles |
| A. | Gasohol |
| B. | Methanol |
| C. | Propanol |
| D. | Ethanol |
| Answer» B. Methanol | |
| 3. |
The European Union has a permanent ban on the use of __________ in toys. |
| A. | Phthalates |
| B. | Clay |
| C. | Polycarbonate |
| D. | Bisphenol |
| Answer» B. Clay | |
| 4. |
A __________ is formed due to the collection of water in a natural basis or depression in a mountainous area or in plains. |
| A. | Lake |
| B. | Stream |
| C. | Pond |
| D. | Spring |
| Answer» B. Stream | |
| 5. |
All food chains starts with __________ and ends with decay. |
| A. | Environment |
| B. | Organisms |
| C. | Photosynthesis |
| D. | Fungi |
| Answer» B. Organisms | |
| 6. |
Water from springs contain dissolved __________ compounds which are used to cure some skin diseases. |
| A. | Nitric |
| B. | Carbon |
| C. | Oxide |
| D. | Sulphur |
| Answer» B. Carbon | |
| 7. |
The drug morphine is extracted from _______ plant |
| A. | Cocoa |
| B. | Belladonna |
| C. | Opium Poppy |
| D. | Tannin |
| Answer» B. Belladonna | |
| 8. |
A permeable rock that contains hydrocarbon fluids and gasses is called a/an |
| A. | Oil trap |
| B. | Source bed |
| C. | Oil reservoir |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Source bed | |
| 9. |
The termNuclear winteris associated with |
| A. | Nuclear War |
| B. | Nuclear disarmament |
| C. | Nuclear weapon testing |
| D. | After effect of a nuclear explosion |
| Answer» B. Nuclear disarmament | |
| 10. |
The termnormalrefers to weather data averaged over: |
| A. | At least a day. |
| B. | Several months. |
| C. | One year. |
| D. | Thirty years. |
| Answer» B. Several months. | |
| 11. |
During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, theland of the midnight sunwould be found: |
| A. | At high latitudes |
| B. | At middle latitudes |
| C. | Near the equator |
| D. | In the desert southwest |
| Answer» B. At middle latitudes | |
| 12. |
What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and causes of damage to plants and animals? |
| A. | Smog |
| B. | Acid rain |
| C. | Monsoon rain |
| D. | Seasonal rain |
| Answer» B. Acid rain | |
| 13. |
When human body is infected by infection __________ type of cells are activated to defend the body. |
| A. | erythrocytes |
| B. | leukocytes |
| C. | lymphocytes |
| D. | monocytes |
| Answer» B. leukocytes | |
| 14. |
The movementPani Panjayathwas initiated to conserve waters in the drought prone areas of _______state. |
| A. | Tamilnadu |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
| 15. |
The termlatentmeans: |
| A. | Late |
| B. | Hot |
| C. | Light |
| D. | Hidden |
| Answer» B. Hot | |
| 16. |
good absorber of a given wavelength of radiation is also a good emitter of that wavelength.This is a statement of: |
| A. | Stefan-Boltzmann's law |
| B. | Wien's Law |
| C. | Kirchoff's Law |
| D. | The First Law of Thermodynamics |
| Answer» B. Wien's Law | |
| 17. |
Low level ozone is referred to as __________ ozone |
| A. | tropospheric |
| B. | stratospheric |
| C. | ionosperic |
| D. | exospheric |
| Answer» B. stratospheric | |
| 18. |
zone Holeis a _____________ |
| A. | Hole in the atmosphere |
| B. | Destruction of ozone layer |
| C. | Hole in the hydrosphere |
| D. | Hole in the troposphere |
| Answer» B. Destruction of ozone layer | |
| 19. |
When the air temperature is below freezing, the saturation vapor pressure over water is . |
| A. | Equal to zero |
| B. | Less than the saturation vapor pressure over ice |
| C. | Greater than the saturation vapor pressure over ice |
| D. | Equal to the saturation vapor pressure over ice |
| Answer» B. Less than the saturation vapor pressure over ice | |
| 20. |
Pick out the world s rarest monkey. |
| A. | Baboon |
| B. | Common Marmoset |
| C. | Golden langur |
| D. | Gibbon |
| Answer» B. Common Marmoset | |
| 21. |
Which of the following would be considered to be a biotic component of an environment |
| A. | Fire |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Fungi |
| D. | Soil |
| Answer» B. Water | |
| 22. |
_________ is the first country to have phased out the CFCs and HCFCs which are responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer |
| A. | Denmark |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | France |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 23. |
_________ is an important factor that aggravates the effect of drought |
| A. | Deforestation |
| B. | Soil Erosion |
| C. | Floods |
| D. | Acid Rain |
| Answer» B. Soil Erosion | |
| 24. |
Red sea is an example of a ________ structure. |
| A. | Folded |
| B. | lava |
| C. | Faulted |
| D. | residual |
| Answer» B. lava | |
| 25. |
The resources that are derived from bio-mass of living organisms are called ________ resources. |
| A. | renewable |
| B. | non-renewable |
| C. | environmental |
| D. | natural |
| Answer» B. non-renewable | |
| 26. |
The termEcoimplies |
| A. | Environment |
| B. | Ecotone |
| C. | Ecotourism |
| D. | Soil |
| Answer» B. Ecotone | |
| 27. |
As the air temperature increases, with no addition of water vapor to the air, the relative humidity will: |
| A. | Remain the same |
| B. | Increase |
| C. | Decrease |
| D. | Increase until it becomes equal to the dew point temperature |
| Answer» B. Increase | |
| 28. |
The movementBeej Bachao Andolanwas aimed for the conservation of _______ |
| A. | trees |
| B. | shrubs |
| C. | crops |
| D. | coconut |
| Answer» B. shrubs | |
| 29. |
A dim,waterysun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds. |
| A. | Stratocumulus |
| B. | Cirrostratus |
| C. | Cumulonimbus |
| D. | Altostratus |
| Answer» B. Cirrostratus | |
| 30. |
_________ is the regulatory authority of quality in India |
| A. | CPCB |
| B. | PCBC |
| C. | CBCP |
| D. | CPBC |
| Answer» B. PCBC | |
| 31. |
The true statement aboutgreen house effectis that it is |
| A. | caused by combination of many gases |
| B. | caused by CO2 |
| C. | caused only by CO2, CFC, CH4 and NO2 gases |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. caused by CO2 | |
| 32. |
The energy used for all plant life processes is derived from __________ radiation. |
| A. | ultra violet |
| B. | infra red |
| C. | beta |
| D. | solar |
| Answer» B. infra red | |
| 33. |
The termEcologywas coined by |
| A. | A.G.Tansley |
| B. | Earnst Haeckel |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Linnaeus |
| Answer» B. Earnst Haeckel | |
| 34. |
The atmosphere near the earth's surface isheated from below.Which of the following does not significantly contribute to this heating? |
| A. | Conduction of heat upward from a hot surface |
| B. | Convection from a hot surface |
| C. | Absorption of infrared energy that has been radiated from the surface |
| D. | Heat energy from the earth's interior |
| Answer» B. Convection from a hot surface | |
| 35. |
Which from the following countries does NOTnyeild veto-power? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | United Kingdom |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. United Kingdom | |
| 36. |
Arjuna Award is given forn. |
| A. | Exceptional service in emergency |
| B. | Bravery on battlefield |
| C. | Outstanding performance in sports |
| D. | Exceptional service in slum dwellers |
| Answer» B. Bravery on battlefield | |
| 37. |
Number of commands of Air Force are |
| A. | five |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | eight |
| Answer» B. six | |
| 38. |
Nowadays many novel chemicals are being synthesized termed as xenobiotics. The unique feature of these is what they are I.biodegradablenII.non- biodegradablenIII.pose on environmental threatnIV.they are environment friendly |
| A. | I, III |
| B. | II, III |
| C. | I, III, IV |
| D. | II, III, IV |
| Answer» B. II, III | |
| 39. |
Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR u0026 not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships. |
| A. | Belarus and Ukraine |
| B. | Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| C. | Tonga and Nauru |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Czech Republic and Slovakia | |
| 40. |
The literacy rate of Andaman u0026 Nicobar Islands is |
| A. | 81.18 per cent |
| B. | 80.76 per cent |
| C. | 79.23 per cent |
| D. | 78.11 per cent |
| Answer» B. 80.76 per cent | |
| 41. |
The last Hindu king who party succeeded in establishingHindu Swarajwas |
| A. | Akbar, the Great |
| B. | Chhatrapati Shivaji |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Bahadurshah Zafar Khan |
| Answer» B. Chhatrapati Shivaji | |
| 42. |
Sonia Nazario ofLos Angeles Timeswas awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for |
| A. | music |
| B. | editorial writing |
| C. | commentary |
| D. | feature writing |
| Answer» B. editorial writing | |
| 43. |
फिरोज तुगलक द्वारा स्थापित दार-उल-सफा क्या था - |
| A. | एक दानशाला |
| B. | एक खैराती अस्पताल |
| C. | एक पुस्तकालय |
| D. | तीर्थयात्रियों के लिए एक अतिथि-गृह |
| Answer» C. एक पुस्तकालय | |
| 44. |
निम्नलिखित में से किस मुस्लिम शासक ने तीर्थयात्रा पर कर समाप्त कर दिया था - |
| A. | बहलोल लोदी |
| B. | शेरशाह |
| C. | हुमायूं |
| D. | अकबर |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
अलाउद्दीन खिलजी के आक्रमण के समय देवगिरि का शासक कौन था - |
| A. | प्रतापरुद्र देव |
| B. | रामचन्द्र देव |
| C. | मलिक काफूर |
| D. | राणा रतन सिंह |
| Answer» C. मलिक काफूर | |
| 46. |
शिवाजी की राजधानी कहां थी - |
| A. | रायगढ़ |
| B. | सिंधुदुर्ग |
| C. | पूना |
| D. | कोल्हापुर |
| Answer» B. सिंधुदुर्ग | |
| 47. |
तुजुक-ए-बाबरी किस भाषा में लिखा गया था - |
| A. | फारसी |
| B. | अरबी |
| C. | तुर्की |
| D. | उर्दू |
| Answer» D. उर्दू | |
| 48. |
उनवन्त प्रकाश का लेखक है - |
| A. | मौली कवि |
| B. | बोधराज |
| C. | परमल |
| D. | विद्यापति |
| E. | उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं/उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक |
| Answer» B. बोधराज | |
| 49. |
नालन्दा विहार का विध्वंस किया था - |
| A. | बख्तियार खलजी |
| B. | कुतुबुद्दीन ऐबक |
| C. | मुहम्मद बिन तुगलक |
| D. | अलाउद्दीन खलजी |
| E. | उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं/उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक |
| Answer» B. कुतुबुद्दीन ऐबक | |
| 50. |
गुलाम वंश का प्रथम शासक कौन था - |
| A. | कुतुबुद्दीन ऐबक |
| B. | इल्तुतमिश |
| C. | रजिया |
| D. | बलबन |
| Answer» B. इल्तुतमिश | |