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This section includes 423 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environment Management knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What was the worst effect of El Nino 1997-8 on Argentina? |
| A. | Worst drought for 20 Years |
| B. | Heavy rains delayed planting of crops on the pampas |
| C. | Forest Fire Burnt out Control |
| D. | Forest Fire Burnt out Control |
| Answer» C. Forest Fire Burnt out Control | |
| 2. |
Non living things in an environment is known as |
| A. | Biotic Factors |
| B. | Abiotic Factors |
| C. | Biotic and abiotic factors |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Biotic and abiotic factors | |
| 3. |
Which currents has great human and environmental effects, which are not confined to the South America and Pacific Ocean? |
| A. | Equatorial and Southern Currents |
| B. | Peruvian and Southern Equatorial Currents |
| C. | Equatorial and Southern Currents |
| D. | Peruvian Currents |
| Answer» C. Equatorial and Southern Currents | |
| 4. |
Where is the worst effect of cyclone felt? |
| A. | Mountain Areas |
| B. | Coastal Areas |
| C. | Oceans |
| D. | land Surface |
| Answer» C. Oceans | |
| 5. |
Typhoon is formed in the |
| A. | South China Sea |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Caribbean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» B. Indian Ocean | |
| 6. |
Which type of farming is sustainable? |
| A. | Plantations |
| B. | Shifting cultivation |
| C. | Nomadic Grazing |
| D. | Cattle ranching |
| Answer» C. Nomadic Grazing | |
| 7. |
The heavy an prolong period of rain causes |
| A. | Flood |
| B. | Drought |
| C. | Cyclone |
| D. | Hurricane |
| Answer» B. Drought | |
| 8. |
Water poor countries pump up underground water to the surface is known as |
| A. | Saliniation |
| B. | Desalinization |
| C. | Aquifers |
| D. | osmosis |
| Answer» D. osmosis | |
| 9. |
In 1841, what was the percentage of employement in teritary sector? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 27% |
| C. | 21% |
| D. | 41% |
| Answer» C. 21% | |
| 10. |
How much rain fell during El Nino event in Trujillo as compared to the normal rain? |
| A. | 370 mm |
| B. | 380mm |
| C. | 300mm |
| D. | 250mm |
| Answer» C. 300mm | |
| 11. |
In developing countries, there are high mortality due to |
| A. | Extreme Weather |
| B. | Cold Weather |
| C. | Snow |
| D. | Wind |
| Answer» B. Cold Weather | |
| 12. |
In Peru rice, cotton, and crops, depends on amount of: |
| A. | Rainfall |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Nutrients |
| D. | Plants |
| Answer» B. Water | |
| 13. |
Which swamp is located in USA |
| A. | Sudd Swamp |
| B. | Okavango Swamp |
| C. | Everglades swamp |
| D. | Wetlands |
| Answer» D. Wetlands | |
| 14. |
What maintains surface temperature of earth? |
| A. | GHGs |
| B. | Infrared Radiations |
| C. | Ultraviolet Radiations |
| D. | Global climate change |
| Answer» B. Infrared Radiations | |
| 15. |
'Atmosphere' is made up of several layers of |
| A. | Greenhouse Gases |
| B. | Liquid |
| C. | Pollutants |
| D. | Gases |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
'GCM' possess a horizontal resolution, approximately |
| A. | 500km |
| B. | 300km |
| C. | 400km |
| D. | 800km |
| Answer» C. 400km | |
| 17. |
The green revolution began from Mexico in |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» D. 1990 | |
| 18. |
What will be seriously threatened by rising sea level ? |
| A. | Coastal cities |
| B. | Marine Animals |
| C. | Terrestrial Areas |
| D. | Sea |
| Answer» B. Marine Animals | |
| 19. |
Three main climatic factors that directly affect malaria transmission are temperature, rainfall and relative humidity (the amount of moisture in air). Several ?three basic factors of climatic variability that causes malaria are: |
| A. | Temperature, rainfall and humidity |
| B. | Acid rain, temperature and sunlight |
| C. | Humidity, sunlight, temperature |
| D. | Acid rain, sunlight and temperature |
| Answer» B. Acid rain, temperature and sunlight | |
| 20. |
Condensation of water vapour, resulting in |
| A. | Pollution |
| B. | Cloud Formation |
| C. | Humidity, |
| D. | Sedimentation |
| Answer» C. Humidity, | |
| 21. |
Between June and October the river Ganges in Bangladesh is swollen by |
| A. | Flooding |
| B. | Monsoon Rain |
| C. | Cyclone |
| D. | Tropical Cyclone |
| Answer» C. Cyclone | |
| 22. |
Bubonic plague is commonly known as |
| A. | Black death |
| B. | Viral death |
| C. | White death |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» B. Viral death | |
| 23. |
Temperature has been increased about 2 degree Celsius over the |
| A. | Poles |
| B. | Temperate region |
| C. | Taiga |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» B. Temperate region | |
| 24. |
Warmer water from Indonesia is allowed to drift eastwards across the |
| A. | Pacific |
| B. | Antarctic |
| C. | Californian |
| D. | Arctic |
| Answer» B. Antarctic | |
| 25. |
Earthquake and volcanoes are which hazards? |
| A. | Tectonic hazard |
| B. | Climatic hazards |
| C. | Physical Hazards |
| D. | chemical Hazards |
| Answer» B. Climatic hazards | |
| 26. |
Climate is defined as average |
| A. | Weather conditions |
| B. | Temperature |
| C. | Rainfall |
| D. | Snow |
| Answer» B. Temperature | |
| 27. |
Why threats have been increased on wetlands? |
| A. | Agriculture and more land use |
| B. | Deforestation |
| C. | Eutrophication |
| D. | Urbanization |
| Answer» B. Deforestation | |
| 28. |
What is a economical loss in natural disaster? |
| A. | Loss of Basic needs of life |
| B. | Damage of infrastructure,crops,farms |
| C. | Death of friends and family |
| D. | Public utilities |
| Answer» C. Death of friends and family | |
| 29. |
A change in incoming solar radiation constitutes: |
| A. | Global Warming |
| B. | Radiative forcing |
| C. | Climate Change |
| D. | Greenhouse gas |
| Answer» C. Climate Change | |
| 30. |
Areas with low precipitation is known as: |
| A. | Dryland |
| B. | Wetland |
| C. | Coastal Areas |
| D. | Fertile land |
| Answer» B. Wetland | |
| 31. |
'GDP' stands for |
| A. | Global Domestic product |
| B. | Global Domestic Problems |
| C. | Gross Development Products |
| D. | Gross Domestic Product |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Bangladesh has been worst global cyclone victum caused by |
| A. | Flooding |
| B. | Storm surges |
| C. | Volcanoes |
| D. | Earthquakes |
| Answer» C. Volcanoes | |
| 33. |
In Tibet and Nepal, large areas of forest has been cleared, which is the source of which two rivers? |
| A. | Ganges |
| B. | Brahmaputra |
| C. | Ganges and Brahmaputra |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» D. Both a and b | |
| 34. |
What is categorized as a trace gas in earth's atmosphere ? |
| A. | Nitrogen |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon dioxide |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» D. Both a and b | |
| 35. |
What disease to human can occur after a disaster? |
| A. | Lung Disease |
| B. | Cholera, Typhoid, Epidemic |
| C. | Asthma |
| D. | Cancer |
| Answer» C. Asthma | |
| 36. |
The greatest change occurs in off the coast of Peru between which two currents, once in every 6-8 years? |
| A. | Peruvian and Southern Equatorial Currents |
| B. | Cold and Warm Currents |
| C. | Equatorial and Southern Currents |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Cold and Warm Currents | |
| 37. |
Which employement sector are urban based? |
| A. | Secondary and Tertiary activities |
| B. | Primary and Secondary activities |
| C. | Primary and tertiary activities |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Primary and Secondary activities | |
| 38. |
Which animals are extincted from the world |
| A. | Tigars |
| B. | Dinasours |
| C. | Lions |
| D. | Zebras |
| Answer» C. Lions | |
| 39. |
According to biological view, ultimate fate of all species is |
| A. | Live for ever |
| B. | Destruction |
| C. | Dead |
| D. | Extinction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Sudd and Okavango swamps are located in |
| A. | America |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | Asia |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» C. Asia | |
| 41. |
Which flightless bird has extinct from the island of Mauritius? |
| A. | Duck |
| B. | Dado |
| C. | Kiwi |
| D. | Penguin |
| Answer» C. Kiwi | |
| 42. |
Ethanol' is dervied from |
| A. | Gas |
| B. | Biomass |
| C. | Minerals |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» C. Minerals | |
| 43. |
In which country average precipitation is reduced to less than 1mm per day? |
| A. | Pakistan and India |
| B. | USA and Canada |
| C. | Srilanka and Indonesia |
| D. | Maldives and Botan |
| Answer» B. USA and Canada | |
| 44. |
Extensive deforestation can lead to large changes in |
| A. | Water |
| B. | Rainfall |
| C. | Famines |
| D. | Droughts |
| Answer» C. Famines | |
| 45. |
Global environment consists of three segments, included: |
| A. | Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and biosphere |
| B. | Stratosphere, troposphere, psudosphere |
| C. | Core, mantle, surface |
| D. | Atmosphere, stratosphere, Hydrosphere |
| Answer» B. Stratosphere, troposphere, psudosphere | |
| 46. |
What are the Human favorable factors for rice cultivation Ganges valley? |
| A. | Less labors available for plantation |
| B. | No labor available |
| C. | Large labor for planting the seed available in the rural areas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 47. |
Heavy rain hits the ground faster than the |
| A. | Light Rain |
| B. | Thundery rain |
| C. | Flash Rain |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Thundery rain | |
| 48. |
Its has been predicted by scientists that most species threatened by |
| A. | Rain forests |
| B. | Coastal Ecosystems |
| C. | Taiga forest |
| D. | Temperate regions |
| Answer» C. Taiga forest | |
| 49. |
What was the worst effect of El Nino 1997-8 on China? |
| A. | Worst drought for 20 Years |
| B. | Fire haze spread and No monsoon rain |
| C. | Forest Fire Burnt out Control |
| D. | Worst drought for half century |
| Answer» B. Fire haze spread and No monsoon rain | |
| 50. |
'Lewis Fry Richardson' first book on numerical modelling of weather was published in: |
| A. | 1922 |
| B. | 1928 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» B. 1928 | |