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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. |
Which hurricane was most damaging? |
| A. | Hurricane Katrina |
| B. | Hurricane Mitch |
| C. | Hurricane Irma |
| D. | Hurricane Harvey |
| Answer» C. Hurricane Irma | |
| 2. |
Net incoming solar radiation is balanced by |
| A. | Outgoing radiations from the atmosphere |
| B. | Outgoing radiations from the earth |
| C. | Outgoing radiations from the troposphere |
| D. | Outgoing radiations from the biosphere |
| Answer» B. Outgoing radiations from the earth | |
| 3. |
About 10% of sun radiations are reflected back to space from |
| A. | ocean surface |
| B. | Lakes surface |
| C. | Pollution particles |
| D. | Infrastructure radius |
| Answer» B. Lakes surface | |
| 4. |
Almost, eighty percent, sun radiation causes heating at: |
| A. | Reflux |
| B. | Surface |
| C. | Atmosphere |
| D. | Biosphere |
| Answer» C. Atmosphere | |
| 5. |
Plants takes in carbon dioxide and giving out: |
| A. | Oxygen |
| B. | Carbon dioxide |
| C. | Carbon |
| D. | Argon |
| Answer» B. Carbon dioxide | |
| 6. |
In 1990s, annual economic losses from weather related disasters, approximately |
| A. | 0.002 |
| B. | 0.005 |
| C. | 0.01 |
| D. | 0.02 |
| Answer» B. 0.005 | |
| 7. |
A 'back to nature' viewpoint is neither balanced nor: |
| A. | Affective |
| B. | Sustainable |
| C. | Quantitative |
| D. | Beneficial |
| Answer» C. Quantitative | |
| 8. |
21% of earth's atmosphere consist of: |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon |
| D. | Nitrogen |
| Answer» C. Carbon | |
| 9. |
What did cause thousands of deaths in 1950? |
| A. | Smog |
| B. | Earthquakes |
| C. | Floods |
| D. | Volcanoes |
| Answer» B. Earthquakes | |
| 10. |
Process involved in converting ultraviolet radiation (UV) into heat, known as |
| A. | Inferring process |
| B. | Process skill of science |
| C. | Chapman process |
| D. | Conversion process |
| Answer» D. Conversion process | |
| 11. |
Which type of cancer is frequently growing in America? |
| A. | Blood Cancer |
| B. | Throat Cancer |
| C. | Lung Cancer |
| D. | Melanoma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Maize, sugarcane and millet are: |
| A. | C2 Plants |
| B. | C3 Plants |
| C. | C4 Plants |
| D. | C5 Plants |
| Answer» D. C5 Plants | |
| 13. |
Condensation is a process of changing state from gas to: |
| A. | Mist |
| B. | Solid |
| C. | vapors |
| D. | Liquid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Biodiversity is a measure of number of different biological species found in a |
| A. | Forests |
| B. | Particular Area |
| C. | Grassland |
| D. | Boreal Forest |
| Answer» C. Grassland | |
| 15. |
What does tropical rainforest provide? |
| A. | Produce oxygen gas |
| B. | Stabilize climate |
| C. | Absorb carbon dioxide |
| D. | Both b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
What does a single chlorine free radical destroy ? |
| A. | Ultraviolet radiations |
| B. | Atmosphere |
| C. | Biosphere |
| D. | Ozone layer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
'GHGs levels are determined by |
| A. | Incoming and outgoing energy |
| B. | Sources and sinks |
| C. | Ultravoilet Energy |
| D. | Infrared Energy |
| Answer» C. Ultravoilet Energy | |
| 18. |
Which GHGs vaporise at below room temperature? |
| A. | Oxygen |
| B. | Carbon dioxide |
| C. | Nitrogen |
| D. | Argon |
| Answer» B. Carbon dioxide | |
| 19. |
CFCs molecule has 5 to 10,000 times greater green house effect than |
| A. | Carbondioxide Molecule |
| B. | Nitrous Oxide |
| C. | Nitrogen |
| D. | Ozone |
| Answer» B. Nitrous Oxide | |
| 20. |
When People are being forced to leave their homes, resulting migration is known as: |
| A. | Environmental refugees |
| B. | Environmental Problem |
| C. | Environmental Pollution |
| D. | Environment Degradation |
| Answer» B. Environmental Problem | |
| 21. |
Which energy is used, stored and transferred between the earth and its atmosphere? |
| A. | Solar Energy |
| B. | Wave Energy |
| C. | Nuclear Energy |
| D. | Wind Energy |
| Answer» B. Wave Energy | |
| 22. |
When did chloroflurocarbon invent? |
| A. | in the late 1950s |
| B. | in the late 1940s |
| C. | in the late 1930s |
| D. | in the late 1920s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
During winter, nutrient-rich water is transferred from deep water to the |
| A. | Upper surface layer |
| B. | Atmospheric temperature |
| C. | Middle layer |
| D. | Sun's atmosphere |
| Answer» B. Atmospheric temperature | |
| 24. |
Respiration process is a respiratory system of exchanging oxygen and: |
| A. | Carbondioxide |
| B. | Carbohydrates |
| C. | Fats |
| D. | Amino Acid |
| Answer» B. Carbohydrates | |
| 25. |
Total weight of living material in a given area is known as: |
| A. | Biome |
| B. | Biomass |
| C. | Biosphere |
| D. | Hydrophere |
| Answer» C. Biosphere | |
| 26. |
Above 25% concentration of O₂, there will be: |
| A. | No Forests |
| B. | Forests |
| C. | Mountains |
| D. | Deserts |
| Answer» B. Forests | |
| 27. |
The rise in the temperature is not expected the same across the |
| A. | Country |
| B. | Globe |
| C. | City |
| D. | Region |
| Answer» C. City | |
| 28. |
Green house gases absorb thermal radiation emitted from the |
| A. | Oceans |
| B. | Earth's Core |
| C. | Earth's Surface |
| D. | Forests |
| Answer» D. Forests | |
| 29. |
Who are upsetting the natural balance of gases in the atmospheric system? |
| A. | Anthropogenic activities |
| B. | Natural processes |
| C. | Natural Disasters |
| D. | Pollutants |
| Answer» B. Natural processes | |
| 30. |
For how many years the carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere? |
| A. | up to 200 years |
| B. | up to 400 years |
| C. | up to 600 years |
| D. | up to 500 years |
| Answer» B. up to 400 years | |
| 31. |
The largest contributor of GHGs is |
| A. | Methane |
| B. | Carbon dioxide |
| C. | Sox |
| D. | Nox and Sox |
| Answer» C. Sox | |
| 32. |
CFCs remain in the atmosphere for how many years? |
| A. | More than 1000 years |
| B. | less than 1000 years |
| C. | 60 years |
| D. | 100 years |
| Answer» B. less than 1000 years | |
| 33. |
'Photovoltaic' cell convert solar radiation into: |
| A. | Waves |
| B. | Electricity |
| C. | Radiations |
| D. | Heat |
| Answer» C. Radiations | |
| 34. |
In 1999 extreme weather event, which country has the worst drought for 50 years wrecks agriculture? |
| A. | Ethiopia |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Mexico |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. Mexico | |
| 35. |
What is purpose of reforestation? |
| A. | Controlling soil erosion |
| B. | planting of forests on lands |
| C. | Working on mining |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Working on mining | |
| 36. |
How much stratospheric ozone layer's concentration extending above earth ? |
| A. | 15 to 45km |
| B. | 17 to 40km |
| C. | 10 to 30km |
| D. | 15 to 30km |
| Answer» B. 17 to 40km | |
| 37. |
Clouds are formed by process of |
| A. | Condensation |
| B. | Evaporation |
| C. | Infiltration |
| D. | Water runoff |
| Answer» B. Evaporation | |
| 38. |
CFCs can form bubbles in foam, making it a good |
| A. | Conductor |
| B. | Insulator |
| C. | Equipement |
| D. | Device |
| Answer» C. Equipement | |
| 39. |
Overgrazing is very common in drier areas of the |
| A. | Sub tropics area |
| B. | Drier tropics area |
| C. | Temperates zone |
| D. | Boreal Forest |
| Answer» C. Temperates zone | |
| 40. |
A coal fired power station is an example of |
| A. | Sunlight |
| B. | Tertiary Energy |
| C. | Secondary Energy |
| D. | Primary Enery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Global warming is entitled as |
| A. | Health Problem |
| B. | Economical Problem |
| C. | Social Problem |
| D. | Environmental Problem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which conference focused on the climate change and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of 5% in 2010? |
| A. | Earth Summit in Rio |
| B. | Montreal Protocol |
| C. | Kyoto Protocol |
| D. | Environmental protocol |
| Answer» D. Environmental protocol | |
| 43. |
Precautionary Principle, prevention is better than cure, notion is applied to |
| A. | Soil Erosion |
| B. | potential environmental degradation |
| C. | Acid rain |
| D. | Siltatiom |
| Answer» C. Acid rain | |
| 44. |
In stratosphere temperature increases with: |
| A. | Density |
| B. | Width |
| C. | Longitude |
| D. | Height |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
WEC is an international body with a broad membership of both energy users and |
| A. | Energy Industry |
| B. | Non Renewable Energy |
| C. | Non Energy Industry |
| D. | Energy Market |
| Answer» B. Non Renewable Energy | |
| 46. |
Neutron is a component of most atomic nuclei without having a |
| A. | Electron |
| B. | Electric current |
| C. | Electric charge |
| D. | Proton |
| Answer» D. Proton | |
| 47. |
What does "UNEP" and "WMO" establish? |
| A. | IPCC |
| B. | UNCED |
| C. | UNICEF |
| D. | UN |
| Answer» B. UNCED | |
| 48. |
In Norway, as per company rule, estimated carbon tax is |
| A. | $US 25 per tonne |
| B. | $US 65 per tonne |
| C. | $US 55 per tonne |
| D. | $US 35 per tonne |
| Answer» B. $US 65 per tonne | |
| 49. |
Parameterisation is a climate model, representing processes in terms of an algorithm and |
| A. | Appropriate quantiries |
| B. | Qaulitative |
| C. | Calculatons |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» B. Qaulitative | |
| 50. |
Ozone is formed in atmosphere by the |
| A. | Photochemical reactions |
| B. | Photosynthesis |
| C. | Eutriphication |
| D. | Deforestation |
| Answer» B. Photosynthesis | |