Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Biotechnology.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The process of Leaching is basically the removal of soluble salts.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Which technique is not used to manage saline aquatic systems?

A. End-of-pipe
B. Subsurface drainage
C. Skimming well technology
D. Leaching
Answer» B. Subsurface drainage
3.

Which of the following is a method for managing the excess algae in marine ecosystem?

A. Drainage
B. Harmful algal blooms
C. Bio-remediation
D. Bio-degradation
Answer» B. Harmful algal blooms
4.

Which of the following is the process by which the saline water underlying freshwater rises upward into the freshwater zone?

A. Bio-remediation
B. Bio-degradation
C. Bio-magnification
D. Upconing
Answer» E.
5.

How does algae reaches the soil surface during dry season?

A. Capillary rise
B. Diffusion
C. Active transport
D. Passive transport
Answer» B. Diffusion
6.

Arrange these soluble cations (Na, Ca, K, Mg) in ascending order of abundance of soluble cations found in saline water bodies.

A. Na > Mg > Ca > K
B. Mg > Na > Ca > K
C. K > Mg > Ca > Na
D. Na > Mg > K > Ca
Answer» B. Mg > Na > Ca > K
7.

Which of the following are found in abundance in coastal saline water bodies?

A. Oxygen
B. NaCl
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon monoxide
Answer» C. Nitrogen
8.

Which of the following Sea water intrusions consists of a lot of Geo-chemical process and doesn t include microalgae?

A. Inter-aquifer mixing
B. Anthropogenic contamination
C. Increasing dissolved oxygen
D. Mobilization of brines
Answer» D. Mobilization of brines
9.

Which of the following process would increase the salt content in the soil?

A. Engineered biopiling
B. Soil salinization
C. Land farming
D. Bio-sparging
Answer» C. Land farming
10.

The production of algae comprises about 30% of the operating costs in the bivalve hatchery.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

Micro-algae are an essential food source in rearing which of the following marine molluscs?

A. Zooplankton
B. Shrimp
C. Marine gastropods
D. Bacteria
Answer» E.