Top 150+ Solved Environmental Science MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Sustainable development means
a. meeting present needs without compromising on future needs
b. progress of human beings
c. balance between human needs and the ability of earth to provide the resources
d. all of the above
Q. The most important remedy to avoid negative impact due to industrialization is
a. industry should be closed
b. don’t allow new industrial units
c. industry should treat all the wastes generated by it before disposal
d. industries should be shifted far away from human habitats
Q. Sustainable development will not aim at
a. Social economic development which optimizes the economic and social benefits available in the present, without spoiling the likely potential for similar benefits in the future
b. Reasonable and equally distributed level of economic well-being that can be perpetuated continually
c. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their own needs
d. Maximizing the present day benefits through increased resource consumption
Q. The adverse effect of modern agriculture is
a. Water pollution
b. Soil degradation
c. Water logging
d. All of the above
Q. Soil erosion removes surface soil which contains
a. Organic matter
b. Plant nutrients
c. Both a and b
d. none of the above
Q. Water logging is a phenomenon in which
a. Crop patterns are rotated
b. Soil root zone becomes saturated due to over irrigation
c. Erosion of soil
d. None of the above
Q. The impact of construction of dams
a. Submerged forest
b. Loss of wild life habitat
c. Damages downstream ecosystem
d. All of the above
Q. What would you do to prevent environmental damage
a. Plant trees
b. Halt deforestation
c. Control pollution
d. All of the above
Q. Environmental impact assessment
a. is the study of feasibility of a project
b. is a study of bio-physical characteristics of the environment that may result from a human action
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Q. Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agricultural practice?
a. Using chemical fertilizers
b. Using insecticides
c. Organic farming
d. None of the above
Q. A herbivore is also known as a
a. Producer
b. First order consumer
c. Second order consumer.
d. Third order consumer
Q. Primary source of energy in a food web is/are
a. Green plants
b. Sun
c. Inorganic nutrients
d. Animals
Q. A group of living organisms of the same kind living in the same place and at the same time refers to a
a. Community
b. Species
c. Population
d. Consumers
Q. Which of these organisms has a diet consisting only of plant matter
a. Omnivores
b. Carnivores
c. Herbivores
d. Insectivores