Q. Russell considers man as being neither impotent nor omnipotent because:
a. His powers are great
b. His powers are infinite
c. His powers are great and infinite
d. His powers are not great and infinite as he wishes
Q. “Our Plundered Planet” is a book by:
a. William Vogt
b. Bertrand Russell
c. Fair Field Osborne
d. John Osborne
Q. “Road to Survival” is a book by
a. William Vogt
b. Bertrand Russell
c. Fair Field Osborne
d. John Osborne
Q. “Politbureau” is a contraction of:
a. Politics and bureau
b. Political bureau
c. Political bureaucracy
d. None of the above
Q. What does “megalomania” mean?
a. Humility
b. Mental disorder marked by excessive desire for power and authority
c. Nervousness
d. Omnipotence
Q. Present industry, in fact, is a ‘kind of rape’..........depends upon irreversible process, itall uses up the ‘earth’s capital’, is a ‘spendthrift’. Where does this passage occur?
a. Limits of Human Power
b. Knowledge and Wisdom
c. The Obligation to Endure
d. None of the above
Q. What is the full form of DDT?
a. Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
b. Diphenyl-Dichloro-trichloro-ethane
c. Dichloro-dimethel-trichloro-ethane
d. None of the above
Q. DDT was discovered by
a. Swiss Chemist Paul Muller
b. Madam Curie
c. Charles Elton
d. None of the above
Q. The concept of the Survival of the fittest is related to:
a. Charles Elton
b. Charles Darwin
c. Charles Dickens
d. Paul Muller
Q. “Silent Spring” is a work authored by:
a. Bertrand Russell
b. Rachel Carson
c. Arundhathi Ray
d. Vandhana Shiva
Q. “Obligation to Endure” is the second chapter from ----------
a. Waldon
b. The God of Small Things
c. Silent Spring
d. Gift in Green
Q. According to Rachel Carson, the most alarming or all man’s assault upon the environment is :
a. Deforestation
b. Urbanisation
c. Urban sprawl
d. The contamination of air, earth, rivers and sea with lethal elements
Q. Strontium 90 is a-------
a. Radioactive isotope of strontium
b. A substance dispensed from aerosol
c. An insecticide
d. None of the above