Biology MCQ

CFC are air polluting agents which are produced by

The term “terror of Bengal’ is used for

Which of the following factors will favour species diversity?

Select odd one out on the basis of Ex situ conservation.

Observe the graph and select the correct option.

Name the award declared by Government of India to motivate people for protecting wildlife.

Which policy is introduced by Government of India to conserve forests effectively with local people ?

What is snow-blindness cataract ?

UV-B does not cause ……………………

‘Good ozone’ is found in the while the bad ozone is in ………………….

What is exactly measured in Dobson units or DU?

Which are the four most affected aspects due to climate change caused due to global warming?

Montreal Protocol aims at ……………………

Clouds and gases reflect about ………………… of the incoming solar radiation.

Why naturally occurring greenhouse effect is important?

Which is the chief reason of global warming ?

The two gases making highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are

Which one of the following is the correct percentage of the two (out of the total of 4) greenhouse gases that contribute to the total global warming ?

Greenhouse effect is warming due to

Which metals are recovered from recycling of E-waste ?

For treatment of e-waste, which is the most suitable solution ?

Which is valid suggestion for responsible citizen to deal with managing non- biodegradable waste ?

Which is appropriate method for disposal of hospital wastes ?

From the following, which is a recyclable waste ?

From the following, which is not a category of sorting of waste ?

Which is adverse effect of sanitary land fill noticed occasionally?

Which statement correctly describes the process of waste disposal in sanitary landfill ?

What is the appropriate scientific method for waste disposed ?

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution of water bodies receiving effluents from

Which method was commonly practised for managing solid waste generated by municipal bodies ?

Sewage drained into water bodies kill fishes because

Which river of India is considered as an unending sewer ?

When huge amount of sewage is dumped into a river, its BOD will

High value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that

Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for

Eutrophication is caused by

Choose the incorrect statement from the following statements

Which of the statement is incorrect with reference to thermal waste water ?

Which major pollutant is released from electricity generating units ?

Choose the correct statement

Which two substances are well-known for biomagnification ?

Which is world’s most problematic aquatic weed ?

When there are excessive microorganisms in the water that cause biodegradation there is

What is the outcome of algal bloom ?

A mere ………………… impurities make water contaminated with domestic sewage unfit for human use.

When was Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act passed by the Government of India ?

Sound becomes hazardous noise pollution at level

dB is the standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of

To what decibel level noise rises during festive seasons due to crackers ?

How much decibel sound is produced by the jet plane or rocket ?

Acid rains are produced by

How does CO affect plant respiration ?

Which of the following is not the measure to reduce the noise pollution ?

When was Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act amended to include noise as an air Pollutant ?

What was observed within a period of 1997 and 2005 in Delhi as regards to air quality ?

Which of the following statements is inaccurate ?

Which are the other equivalent norms to Euro-II norms ?

Which is the worst polluted city among the world with respect to air pollution ?

Two thirds of sulphur dioxides are produced by

Which part of the electrostatic precipitator attract the charged dust particles ?

Which expensive metals are fitted into catalytic converters of the automobiles for reducing emission of poisonous gases ?

Motor vehicles equipped with catalytic converter should use unleaded petrol because

When the exhaust passes through the catalytic converters, what happens to the carbon monoxide and nitric oxide ?

When the exhaust passes through the catalytic converters, what happens to the unburnt hydrocarbons ?

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in diameter (in micrometers) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health ?

Which particles are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health ?

Which part of the electrostatic precipitator is maintained at several thousand volts ?

Scrubber removes gases like

What is the percentage of particulate matter removed from the thermal power exhaust with the help of electrostatic precipitator ?

Which equipment is most widely used for filtering out particulate matter ?

Harmful effects of air pollution does not depend on the

Which of the following can be considered as the most hazardous effect of air pollution ?

A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes

How does carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas emitted by automobiles, prevent transport of oxygen into the body tissues ?

Which is the most dangerous and common kind of environmental pollution ?

The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in …………………

Which of the following expanded form of the given acronyms is correct?

The World Biodiversity Day is observed on ………………..

The organization which publishes the Red List of species is …………………

In which of the following, both pairs have correct combination ?

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as ………………..

Which of the following is not an example of ex-situ conservation of biodiversity ?

Which of the following is not the outcome of preserving biodiversity ?

Hotspots are the examples of …………………..

Chipko andolan movement is to protect the ………………….

Find the odd one out

Gametes of threatened species can be preserved in viable and fertile condition for long periods using ………………… techniques.

Which of the following does not offer ex-situ conservation to the flora and fauna ?

The region with very high levels of species richness is called

Which of the following suffers due to co-extinction ?

The phenomena of co-extinction is observed when ………………….

Introduction of which aquaculture fish has created threat to the indigenous catfishes in Indian rivers ?

What are the ‘The Evil Quartet’ for the loss of biodiversity ?

Deforestation does not lead to

Which animal group is more vulnerable to the process of extinction ?

When is the serious threat developed to an ecosystem ?

Name the scientist who studied ecosystem by using analogy of ‘The rivet popper hypothesis’.

Which is the most well-known pattern of biodiversity ?

Who was Alexander von Humboldt ?

Who observed that within a region, species richness increased with increasing explored area, to a certain limit ?

Choose an incorrect statement:

Regression coefficient is shown by ……………………….. in the Humboldt’s equation [Log S = log C + Z log A] of species richness.

Log S = log C = Z log A is the equation that depicts relation between ………………….

Which of the following is the possible cause for greater biodiversity in the tropics?

The latitudinal gradient in the pattern of biodiversity shows that …………………

Biodiversity of geographical region represents …………………….

Biodiversity and its conservation are vital environmental issues of international concern because ……………….

India has deserts, rain forests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and alpine meadows. What kind of biodiversity is depicted in this statement?

Which of the following country has the greatest ecosystem diversity?

Rauwolfia vomitoria shows …………………. in terms of the potency and concentration of reserpine that it produces.

Diversification of plant life appeared ……………………

Diversity in living beings is due to ……………………

Name the award declared by Government of India to motivate people for protecting wildlife.

Which policy is introduced by Government of India to conserve forests effectively with local people ?

What is snow-blindness cataract ?

UV-B does not cause ……………………

‘Good ozone’ is found in the while the bad ozone is in ………………….

What is exactly measured in Dobson units or DU?

Which are the four most affected aspects due to climate change caused due to global warming?

Montreal Protocol aims at ……………………

Clouds and gases reflect about ………………… of the incoming solar radiation.

Why naturally occurring greenhouse effect is important?

Which is the chief reason of global warming ?

The two gases making highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are

Which one of the following is the correct percentage of the two (out of the total of 4) greenhouse gases that contribute to the total global warming ?

Greenhouse effect is warming due to

Which metals are recovered from recycling of E-waste ?

For treatment of e-waste, which is the most suitable solution ?

Which is valid suggestion for responsible citizen to deal with managing non- biodegradable waste ?

Which is appropriate method for disposal of hospital wastes ?

From the following, which is a recyclable waste ?

From the following, which is not a category of sorting of waste ?

Which is adverse effect of sanitary land fill noticed occasionally?

Which statement correctly describes the process of waste disposal in sanitary landfill ?

What is the appropriate scientific method for waste disposed ?

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution of water bodies receiving effluents from

Which method was commonly practised for managing solid waste generated by municipal bodies ?

Sewage drained into water bodies kill fishes because

Which river of India is considered as an unending sewer ?

When huge amount of sewage is dumped into a river, its BOD will

High value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that

Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for

Eutrophication is caused by

Choose the incorrect statement from the following statements

Which of the statement is incorrect with reference to thermal waste water ?

Which major pollutant is released from electricity generating units ?

Choose the correct statement

Which two substances are well-known for biomagnification ?

Which is world’s most problematic aquatic weed ?

When there are excessive microorganisms in the water that cause biodegradation there is

What is the outcome of algal bloom ?

A mere ………………… impurities make water contaminated with domestic sewage unfit for human use.

When was Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act passed by the Government of India ?

Sound becomes hazardous noise pollution at level

dB is the standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of

To what decibel level noise rises during festive seasons due to crackers ?

How much decibel sound is produced by the jet plane or rocket ?

Acid rains are produced by

How does CO affect plant respiration ?

Which of the following is not the measure to reduce the noise pollution ?

When was Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act amended to include noise as an air Pollutant ?

What was observed within a period of 1997 and 2005 in Delhi as regards to air quality ?

Which of the following statements is inaccurate ?

Which are the other equivalent norms to Euro-II norms ?

Which is the worst polluted city among the world with respect to air pollution ?

Two thirds of sulphur dioxides are produced by

Which part of the electrostatic precipitator attract the charged dust particles ?

Which expensive metals are fitted into catalytic converters of the automobiles for reducing emission of poisonous gases ?

Motor vehicles equipped with catalytic converter should use unleaded petrol because

When the exhaust passes through the catalytic converters, what happens to the carbon monoxide and nitric oxide ?

When the exhaust passes through the catalytic converters, what happens to the unburnt hydrocarbons ?

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in diameter (in micrometers) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health ?

Which particles are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health ?

Which part of the electrostatic precipitator is maintained at several thousand volts ?

Scrubber removes gases like

What is the percentage of particulate matter removed from the thermal power exhaust with the help of electrostatic precipitator ?

Which equipment is most widely used for filtering out particulate matter ?

Harmful effects of air pollution does not depend on the

Which of the following can be considered as the most hazardous effect of air pollution ?

A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes

How does carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas emitted by automobiles, prevent transport of oxygen into the body tissues ?

Which is the most dangerous and common kind of environmental pollution ?

The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in …………………

Which of the following expanded form of the given acronyms is correct?

The World Biodiversity Day is observed on ………………..

The organization which publishes the Red List of species is …………………

In which of the following, both pairs have correct combination ?

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as ………………..

Which of the following is not an example of ex-situ conservation of biodiversity ?

Which of the following is not the outcome of preserving biodiversity ?

Hotspots are the examples of …………………..

Chipko andolan movement is to protect the ………………….

Find the odd one out

Gametes of threatened species can be preserved in viable and fertile condition for long periods using ………………… techniques.

Which of the following does not offer ex-situ conservation to the flora and fauna ?

The region with very high levels of species richness is called

Which of the following suffers due to co-extinction ?

The phenomena of co-extinction is observed when ………………….

Introduction of which aquaculture fish has created threat to the indigenous catfishes in Indian rivers ?

What are the ‘The Evil Quartet’ for the loss of biodiversity ?

Deforestation does not lead to

Which animal group is more vulnerable to the process of extinction ?

When is the serious threat developed to an ecosystem ?

Name the scientist who studied ecosystem by using analogy of ‘The rivet popper hypothesis’.

Which is the most well-known pattern of biodiversity ?

Who was Alexander von Humboldt ?

Who observed that within a region, species richness increased with increasing explored area, to a certain limit ?

Choose an incorrect statement:

Regression coefficient is shown by ……………………….. in the Humboldt’s equation [Log S = log C + Z log A] of species richness.

Log S = log C = Z log A is the equation that depicts relation between ………………….

Which of the following is the possible cause for greater biodiversity in the tropics?

The latitudinal gradient in the pattern of biodiversity shows that …………………

Biodiversity of geographical region represents …………………….

Biodiversity and its conservation are vital environmental issues of international concern because ……………….

India has deserts, rain forests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and alpine meadows. What kind of biodiversity is depicted in this statement?

Which of the following country has the greatest ecosystem diversity?

Rauwolfia vomitoria shows …………………. in terms of the potency and concentration of reserpine that it produces.

Diversification of plant life appeared ……………………

Diversity in living beings is due to ……………………