Environmental Science MCQs

Question 1

Abyssal zone in ocean has

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no sunlight but contains decomposers and consumers

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no sunlight but contain producers

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sunlight and decomposers

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sunlight and producers

Question 2

Sunlight passes through a thicker portion of the atmosphere at

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Sunrise

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Noon

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Sunset

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Night

Question 3

A small particle of soil blown by dust is known as

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suspension

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saltation

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surface creep

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landslide

Question 4

Oil derived from coal, oil shales or tar sands is called

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natural gas

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biomass

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syncrude

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none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following region has maximum diversity?

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coral reefs

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mangrooves

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temperate rainforest

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taiga

Question 6

Green Land biome

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Pampas

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Tundra

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Taiga

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Thaar

Question 7

The wind-chill factor:

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Relates body heat loss with wind to an equivalent temperature with no wind

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Indicates the temperature at which water freezes on exposed skin

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Takes into account humidity and air temperature in expressing the current air temperature

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Tells farmers when to protect crops from a freeze

Question 8

Abundant source of inonazite sands are found on the sea shores of

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Kerala

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Maharashtra

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West Bengal

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Tamil Nadu

Question 9

Concept of ecological pyramids was proposed by

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Charles Elton

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Odum

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Clements

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Tansley