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Practice Test: World Geography - 5


25 Questions MCQ Test Geography for UPSC (Civil Services) Prelims | Practice Test: World Geography - 5


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QUESTION: 1

Who was the first to draw the attention of the masses to animals through his cartoons ?    

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QUESTION: 2

Who first proposed that a fundamental feature of the long-term trends in climate is a cycle of wobbles in the orbit of earth?    

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QUESTION: 3

Who was the first to use the word"ecology' as far ago as 1870?    

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QUESTION: 4

Who was the first to recognize the problem of water pollution ?    
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QUESTION: 5

Who was the first to warn that man could alter climate by burning fossil fuels?    
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QUESTION: 6

Who was the first to realize that gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat?    
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QUESTION: 7

Who was the first ruler in recorded history to order the establishment of wildlife sanctuaries?    
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Who was the first to discover the link between sulphur emissions from power stations and the acid content of rains?    
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QUESTION: 9

Who was the first to establish the link between smoking and cancer?    
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QUESTION: 10

Who was the first to report the presence of whales in the southern seas, leading to their subsequent massacre?    
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QUESTION: 11

Who was the first to study the effect of chemical nutrients in plant growth?    
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QUESTION: 12

Who was the first to point out the harmful effects of asbestos on human health?    
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QUESTION: 13

Which living beings were the first to receive attention for their protection and conservation at an international level ?    
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QUESTION: 14

Which is the world's first national park?    
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QUESTION: 15

Which is the first indoor pollutant of which the masses became aware?    
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QUESTION: 16

Which ship was exclusively employed for the first time for the scientific study of oceans?    
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QUESTION: 17

Which is the first national park to be established in India ?    
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QUESTION: 18

Fish farming in freshwater ponds was first practised by    
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QUESTION: 19

Where did the Greenpeace warriors first protest against the misuse of environment and made their presence felt?    
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QUESTION: 20

Where is the world's first permanent underground disposal site for nuclear waste located?    
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The Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository is a deep geological repository for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel, the first such repository in the world for high level waste

QUESTION: 21

Where was geothermal energy first employed to generate electricity?    
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QUESTION: 22

Which country was the first to adopt alcohol-based petrol as a fuel for its automobiles?    
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QUESTION: 23

Which satellite recorded the presence of an ozoe hole?    
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QUESTION: 24

Who discovered natural radioactivity?    
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QUESTION: 25

Who discovered the method of determining the age of a whale?    
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