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Test: Management of Natural Resources - 4

25 Questions MCQ Test NCERT Textbooks (Class 6 to Class 12) | Test: Management of Natural Resources - 4

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Attempt Test: Management of Natural Resources - 4 | 25 questions in 25 minutes | Mock test for UPSC preparation | Free important questions MCQ to study NCERT Textbooks (Class 6 to Class 12) for UPSC Exam | Download free PDF with solutions

QUESTION: 1

Which of the following is the source of air pollution ?

A.
Ash from volcanoes
B.
burning o fossil fuels
C.
Pollen grains floating in air
D.
All of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 2

‘There was no oxygen in our atmosphere earlier and it was added to the atmosphere later on’ the above statement is

A.
false
B.
True
C.
Partially false
D.
Partially true

Solution:

Oxygen was first produced somewhere around 2.7 billion to 2.8 billion years ago.
It was produced by tiny organisms known as Cyanobacteria, or blue - green algae.

QUESTION: 3

Name the process through which oxygen was added to the atmosphere

A.
Photosynthesis
B.
Respiration
C.
Decomposition
D.
Excretion

Solution:

QUESTION: 4

‘Hug the trees movement’ was the result of grass root level effort to

A.
improve the quality of soil and the sources of water
B.
end the alienation of pe0ple from their forests
C.
motivate the industrialists to make industries based on forest product
D.
All of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 5

Find the incorrect statement

A.
soil erosion is the consequence of environmental pollution
B.
Acid rain causes soil to become acidic, leading to decrease in agricultural productivity
C.
sugarcane and rice crops are grown near the source of water
D.
None of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 6

Nandan kanan Biological reserve is situated in

A.
Karnatka
B.
Orissa
C.
U.P
D.
M.P

Solution:

QUESTION: 7

Which of the following is non biodegradable

A.
wool
B.
Aluminum foil
C.
Human waste
D.
None of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 8

Which product is formed when CO combines with haemoglobin ?

A.
Oxy haemoglobin
B.
Carbaminoglobin
C.
Carboxy – haemoglobin
D.
All of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 9

Expand D D T

A.
Diflouro Dichloro trichloroethane
B.
Dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane
C.
Dichloro diflouro thymine
D.
None of these

Solution:

Dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colourless, tasteless and an almost odorless crystalline chemical compound.

QUESTION: 10

Which of the following is point source of water pollution ?

A.
Factories
B.
construction site
C.
water logged areas
D.
Run off from fields

Solution:

QUESTION: 11

Floods can be prevented by-

A.
Removing the top soil
B.
Afforestation
C.
Cutting the forests
D.
Tilling the land

Solution:

QUESTION: 12

Filariasis is a disease spread by

A.
Bacteria
B.
Virus
C.
Mosquitoes
D.
Fungi

Solution:

QUESTION: 13

How many national parks are there in India ?

A.
103
B.
104
C.
105
D.
106

Solution:

As of May 2020, there were 105 national parks encompassing an area of 40,501.13 km² , under protected areas of India category || comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.

QUESTION: 14

What does Reuse in three R’s refer to ?

A.
use it again
B.
use less
C.
recycling of materials
D.
All of these

Solution:

Reuse means using a product more than once, either for the same purpose (for example returnable glass milk bottles) or for a different purpose (such as old jam jars for food storage). Repairing products, selling them on or donating them to charity/community groups is also reusing!

It is preferable to recycling because the item does not need to be re-processed before it can be used again which saves both money and reduces the environmental impact.

QUESTION: 15

Amrita Devi Bishnoi sacrificed her life for the protection of

A.
Sal trees
B.
Khejri trees
C.
Shisham trees
D.
All of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 16

Statement A : Tendu leaves are used to make Bidis
Statement B : AK Banerjee was involved in the protection of Khejri trees

A.
Both the Statement A and B are true
B.
Neither statement A nor statement B is true
C.
Statement A is true, B is false
D.
Statement B is true, A is false

Solution:

The Tendu leaves are obtained from Tendu tree (Diospyros melanoxylonRoxb.) The wide-scale use of Tendu leaves in Bidi industry is mainly based on their enormous production, agreeable flavour, flexibility, resistance to decay and capacity to retain fires. The broad morphological characters on which leaves, are selected and catagorised for Bidi making are size, thickness of leaves, texture, relative thickness of midrib and lateral veins.

QUESTION: 17

Kuhls, a local system of canal irrigation was evolved in

A.
Himachal Pradesh
B.
West Bingal
C.
Assam
D.
Uttar pradesh

Solution:

QUESTION: 18

Which of the following problems is not associated with construction of sardar sarovar dam on the river Narmada.

A.
Swallowing up of huge amounts of public money without the generation of proportionate benefits
B.
Environmental problem leading to deforestation
C.
Displacement of large number of peasants and tribals without adequate compensation or rehabilitation
D.
None of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 19

Euro I and Euro II are norms for

A.
living in a society
B.
emission from vehicles.
C.
studying in school
D.
Protection against wild life

Solution:

QUESTION: 20

‘Chipko Andolan’ originated in a remote village called Reni in Garhwal in the Himalayas during the

A.
1971
B.
1976
C.
1973
D.
1972

Solution:

QUESTION: 21

Select the eco-friendly activity-

A.
Making use of days for colouring clothes.
B.
Making wind wills to generate power for irrigation.
C.
Making use of polybags for shopping
D.
Making use of car for transportation.

Solution:

Solar, energy, wind energy, geothermal energy are some of the non - exhaustible non - polluting sources of energy. These energy sources are environmental friendly. For example - wind energy can be captured through wind mills for irrigating fields as well as generating electricity power . So, option ( b) is correct one.

QUESTION: 22

Coliform is a group of bacteria’s found in

A.
human liver
B.
human lungs
C.
human alimentary canal
D.
human Intestines

Solution:

QUESTION: 23

Which of the following is called as “Biodiversity hot spots”

A.
Desert
B.
Ocean
C.
Forest
D.
Lake

Solution:

QUESTION: 24

Statement A : Nomadic shepherds drove their flock up from the valleys during the month of winter
Statement B : A K Banerjee was involved in the protection of sal forest