1.

Environment protection act____________

a) 1986
b)1987
c) 1984
d)1989
2. Natural environment event means
a) Sunflower
b) Sunland
c) Transportation
d) Sunrise
3. Environment can be studied under
a) many types
b) one types
c) two types
d) three types
4. Morden environment is
a) Forest
b) Dams
c) River
d) Ocean
5. Human life revolves around the not major elements like
a) Air
b) Water
c) Land
d) Home
6. Total forest area reduced from ______in the last century
a) 33% to 23%
b) 43% to 33%
c) 53% to 43%
d) 63% to 53%
7. Deforestation is
a) regeneration of trees
b) growing of plants
c) removal of trees
d) Plantation
8. Grazing plant is
a) cattle
b) man
c) lion
d) cat
9. How many hectares destroyed by forest fire in 2 or 3 years
a) 2 lakh
b) 3 lakh
 c) 4 lakh
d) 5 lakh
10. A continuous are of land surrounded by ocean is called__________________
a) Seashore
b) Beach
c) Landmass
d) Wetland
11. How many major continuous landmass are there?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
12. Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops is called
as________________
a) Domestic land
b) Arable land
c) Un arable land
d) Dry land
13. Out of the total land area, how many million hectares of land suffer from
degradation?
a) 150
b) 175
c) 200
d) 225
14. Wearing away of a field’s topsoil by the natural physical forces of water and wind is
known as_____________
a) Wind erosion
b) Soil erosion
c) Water erosion
d) Sand erosion
15. Estimate of the ability of soils to resist erosion, based on the physical characteristics
of each soil is known as__________________
a) Soil erodibility
b) Soil erosion
c) Soil potentiality
d) Soil neutrality
16. Low lying tract of land enclosed by dikes that forms an artificial hydrological entity is
known as_________________
a) Polder
b) Resign
c) Derelict
d) Catchment
17. In Germany marshes separated from the surrounding water by a dike are known
as______________
 a) Delt
b) Koogs
c) Catchment
d) Flood plains
18. Hydroponics is a technique of growing crops without__________________
a) Water
b) Air
c) Soil
d) Sunlight
19. The land which is abandoned and declared as not good for cultivation anymore is
known as_____________
a) Polder
b) Koogs
c) Derelict land
d) Catchment land
20. The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called
as_______________
a) Mineral
b) Soil
c) Sand
d) Chemical fertilizers
21. A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain is known
as__________________
a) Landform
b) Landslide
c) Deforestation
d) Deformation
22. Process of conversion of productive land to arid or semi arid lands is known
as________________
a) Deforestation
b) Deformation
c) Landform
d) Desertification
23. Which is the first state in India to make roof top rain water harvesting compulsory to
all the houses?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Goa
24. The name given to the diversion channels of the western Himalayas
is__________________
a) Phalodi
b) Johads
 c) Guls or Kuls
d) Khadins
25. What is Palar pani?
a) Spring
b) Milk
c) River water
d) Rain water
26. Which of the following is the major source of fresh water which is available in India?
a) Ocean water
b) River water
c) Pond water
d) Ground water
27. Narmada Bachao Andolan is related to____________
a) Tehri
b) Bhakra Nangal
c) Sardar Sarovar
d) Rihand
28. At what time usually rainfall is recorded in India?
a) 4 A.M.
b) 6 A.M.
c) 8 A.M.
d) 10 A.M.
29. The total surface of water in the earth surface is_________________
a) 65%
b) 69%
c) 71%
d) 75%
30. Which planet is also known as blue planet?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars
31. The rank of India in terms of water availability per person p.a in the world
is_______________
a) 130th
b) 131st
c) 132nd
d) 133rd
32. Ground water is accessed by______________
a) Drilling wells
b) Drip irrigation
c) Check bunds
d) Constructing canals
33. Which is the major source of animal protein in the Earth?
a) Milk
b) Egg
c) Fat
d) Fish
34. Which crop provides more energy when compared to any other type of crop in the
world?
a) Pulses
b) Corn
c) Cereal
d) Legumes
35. Among the following which is not a organic farming?
a) Compost
b) Crop rotation
c) Chemical fertilizers
d) Green manures
36. Apiculture means_______________
a) Rearing Silk Moths
b) Rearing Cattles
c) Rearing Horses
d) Bee Keeping
37. Pigeon pea is a good source of______________
a) Vitamins
b) Calcium
c) Proteins
d) Iron
38. Which is the only insect in the entire world that can produce something that we can
eat?
a) Bee
b) Ant
c) Lizard
d) Cockroach
39. The crops which are grown in summer season are called
a) Kharif crop
b) Zaid crop
c) Rabi crop
d) Multiple crop
40. The crops which are grown in winter season are called___________________
a) Kharif crop
b) Multiple crop
c) Zaid crop
d) Rabi crop
41. BT cotton is an example for_______________
a) Organic farming
 b) Chemical fertilization
c) GM crop
d) Cultivation
42. Sowing two or three crops together on the same land, one being the main crop and
other as subsidiaries is known as___________
a) Crop rotation
b) Mixed cropping
c) Irrigation
d) Harvesting
43. Growing different crops on the same land in pre planned succession is known
as___________
a) Crop rotation
b) Inter cropping
c) Mixed cropping
d) Irrigation
44. India’s global ranking in banana production is______________
a) Rank 1
b) Rank 2
c) Rank 3
d) Rank 4
45. Which Indian state is the largest producer of gold?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Goa
46. For the policy level guidelines for mineral sector, which policy is formed?
a) National Resources Policy
b) National Mineral Policy
c) National Regulation Policy
d) National Legislation Policy
47. According to 2012 survey India is the largest producer of _____________
a) Iron ore
b) Bauxite
c) Sheet mica
d) Manganese ore
48. Which state in India is the largest producer of diamond ores?
a) Karnataka
b) West Bengal
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
49. The copper production in India to that of world’s production is about_________%
a) 10%
b) 2%
 c) 0.5%
d) 0.2%
50. The state which is having largest deposit of thorium in India is_________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Jharkhand
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
51. Which state is largest producer of chromite ore in India?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Orissa
52. The term ‘Rat hole mining’ is used in which mining?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Coal
d) Copper
53. The position of India in terms of production of Aluminium is________
a) 4th
b) 3rd
c) 2nd
d) 1st
54. Kudremukh hills which is known for iron ore deposit is situated in ____________
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Goa
d) Tamil Nadu
55. Excessive use of macronutrients to crops leads to the deficiency
of___________________
a) Micro nutrients
b) Semi nutrients
c) Mega nutrients
d) Mixed nutrients
56. ‘Blue Body Syndrome’ is caused due to_________________
a) Soil pollution
b) Nitrate pollution
c) Carbon pollution
d) Zinc pollution
57. Pest which are resistant to pesticides are known as_________________
a) Green pests
b) Multi pests
c) Super pests
d) Strong pests
58. Water stands on land for most of the year is called as_____________
a) Salinity
b) Water loading
c) Water logging
d) Stand by water
59. Potato famine occurred in Ireland due to pest attack on the complete crop due to
monoculture, this is of using________________
a) Pesticides
b) Nitrogen
c) High yielding varieties
d) Crop rotation
60. Harmful and high cost pesticides can be replaced by______________
a) Weeds
b) Small animals
c) Artificial protectors
d) Natural predators
61. Though farmers are aware that chemical fertilizers cause damage to the soil of the
field they are using it because___________________
a) Output is low
b) Output is high
c) For healthy crop
d) For healthy soil
62. Which of the following situation is not the effect of modern agriculture?
a) Bio magnification
b) Lost of soil fertility
c) Carbon pollution
d) Ozone depletion
63. Devegetation depletion of
a) Water and air
b) air and soil
c) soil and water
d) water and severe salinification
64. Desert is?
a) Water
b) Plants
c) sand
d) water and plants
65. Cultivatable land is
a) Desert
b) Ocean
c) tropical region
d) Urban land
66. Afforestation is
 a) Conserve the Water
b) Growing of Plants
c) removal of plants
d) Grazing
67. Strips of crops are alternated with strips of
a) soil
b) water
c) air
d) water and air
68. Soil erosion is
a) removal of soil
b) removal of water
c) retain of soil
d) retain of water
69. LPG is
a) Liquified Petroleum Gas
b) Liguid Petroleum Gas
c) Liquified Petrol Gas
d) Liquid petrol gas
70. 30% of the earth's surface is occupied by
a) Land
b) Ocean
c) Air
d) cloud
71. lifeline of global economy
a) Pertroleum
b) Diesel
c) petrol
d) gas
72. Natural gas is a
a) Fossil fuel
b) Diesel
c) petrol
d) gas
73. Nuclear power stations in India
a) Kota
b) Pune
c) Darjeeling
d) Siliguri
74. Non-renewable sources of energy cannot be
a) regenerated
b) Lost of soil fertility
c) Carbon pollution
d) Ozone depletion
75. The sun is the ultimate source of
a) global energy
b) Wind energy
c) Thermal energy
d) electric energy
76. Biogas related to
a) Methane and Carbon-di-oxide
b) Carbon-di-oxide and Oxygen
c) Methane and Oxygen
d) Oxygen and Hydrogen
77. Biogas related to
a) Methane and Carbon-di-oxide
b) Carbon-di-oxide and Oxygen
c) Methane and Oxygen
d) Oxygen and Hydrogen
78. Hydro power energy source from
a) river water
b) Air
c) coal
d) wind
79. Electricity is produced from the power of the
a) Falling water
b) pond water
c) well water
d) running water
80. Bio mass energy is
a) Geo thermal energy
b) Wind energy
c) Thermal energy
d) electric energy