Quiz On World Environment Day! Trivia Questions
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- 1.Which one of the following places was struck by an earthquake of magnitude less than 6 in the month of September 2011?
- A.
Isangel,Vanuatu September 3
- B.
Fiji region,September 15
- C.
Sikkim,India, September 18
- D.
Guatemala city, September 19
- 2.When is the World Environment Day celebrated?
- A.
5th June
- B.
1st July
- C.
18th September
- D.
3rd October
- 3.A Nobel Laureate, an environmental and political activist, founder of the Green Belt Movement, winner of the Right Livelihood Award. The name of this Nobel Laureate is:
- A.
Liu Xiaobo
- B.
Al Gore
- C.
Wangari Maathai
- D.
Shirin Ebadi
- 4.State with the highest percentage of the forest cover is:
- A.
Arunachal Pradesh
- B.
Mizoram
- C.
Assam
- D.
Nagaland
- 5.Identify the animal:
- A.
Civet
- B.
Aye Aye
- C.
Slender Loris
- D.
Lemur
- 6.As per WHO, the sound of which intensity is regarded as the safe noise level for a city?
- A.
120
- B.
85
- C.
60
- D.
45
- 7.The largest Ozone hole has been found over:
- A.
Antarctica, 1985
- B.
Arctic, 1930
- C.
Antarctica, 2006
- D.
Arctic, 2011
- 8.Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of consevation of flora?
- A.
Biosphere Reserve
- B.
Wildlife Sanctuary
- C.
National Park
- D.
Botanical Gardens
- 9.In the Union Budget of 2011-12, a full exemption from the basic customs duty was extended to the bio-based Asphalt (bio asphalt). What is the importance of this material? 1) Unlike traditional asphalt, Biosphalt is not based on fossil fuels. 2)Bioasphalt can be made from non-renewable resources. 3)Bioasphalt can be made from organic waste material. 4)It is eco-friendly to use bio asphalt for surfacing of the roads. Chose the correct answer using the codes given below.
- A.
1,2 and 3 only
- B.
1,3 and 4 only
- C.
2 and 4.
- D.
1,2,3 and 4.
- 10.Which company's byline went ‘What we do will touch your lives in some way everyday’?
- A.
Eveready Batteries Company
- B.
Apple inc.
- C.
Union Carbide Limited
- D.
China Mobile
- 11.When is the World Environment Day celebrated?
- A.
5th June
- B.
1st July
- C.
18th September
- D.
3rd October
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