India Environment: Trivia Quiz!
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- 1.The largest numbers of tiger reserves are located in:
- A.
Karnataka
- B.
Andhra Pradesh
- C.
Madhya Pradesh
- D.
West Bengal
- 2.What structural modification of oxygen is an air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but beneficial in the upper atmosphere?
- 3.Identify the non-Green-House Gas (GHG) from the following:
- A.
Methane
- B.
Nitrous Oxide
- C.
Sulphur Hexafluoride
- D.
Carbon Monoxide
- 4.Where and when was the Environment day anthem was launched?
- A.
Nepal, 1995
- B.
US, 2000
- C.
India, 2013
- D.
UK, 2006
- 5.What was the theme of the world environment day 2017?
- A.
"Connecting people to nature"
- B.
"Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife"
- C.
"One World, One Environment"
- D.
"Think.Eat.Save"
- 6.Red Data Book provides a list of:
- A.
Advanced plants
- B.
Rare, endangered or endemic species
- C.
Diseases resistant animals
- D.
None of the above
- 7.The Bronx zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled as "The most dangerous species in the world." If you removed the cover you saw:
- A.
A great White Shark
- B.
A mirror
- C.
A virus
- D.
A mountain lion
- 8.What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur?
- A.
Deforestation
- B.
Acid rain
- C.
Holes in the Ozone layer
- D.
Smog
- 9.The most biologically diverse ecosystem on the land is:
- A.
Forests
- B.
Wet lands
- C.
Great plains
- D.
Deserts
- 10.Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered by water. What percentage of this Earth's water-supply is fresh water?
- A.
8%
- B.
0.1%
- C.
3%
- D.
15%
- 11.What are the three R's to remember about the waste management?
- A.
Refuse, Refrain, and Redeem
- B.
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
- C.
Remove, Return, and Relocate
- D.
Remix, Reinvent, and Redistribute
- 12.Which of these is not an impact of global warming?
- A.
A rise in sea level
- B.
Desert area will increase
- C.
The Earth will become colder
- D.
Melting of ice caps
- 13.What percentage of the land area should remain covered by forests to maintain ecological balance?
- A.
10%
- B.
5%
- C.
33%
- D.
None
- 14.Taj Mahal is threatened due to?
- A.
Sulphur dioxide
- B.
Carbondioxide
- C.
Carbon monoxide
- D.
Water vapour
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