Environmental Studies (CTET)

Comprehensive mock test for CTET Environmental Studies covering pollution, ecology, conservation, environmental movements, natural resources, and climate-related topics.

23 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The harm from the depletion of Earth's ozone layer is that ________.

  1. the average temperature of earth's surface will increase gradually
  2. the oxygen content of the atmosphere will decrease
  3. increased amount of Ultra violet radiation will reach earth's surface
  4. sea levels will rise as the polar ice caps will gradually melt
  5. all of these will happen
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The concentration of which gas is the highest in our environment?

  1. Oxygen
  2. Argon
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Carbon dioxide
  5. Other gases
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the major use of, in- stream water?

  1. Producing hydrolectric power.
  2. Disposal of industrial wastes.
  3. Agricultural irrigation.
  4. Domestic use.
  5. None of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect?

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Chlorofluorocarbons
  4. Methane gas
  5. Nitrous oxide
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Birds are often seen on the back of buffalo because they _________.

  1. love to sing while sitting on the buffalo's back
  2. rest after flying for a while
  3. feed on parasites on the buffalo's back
  4. feed on insects present in the grass
  5. none of the above reasons is correct.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a part of the Green Revolution?

  1. Mechanized agriculture
  2. Hybrid seeds
  3. Slash and burn
  4. Monoculture
  5. All of the above are part of the Green Revolution
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Excessive use of pesticides pollutes the ________.

  1. atmosphere
  2. biosphere
  3. lithosphere
  4. stratosphere
  5. hydrosphere
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the World Health Organization, WHO established?

  1. 1942
  2. 1948
  3. 1947
  4. 1979
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A habitat characterized by hot and dry places is called ________.

  1. arboreal
  2. terrestrial
  3. aquatic
  4. xeric
  5. none of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The intensity of sound regarded as the safe noise level for the city is ______.

  1. 80 dB
  2. 45 dB
  3. 120 dB
  4. 5 dB
  5. 140 dB
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which kind of pollution is caused due to spraying DDT on crops?

  1. Soil and water
  2. Air and soil
  3. Crop and air
  4. Air and water
  5. All of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under whose leadership 'Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan' was strengthened?

  1. A.K. Banerjee
  2. Sunder Lal Bahuguna
  3. Amrita Devi Bishnoi
  4. Medha Patkar
  5. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cooked vegetables can be preserved for a longer time in a refrigerator because ________.

  1. moisture content in the food is reduced at low temperature
  2. refrigerators contain certain chemicals which kill the microbes
  3. microbes become inactive at low temperature
  4. microbes are destroyed and killed at low temperature
  5. none of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

World Environment Day is observed on which date?

  1. 22nd April
  2. 5th June
  3. 5th July
  4. 1st December
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Biodegradable waste material can be made harmless by ___________.

  1. mixing them with chemicals
  2. the action of certain bacteria on them
  3. boiling them in water
  4. recycling them
  5. all of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

  1. Natural gas
  2. Coal
  3. Wood
  4. Minerals
  5. All of these are non renewable source of energy
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which state has the highest percentage of forest?

  1. Uttar pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Punjab
  4. Madhya pradesh
  5. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Biochemical oxygen demand is __________ in polluted water and ____________ in potable water.

  1. more, less
  2. less, medium
  3. medium, more
  4. less, more
  5. more, more
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first step of sewage treatment is ______.

  1. precipitation
  2. chlorination
  3. sedimentation
  4. aeration
  5. eutrophication
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Minamata disease is cause by the compounds of _______.

  1. mercury
  2. cadmium
  3. cobalt
  4. fertilisers
  5. none of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cutting of trees in a forest is called _________.

  1. reforestation
  2. deforestation
  3. afforestation
  4. cultivation
  5. none of these
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Plants do not survive at low temperature because of _________.

  1. precipitation of cells protein
  2. cells rupture due to the mechanical pressure of ice
  3. desiccation takes place owning to the withdrawal of water from vacuolated protoplasm.
  4. respiration more than photosynthesis
  5. all of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Van Mahotsav is celebrated in which month of the year?

  1. April
  2. June
  3. July
  4. December
  5. None of these