Environmental Studies (CTET)
Comprehensive mock test for CTET Environmental Studies covering pollution, ecology, conservation, environmental movements, natural resources, and climate-related topics.
Questions
The harm from the depletion of Earth's ozone layer is that ________.
- the average temperature of earth's surface will increase gradually
- the oxygen content of the atmosphere will decrease
- increased amount of Ultra violet radiation will reach earth's surface
- sea levels will rise as the polar ice caps will gradually melt
- all of these will happen
The concentration of which gas is the highest in our environment?
- Oxygen
- Argon
- Nitrogen
- Carbon dioxide
- Other gases
What is the major use of, in- stream water?
- Producing hydrolectric power.
- Disposal of industrial wastes.
- Agricultural irrigation.
- Domestic use.
- None of the above
Which of the following is not a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect?
- Carbon dioxide
- Carbon monoxide
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- Methane gas
- Nitrous oxide
Birds are often seen on the back of buffalo because they _________.
- love to sing while sitting on the buffalo's back
- rest after flying for a while
- feed on parasites on the buffalo's back
- feed on insects present in the grass
- none of the above reasons is correct.
Which of the following is not a part of the Green Revolution?
- Mechanized agriculture
- Hybrid seeds
- Slash and burn
- Monoculture
- All of the above are part of the Green Revolution
Excessive use of pesticides pollutes the ________.
- atmosphere
- biosphere
- lithosphere
- stratosphere
- hydrosphere
When was the World Health Organization, WHO established?
- 1942
- 1948
- 1947
- 1979
- None of these
A habitat characterized by hot and dry places is called ________.
- arboreal
- terrestrial
- aquatic
- xeric
- none of these
The intensity of sound regarded as the safe noise level for the city is ______.
- 80 dB
- 45 dB
- 120 dB
- 5 dB
- 140 dB
Which kind of pollution is caused due to spraying DDT on crops?
- Soil and water
- Air and soil
- Crop and air
- Air and water
- All of these
Under whose leadership 'Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan' was strengthened?
- A.K. Banerjee
- Sunder Lal Bahuguna
- Amrita Devi Bishnoi
- Medha Patkar
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Cooked vegetables can be preserved for a longer time in a refrigerator because ________.
- moisture content in the food is reduced at low temperature
- refrigerators contain certain chemicals which kill the microbes
- microbes become inactive at low temperature
- microbes are destroyed and killed at low temperature
- none of these
World Environment Day is observed on which date?
- 22nd April
- 5th June
- 5th July
- 1st December
- None of these
Biodegradable waste material can be made harmless by ___________.
- mixing them with chemicals
- the action of certain bacteria on them
- boiling them in water
- recycling them
- all of the above
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
- Natural gas
- Coal
- Wood
- Minerals
- All of these are non renewable source of energy
Which state has the highest percentage of forest?
- Uttar pradesh
- Assam
- Punjab
- Madhya pradesh
- None of these
Biochemical oxygen demand is __________ in polluted water and ____________ in potable water.
- more, less
- less, medium
- medium, more
- less, more
- more, more
The first step of sewage treatment is ______.
- precipitation
- chlorination
- sedimentation
- aeration
- eutrophication
Minamata disease is cause by the compounds of _______.
- mercury
- cadmium
- cobalt
- fertilisers
- none of these
Cutting of trees in a forest is called _________.
- reforestation
- deforestation
- afforestation
- cultivation
- none of these
Plants do not survive at low temperature because of _________.
- precipitation of cells protein
- cells rupture due to the mechanical pressure of ice
- desiccation takes place owning to the withdrawal of water from vacuolated protoplasm.
- respiration more than photosynthesis
- all of these
Van Mahotsav is celebrated in which month of the year?
- April
- June
- July
- December
- None of these