ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Syllabus
Unit 1 :- Environment and climate change
Unit 2 :- Sustainability and Renewable Resources
Unit 3 :- Ecosystem and Biodiversity
Unit 4 :- Environmental Pollution
Unit 5 :- Enviornmental legislation and sustainable practices
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MCQ Questions and Answers
EES MCQ
1. An ability or capacity of something to be maintained or to
sustain itself is known as
Ans. Sustainability
2. Sustainable Development includes:
a) Economical development
b) Generate resources
c) Maintain balance between human and environment
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
3. Which of the following is an aspect of Sustainable
Development:
a) Social
b) Environmental
c) Economical
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
4. Water management includes:
a) Rain water harvesting
b) Ground water recharge
c) Green belt development
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
5. __________ is a hydrologic process where water moves downward
from surface water to groundwater.
Ans. Ground water recharge
6. Green Belt Development benefited in
a) reducing air pollution
b) water conservation
c) reduce soil erosion
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
7. Formal environmental education represents education
Ans. within the class room
8. Mankind needs environmental education for
Ans. Environmental Protection
9. Both formal and non-formal environmental education must have
_________ goals.
Ans. Common
10. Which among the following is not an Act of Environmental
Protection?
Ans. Conservation of plastic, waste and increasing act 2016
11. Administrative framework for environmental protection
includes:
a) Central pollution control Board
b) State pollution control Board
c) Ministry of Environment and Forest
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
12. Central pollution control Board is formed to_______
Ans. Prevent environmental Pollution
13. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is established on
Ans. 7 September 1970
14. The responsibilities of pollution control board:
a) create public awareness
b) Inspect sewage
c) inspect air control system
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
15. NGO stands for_____ .
Ans. Non Government Organization
16. Supposed to be working not for ‘profit’ but for a ‘cause(s)’
is
Ans. NGO
17. Narmada Bachao Andalonis initiated by
Ans. Medha Patkar
18. the study to predict the effect of a proposed
activity/project on the environment is known as_____ .
Ans. Environmental impact assessment
19. EIA can be seen as a ___________ .
Ans. Measuring tool
20. Any spatial area from which runoff from precipitation is
collected and drained through a common point or outlet is called
Ans. Water shed
21. The main components of watershed programme :
a) water conservation
b) soil conservation
c) crop management
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
22. National River Linkage Project, Hydropower generation is
proposed __________.
Ans. About 34,000 MW
23. Water shed within crop fields is called as
Ans. Micro Water Shed
24. National river linkage project includes, Interlinking of ___
rivers across the country through a network of ____ storage dams.
Ans. 37, 3000
25. Formal environmental education begin at___________.
Ans. Primary School Level
26. Sustainable Development by solving problems of Environment
teached at
Ans. College / University Level
27. Adult education is ____ .
Ans. Non Formal Education
28. GIS stands for
Ans. Geographical Information Systems
29. Which of the followings is not an IT tool used for
environment and public health.
a) Arogya Setu App
b) Artificial Intelligence
c) M S Word
d) GIS
Ans. MS Word
30. The harmful materials in environment are
called__________.
Ans. Pollutants
31. Basic types of pollutions are______ .
Ans. Natural pollution and man made pollution
32. Which of the following is not a Natural pollution?
a) Automotives
b) Volcano eruption
c) Forest fire
d) All of the above
Ans. a) Automotives
33. Landfill of waste is basically a
_________pollution.
Ans. Land
34. Causes of land pollution are..........
a) Industrialization
b) Mining
c) Agriculture
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
35. The Negative Impact Of Land Pollution is ______ .
a) Soil erosion
b) Shifting of habitat
c) Water pollution
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
36. Which of the following is not a type of impurities of
water.?
a) Pollen
b) Colloidal
c) Dissolved
d) Bacteriological
Ans. a) Pollen
37. Need of water treatment is
Ans. To remove dissolved gases
38. The object of coagulation is.....
Ans. To remove colloidial particles
39. On earth ________ is freshwater.
Ans. Only 3%
40. Effects of water pollution on human beings are________ .
Ans. Typhoid
41. Spring is a _________ source of water.
Ans. Sub-surface
42. The impact of waste water on environment is........
a) Noise pollution
b) Nuisance
c) Diseases
d) All of the above
Ans: b) Nuisance
43. Which of the following is not a tertiary treatment of
wastewater?
a) FIltration
b) Removal of nutrients
c) Chlorination
d) Aeration
Ans. d) Aeration
44. Which of the following is not a water born disease?
a) Jaundice
b) Cholera
c) Plague
d)Amoebioasis
Ans. c) Plague
45. Which of the following is not a primary pollutant of air
pollution?
a) Ash
b) Pollen
c) Smoke
d) Smog
Ans. d) Smog
46. Which of the following is not a secondary pollutant of air
pollution?
a) Acid rain
b) Ozone
c) Smog
d) Dust
Ans. d) Dust
47. Effects of air pollution on environment is_____
a) Global warming
b) Acid rain
c) Green house effect
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
48. The particulate matter suspended in air______ .
a) Dust
b) Pollen
c) Liquid droplets
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
49. Settling chambers collecting dust of size________.
Ans. >10µm
50. Gaseous pollutants are controlled by_____
a) Absorption
b) Adsorption
c) Cumbustion
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
51. The permissible range of PM 10 for residential area is____
.
Ans. 60-100
52. The permissible range of PM 2.5 for residential area is____
.
Ans. 40 - 60
53. _______is a process where gases, vapors or liquids are
concentrated on a solid surface.
Ans. Adsorption
54. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines noise above
_________ (dB) as noise pollution.
Ans. 65 decibals
55. Which of the following is not a physiological effect on human
beings?
a) Rise in blood pressure
b) Reduction in vision
c) Heart pain
d) damage nerve system
Ans. d) damage nerve system
56. Artificial sources of noise pollution are....
Ans. Land slides
57. Which of the following is not a solid waste?
a) Rubber
b) cloth
c) wastewater
d) paper
Ans. c) Wastewater
58. High level radioactive waste can be managed in which of the
following ways?
Ans. Deep burial
59. Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?
a) Plastic
b) Polythene
c) Glass
d) None of the above
Ans. d) None of the above
60. Biomedical waste may be disposed of by?
a) Incineration
b) Autoclaving
c) Landfilling
d) Both a) and b)
Ans. d) Both a and b
61. Which of the following is a biodegradable organic
chemical/substance?
a) Plastic
b) Oil
c) Pesticide
d) Garbage
Ans. d) garbage
62. Which one the following is not biodegradable?
a) Vegetable waste
b) Fruit waste
c) Leaves
d) Aluminium foil
Ans. d) Aluminium foil
63. Which of the following is not a Municipal solid waste?
a) Market waste
b) Agriculture waste
c) Domestic waste
d) Commercial waste
Ans. b) Agriculture waste
64. Municipal solid waste includes...
a) Domestic waste
b) Commercial waste
c) Institutional waste
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
65. The highest heating valve is of:
Ans. Rubbish
66. Average generation rate of MSW is considered as.....
Ans. 0.4 Kg/capita/day
67. Which of the following is not a component of Sanitary
Landfill?
a) Liner
b) Water monitoring well
c) Autoclaving
d) Leachate management facility
Ans. c) Autoclaving
68. Which of the following is a likely characteristic of
hazardous waste?
a) Ignitability
b) Corrosively
c) Reactivity
d) Any of the above
Ans. d) Any of the above
69. Sources of sound pollution by defence activities
includes:
a) Satellite launching
b) Missile launching
c) Bomb
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
70. The unit of sound is:
a) decibel
b) Maribel
c) Sensible
d) Pedicel
Ans. a) decibel
71. Near the airport the noise pollution level is above _____
.
Ans. 150 dB
72. As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the permissible
noise level at night in residential areas is:
Ans. 45 dB
73. Primary treatment of sewage includes:
a) Screening
b) Grit removal
c) Primary clarifier
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
74. Types of grit in sewage treatment includes:
a) Sand
b) Silt
c) Egg shell
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
75. _______can be used to remove the nitrates.
a) renitrification
b) gentrification
c) denitrification
d) All of the above
Ans. c) denitrification
76. The BOD content of treated sewage should not be more than
____ mg/l.
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d)40
Ans. a) 10
77. processes to remove gaseous pollutants by dissolution into a
liquid solvent such as water is called as:
a) Adsorption
b) Absorption
c) Combustion
d) None of the above
Ans. b) Absorption
78. The particulate matter is controlled by:
a) Cyclone
b) Settling chamber
c) Scrubber
d)All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
79. Smog is:
a) A natural phenomenon
b) A combination of smoke and fog
c) Is colourless
d) All of the above
Ans. d) All of the above
80. Fluoride pollution mainly affects:
a) Kidney
b) Brain
c) Heart
d) Teeth
Ans. d) Teeth
81. Which of the following is a non-point source of water
pollution?
a) Factories
b) Sewage treatment plants
c) Urban and suburban lands
d)All of the above
Ans. c) Urban and suburban lands
82. Which of the following is not a marine pollutant?
a) Oil
b) Plastic
c) Dissolved oxygen
d) All of the above
Ans. c) Dissolved oxygen
83. Fugitive emissions consist of
a) Street dust
b) Dust from construction activities
c) Dust from farm cultivation
d) All of the above
Ans. d) all of the above
84. Noise is ---------------------
a) Huge sound
b) Sound of vehicles
c) Undesirable and unwanted sound
d) Sound of crackers
Ans. c) Undesirable and unwanted sound
85. The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, in excess
concentration in the atmosphere is called
a) Radioactive pollution
b) Soil pollution
c) Water pollution
d) Air pollution
Ans. d) Air pollution
86. What is ‘temporary threshold shift’ ?
a) Hearing loss due to excessive noise
b) Noise that is intolerable
c) Tolerable noise
d) All of the above
Ans. a) Hearing loss due to excessive noise
87. Which of the following is an air pollutant?
a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Carbon monoxide
d) Oxygen
Ans. c) Carbon monoxide
88. The Pollution Standard Index (PSI) scale has span from
a) 0 - 200
b) 0 - 300
c) 0 - 400
d) 0 – 500
Ans. d) 0 – 500
89. Which of the following is not an air pollutant ?
a) Smoke
b) CO2
c) Nitrogen gas
d) Sulphur dioxide
Ans. c) Nitrogen gas
90. Which of the following problems is not created by noise
pollution ?
a) Diarrhoea
b) hypertension
c) Deafness
d) Irritation
Ans. a) Diarrhoea
91. A combination of smoke, fog and chemical pollutants seen in
industrialized
cities is known as ------------------
a) Sole
b) Smog
c) Fallouts
d)All of the above
Ans. b) Smog
92. Air pollution is caused by
a) Smoke
b) Insecticides
c) Sewage
d) Loud speaker
Ans. a) Smoke
93. Which of the following is not a primary pollutant?
a) SO2
b) Volcanic ash
c) O3
d) CO2
Ans. c) O3
94. Which of the followings is not the physical characteristics
of MSW?
a) Density
b) Moisture content
c) pH
d) Porosity
Ans. c) pH
95. Which of the followings is not the chemical characteristics
of MSW?
a) Field capacity
b) Carbon
c) Nitrogen
d) Potassium
Ans. a) Field Capacity
96. Calorific value is ______characteristics of MSW.
a) Physical
b) Chemical
c) Both a) and b)
d)All above
Ans. b) Chemical
97. Bird menace above dump site affects aircrafts
is.....
a) Public health impact
b) Environmental impact
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the above
Ans. b) Environmental impact
98. Sanitary landfilling is....
a) Engineered method
b) Dumping
c) landfilling
d)None of the above
Ans. a) Engineered method
99. Which of the followings is not a health care facility?
a) Mortuaries
b) Funeral services
c) Path Labs
d) Institution
Ans. d) Institution
100.
Biomedical waste contains______ Non-hazardous waste.
a) 50 - 75 %
b) 75 - 90 %
c) 65 - 75 %
d) 75 - 80 %
Ans. b) 75 – 90%
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