Basics Of Environmental Science
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Basics Of Environmental Science
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1. Increasing the insulation in a home will most likely
2. In which year did Public Liability Insurance Act come into existence?
3. Which of the following assist in the conception, development and management of Bioparks with a goal of conservation of biodiversity. (i) Promoting local community welfare without harming the natural habitat. (ii) Developing educational and scientific activities. (iii) Promoting silviculture and monoculture.
4. What is the term used for Low-high tides?
5. Which of the following soil type is best for agriculture?
6. Assertion (A): Clay soil has high concentration of organic matter. Reason (R): Clay soils have low decomposition rates. Identify the correct answer:
7. What do we call the individuals of a plant species found in a specific region?
8. The best way to address obesity is with
9. The infectious diseases that cause the greatest mortality in the world are
10. Which environment affecting gas is released by hydropower projects having large reservoirs?
11. The greatest public health concerns about the H5N1 bird flu virus is that it will
12. Because of the challenges associated with removing oil from the ground,
13. If people do not easily spread bird flu from person to person, how can bird flu virus spread in the world?
14. Which of the following is the most dominant pollutant in urban atmosphere according to its concentration level?
15. Assertion (A): The construction of dams damages the ecosystem surrounding a river. Reason (R): The surrounding area gets submerged under large volume of water. Identify the correct answer:
16. Match List I (Acts) with List II (Year of enactment) using the given codes. List I (Acts) List II (Year when enacted) A. Wildlife Protection Act i. 1974 B. Forest Conservation Act ii. 1981 C. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act iii. 1980 D. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act iv. 1972 Codes: A B C D
17. More than anything else, the greatest adult mortality from infectious disease in the world can be traced to:
18. A well-trained health worker is appointed to provide assistance to a village in India that suffers greatly from typhoid fever. The best long-term solution to reduce the cases of this disease in this village is to
19. Assertion (A): There is always a possibility of groundwater getting seriously contaminated in coastal areas. Reason (R): Groundwater overdrafts adjoining coastal areas can contaminate groundwater supplies by letting saline water to enter into freshwater aquifers. Codes:
20. In mining of which of the following, drainage of acid is more?
21. Which one of the following is not a factor of climate change?
22. Blood becomes toxic, after combining with haemoglobin gets combined with:
23. The most cleanly burning fossil fuel available is
24. Steam powered airplanes
25. Which of the following is not a major biome of India?