Env

ironment
alst
udi
es

1.Pr
ocessoff
ert
il
elandt
obecomear
id

a)Weat
her
ing b)deser
ti
fi
cat
ion

c)decomposi
ti
on d)
dehy
drat
ion

2.Dai
ryi
ndust
rywast
ecanbecl
assi
fi
edas

a)LowBODwast
e b)Hi
ghBODwast
e

c)NonBi
odegr
adabl
ewast
e d)Noneofabov
e

3.Theaut
hor
izedbodyt
olooki
ntot
hel
akemanagementsy
stem i
s

a)
BDAb)GI
Sc)LDAd)EPA

4.TheActthatpr
ov i
desi
mmedi
ater
eli
eft
othev
ict
im ofacci
dent
sduet
ohaz
ardous
chemicali
ndustr
ies.

a)TheFact
ori
esAct b)Mot
orVehi
cleAct

c)Publ
i
cLi
ti
gat
ionAct d)Publ
i
cli
abi
l
ityAct

5.
Theprotect
ionofenvi
r onmenthasbeenmadeasthef
undament
aldut
yofev
ery
ci
ti
zenundertheprovi
sionofIndi
anconsti
tut
ion.

a)48A b)51AGc)Ar
ti
cle21d)Ar
ti
cl
e14

6.Amissi
onwhichai
msatcreat
ingasoci
etywher
eci
ti
zensar
ecommi
tt
edt
o
conser
vati
onofenvi
ronment

a)Ramakr
ishnaMi
ssi
on b)
Viv
ekanandaMi
ssi
on

c)
for
estpr
otect
ionMi
ssi
on d)
Env
ironment
alEducat
ionMi
ssi
on

7.Schemeofl
abel
l
ingeco-
fr
iendl
ypr
oduct
swasnot
if
iedbygov
tofi
ndi
aint
hey
ear

a)
1960b)1991c)1975d)1986

8.
HumanRi
ght
sDayi
scel
ebr
atedon

May22ndb)June5Thc)sept
a) ember16thd)December10th
9.
awardgiventoanorgani
sat
ionort
oani
ndi
vi
dual
forsi
gni
fi
cantcont
ri
but
ioni
nthe
fi
eldofenv
ironmenti
s

a)
Padmabhusan b)Par
amachakr
a

c)Vi
shwachet
anaPur
askard)I
ndi
raGandhiPar
yav
aranPur
askar

10.4000peopl
edi
edofsmogi
nci
denti
n1952at

a)Cal
i
for
niab)Londonc)Russi
ad)Sr
il
anka

11.
Highamountofnut
ri
ent
sandhi
ghwat
erpr
omot
escondi
ti
onsuchas

a)Eut
rophi
cb)dy
str
ophi
cc)sapr
otr
opi
cd)Noneoft
heabov
e

12.
Ahy
drophy
teswhi
chhel
psi
nther
emov
alofheav
ymet
alpol
l
uti
on

a)Wol
fi
ab)Chl
orel
l
ac)Char
ad)Ei
chor
nia

13.
GangaAct
ionpl
ant
oar
restt
hedegr
adat
ionofr
iverwat
erqual
i
tywasl
aunchedi
n

a)
2001b)1986c)1972d)2012.

14.
Thest
andar
dsf
oll
owedf
ordr
inki
ngwat
erqual
i
tyar
e

a)
ISIb)I
SOc)BI
Sd)Al
lofabov
e

15.
NTUi
stheuni
tusedt
odet
ermi
ne.

a)
Sal
i
nit
yb)Tur
bidi
tyc)Aci
dit
yd)Neut
ral
i
ty

16.
Oneoft
hest
epst
akent
oconser
vewi
l
dli
fei
s

a)
Def
orest
ati
onb)Poachi
ngc)Habi
tatpr
otect
iond)ur
bani
zat
ion

17.I
ndi
vi
dual
sofaspeci
esaf
fect
ingeachot
her
’sl
i
fei
nvar
iousway
s

a)
Congest
ionsb)Coact
ionsc)Compr
omi
sat
ionsd)Noneoft
heabov
e
18.
Thedi
seasecausedbyVi
tami
n-Bdef
ici
encyi
s

a)
Scur
vyb)Ber
iber
ic)My
opi
ad)kneeknock

19.
Nat
ional
Museum ofNat
ural
Hist
oryl
ocat
edi
nIndi
aat

a)
Bombayb)Del
hic)Vi
sahakapat
anam c)v
ell
ore.

20.
TheMaxi
mum l
i
mitofnoi
seuni
ver
sal
l
yhasbeenaccept
edwor
ldwi
def
orHuman
bei
ngs.

a)
30-
40dbsb)75-
85dbsc)95-
110dbsd)15-
20dbs

21.
ThesuccessofSoci
alFor
est
rySchemedependsmai
nlyon

a)
Awar
enessb)publ
i
cpar
ti
cipat
ionc)Local
Bodi
esd)Al
ltheabov
e

22.
Thel
argestTi
gerr
eser
vei
nindi
ais

a)
Nagar
junaSagarb)Bhadr
ac)Per
iyard)Manas

23.
Theageoft
het
reei
scal
cul
atedbyi
ts

a)
Biomassb)Gi
rt
hc)Hei
ghtd)Annual
rings

24.
Thedi
sti
nct
iveef
fectofEucal
ypt
uspl
ant
ati
oni
s

a)
Lower
ingofwat
ert
abl
eb)Fastgr
owi
ngt
reesc)Medi
cinal
val
ued)Ti
mbery
iel
d

25.
whi
chi
snotexsi
tusi
teofpr
eser
vat
ionofbi
odi
ver
sit
y

a)homegar
denb)seedbankc)mar
inenat
ional
par
kd)Bot
ani
cal
gar
den

26.
Inanci
entI
ndianCul
tur
alpr
act
iceofr
ecogni
zi
ngEar
thasmot
herandt
reesast
he
pl
acesofgodleadst
o

a)
Sust
ainabi
l
ityb)Conser
vat
ionc)Pr
eser
vat
iond)al
ltheabov
e

27.l
argestcont
ri
but
orofoi
lont
otheseai
s

a)
Oil
spi
l
lsf
rom t
anker
s b)Oi
l
sreachi
ngt
heoceanf
rom l
and

c)Fr
om of
fshor
ewel
l
s d)Noneoft
heabov
e

28.
ExcessofI
roni
nwat
eri
sli
kel
ytor
ender

a)
Col
ourb)Tast
ec)Har
dnessd)Al
ltheabov
e
29.
Maxi
mum al
l
owabl
econcent
rat
ionofFl
our
idesi
nDr
inki
ngwat
eri
s

a)
1.0mg/
Lb)1.
25mg/
Lc)1.
50mg/
Ld)1.
75mg/
L

30.
Indi
a’
slar
gestr
iverv
all
rypr
ojecti
s

a)
Bhakr
a-Nangal
b)Nar
madasar
ovarc)Koy
nad)I
ndr
avat
hi

31.Thef
ir
stnat
ional
par
kinI
ndi
ais

a)Bandi
purb)
Cor
bet
tc)Per
iyard)keol
adeo

32.Thet
echnol
ogyi
nvol
vedi
ntheconv
ersi
onofsawdusti
ntosmokel
essf
uel
is

a)py
rol
ysi
sb)Gasi
fi
cat
ionc)Br
iquet
ti
ngd)Al
ltheabov
e

33.Thei
mpor
tanceofonl
ycl
i
mat
eint
hst
abi
l
izat
ionofcl
i
maxwasemphasi
zedby

a)cowl
esb)Cooperc)Cl
ement
sd)noneoft
heabov
e

34.I
nIndi
atheI
nsi
tuconser
vat
ionmeasur
etakenby

a)Pr
ojectel
ephantb)Pr
ojectl
i
onc)Pr
ojectr
hinod)Al
ltheabov
e

35.
.Spott
hesi
tewhi
chi
snotabi
odi
ver
sit
yhot
spot

a)Br
azi
l‘
sCer
radob)Cent
ral
Chi
l
ec)Cal
i
for
niaFl
ori
sti
cPr
ovi
nced)Paki
stan

35.Bi
omedi
cal
wast
emaybedi
sposedofby

a)I
nci
ner
ati
onb)Aut
ocl
avi
ngandLandf
il
li
ngc)Bot
haandbd)Noneoft
heabov
e

36.Spott
hesi
tewhi
chi
snotabi
odi
ver
sit
yhot
spot

a)Br
azi
l‘
sCer
radob)Cent
ral
Chi
l
ec)Cal
i
for
niaFl
ori
sti
cPr
ovi
nced)Paki
stan

37.wor
ldozonedayi
scel
ebr
atedon

a)Sep16b)sep14c)nov14d)oct7
38.Env
ironmentdayi
sobser
vedon

a)June5b)Jul
y7c)Aug8d)dec9

39.wor
ldoceandayi
son

a)Jul
y10b)j
une8c)sep8d)Aug8

40.Wor
ldheal
thdayi
son

a)Apr
il22b)Apr
il7c)May12d)August7

41.i
nwhi
chcount
ryBonsai
treeswer
ecul
ti
vat
ed

a)Chi
nab)I
ndonesi
ac)Japand)Net
her
land

42.I
ndi
aisasi
gnat
oryt
oRamsarConv
ent
iononwet
landwhi
chi
slockedi
n

a)Nagpurb)Assam c)I
rand)phi
l
li
pines.

43.
Indi
a'
sfi
rstt
radi
ngpr
ogr
am t
ocombatpar
ti
cul
arai
rpol
l
uti
on

a)
Kar
nat
akab)NewDel
hic)Guj
aratd)Mahar
asht
ra

44.Theper
cent
ageofcar
bondi
oxi
dei
ntheat
mospher
eis

a)0.
038% b)38% c)3.
8% d)0.
38%

45.Thedi
seasecausebycot
tondust

a)Si
l
icosi
sb)I
tai
-It
aic)By
ssi
nosi
sd)Met
haemogl
obeni
a

46.Chi
l
dsur
viv
alandsav
emot
her
hoodpr
ojectwasl
aunchedi
n1992by

a)UNESCOb)UNEPc)UI
Pd)Noneoft
heabov
e

47.Thespeci
eswhi
char
eempl
oyedt
odet
ectandmoni
torspeci
fi
cai
rpol
l
utantar
e

a)Bi
omoni
tor
sb)Bi
oindi
cat
orsc)Bi
oaccumul
ator
sd)al
ltheabov
e

48.Li
on,
tai
l
edmacaquei
sgener
all
yfoundi
n

a)West
ernghat
sb)East
ernGhat
sc)East
ernHi
mal
ayasd)west
ernHi
mal
ayas
49.
Elect
romagnet
icr
adi
ati
oni
nthewav
elengt
hof200-
400nm i
s

a)X-
rayb)U.
V.r
ayc)Gammar
ayd)Mi
crowav
es

50.Thesubst
ancewhi
chr
esul
tsf
rom decayofpl
ant
sorani
mal
smat
teri
s

a)Enzy
meb)Humusc)Hor
moned)Noneoft
heabov
e

51.Tendencyofpol
l
utant
stobecomeconcent
rat
edi
nsuccessi
vet
rophi
clev
els

a)Bi
oremedi
ati
onb)Bi
opi
racyc)Bi
orhy
thm d)Bi
omagni
fi
cat
ion

52.I
nanaquat
icecosy
stem t
hezoopl
ankt
onscanbeconsi
der
edas

a)pr
oducerb)Consumerc)Decomposerd)Noneoft
heabov
e

53.Thenut
ri
entf
ert
il
izercausesmi
nimum wat
erpol
l
uti
oni
s

a)Ni
tr
ogenb)Phosphor
ousc)or
gani
cmat
terd)Pot
assi
um

54.Themostpr
eval
entf
orm ofl
anddegr
adat
ioni
nIndi
ais

a)Deser
ti
fi
cat
ionb)soi
ler
osi
onc)Landsl
i
ded)Soi
lsubsi
dence

55.t
headv
erseef
fectofmoder
nagr
icul
tur
eis

a)Wat
erl
oggi
ngb)Wat
erscar
cit
yc)Wat
erpol
l
uti
ond)Al
ltheabov
e

56.Thegreat
estdevast
ati
ont
othemanki
ndbyt
heconst
ruct
ionofdamsunderv
all
ey
proj
ectschemesi
nindia

a)Lossofgr
eencov
erb)Di
spl
acementofpeopl
ec)Soi
ler
osi
ond)al
ltheabov
e

57.Themet
hodusedf
ort
igercensus

a)Fi
ngerpr
int
sb)Pugmar
kc)Soi
ler
osi
ond)Sal
i
nit
y

58.Themi
nimum l
evel
ofoxy
genr
equi
redf
ort
hegr
owt
handr
epr
oduct
ionoff
ish
a)<4mg/
Lb)=4mg/
L c)0.
4mg/
Ld)
nNoneoft
heabov
e

59.Themaj
orcausesf
ort
heaccumul
ati
onofE-
nwast
einr
ecenty
ear
sar
e

a)Lackoft
echnol
ogyf
orr
ecy
cleb)Rapi
dtechnol
ogyofobsol
escence

c)Lackofst
ri
ctr
egul
ati
ond)al
ltheabov
e

60.
Highl
evel
radi
oact
ivewast
ecanbemanageby

a)Compost
ingb)St
orei
ndef
ini
tel
yc)I
nci
ner
ati
ond)dumpi
ngi
nseal
edcont
ainer
s

61.Thesubst
anceusedf
ort
hepur
if
icat
ionofwat
eri
s

a)Al
um b)CL4c)
KMnO4d)Noneoft
heabov
e

62.Theher
edi
tar
yef
fectofr
adi
ati
ononhumansi
s

a)Def
ormi
ti
esb)Par
aly
sisc)I
nsomni
ad)Mal
ari
a

63.Headquar
ter
sofbi
odi
ver
sit
yint
ernat
ional
isl
ocat
edi
n

a)
Romeb)Genev
ac)Par
isd)mani
l
la

64.LPGi
ssuppl
i
edt
otheconsumer
sin

a)Poundsb)Li
tr
esc)ki
l
ogr
amsd)Cal
ori
es

65.Thef
ir
stst
atei
nIndi
atohav
east
atewat
erpol
i
cy

a)Meghal
ayab)Andhr
aPr
adeshc)Kar
nat
akad)Tel
angana

66.Thedi
seasewhi
chwi
pedof
fonet
hir
doft
hepopul
ati
oni
nEur n12thcent
opei uryi
s

a)Chol
erab)Pl
aguec)Meni
ngi
ti
sd)Di
pther
ia

67.I
nwhi
choft
hest
ateI
ndi
anbasedneut
ri
noobser
vat
oryi
spr
oposedt
obeset

a)Ker
alab,
)Tami
l
naduc)Si
kki
m d)Ut
tar
akhand

68.Thei
nter
nat
ional
prot
ocol
stopr
otectt
heozonel
ayeri
s

a)Mont
real
prot
ocol
b)Vi
ennapr
otocol
c)Ky
otopr
otocol
d)Car
tegenapr
otocol
69.Fossi
lfuel
basedpat
ter
nofener
gyuset
ohav
ethepr
obl
em of

a)Limi
tednat
ural
reser
veb)Env
ironment
alpol
l
uti
onc)Lackofl
ongt
erm sust
ainabi
l
ityd)
All
theabove.

70.Themaj
orcompoundr
esponsi
blef
ort
heozonel
ayerdepl
eti
on

a)CFCb)PCBc)DDTd)Noneoft
heabov
e

71.Cher
noby
ldi
sast
eri
sanacci
dentr
elat
edt
o

a)Chemi
cal
b)Bi
ologi
cal
c)Phy
sical
d)Nucl
ear

72.TheMi
nimat
aepi
sodeoccur
redi
n

a)Japanb)Mi
ssi
ssi
ppi
c)I
tal
yd)Fr
ance.

73.Cor
bet
tnat
ional
par
kissi
tuat
edi
n

a)Assam b)Odi
shac)Ut
tar
akhandd)Andhr
apr
adesh

74.Ky
otopr
otocol
isf
ocusedon

a)Wetl
andconser
vat
ionb)Cl
i
mat
echangec)Hazar
douswast
emanagementd)Bi
odi
ver
sit
y
management

75.Aci
drai
niscausedby

a)Ozoneanddustb)SO2andNO2c)SO2andCOd)CO2andCO

76.Or
gani
smswhi
chf
eedondeadanddecay
ingmat
terar
ecal
l
ed

a)Omni
vor
ousb)decomposer
sc)Car
niv
orousd)Her
biv
orous

77.Fol
l
owi
ngt
heBhopal
tragedy,
theumbr
ell
aactpr
omot
edbyGOI

a)CI
TIESb)EPAc)PI
Ld)PLI
A

78t
hecommi
tt
eewhi
chr
evi
ewsenv
ironment
all
awsi
nthecount
ry

a)Subr
amani
ancommi
tt
eeb)Kast
uri
Ranganc)MadhavNai
rd)
Ull
askar
ant
h
79.Theecof
ri
endl
ygaswhi
chmi
nimi
zest
heai
rpol
l
uti
on

a)Et
haneb)CNGc)CH4d)LPG

80.Thet
echnol
ogyusedi
nther
emov
alofpar
ti
cul
atemat
ter

a)El
ect
rost
ati
cpr
eci
pit
atorb)Cl
eancoal
c)Scr
ubberd)Al
ltheabov
e

81.Di
git
alr
esi
duesar
ethecomponent
sof

a)Bi
odegr
adabl
ewast
eb)Non-
Biodegr
adabl
ewast
ec)Technol
ogi
calwast
ed)Radi
ologi
cal
wast
e

82.Thetestconduct
edt
oev
aluat
ethepol
l
uti
onst
rengt
hofdomest
icandi
ndust
ri
alwast
e
wateri
s

a)CODb)BODc)El
i
sad)Li
tmus

83.Theef
fectcausedbyt
hei
nter
act
ionoft
wopol
l
utant
s

a)Mut
ual
i
sti
cb)Par
asi
ti
cc)Gy
mnast
icd)Sy
ner
get
ic

84.Thebi
ospher
ereser
venet
wor
kpr
ogr
ammel
aunchedbyUNESCOi
n1971

a)GPM b)MABc)PANd)Noneoft
heabov
e

85.Anf
aci
l
ityest
abl
i
shedf
ort
heex
-si
tuconser
vat
ionofi
ndi
vi
dual
s

a)sanct
uar
yb)nat
ional
par
kc)genebankd)bi
ospher
ereser
ve

86.Unaut
hor
izeduseofanyGov
ernmentl
andi
s

a)Expl
oit
ati
onpb)Ext
inct
ionc)Encr
oachmentd)Poachi
ng

87.Theper
cent
ageofgeogr
aphi
cal
areaofI
ndi
aunderf
orest
sis

a)71b)25c)31d)45.
3
88.Thewor
ld'
slar
gestmangr
ovef
orest
s

a)sundar
bansb)pi
chav
aram c)bhi
tar
kani
ka d)Mal
ayanpeni
nsul
amangr
oves

89.Thecountr
ywhichhasdecidedt
ocl
oseal
ltheat
omi
cpl
ant
sby2010af
terv
iewi
ngt
hei
l
l
eff
ectsofnucl
earpowerpl
antsis

a)My
anmarb)swedenc)Canadad)I
tal
y

90.Thebr
anchofsci
encewhi
chdeal
swi
thpoi
son

a)Or
nit
hol
ogyb)Toxi
col
ogyc)Ost
eol
ogyd)Pomol
ogy

91.Thet
erm usedf
orr
educt
ion,
mini
mizi
ngorsl
oppi
ngpol
l
uti
on

a)Abat
ementb)Enact
mentc)Amendmentd)Adament

92.Car
boncr
edi
tismeantf
or

a)Def
orest
ati
onb)Pr
otect
ionofenv
ironmentc)Ur
bani
zat
iond)Al
ltheabov
e

93.Useofor
gani
cmanur
eishar
mful
tot
heenv
ironment

a)Tr
ueb)Fal
sec)aandbd)Noneoft
heabov
e

94.I
naNat
ional
Par
kispr
otect
iongi
vent
o

a)Ent
ir
efl
oraadFaunac)Pl
ant
sandani
mal
sd)Ent
ir
eecosy
stem d)noneofabov
e

95.Endanger
edspeci
esar
eli
stedi
n

a)Gr
eendat
abookb)Reddat
abookc)Bl
uedat
abookd)Noneoft
heabov
e

96.Mi
nimat
adi
seasei
scausedby

a)Leadpoi
soni
ngb)mer
cur
ypoi
soni
ng

c)copperpoi
soni
ngd)z
incpoi
soni
ng

97.Thef
unct
ionsofCPCBi
s

a)Or
gani
zi
ngt
rai
ningb)Co-
ordi
nat
ingt
heact
ionsofSPCB

c)Moni
tor
ingofpol
l
uti
ond)Al
ltheabov
e
98.Bi
o-di
ver
sit
yist
het
otal
i
tyof

a)Ecosy
stem b)speci
esc)Genusd)Al
ltheabov
e

99.Bi
o-di
ver
sit
yhot
spoti
s

a)East
ernHi
mal
ayasb)Thardeser
tc)Deccanpl
ateaud)Noneoft
heabov
e

100.t
hemet
hodbywhi
chpl
ant
scanbemul
ti
pli
edbyt
issuecul
tur
eis

a)Or
ganogenesi
sb)Somat
icembr
yogenesi
sc)Mer
ist
em cul
tur
ed)Al
ltheabov
e

101.Bi
ospher
ereser
vepr
ogr
ammei
sto

a)Conser
vebi
odiver
sit
yb)Saf
eguar
dgenet
icdi
ver
sit
yc)pr
omot
eint
ernat
ional
co-
oper
ati
onc)Al
ltheabove

102.Ov
ergr
azi
ngr
esul
tsi
n

a)Soi
lmoi
stur
eb)soi
ler
osi
onc)soi
lfer
ti
li
tyd)noneoft
heabov
e

103.Abi
oti
cenv
ironmentoft
hepondecosy
stem i
s

a)Temper
atur
eb)f
lowc)sal
i
nit
yd)Al
ltheabov
e

104.Ear
thwor
msar
eknownas

a)Far
mer
sfr
iendsb)Far
mer
senemi
esc)aandbd)Noneoft
heabov
e

105.Env
ironmentpr
otect
ionactwasenact
edi
nthey
ear

a)1986b)1886c)1966d)1946

106.
Overpopul
ati
onl
eadst
o

a)scar
cit
yofdr
inki
ngwat
erb)Ai
rpol
l
uti
onc)unempl
oymentandpov
ert
yd)Al
ltheabov
e.

107.Thef
oll
owi
ngi
scl
assi
fi
edasheav
ymet
al

a)Sodi
um b)Pot
assi
um c)
Copperd)noneofabov
e
108.Exampl
efort
err
est
ri
alecosy
stem i
s

a)Pondb)Lakec)For
estd)Spr
ing

109.Fuel
obt
ainedf
rom sugarcont
ainedpl
ant
s

a)Et
hanol
b)Met
hanol
c)Pr
opanol
d)But
anol

110.Bi
o-Medi
cal
wast
eisdi
sposedby

a)I
nci
ner
ati
onb)Ver
micompost
ingc)Mul
chi
ngd)Landf
il
li
ng

111.Thecausesf
orMar
inepol
l
uti
on

a)Washingofcargot
anksb)dischargeofoi
landpet
rol
eum pr
oduct
sc)oDi
schar
geof
radi
oact
ivewastesd)All
theabov e.

112.Fl
oodscauses

a)lossofpr
opert
yb)aff
ect
slar
genumberofpeopl
ec)di
stur
bsnor
mal
funct
ioni
ngoft
he
societ
yd)al
ltheabov
e

113.Eut
rophi
cat
ionl
eadst
o

a)Deat
hofaquat
icpl
ant
sb)Deat
hofaquat
icani
mal
sc)bot
haandbd)Noneoft
heabov
e

114.Compost
ingi
sat
ypeof

a)sol
idwast
emanagementb)l
i
qui
dwast
emanagementc)I
nci
ner
ati
ond)noneoft
he
above

115.Gr
oundwat
ercont
ami
nat
ioni
s

a)Rev
ersi
bleb)I
rr
ever
sibl
ec)aandbd)Noneoft
heabov
e

116.Chi
pkomov
ementwasst
art
edi
n

a)I
ndi
ab)Amer
icac)Chi
nad)Sr
il
anka.

.
117.AFoodwebconsi
stsof

a)Twosepar
atel
i
nearf
oodchai
ns

b)Si
ngl
efoodchai
n

c)mor
ethanonei
nter
connect
edf
oodchai
n

d)Noneoft
heabov
e

118.Ci
rcul
ati
onofwat
erbet
weenear
th’
ssur
faceandat
mospher
eis

a)Hy
drol
ogi
cal
cycl
eb)Ni
tr
ogency
clec)Sul
phurcy
cled)Phosphor
ouscy
cle

119.Car
boncy
clei
s

a)Bi
ologi
cal
cycl
eb)Non-
biol
ogi
cal
cycl
ec)Bi
o-geochemi
calcy
cled)Noneoft
heabov
e

120.Soi
l
,wat
er,
wind,
tidesar
e

a)Non-l
iv
ingr
enewabl
eresour
cesb)Li
vi
ngr
enewabl
eresour
cesc)Ext
inctr
enewabl
e
resour
cesd)Noneoft
heabove

121.Ky
otopr
otocol
isconcer
nedwi
th

a)Gr
eenhousegasemi
ssi
onb)I
ndust
ri
alpr
obl
emsc)Popul
ati
onex
plosi
ond)Noneoft
he
abov
e

122.Ecof
ri
endl
yfar
mingi
ncl
udest
heuseof

a)or
gani
cfer
ti
li
zer
sb)bi
opest
ici
desc)r
enewabl
eresour
cesd)aandb

123.Paddyi
sa

a)Tr
opi
cal
cropb)Non-t
ropi
cal
cropc)Sub-
tr
opi
cal
cropd)noneoft
heabov
e

124.Thecausesofl
anddegr
adat
ion

a)ur
banconv
ersi
onb)excessi
vei
rr
igat
ionc)i
ndust
ri
alpol
l
uti
ond)al
ltheabov
e

125.Soi
ler
osi
oni
scausedt
o
a)Wi
ndb)Wat
erc)Bot
haandbd)noneoft
heabov
e.

126.El
ect
ri
cit
yispr
oducedby

a)t
her
mal
powerb)nucl
earpowerc)hy
dropowerd)al
ltheabov
e

127.Thet
erm ecol
ogywascoi
nedby

a)Tansl
eyb)Dar
winc)newt
ond)Lamar
ck

128.Weat
her
ingofr
ocksl
eadst
o

a)Soi
lfor
mat
ionb)Soi
ldepl
eti
onc)Soi
ladapt
iond)Noneofabov
e

129.Thewor
dEnv
ironmentdayi
scel
ebr
atedon

a)18thMar
chb)5thJunec)14thAugustd)21stSept
ember

130.Gl
obal
atmospher
ict
emper
atur
esar
eli
kel
ytobei
ncr
easedduet
o

a)Gr
eenhousegasesb)Hazar
dousmet
alsc)i
nsect
ici
desd)Noneoft
heabov
e

131.Thegaseswhi
chdepl
etest
heozonel
ayer

a)oxi
desofcar
bonb)chl
orof
luor
ocar
bonsc)ox
idesofSul
phurd)noneoft
heabov
e

132.Sei
smogr
aphi
susedt
omeasur
e

a)Ear
thquakesb)humi
dit
yc)Sal
i
nit
yd)Tur
bidi
ty

133.At
mospher
ichumi
dit
yismeasur
edby

a)Luxmet
erb)Hy
gromet
erc)Auxanomet
erd)noneoft
heabov
e

134.Phot
osy
nthesi
sist
akespl
acei
nthepr
esenceof

a)chl
orophy
llb)chl
orof
orm c)chl
ori
ned)chl
ori
de.
.

135.Pl
antspeci
eswhi
chser
veasf
uel
resour
ce

a)Pongami
ab)Rosec)Hi
biscusd)Jasmi
ne
136.Seawat
ercont
ainshi
ghl
evel
of

a)Sugar
sb)Sal
tsc)Vi
tami
nsd)pr
otei
ns

137.Env
ironment
alpol
l
uti
oni
str
igger
edduet
o

a)Ur
bani
zat
ionb)Local
i
zat
ionc)mi
ner
ali
zat
iond)noneoft
heabov
e

138.Mi
ningadv
ersel
yaf
fect

a)pl
ant
sb)ani
mal
sc)publ
i
cd)al
ltheabov
e

139.Al
gal
bloomsar
ecausedby

a)Di
atomsc)Bl
uegr
eenal
gaec)Gr
eenal
gaed)Redal
gae

140.Def
orest
ati
oni
scausedduet
o

a)cut
ti
ngoff
orestt
reesb)ov
ergr
azi
ngc)f
orestf
ir
ed)al
ltheabov
e

141.Sol
arener
gyi
s

a)mut
abl
eb)r
enewabl
ec)ex
haust
ibl
ed)cul
tur
abl
e

142.Theschemef
ort
hei
dent
if
icat
ionofenv
ironment
alf
ri
endl
ypr
oduct
sis

a)Ecomar
kb)E-
zonec)Ecaded)Ecot
ype

143.obj
ect
ivesofcl
oudseedi
ng

a)Ev
apor
ati
onb)Pr
eci
pit
aionc)Fi
l
trat
iond)Noneofabov
e

144.Thewast
egener
atedbycomput
erandi
tsaccessor
iesi
s

a)Hospi
tal
wast
eb)l
i
qui
dwast
ec)e-wast
ed)Bi
owast
e

145.Theuni
tofnoi
sei
s

a)Deci
bel
b)Dy
nesc)Joul
esd)Noneofabov
e
146.Bi
ologi
cal
weaponsar
e

a)
Insect
sb)Mi
croor
gani
smsc)Mammal
sd)bi
rds

147f
oll
owi
ngi
sthecl
osestt
othemeani
ngofsi
l
vicul
tur
e

a)cul
ti
vat
ionofsi
l
kwor
m b)cul
ti
vat
ionoft
ext
il
ecr
opsc)f
orestdev
elopmentd)cul
ti
vat
ion
ofti
mber

148.Wor
ldl
i
onday

a)aug10n)June9c)
SEP4d)
.noneofabov
e

149.Gl
obal
war
mingr
efer
sto

a)Incr
easei
ntemper
atur
eb)Decr
easei
ntemper
atur
ec)Nochangei
ntemper
atur
ed)al
l
theabove

150.Ev
ergr
eenf
orest
sar
eal
socal
l
ed

a)Tr
opi
cal
rai
nfor
estb)Thundr
aveget
ati
onc)Temper
atur
efor
estd)Deci
duousf
orest

151.Thespeci
eswhi
char
erest
ri
ctedt
oaspeci
fi
cregi
on

a)Endemi
cb)ex
tinctc)Exot
icd)Rar
e

152.Vi
tami
n-Adef
ici
encyl
eadst
o

a)Bl
i
ndnessb)Fataccumul
ati
onc)Pr
otei
naccumul
ati
ond)Noneofabov
e

153.Theappr
opr
iat
eper
cent
ageofwat
eronear
thsur
facei
s

a)70%b)85%c)90%d)50%

154.GI
Sis

a)Geogr
aphi
cal
Inf
ormat
ionsy
stem b)Geol
ogi
cal
Inducedsy
stem c)Geochemi
cal
Induced
syst
em

d)noneofabov
e
155.Pr
imar
yconsumer
sar
eal
socal
l
ed

a)her
biv
orousb)omni
vor
ousc)Car
niv
orousd)Al
ltheabov
e

156.Chemi
cal
sthatcausecancerar
e

a)Ter
atogensb)car
cinogensc)Neut
raceut
ical
sd)Noneofabov
e

157.Successi
onofv
eget
ati
onondr
yhabi
tati
s

a)Hy
droser
eb)Xer
oser
ec)Li
thoser
ed)Hal
oser
e

158.Aquar
ium i
sanexampl
e

a)Natur
alecosy
stem b)For
estecosy
stem c)Man-
engi
neer
edecosy
stem d)Gr
assl
and
ecosy
stem.

159.Sol
i
dwast
eisgener
atedi
n

a)househol
dsb)I
ndust
ri
esc)Hospi
tal
sd)Al
ltheabov
e

160.Tsunami
isder
ivedf
rom a)Japanesewor
db)Fr
enchwor
dc)I
tal
i
anwor
dd)Noneof
above

161.Ur
bani
zat
ionl
eadst
o

a)Ai
rpol
l
uti
onb)Wat
erpol
l
uti
onc)Noi
sepol
l
uti
ond)Al
ltheabov
e

162.
Bandi
purNat
ional
Par
kisl
ocat
edi
n

a)Kar
nat
akab)Tami
l
naduc)Andhr
apr
adeshd)Ker
ala

163.Encr
oachmenti
sdonef
or

a)Agr
icul
tur
eb)Gr
azi
ngc)Rubbercul
ti
vat
iond)Al
ltheabov
e.

164.megadi
ver
sit
yoft
hewor
ld

a)west
ernghat
sb)sundal
andc)Car
ibbeanI
slandd)Al
ltheabov
e
165.Gr
eenpl
ant
sar
e

a)consumer
sb)Decomposer
sc)Pr
oducer
sd)al
ltheabov
e

166.Rai
nwat
erhar
vest
ingcan

a)Decreasewat
ershor
tageb)i
ncr
easewat
ershor
tagec)Bot
haandbd)Noneoft
he
above

167.Upperpar
toft
heaquat
icecosy
stem cont
ains

a)Pl
ankt
on b)Nekt
onc)Bent
hosd)Neon

168.Noi
sei
s

a)Loudsoundb)soundofhi
ghf
requencyc)unwant
edsoundd)const
antsound

169.Exampl
eforEx
-si
tuconser
vat
ion

a)Nat
ional
par
kb)Wi
l
dli
fesanct
uar
yc)Seedbankd)Al
ltheabov
e

170.AI
DSi
s

a)Acqui
redI
mmunoDef
ici
encySy
ndr
ome

b)AddedI
mmunoDef
ici
encySy
ndr
ome

c)Al
ter
edI
mmunoDef
ici
encySy
ndr
ome

d)Noneoft
heabov
e

171.Aci
drai
nwat
erhaspH

a)l
esst
han5.
6b)mor
ethan5.
6c)equalt
o5.
6d)noneoft
heabov
e

172.I
nter
nat
ional
Dayf
orMi
neAwar
eness;

a)Apr
il10b)Jul
y18c)Apr
il5d)noneoft
heabov
e

173.
Wor
ldAut
ism Awar
enessDay

a)Apr
il2b)j
une4cMar
ch14d)noneoft
heabov
e
174.Wor
ldThal
assaemi
aDayi
son

a)June19b)SEP18c)may9d)noneoft
heabov
e

175.
Wor
ldHepat
it
isDayi
son

a)Jul
y28b)nov18c)Jan19d)noneoft
heabov
e

176.
Nat
ional
Pol
l
uti
onCont
rol

a)dec19b)Nov14c)dec2d)noneoft
heabov
e

177.Wor
ldTsunami
Day

a)Nov5b)SEP18c)oct4d)noneoft
heabov
e

178.Managi
ngoft
opogr
aphyi
sdoneby

a)Cont
ourpl
oughi
ngb)St
ri
pfar
mingc)Ter
raci
ngd)Al
ltheabov
e

179.Car
boncy
clei
nvol
ves

a)Ammonia,
nit
rat
esandprotei
nsb)Sul
phurdi
oxi
de,
sul
phat
eandpr
otei
nsc)Car
bon,
wat
er
andpr
otei
nsd)Noneoftheabove

180.HI
Vist
ransmi
tt
edt
hrough

a)Bl
oodb)soi
lc)Foodd)Wat
er

181.Pl
ant
sar
egr
eenbecauseoft
hepi
gment

a)Fr
uct
oseb)phosphor
ousc)Chl
orophy
lld)Noneoft
heabov
e

182.Pl
ant
sfl
oat
ingont
hesur
faceofwat
erar
e

a)Hy
drophy
tesb)Xer
ophy
tesc)Sapr
ophy
tesd)Par
asi
tes

183.Thef
act
orsr
esponsi
blef
ort
hegr
owt
hofpopul
ati
on

a)Incr
easedbi
rt
hrat
eb)Decr
easeddeat
hrat
ec)I
mpr
ovedf
oodandmedi
cined)Al
lthe
above
184.
NCW i
s

a)Nat
ional
commissi
onforwomenb)Nat
ional
cent
ref
orwomenc)Nat
ional
car
efor
womend)Noneoftheabov
e

185.Womenwhoar
egi
ven33per
centr
eser
vat
ioni
nPanchay
atr
ajI
nst
it
uti
ons

a)Tr
ueb)Fal
sec)Noti
mpl
ement
edd)Noneoft
heabov
e

186.Thedi
seasemet
hemogl
obi
nemi
aiscausedby

a)cot
tonb)Si
l
icac)Ni
tr
ated)Sul
phur

187.Spr
eadofr
esi
stantmi
croor
gani
smsi
sresul
tedf
rom

a)Anti
biot
icoveruseb)Micr
obi
almut
ati
onsc)Geogr
aphi
cmov
ementofhumanbei
ngs,
micr
obeset c.d)Al
ltheabov
e

188.Ani
mal
sar
e

a)Aut
otr
ophsb)Sapr
ophy
tesc)Het
erot
rophsd)Or
ganot
rophs

189.
Biogasi
sami
xtur
eof

a)Hy
drogenSul
phi
deandcar
bonDi
oxi
de

b)Met
haneandox
ygen

c)Met
haneandcar
bonDi
oxi
de

d)oxy
genandHy
drogen

190.Thel
ossoff
orestcov
eri
ster
medas

a)Def
orest
ati
onb)Af
for
est
ati
onc)Degr
adat
iond)Noneoft
heabov
e

191.Ecosy
stem compr
ises

a)Abiot
iccomponent
sb)Bi
oti
ccomponent
sc)Bi
oti
candAbi
oti
ccomponent
sd)Noneof
theabove
192.I
ntegr
atedChi
l
ddev
elopmentser
vices(
ICDS)pr
ovi
de

a)Nut
ri
ti
onal
heal
thst
atusofchi
l
d

b)Pr
operPsy
chol
ogi
cal
andsoci
aldev
elopmentofchi
l
d

c)Reduci
ngi
nci
denceofmor
bidi
ty,
mal
nut
ri
ti
onet
c.

d)Al
ltheabov
e

193.Thei
nter
facebet
weent
err
est
ri
alandaquat
icecosy
stem i
ster
medas

a)Est
uar
yb)wet
landc)Aqui
ferd)Noneoft
heabov
e

194.Aqui
feri
san

a)Under
groundl
ayerofwat
erb)sur
facel
ayerofwat
erc)sub-
sur
facel
ayerofwat
erd)
Noneoftheabov
e

195.Thepur
poseofDam const
ruct
ioni
sfor

a)Recr
eat
ionb)Fl
oodcont
rol
c)I
rr
igat
ionc)Al
ltheabov
e

196.whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sat
ruer
epr
esent
ati
onofaf
oodchai
n

a)Gr
ass-
>Gr
asshopper
->Rabbi
t-
>Ti
ger

b)Rabbi
t-
>Ti
ger
->Gr
ass-
>Gr
asshopper

c)Ti
ger
->Rabbi
t-
>Gr
asshopper
->Gr
ass

d)Gr
ass-
>Ti
ger
->Rabbi
t->Gr
asshopper

197.Ur
bani
zat
ionl
eadst
o

A)Ai
rpol
l
uti
onb)Wat
erpol
l
uti
onc)Noi
sepol
l
uti
ond)Al
ltheabov
e

198.Bandi
purNat
ional
par
kisl
ocat
edi
n

a)Kar
nat
akab)Tami
l
naduc)Andhr
aPr
adeshd)Ker
ala

199.Encr
oachmenti
sdonef
or

a)Agr
icul
tur
eb)Gr
azi
ngc)Rubbercul
ti
vat
iond)Al
ltheabov
e
200.Megabi
odi
ver
sit
yoft
hewor
ld

a)West
ernghat
sb)Sundal
andc)Car
ibbeani
sl
andd)Al
ltheabov
e

201.
Thecompoundr
esponsi
blef
orcausi
ngst
rat
ospher
icoz
onedepl
eti
oni
s

a)Car
bondi
oxi
de(
C02)b)Chl
orof
luor
ocar
bons(
CFCs)c)Ni
tr
ousox
ide(
N2O)d)Met
hane
(CH4)

202.whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
saGr
eenhousegas

a)Neonb)Car
bondi
oxi
dec)Hel
i
um d)Noneoft
heabov
e

203.I
mpor
tantgr
eenhousegasobt
ainedf
rom agr
icul
tur
efi
eldi
s

a)Ni
tr
ousoxi
deb)Sul
phurt
ri
oxi
dec)Sul
phurdi
oxi
ded)Noneoft
heabov
e

204.Wor
ldpopul
ati
ondayi
sobser
vedon

a)
Jul
y11 b)Jul
y21c)Jul
y31d)Jul
y27

205.Thef
ir
stcount
ryi
nthewor
lst
oof
fi
ci
all
yst
artaf
ami
l
ypl
anni
ngpr
ogr
ammei
n1952

a)Japan b)Si
ngapor
ec)I
ndi
ad)Chi
na

206.Thel
evel
ofnoi
sewhi
chcanbet
oler
atedbyhumaneari
s

a)80deci
bel
sb)120deci
bel
sc)140deci
bel
sd)100deci
bel
s

207.
themai
ncauseofaci
drai
nis

a)SO2b)NO2c)CH4d)Al
loft
heabov
e

208.Thepr
ocessi
nwhi
chthewastesarebur
nedi
nlar
gef
urnaceathi
ght
emper
atur
est
o
getri
doffmuchoft
her
efuseaspossi
blei
s

a)l
andf
il
lsb)I
nci
ner
ati
onc)noneoft
heabov
ed)Bot
hofabov
e

209.Themostpol
l
utedci
tyofi
ndi
aint
ermsofozone,
par
ti
cul
atesmat
teri
ntheRi
cht
er
scal
eisi
nther
angeofsmogi
s

a)Mumbai
b)Del
hic)Bengal
urud)Chennai

210…….Oft
het
reeshel
ptopr
eventsoi
ler
osi
onbybi
ndi
ngi
t

a)Root
sb)Dr
yleav
esc)Bot
hd)None

211.Bhopal
gast
ragedyi
n1984atUni
onCar
bidepl
antwascausedbyl
eakageof

a)met
haneb)met
hyl
isocy
ani
desc)hy
drogensul
phi
ded)al
loft
heabov
e

212.Ear
thquakei
smeasur
edi
n

a)Equi
l
ibr
ium ofear
thquakeb)pHscal
ec)El
ect
roni
cbal
anced)Ri
cht
erscal
e

213.DDTi
sa

a)non-
biodegr
adabl
epol
l
utant b)bi
odegradabl
epol
l
utant
C)Both d)None

214.DDTi
sbannedf
ir
sti
nwest
erncount
ri
esandLDCsl
ateronbecause

a)i
tishi
ghl
ytoxi
ctohuman b)l
ongper
sist
encei
ntheenv
ironment

c)ki
l
lsear
thwor
m andbut
ter
fi
li
es d)Noneoft
hese

215.Whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngcont
ami
nant
sof
tenmakemuni
cipal
sewagesl
udgeunf
itf
oruse
asfer
ti
li
zer?

a)humanf
eces b)Heav
ymet
als

c)Ni
tr
ates d)Ammoni
a

216.Thet
hree‘
RS’
ofwast
emanagementhi
erar
chyi
s–

a)Reduce,
reuseandRecy
cle b)Reduce,
redo,
reuse

c)r
euse,
rei
mbur
seandr
egai
n d)al
loft
hese

217.Smogisacombi
nat
ionof
a)Fog+ash b)Smoke+f
og
c)CO+H2 d)Smoke+ash

218.Gl
obal
env
ironment
alst
andar
dsi
sdepi
ctedby

a)I
SO14000b)I
SI9000c)Pol
l
uter
-pay
-pr
inci
pled)noneoft
heabov
e

219.Domest
iccooki
nggasconsi
stofmost
lyof

a)met
haneandet
haneb)CFCsc)O3d)al
loft
heabov
e

220.
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sthemostpoi
sonouspol
l
utanti
nwat
er

a)zi
ncb)PO4c)Ard)Al
loft
heabov
e

221.
Anyspeci
esl
i
vingonl
yinapar
ti
cul
arar
eai
sknownas

a)Exot
icb)endemi
cc)Nat
ive/
indi
genousd)Local

222.onehor
nedr
hinoi
sincl
udedunderwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngspeci
es

a)Rar
eb)endemi
cc)Vul
ner
abl
ed)Endanger
ed

223.Qui
ninei
spr
oducedf
rom whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngpl
ant
s

a)Neem b)Ci
nchonac)Tul
sid)Mi
nt

224.whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
stheexampl
eofi
nsi
tuconser
vat
ion

a)Bot
ani
cal
gar
denb)Or
chi
dar
ium c)Bi
ospher
ereser
ved)zoo

225.I
nmanycommunities,
oneorfewspeci
esappeart
obev
eryi
mpor
tanti
nmai
ntai
ning
thecommuni
tyst
ruct
ure.Thesear
ecal
led

a)Key
stonespeci
esb)r
arespeci
es c)Endanger
edSpeci
esd)Vul
ner
abl
especi
es

226.Kazi
rangai
sa

a)nat
ional
par
kb)Bi
ospher
ereser
vec)Ant
ional
sanct
uar
yd)r
eser
vedf
orest
,

227.Thecr
it
eri
afort
hesel
ect
ionofspeci
esunderex
-si
tuconser
vat
ioni
s/ar
e-

a)Vul
ner
abi
l
ityoft
hespeci
esofex
tinct
ionb)Ecol
ogi
cal
Impor
tanceoft
hespeci
es

c)Economi
candaest
het
ici
mpor
tanceoft
hespeci
esd)al
loft
hese

228.
Theest
abl
i
shmentofnat
ional
par
ksandSanct
uar
iescameunder–

a)ex-
sit
uconser
vat
ionofBi
odi
ver
sit
yb)I
nsi
tuconser
vat
ionc)Bot
haandbd)Nei
thera
norb

229.Thecapaci
tyoft
heorganicandbi
ologi
cal
matt
erinasampl
eofnat
ural
wat
ert
o
consumeoxygenandtheprocesscat
aly
sedbybact
eri
ais–

a)Chemi
cal
oxy
gendemand(
COD)b)Bi
ologi
cal
oxy
gendemand(
BOD)

c)Bi
ver
iat
eox
ygendemand(
BOD)d)Compl
eteox
ygendemand(
COD)

230.Thepl
antsuccessi
on,
whi
chst
art
sint
hesal
tysoi
lorsal
i
newat
eri
scal
l
ed

a)Hy
drospher
eb)hal
oser
ec)Xer
oser
ed)Secondar
ysuccessi
on

231.Thet
ransf
erofener
gyandFoodmat
eri
alst
hroughaser
iesofor
gani
smsi
scal
l
ed

a)f
oodchai
n b)f
oodweb

c)bi
ome d)successi
on

232.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sthewor
ld’
slar
gestecol
ogi
cal
uni
t

a)aby
ssal
zoneofocean b)bat
hyal
zone

c)bot
ha&b d)noneoft
hese

233.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sthemostst
abl
eecosy
stem

a)f
orest b)deser
t

c)ocean d)ni
tr
ogen
234.Micr
oor
gani
smswhi
chbr
eakdownt
hecompl
exor
gani
cmat
teri
ntosi
mpl
ecompounds
arecal
l
ed

a)consumer
s b)pr
oducer
s

c)decomposer
s d)pr
edat
ors

235.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
slot
icecosy
stem

a)deser
t b)r
iver
s

c)l
ake d)mount
ain

236.Whocoi
nedt
het
erm“
ecosy
stem”

a)Ar
ist
otl
e b)Hooker

c)A.
G.Tansl
ey(
Roycal
pham)
d)Er
nstHaeckel

237.Whocoi
nedt
het
erm”
ecol
ogy
”

a)Ar
ist
otl
e b)Hooker

c)A.
G.Tansl
ey(
Roycal
pham)
d)Er
nstHaeckel

238.Ener
gyf
lowi
nanecosy
stem i
s

a)Cy
cli
c b)uni
dir
ect
ional

c)mul
ti
dir
ect
ional c)al
loft
heabov
e

239.Sunder
bani
nhoogl
ydel
tai
sknownf
or

a)gr
assl
ands b)coni
fer
s

c)mangr
oves d)ar
idf
orest
240.Compl
exnet
wor
kfor
medbyl
i
nki
ngonef
oodchai
ntoot
heri
scal
l
ed

a)f
oodl
i
nk b)f
oodchai
n

c)f
oodweb d)py
rami
d

241.Fat
herofgr
eenr
evol
uti
oni
nIndi
ais

a)M.
S.Swami
nat
han b)Dr
.Sal
i
m Al
i

c)Medhapat
kar d)Sundarl
alBahuguna

242.Fat
herofgr
eenr
evol
uti
oni
nwor
ldi
s

a)Nor
maner
nestBor
laug b)M.
S.Swami
nat
han

c)Dr
.Sal
i
m Al
i d)Sundarl
alBahuguna

243.Bl
uebabysy
ndr
omei
scausedbyt
hecont
ami
nat
ionofwat
erduet
o

a)Ni
tr
ates b)Sul
phur

c)ar
seni
c d)noneoft
hese

244.Thewor
ld’
slar
gestpr
oducerofhy
dro-
elect
ri
cit
y–

a)I
ndi
a b)TheUSA

c)Russi
a d)Japan

245.Ty
pesoff
orest
sfoundnearequat
orar
e

a)Tr
opi
cal
rai
nfor
est
s b)Deci
duousf
orest
s

c)Gr
assl
ands d)Coni
fer
ousf
orest
s

246.Thecount
rywhi
chpr
oduceshi
ghestamountofnat
ural
gasi
s
a)Russi
a b)Chi
na

c)USA d)I
ran

247.Thei
nst
rumentt
hatconv
ert
ssol
arener
gyi
ntoel
ect
ri
cal
ener
gybysol
arcel
l
siscal
l
ed

a)phot
ovol
tai
ccel
l
s b)ACgener
ator

c)bot
hoft
hese d)Noneoft
hese

248.At
omi
cpoweri
sder
ivedf
rom

a)pl
ati
num b)ur
ani
um

c)bot
hoft
hese d)noneoft
hese

249.Whosai
d“t
heeni
vi
ronmenti
sev
ery
thi
ngt
hati
sn’
tme”

a)Al
ber
tEi
nst
ein b)Gandhi

c)Br
utl
and d)None

250.Whosai
dthat“
nat
urepr
ovi
desaf
reel
unch,
butonl
yifwecont
rol
ourappet
it
es”

a)Gandhi b)Ei
nst
ein

c)Wangar
imaat
hai d)Wi
l
li
am Ruckel
shaus

251.Thegr
eenbel
tmov
ementwasf
oundedbyWangar
imaat
hai
int
hey
ear

a)1970 b)
1977

c)1979 d)1990

252.Whoi
scal
l
edgr
eenj
udgei
nIndi
a

a)Just
iceKr
ishnai
yer b)Just
iceRanj
anGogoi

c)Just
icekul
deepSi
ngh d)Just
iceASAnand
253.Thecount
rywhi
chhost
edf
ir
stwor
ldear
thsummi
t(June1992)onconser
vat
ionof
envi
ronment

a)I
ndi
a b)Br
azi
l

C)Per
u d)Spai
n

254.St
udyofpl
antenv
ironmenti
scal
l
ed

a)Anat
omy b)Ecol
ogy

c)Soci
ology d)Al
loft
heabov
e

255.Thegaseousenv
elopewhi
chsur
roundst
heear
thi
scal
l

a)at
mospher
e.b)hy
drospher
ec)l
i
thospher
ed)Bi
ospher
e

A-
a

256.Cal
cium i
sanI
mpor
tantconst
it
uenceofl
i
vingor
gani
smsasi
tisf
oundi
n

a)Bonesandshel
l
s b)Br
aincel
l
s

c)Ner
voussy
stem d)Lungs

257.Wor
ldWet
landsDayi
son

a)
Feb2b)Mar
ch17c)may12d)June9

258.
Wor
ldWi
l
dli
feDayi
son

a)June22b)Mar
ch3c)Jul
y15d)Nov
ember7

259Fi
shMi
grat
ionDayi
son

a)Mar
ch24b)may16c,
)Jul
y1d)Apr
il21

260:
GreenDr
eamerDay
.
a)may10b)Oct
ober16c)
.SEP3d)dec12

261.
Plast
icf
reemont
his

a)Jul
yb)Sept
emberc)Decemberd)August

262.
Nat
ional
Sci
enceDay

a)
Feb7b)Feb28c)Nov7d)noneofabov
e

263.
Int
ernat
ional
Pol
arBearDay

a)Mar
ch22b)
Apr
il10c)Feb27d)
noneofabov
e

264.
Wor
ldSpar
rowDayi
son

a)nov
12b)dec,
15c)Mar
ch20d)noneofabov
e

265.
Int
ernat
ional
DayofAct
ionf
orRi
ver
sison

a)Mar
ch14b)sep17c)dec8d)noneofabov
e

266.
Wor
ldMet
eor
ologi
cal
Day
,Wor
ldResour
cesDayi
son

a)Mar
ch23b)dec29c)oct
12d)noneofabov
e

267.
wor
ldpl
ant
ingdayi
son

a)j
une12b)SEP14c)
Mar
ch21d)noneoft
heabov
e

268.
wor
ldat
mospher
edayi
son

a)Apr
il10b)j
une30c)Nov17d)noneofabov
e

269.
Wor
ldMi
grat
oryBi
rdDayi
son

a)may8b)oct3c)dec19d)noneofabov
e

270.Nat
ional
technol
ogydayi
son

a)may11b)j
une24c)nov
7d)noneofabov
e
271.
Int
ernat
ional
ener
gydayi
son

a)sep29b)may3c)June4d)noneofabov
e

272.
endemi
cbi
rddayi
son

a)may14b)June4c)24Jul
yd)noneofabov
e

273.Wor
ldbi
odi
ver
sit
ydayi
son

a)j
une14b)
may22c)Jul
y10d)noneofabov
e

274.
wor
ldt
urt
leDay
ison

a)sep27b)may23c)j
uly
19d)noneofabov
e

275.
wor
ldseabi
rddayi
son

a)oct
12b)Jul
y3c)oct
18d)
noneofabov
e

276.I
nter
nat
ional
mangr
ovedayi
son

a)Jul
y26b)June4c)nov
24d)noneofabov
e

277.
Int
ernat
ional
TigerDayi
son

a)Jul
y29b)SEP27c)j
uly
15d)noneofabov
e

278.Wor
ldel
ephantDay

a)
SEP18b)aug12c)f
eb13d)noneofabov
e

279.
Honeybeeday

a)aug22b)j
an14c)oct
13d)noneofabov
e

280.Zer
oEmi
ssi
onsDayi
son

a)SEP21b)Jul
y14c)aug8d)noneofabov
e
281.Wor
ldWat
erMoni
tor
ingDayi
son

a)SEP18b)Jul
y22c)dec18d)noneofabov
e

282,
Wor
ldEnv
ironment
alHeal
thDayi
son

a)j
une25b)SEP26c)Mar
ch20d)noneofabov
e

283.
Wor
ldNat
ureDayi
son

a)oct3b)dec15c)
Nov17d)noneofabov
e

284.Wor
ldhabi
tatdayi
son

a)oct3b)dec15c)
Nov17d)noneofabov
e

285.
Wor
ldAni
mal
Dayi
son

a)dec15b)oct4c)SEP18d)noneofabov
e

286.
Int
ernat
ional
DayofCl
i
mat
eAct
ioni
son

a)oct24b)Jul
y29c)oct
27d)noneofabov
e

287.
Inter
nat
ional
Dayf
orPr
event
ingt
heExpl
oit
ati
onoft
heEnv
ironmenti
nWarandAr
med
Conf
licti
son

a)nov
12b)
nov
6c)Jul
y3d)noneoft
heabov
e

288.
wor
ldener
gyconser
vat
iondayi
son

a)Nov14b)j
une6c)dec23d)noneofabov
e

289.Wor
ldbi
rdsdayi
son

a)Jul
y18b)SEP16c)nov
12d)noneofabov
e

290.Wor
ldsoi
ldayi
sonDec5
a)j
une16b)sep24c)dec5d)noneofabov
e

291.I
nter
nat
ional
mount
ainday

a)j
une19b)sep4.C)dec11d)noneoft
heabov
e

292.
Nat
ional
Ener
gyConser
vat
ionDayi
son

a)Jul
y18b)oct27c)dec14d)noneoft
heabov
e

293.I
nter
nat
ional
dayofhappi
ness

a)
Feb2b)oct
24c)Mar
ch20d)noneoft
heabov
e

294.
wor
ldHer
it
agedayi
son

a)Apr
il18b)June19c)oct14d)noneoft
heabov
e

295.I
nter
nat
ional
DayofCommemor
ati
oni
nMemor
yoft
heVi
cti
msoft
heHol
ocausti
son

a)Jan27b)oct15c)Mar
ch14d)noneoft
heabov
e

296.
Wor
ldLepr
osyEr
adi
cat
ionDayi
son

a)Januar
y(l
astSunday
)b)Mar
ch(
lastSunday
)c)June(
LastSunday
)d)noneoft
heabov
e

297.Wor
ldCancerdayi
son

a)f
eb4b)Jul
y18c)oct16d)noneoft
heabov
e

298.
wor
ldconsumerr
ight
sdayi
son

a)Mar
ch15b)Jul
y18c)dec21d)noneoft
heabov
e

299.
Wor
ldMet
eor
ologi
cal
Dayi
son

a)dec17b)SEP18c)Mar
ch23d)noneoft
heabov
e

300.
wor
ldTBdayi
son

a)Mar
ch24b)SEP27c)Nov17d)noneoft
heabov
e