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Environmental Studies (CTET)

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Which planet has the maximum number of satellites?

  1. Mars

  2. Jupiter

  3. Neptune

  4. Saturn

  5. Uranus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jupiter has the most satellites {moons} it has 63 satellites.

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, it is the correct answer.

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

  1. Oxygen

  2. Argon

  3. Nitrogen

  4. Carbon dioxide

  5. Other gases


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

78.09% Nitrogen, Nitrogen is a Chemical element with symbol N and Atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A major in- stream use of water is for producing hydrolectric power, in which turbines are turned by the moving water to generate electricity. 

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chlorofluorocarbons released from the surface of the Earth, rise slowly into the stratosphere. This is the gas responsible for depletion of ozone layer.

‘Saponification’ is a process by which ___________.

  1. soap is prepared

  2. plastic is prepared

  3. sulphur is extracted

  4. protein is identified

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The term saponification is the name given to the chemical reaction that occurs when a vegetable oil or animal fat is mixed with a strong alkali. The products of the reaction are two: soap and glycerin. Water is also present, but it does not enter into the chemical reaction. The water is only a vehicle for the alkali, which is otherwise a dry powder. The name saponification literally means "soap making". The root word, "sapo", is Latin for soap. The Italian word for soap is sapone. 

Antibiotics are effective in case of _________.

  1. hepatitis A

  2. dengue fever

  3. cholera

  4. influenza

  5. small pox


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antibiotic treatments for one to three days shorten the course of the disease and reduce the severity of the symptoms. Use of antibiotics also reduces fluid requirements. Doxycycline is name of the antibiotic used against cholera.

In which of the following diseases, a person can be noticed with lock jaw symptoms?

  1. Rabies

  2. Polio

  3. Tetanus

  4. Tuberculosis

  5. Asthma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tetanus, commonly called lockjaw  is a serious bacterial disease that affects muscles and nerves. It is characterized by muscle stiffness that usually involves the jaw and neck that then progresses to involve other parts of the body. Death can result from severe breathing difficulties or heart abnormalities..

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.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The buffalo allow the birds to sit and rest on their backs as they protect them from the pests such as flies, bugs, and many other creatures.

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique,  which involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields. This is not part of green revolution.

Excessive use of pesticides pollutes the ________.

  1. atmosphere

  2. biosphere

  3. lithosphere

  4. stratosphere

  5. hydrosphere


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Excessive use of pesticides pollutes the lithosphere. Lithosphere is the solid crust from the center of the earth to the outer surface. It gets polluted due to dumping of pesticides and herbicides.

When was the World Health Organization, WHO established?

  1. 1942

  2. 1948

  3. 1947

  4. 1979

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The World Health Organization WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international Public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, with its headquarters in Geneva Switzerland. WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.

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

  1. arboreal

  2. terrestrial

  3. aquatic

  4. xeric

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A habitat characterized by hot and dry places is called xeric. Xeric shrub lands receive an annual average rainfall of ten inches or less, and have an arid or hyper arid climate, characterized by a strong moisture deficit, where annual potential loss of moisture from evapotranspiration well exceed the moisture received as rainfall.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

45 dB intensity of sound regarded as the safe noise level for the city.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Soil and water get polluted when DDT is sprayed on crops.  When DDT is sprayed on the crops soil absorbs it and thus soil also gets polluted.

When a person suffers from jaundice, which organ of his body is likely to be affected?

  1. Lung

  2. Liver

  3. Kidney

  4. Stomach

  5. Heart


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jaundice means the yellow appearance of the skin. Jaundice is most often the result of a disorder affecting the liver. Body fluids may also be yellow. 

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted Garhwali environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha. This idea of chipko movement was of his wife and the action was taken by him.

Rohan takes an iodine-deficienct diet. Which of the following disorders is he likely to suffer from?

  1. Scurvy

  2. Anemia

  3. Goitre

  4. Kwashiorkor

  5. Diabetes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is due to an iodine deficient diet. The treatment of goitre will depend upon the cause of the goitre. If the goitre was due to a deficiency of iodine in the diet , you will be given iodine supplementsorally. This will lead to a reduction in the size of the goitre but often the goitre will not completely resolve.

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Most types of bacteria survive freezing, but they do become inactive while the food is slowly and safely preserved, preferably overnight in the refrigerator.

World Environment Day is observed on which date?

  1. 22nd April

  2. 5th June

  3. 5th July

  4. 1st December

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere. The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972. 

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Biodegradable waste material can be made harmless by the action of certain bacteria on them. Biodegradable waste can be decomposed by the action of bacteria on them,  and hence they do not remain in the same physical form that they were in, when they were chucked out.

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wood is a renewable source of energy. This is because, we can burn recently grown wood, and we can plant more trees. When oil or coal is used up, it's gone and can't be replaced.

Which state has the highest percentage of forest?

  1. Uttar pradesh

  2. Assam

  3. Punjab

  4. Madhya pradesh

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rich in mineral resources, MP has the largest reserves of diamond and copper in India. More than 30% of its area is under forest cover.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biochemical oxygen demand is more in polluted water and less in potable water. A low BOD is an indicator of good quality water, while a high BOD indicates polluted water. There are generally no standards for an absolute BOD value of drinking water. However, a sample with a BOD between 1 and 2 mg/L indicates a very clean water.

What is the main difference between boiling and evaporation?

  1. Boiling causes reduction in volume of liquid while evaporation does not.

  2. Changing of boiling liquids into vapour can be seen but evaporation cannot be seen.

  3. Boiling causes a change in the state of water while evaporation does not.

  4. Evaporation can take place at any temperature while boiling cannot.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For a given pressure, there is a temperature above which liquid cannot exist in liquid form. This temperature is called boiling point. At this pressure and at this temperature, if liquid is heated up, the temperature will not rise and heat is used only to convert the liquid into its vapour. The process of conversion of liquid into its vapour at this temperature is called boiling. Depending upon the pressure, there are many boiling temperatures for a liquid. If the pressure is lowered the boiling temperature is lowered. For a given pressure, if the temperature of the liquid is below its boiling point, the liquid is converted into vapour by the surface of the liquid. This process is called evaporation. Evaporation can take place at any temperature below the boiling temperature whereas boiling can take place only at boiling temperature.

The first step of sewage treatment is ______.

  1. precipitation

  2. chlorination

  3. sedimentation

  4. aeration

  5. eutrophication


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sedimentation is a physical water treatment process using gravity to remove suspended solids from water. Solid particles entered by the turbulence of moving water may be removed naturally by sedimentation in the still water of lakes and oceans. Settling basins are ponds constructed for the purpose of removing solids by sedimentation. Clarifies are settling basins built with mechanical means for continuous removal of solids being deposited by sedimentation.

Minamata disease is cause by the compounds of _______.

  1. mercury

  2. cadmium

  3. cobalt

  4. fertilisers

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Minamata disease is a form of methyl mercury poisoning. Caused by eating large quantities of fish and shellfish polluted by methyl mercury in factory waste water.

Cutting of trees in a forest is called _________.

  1. reforestation

  2. deforestation

  3. afforestation

  4. cultivation

  5. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deforestation clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches or urban use.

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


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above are correct answers.

Van Mahotsav is celebrated in which month of the year?

  1. April

  2. June

  3. July

  4. December

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Van Mahotsav is celebrated in the month of July. Van Mahotsav is a week long festival. Tree planting is organized every year in the month of July all across India and lakhs of trees are planted. It is one of the best ways of preventing earth from global warming.

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