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Who was the first to draw the attention of the masses to animals through his cartoons?

  1. Jim Davis

  2. Fred Pierce

  3. Walt Disney

  4. K. Shankar Pillai


Correct Option: C

Who was the first to warn that man could alter climate by burning fossil fuels?

  1. G.S. Callendar

  2. Richard Wetherald

  3. Roger Revelle

  4. Syukuro Manabe


Correct Option: A

Who was the first ruler in recorded history to order the establishment of wildlife sanctuaries?

  1. Charles VI

  2. Ashoka

  3. Akbar

  4. Alexander


Correct Option: B

Who was the first to establish the link between smoking and cancer?

  1. Richard Doll

  2. Francis Peyton Rous

  3. Malcolm Ross

  4. Otto Warburg


Correct Option: A

Who was the first to study the effect of chemical nutrients on plant growth?

  1. Friedrich Wohler

  2. Justus Liebig

  3. Henry Cavendish

  4. Victor Shelford


Correct Option: B

Which is the world's first national park?

  1. Manu National Park

  2. Yellowstone National Park

  3. Rwenzori National Park

  4. Yosemite National Park


Correct Option: B

Which zoo was the first to display marine life to the public?

  1. Vancouver Public Aquarium

  2. London Zoo

  3. Struttgart Zoo

  4. New York Aquarium


Correct Option: B

Which ship was the first to be used exclusively for the scientific study of oceans?

  1. HMS challenger

  2. Glomal challenger

  3. HMS Beagle

  4. HMS Darwin


Correct Option: A

Where was the world's first public zoo established in 1793?

  1. Japan

  2. The USA

  3. Paris

  4. Portsmouth


Correct Option: C

Where is the world’s first permanent underground disposal site for nuclear waste situated?

  1. Near Stockholm

  2. Near Dublin

  3. Near San Francisco

  4. Near Los Angeles


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The world’s first permanent underground disposal site for nuclear waste is situated near Stockholm.

Who coined the term 'Eco-development'?

  1. Barbara Ward

  2. Rene Dubos

  3. W.W. Rostow

  4. Maurice Strong


Correct Option: C

Who coined the slogan 'Act locally, think globally'?

  1. Peter Kropotking

  2. Petra Kelly

  3. William Gilpin

  4. Anonymous


Correct Option: D

Who discovered the method of determining the age of whales?

  1. Roger Payne

  2. Andrew Douglas

  3. J.T. Rudd

  4. Francis M. Balfour


Correct Option: C

Who obtained about 300 different products from peanuts?

  1. Charles H. Herty

  2. Austin W. Curtis

  3. George Washington Carver

  4. William J Morse


Correct Option: C

Which is the largest landmass on earth?

  1. Eurasia

  2. Antarctica

  3. Australia

  4. North America


Correct Option: A

Who preached reverence for all living things?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Martin Luther King

  3. S. Radhakrishnan

  4. Albert Schweitzer


Correct Option: D

Which gas is both harmful and beneficial to life on earth?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Ozone

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Methane


Correct Option: B

The word 'ecology' derived from two Greek words that mean _______.

  1. the study of wild

  2. the study of land

  3. the study of animals

  4. the study of home


Correct Option: C

What percent of total water present on earth is in continuous circulation?

  1. One percent

  2. Three percent

  3. Two percent

  4. Four percent


Correct Option: A

Which is the largest bird ever known?

  1. Great Indian Bustard

  2. California Condor

  3. Aepyornis

  4. Cassowary


Correct Option: C

Rossby waves are related to __________.

  1. weather

  2. seismic belt

  3. ocean

  4. pond


Correct Option: A

In which age did man first cultivated crops and domesticated animals?

  1. Paleolithic age

  2. Bronze age

  3. Iron age

  4. Neolithic age


Correct Option: D

Where was the oldest road in world found?

  1. Iraq

  2. Egypt

  3. England

  4. Peru


Correct Option: C

Where is Asia's largest slum located?

  1. Calcutta

  2. Bombay

  3. Delhi

  4. Madras


Correct Option: B
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