Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
1-Following is (are) our natural resource(s).
(A) Water
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) All of the above
2-Coliform is a group of
(A) Fungi
(B) Bacteria
(C) Virus
(D) None of the above
3-Coliform is found in human
(A) Intestines
(B) Kidneys
(C) Spines
(D) Lever
4-Following is used to check pH value
(A) Universal adapter
(B) Universal indicator
(C) Universal meter
(D) None of the above
5-Following are the five R’s to save the environment.
(A) Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle
(B) Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Reproduce, Recycle
(C) Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Revival
(D) Refuse, Reduce, Reproduce, Repurpose, Recycle
6-Following is true
(A) Economic development is linked to environment conservation
(B) Sustainable development implies a change in all aspects of life.
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
7-Following is true
(A) Forests are ‘biodiversity hotspots’
(B) Measure of the biodiversity of an area is the number of species found there
(C) loss of diversity may lead to loss of ecological stability
(D) All of the above
8-The ‘Chipko Andolan’ originated from
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Garhwal
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh
9-Canal irrigation system called ‘kulhs’ had evolved in
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Karnataka
(D) Gujarat
10-Tehri Dam is built on river
(A) Yamuna
(B) Ganga
(C) Sutlej
(D) Beas
11-Following problems arises when a dam is built
(A) Social problems
(B) Environment problems
(C) Economic problems
(D) All of the above
12- Watershed management emphasizes scientific soil and water conservation
(A) is to develop primary resources of land and water
(B) to increase the biomass production
(C) to produce secondary resources of plants and animals
(D) all of the above
13-Following is (are) the advantage(s) of water stored in the ground
(A) It does not evaporate
(B) it spreads out to recharge wells
(C) it provides moisture for vegetation over a wide area
(D) all of the above
14-Following is greenhouse gas
(A) carbon dioxide
(B) carbon monoxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) all of the above
15- Coal and petroleum were formed from the degradation of
(A) bio-mass
(B) rocks
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(D), 2-(B), 3-(A), 4-(B), 5-(A), 6-(C), 7-(D), 8-(B), 9-(A), 10-(B), 11-(D), 12-(D), 13-(D), 14-(A), 15-(A)