Environmental Quiz For SSC CPO AND CGL 2016

1. Which of the following was India’s First Biosphere Reserves?

A.Sunderbans

B.Nanda Devi 

C.Nilgiri

D.Pachmarhi

2.India’s Valley of Flowers is a part of which of the following Biosphere Reserves? 

A.Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

B.Jim Corbett Biosphere Reserve 

C.Gangotri Biosphere Reserve

D.None of them. 

3.Contamination of drinking water with which of the following causes Blackfoot disease (BFD)? 

A.Nitrates 

B.Arsenic 

C.Mercury 

D.Cadmium 

4.The Pygmy Hog Research and Breeding Centre, is located in which of the following states of India? 

A.Meghalaya 

B.Odisha 

C.Kerala

D.Assam 

5.The Great Smog of 1952 took place in which of the following cities? 

A.London

B.New York

C.Tokyo

D.Berlin 

6.The Red List of IUCN provides the list of which of the following?

A.GM plants 

B.Dangerous plant species 

C.Threatened species 

D.Dangerous animal species 

7.The Environment (Protection) Act of India was enacted in which of the following year? 

A.1974

B.1977

C.1980

D.1986. 

8.Which of the following is considered as the secondary pollutant?

A.Ozone 

B.Benzene 

C.Sulphur dioxide 

D.Carbon monoxide 

9.What is the direction of flow of energy in an ecosystem? 

A.Unidirectional 

B.Bidirectional

C.Multidirectional 

D.Cyclic 

10.In which of the following ecosystems, the pyramid of biomass is ‘inverted’ in shape?

A.Pond ecosystem 

B.Grassland ecosystem

C.Forest ecosystem

D.None of the above 

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