List of top Environmental Science Questions asked in Common University Entrance Test

In which process, waste material is burnt in absence of oxygen?
Catalytic converters fitted in vehicles are used for\(\underline{\hspace{6cm}}\).
Arrange the following gases in increasing order of their concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere.
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Argon
(E) Neon
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Which of the following are acid forming precursor gases and causes acid rain?
Which of the following diseases is NOT a water-borne disease?
Which of the following techniques is not appropriate/used for air pollution control?
Most of the agricultural runoff and chemical fertilizers used in farming end up in water bodies, which leads to eutrophication. The nutrients responsible for eutrophication are
Which one of the following are the commonly used oxidants in COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) assays?
Which one of the following soil types is most suitable for good plant growth and agriculture?
Which of the following population growth equation correctly represents the Verhulst-Pearl Logistic growth equation? [Where N =population density at time t; r = intrinsic rate of natural increase; K= carrying capacity]
Which one of the following is a primary air pollutant?
Energy flow in an ecosystem is always \(\underline{\hspace{6cm}}\)
In which of the following types of population interactions, one species is benefited while another species is being harmed?
(A) Competition
(B) Parasitism
(C) Amensalism
(D) Predation
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Arrange the following ecological succession in the lithosphere (rocks) from initial to final succession stages
(A) Moss stage
(B) Foliose-lichens stage
(C) Herbaceous stage
(D) Crustose-lichens stage
(E) Shrub stage
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Break down of detritus into smaller particles by earthworm in an ecosystem is referred to as \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\).
Match List-I with List-II
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline \text{List-I (National Park)} & \text{List-II (State)}
\hline (A) Dudhwa & (I) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Kanha & (II) Karnataka
(C) Bandipur & (III) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Kaziranga & (IV) Assam
\hline \end{tabular}
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The species that invades a bare area is referred to as \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\).
The theory which states that "the population grows geometrically whereas resources like food grow arithmetically", was given by
Match List-I with List-II
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline \text{List-I (Environmental law)} & \text{List-II (Year)}
\hline (A) The Wildlife (Protection) Act & (I) 1972
(B) The Indian Forest Act & (II) 1927
(C) The Madras Wild Elephant Preservation Act & (III) 1960
(D) The Cruelty Against Animal Act & (IV) 1873
\hline \end{tabular}
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Diversity of organism which share the same community/habitat and also called as local diversity, is referred to as
Match List-I with List-II
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline \text{List-I (Environmental law)} & \text{List-II (Year)}
\hline (A) The Wildlife (Protection) Act & (I) 1972
(B) The Indian Forest Act & (II) 1927
(C) The Madras Wild Elephant Preservation Act & (III) 1960
(D) The Cruelty Against Animal Act & (IV) 1873
\hline \end{tabular}
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The first Earth Day was celebrated on \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\).
Which of the following Environmental Ethics includes preservation of wild plants and animals, control of the human population and simple living?
Who among the following coined the term of "Oekology"?
The Ecological Debt Day (Earth shoot day) is calculated as follows: