NCERT - Environmental Issues Questions and Answers of Class 12 Biology | GkSeries

(16) We and our surroundings together are called...
[1] environment
[2] atmosphere
[3] lithosphere
[4] hydrosphere
Answer: environment
(17) Which of the following is not an environmental problem ?
[1] Wastage of water
[2] Conservation of water
[3] Deforestation
[4] Land erosion
Answer: Conservation of water

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(18) Volcano is ______ source of pollution.
[1] artificial
[2] natural
[3] both
[4] man-made
Answer: natural
(19) A disease affecting industrial workers is
[1] Silicosis
[2] Fluorosis
[3] Asthma
[4] None of these
Answer: Silicosis
(20) The slow rate of decomposition of fallen logs in nature is due to their:
[1] Poor nitrogen content
[2] Low moisture content
[3] Low cellulose content
[4] Anaerobic environment around them
Answer: Poor nitrogen content
21 BOD is connected with
[1] Microbes
[2] Organic matter
[3] Microbes and organic matter
[4] None of these
Answer: Microbes and organic matter
22 Sulphur dioxide affects
[1] All membrane systems
[2] Plasmodesmata
[3] Cell wall
[4] Nucleus
Answer: All membrane systems
23 Decomposition of domestic wastes under natural processes is called
[1] Industrial pollution
[2] Thermal pollution
[3] Biodegradable pollution
[4] Nonbiodegradable pollution
Answer: Biodegradable pollution
24 Ozone hole is largest over
[1] Antarctica
[2] Europe
[3] Africa
[4] China
Answer: Antarctica
24 The major pollutant from automoblie exhaust is
[1] NO
[2] CO
[3] SO2
[4] Soot
Answer: CO
26 Which one of the following is not a bioindicator of water pollution?
[1] Blood-worms
[2] Sludge-worms
[3] Sewage fungus
[4] Stone flies
Answer: Stone flies
27 Which of the following pollutants is discharged by jet planes?
[1] Photo-chemical oxidants
[2] Fog
[3] Smog
[4] Aerosols
Answer: Aerosols
28 Lichens indicate pollution by
[1] Ozone
[2] SO2
[3] NO3
[4] CO
Answer: SO2
29 Photochemical smog results problems in
[1] vegetation
[2] animals
[3] building materials
[4] all of these
Answer: all of these
30 Chronic exposure to arsenic causes
[1] skeletal flororosis
[2] black foot disease
[3] itai itai disease
[4] blue baby syndrome
Answer: black foot disease

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