Environmental Studies Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Environmental Studies Quiz Set 29
Questions
1
International year of Desert and desertification was observed in
Answer: 2006
2
In longitudinal zonation of stream, Rhithron refers to
Answer: Head water zone
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3
Which one of the following type of faults is likely to be connected with the most dangerous earthquakes ?
Answer: Reverse dip-slip
4
The drainage which has streams flowing outwards in all directions from a central elevated tract is called as :
Answer: Radial drainage
6
For depiction of gradation in slope, which of the following method is used in GIS ?
Answer: Raster GIS
7
Which of the following National Parks are declared as Tiger Reserve by National Tiger Conservation Authority of India in 2015 ?
Answer: Kudremukh and Rajaji National Parks
8
A species selected to represent an environmental cause and symbol for a defined habitat is called :
Answer: Flagship species
9
Intermediate disturbance in a community result in
Answer: Maximum number of species
10
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization was the main objective of
Answer: Nagoya Protocol
11
Commercial vermicomposting was done by which of the following earthworm ?
Answer: Eisenia fetida
12
Which aquatic macrophyte can be considered as invasive alien species ?
Answer: Alligator weed
13
Keeling curve presents the yearly variations in the concentration of
Answer: Carbon dioxide
14
Which one of the following is not an organochlorine insecticide ?
Answer: Aldicarb
15
Out of vanadium, molybdenum and iron, the metals involved in nitrogenase enzyme in nitrogen fixation in soil is/are
Answer: vanadium, molybdenum and iron
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