Punjab University 2010 B.A Environmental Education, : Part - II - Question Paper

B.A. 2nd Year
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Time Allowed: one Hour Maximum Marks: 50

Note: Attempt all 50 ques..Each ques. carries 1 marks.
Select the accurate ans from teh 4 provided options (A),
(B),(C),(D) for every ques. and darken the corresponding
bubble completely on the OMR ans sheet.

1. A regional ecological unit having a specific climate is:

(A) Biome
(B) Landscape
(C) Ecosystem
(D) Biotic community.

2. A permanent loss from population can be due to:

(A) Immigration
(B) Emigration
(C) Migration
(D) Pathogenesis.

3. Soil pollutants affecting food chains and food webs by killing micro-
organisms are:

(A) Chemical feritizers
(B) Agricultural wastes
(C) Pesticides
(D) Nitrogen Oxide.

4. The kind of soil best suited for plant growth is:

(A) Loamy soil
(B) Gravel
(C) Sandy soil
(D) Clay.

5. Terracing is effective method of soil conservation in:

(A) Desert areas
(B) Plain areas
(C) Hill areas
(D) Delata

6. Which of the subsequent is the most important causative pollutant of
the soil:

(A) Detergents
(B) Plastics
(C) Iron Junk
(D) Glass.

7. The percentage of fresh water available to mankind is:

(A) 70%
(B) 0.6%
(C) 2.0%
(D) 8.6%

8. Water softening is:

(A) Removal of pathogens
(B) Removal of hardness
(C) Removal of odour
(D) Coagulation of suspended particles.

9. Living organisms have percentage of water in their bodies as:

(A) 50%
(B) 75%
(C) 70%
(D) 80%

10. Which disease is transmitted through water?

(A) Measles
(B) Plague
(C) Chicken Pox
(D) Giardiasis.

11. The Govt. of India passed an Act to prevent and control water
pollution in:

(A) 1980
(B) 1979
(C) 1965
(D) 1974.

12. Nitrogen constitutes nearly ...... % of the atmosphere:

(A) 79
(B) 21
(C) 57
(D) 42.

13. Which gas in the atmosphere saves us from the UV rays of the sun?

(A) Ozone
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Oxygen
(D) Carbon monoxide.

14. The lower, dense region of the atmosphere is known as:

(A) Troposphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Hydrosphere.

15. Which 1 of the subsequent is not included in earth's traditional four
spheres:

(A) Lithosphere
(B) Atmosphere
(C) Biosphere
(D) Ionosphere.

16. The UNEP stands for which of the following:

(A) United Nations Education Programme
(B) United Nations Environment Programme
(C) United Nations Energy Protocol
(D) Union of Non Environmental Polluters.

17. The headquaters of UNEP Secretariat is located in:

(A) Washington
(B) Nairobi
(C) Stockholm
(D) Geneva.

18. Montreal protocol was signed on:

Earning:   Approval pending.