Calicut University 2011 Entrance Exams Other Entrance Exams ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Bank by University Of Calicut - Question Paper

204. The word Tsunami is derived from 2 Japanese words
(a) tsu(big) and nami(flow) (b) tsu(harbour) and nami(wave)
(c) tsu(big wave) and nami(wave) (d) None of these
205. The three R principle in waste management involves
(a) Reduce, Regain, Reuse (b) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
(c) Reduce, Reform, Reset (d) Reduce, Retain, Regain
206. Which of the subsequent is an extinct species
(a) Tiger (b) Lion (c) Dodo (d) Ostrich
207. 'Project Tiger' was launched in the year
(a) 1973 (b) 1972 (c) 1991 (d) 1992
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208. The famous Minamata disease in Japan is due to the accumulation of ____________in fishes
(a) Cadmium (b) Mercury
(c) Zinc (d) Lead
209. The term 'Ecology' was coined by
(a) A.G.Tansley (b) Earnst Hackel (c) Aristotle (d) Linnaeus
210. Nitrogen gas returns to the atmosphere by the action of
(a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria (b) Denitrifying bacteria
(c) Nitrifying bacteria (d) Nitrate fertilizers
211. Photosynthesis is obtained in
(a) Producers (b) Decomposers (c ) Consumers (d) None of these
212. Phytoplankton is
(a) Producers of forest (b) Producers of lakes
(c) Consumers of Ocean (d) Omnivores
213. The only ape obtained in India
(a) Gorilla (b) Chimpanzee (c) Haddock gibbon (d) Oranguttan
214. Soil pollution is caused by
(a) Aerosol (b) Ozone (c) Acid rain (d) PAN
215. Green House effect is caused by
(a) Increase in CO2 (b) Increase in O2
(c) reduce in O2 (d) reduce in CO2
216. Black Buck is a
(a) Goat (b) Deer (c) Butterfly (d) Bird
217. Gharial is a
(a) Crocodile (b) Cobra (c) Tortoise (d) Frog
218. Gas released during photosynthesis is

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