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

36. Public awareness of environment creates ___________
a) Environment protection b) Environment degradation
c) Environmental improvement c) Environmental cultivation
37. Salim Ali centre for ornithology and history is located at ______
a) Pune b) Hyderabad c) Kerala d) Coimbatore
38. Wild life protection act was formulated during the period of ______
a) Mrs. Indira Gandhi b) Lal Bahadur Shasthri
c) Rajiv Gandhi c) Morarji Desai
39. What is troposphere?
a) Portion of air b) Portion of water
c) least layer of atmosphere where we survive d) Portion of sky
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40. How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected?
a) Hydrological cycle b) Nitrogen cycle
c) Oxygen cycle d) Carbon cycle
41. The main energy source for the environment is ________
a) Solar energy b) Chemical energy
c) Bioelectric energy d) Electrical energy
42. What is the meaning of the word "endemic"
a) Rare and occur only in a few locations
b) Rare and occur everywhere]
c) Abundant and seen everywhere
d) Abundant and only in few locations
43. Which gas is likely to be decreased in the atmosphere by deforestation?
a) Carbon dioxide b) Nitrogen c) Oxygen
44. elaborate rodenticides?
a) that kill fishes b) that kill insects
c) that kill rats d) that kill crocos
45. Which of the subsequent enhances soil fertility?
a) Crop rotation b) Improved methods of agriculture
c) Using new seed varieties d) Irrigation
46. Salinization is _______________________
a) Accumulation of salts in water b) Accumulation of salts in food
c) Accumulation of salts in body d) Accumulation of salts in animals
47. What is oil slick?
a) Boiled oil b) Cooled oil
c) Thin film of oil in sea water d) Oil in deep sea
48. Cigarette smoking exposes 1 to __________
a) Sulphur dioxide b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen peroxide d) Carbon monoxide
49. "Ozone Hole" is a _____________
a) Hole in the atmosphere b) Destruction of ozone layer
c) Hole in the hydrosphere

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