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

50. Euro II standard refers to _________
a) Lowering sulfur content in fuel
b) Increasing sulfur content in fuel
c) Lowering carbon content in fuel
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51. Noise is _______________
a) Huge sound b) Sound of vehicles
c) Undesirable and unwanted sound d) Sound of crackers
52. What is 'temporary threshold shift'?
a) Hearing loss due to excessive noise
b) Noise that is untolerable c) Tolerable noise
53. Acid is an example of _____________
a) Corrosive waste b) Infectious waste
c) Radioactive waste d) Ignitable waste
54. Vermi composting is a natural method of
a) Producing compost manure b) Producing worms
c) Managing waste it creates d) Destroying worms
55. The intensity of earthquake is measured in ____________
a) Beaufort scale b) Richter scale c)Mohs scale
56. Which of the beneath is most responsible for world water crisis?
a) Dams b) Floods c) Drought d) Population growth
57. Phagotropic mode of nutrition is obtained in _________
a) products b) consumers c) decomposers d) all of these
58. Energy is returned to the atmosphere in the form of
a) potential energy b) metabolic energy
c) heat c) vapours
59. The conversion of ammonia to nitrate is known as ________
a) ammonification b) nitrification
c) denitrification d) all of these
60. The study of individual organism is known as
a) syn ecology b) population ecology
c) autecology d) human ecology
61. The resources that can be changed by natural ecological cycle is called
a) renewable b) non-renewable
c) exhaustible d) natural
62. Natural earthquakes are caused by __________
a) earth's crust b) deep seas
c) peak mountains d) forests
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63. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as
a) eutrophication b) environment pollution
c) biomagnigication d) bioaccumulation
64. The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is called
a) air pollution b) water pollution

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