University of Kashmir 2010 M.Sc Environmental Science Kashmir university entrance s/ Enviornmental science - Question Paper

MSc Enviornmental science/ Entrance exams of University of Kashmir(2010)

Environmental Science - 2010

M.Sc. Environmental Science

1.    It appears that Laplace's nebular hypothesis is just the modified version of:

(a) Chamberlins hypothesis    (b) James Jeans Hypothesis

(c) Russell's hypothesis    (d) None of these

2.    Which type ofsoil is ideal for growing cotton?

(a) Alluvial soil    (b) Red soil

(c) Lateritesoil    (d) Regursoil

3.    In which fashion wind moves soil particles having size 0.1 -0.5mm ?

(a) Hopping    (b) Roiling

(c) Both(a)&(b)    (d) None of these

4. Which type of rock is Gneiss? (a) Sedimentary (c) Mctamorphic

5. Chenab originates from the confluence of river/s:

(a) The Chandra    (b) TheBhaga

(c) Both(a)&(b)    (d) TheBhaga and the Satluj

6.. Specific aspect/s of the environmental changc affected by population dynamic is/

are:

7. In nature Graphite occurs in the form of:

(a) VSan    (b) Dissemination

(c) Amorphous    (d) All of these

8. In J&K zinc is found at: (a) Rampur (c) Uri

9. Which of the following have the potential to generate Tsunami ? (a) Earthquakes    (b) Landslides

(c) Volcanic eruptions    (d) All of these

i 0. Chernobyl accident released how many curies of radioactivity ?

(a) 10-25 million curie    (b) 25-50 million curie

(c) 50-100mil!ion curie    (d) 100-150 million curie

11.    Which layer of atmosphere protects the earth from meteoroids ?

(a) Mesosphere    (b) Stratosphere

(c) Troposphere    (d) Thermosphere

12.    The rocks of the crust fall into which two major categories ?

(a) Mafic and Basalt    (b) Granite and Felsic

(c) Sial and Sima    (d) None of these

13. Different soil horizons arc in:

(a)    direct contact with their immediate neighbours

(b)    indirect contact with their immediate neighbours

(c)    Either (a) or (b)

(d)    None of these

14. As per Green indicators 2004, GWI denotes:

(a) Green World Index (c) Green Wealth Indicator

(b) Green World Indicator (d) Green Wealth Index

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15. Desertification is: (c) Both (a) & (b)

(b) Environmental problem (d) None of these

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16. Typical Indian climate is represented by (a) Tropical zone (c) Arid zone

(b) Sub tropical zone (d) Alpine zone

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17. Which one ofthe following is the incorrect statement ?

(a)    Alkalinity refers to buffering

(b)    General hardness measures the cations

(c)    Carbonate hardness measures the sulphates and other anions

(d)    All fresh water sources contain calcium and magnesium

18. Which one is not a trace element?

(a) Mn

(c) Zn

19.    PVOisgcnerallyrcfenrcdas:

(a) I lomopolymcr    (b) Co-polymcr

{c) Monomer    (d) None of these

20.    Tryptophan is involved in the formation of:

(a) Auxin (IAA) in plants    (b) Nicotinamidc(vitaminB,)in

animals

(c) Both (a) & (b)    (d) None of these

21.    The reservoir pool of gaseous cycles of matter is:

(a) Lithosphere    (b) Atmosphere

(c) Hydrosphere    (d) Both(b)&(c)

22.    Water cycle is made up of 2 overlapping cyclcs, which arc:

(a)    Ground water and atmospheric water cyclcs

(b)    Surfacc water and atmospheric water cycles

(c)    Larger global and smaller local water cycles

(d)    Oceanic fresh water cycles

23.    Fragile bone may result due to toxicity of:

(a) Cd    (b)    Pb

(c) Hg    (d)    None of these

24.    Paracetamol can be taken by a person:

(a) Usinganti-coagulants    (b)    Allergic to aspirin

(c) Both(a)&(b)    (d)    None of these

25.    Which of the following compounds had very important role in pre-biotic evolution ?

(a) NO    (b)    SO,

(c) SO.    (d)    CH,

26.    In pure state chlorophyll bis:

(a) Bluish green    (b)    Olive green

(c) Yellowish green    (d)    Any of these

35. The bum in pine seedling is caused by pollutant:

(a) S0₃    <b) PAN

(c) NO    (d) None of these

3 6. Presence of diatoms in water is an indication of:

(a) Pollution by sewage    (b)    Adequate oxygen in water

(c) Petroleum deposits    (d)    All of these

37.    A lake which has no significant outflow, either through rivers or underground diffusion is called ?

(a) Meromictic lake    (b)    Crater lake

(c) Oxbow lake    (d)    Endorhcic lake

38.    Filtration over activated carbon removes:

(a) Residual suspended matter    (b)    Residual toxins

(c) Biofilms    (d)    All of these

39.    Bioindicator of soil pesticide is:

(a) Actinomyectes    (b)    Yeasts

(c) Cyanobacteria    (d)    Filamentous fungi

40.    In India, on an average, what percentage of municipal solid waste generated can be recycled ?

(a) 5-10%    (b)    20-25%

(c) 30-35%    (d)    40-50%

41.    World Forest Day is celebrated on:

(a) March 21    (b)    April 22

(c) May 17    (d)    October 2

42.    Which of the following waicr-bomc disease usually provides protection against a second attack ?

(a) Infectious Hepatitis (A)    (b)    Cholera

(c) Amoebiasis    (d)    None of these

43.    Parathionisa/an:

(a) Organochlorine    (b)    Organophosphate

(c) Carbamate    (d) None of these

44.    Noise affects:

(a)    Eye sight, colour perception, night vision

(b)    Heart rate, blood pressure, work performance

(c)    Hearing, sleep, conversation

(d)    AJlofthese

45.    Which one is not a grade of coal?

(a) Racid    (b) Anthracite

(c) Bituminous    (d) Lignite

46.    Hand made papers:

(a) Rcduce pollution    (b) Help in saving trees

(c) Providesolutionof unemployment (d) All of these

47.    Dachigam has been declared as National Park in the year:

(a) 1981    (b) 1983

(e)    1985    (d) 1986

48.    Which one of the following groups is not listed as endangered or rare plani species in Red Data Book ?

(a)    Abies delavayi. Acanthephippium. A con i turn

(b)    Adinandra, Aglaia, Amblyanthus, Vanda

(c)    Populus, Potameia, Psiloium. Rheum

(d)    Hordeum vu/gare, Secale cereal, Sorghum vulgare, Eleucine coracana

49.    In orderto control malaria, offensive measures can be taken against:

(a) Malaria    (b) Malarial parasites

(c) Boih(a)&(b)    (d) None of these

50.    Which of the following is not included in IUCN Red list category ?

(a) Least concern    (b) Extinct in the wild

(c) Lower risk    (d) High concern

51.    The Oriental and Australian regions are separated from each other by an imaginary line callcd:

(a) l-omboksline    (b) Balis line

(c) Wallaces line    (d) None of these

52. Inside the root nodule the Rhizobia changc their form to cells called: (a) Rhizomoids    (b) Rhizoidcs

(c) Bacteroids    (d) Bacteriomoids

53. Ozone hole was first discovered by:

(a) J E Farman

(c) TJ Rogerman

54.    Smog arises by the interaction of:

(a)    Hydrocarbons and sulphur dioxide

(b)    Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxide

(c)    Sulphur dioxideand nitrogen oxide

(d)    All of these

55.    Which one was not among the basic conspicuous issues discusscd during Harth Summit ?

(a) Greenhouse gas emission

(c) Population

56. Internationally; environmental education gained recognition when the UN conference was held in 1972 at ?

57.    Which one of the following statements is incorrcct ?

(a)    The value of median is influenced by abnormally large or small values

(b)    The arithmetic mean does not get affected by the fluctuations of the sampling

(c)    Arithmetic explanation of median is not possible

(d)    Mode is rarely used for medical and higher biological scientific calculations

58.    Mean values of Hb% of 20 males and 20 females were calculated as 13.5 and 14 mg/l 00ml with SD as 3 and 4 respectively. The co-efficient of variation of both males and females will be:

(a)    Males 20.20% & females 25.50%

(b)    Males 22.22% & females28.57%

(c)    Males 24.50% & females 30.57%

(d)    Males 28.27 %& females 34.20%

59.    The reason of relationship between two variables is clearly indicated in:

(a) Correlation analysis    (b) Regression analysis

(c) Both(a)&(b)    (d) None of these

60.    A bag contains 3 red, 6 white and 7 blue balls. What is the probability that two balls drawn are white and blue ?

(a) 16/3    (b) 7/20

(c) 3/21    (d) 3/16

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