Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural Uiversity 2010 B.Sc Agriculture for renewable energy - Question Paper

Multiple Choice Questions

(For Competitive Exam)

Renewable Eneregy & Enviornmental Engineering

1.      The study of interactions between living organism and environment is called as...........

a.       Ecosystem

b.      Ecology

c.       Phytogeography

d.      Phytosociology

2.      The term ecology was introduced by

a.      Hackel

b.      Odum

c.       Tansely

d.      Ramdeo Mishra

3.      Environmental education should be imparted only at

a.       Primary school stage

b.      Secondary school stage

c.       College stage

d.      All stages

4.      Increasing industrialisation is causing much danger to mans life by

a.      Polluting the environment

b.      Producing more goods

c.       Providing more jobs

d.      Utilising waste land

5.      The environment which has been modified by human activities is called

a.       Natural environment

b.      Anthropogenic environment

c.       Urban environment

d.      Modern environment

6.      The short term properties of the atmosphere at a given place and time is referred as

a.       Climate

b.      Microclimate

c.       Season

d.      Weather

7.      The ecological factors, related to soil and substratum, are called ... factors.

a.      Edaphic Factor

b.      Abiotic Factor

c.       Biotic Factor

d.      Climatic Factor

8.      Which of the following is not one of the major environment problems resulting from human interference in the nitrogen cycle?

a.       Eutrophication

b.      increased acid rain

c.       Stratospheric ozone depletion

d.      Nitrous oxide release increases global warming

9.      Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas?

a.      Calcium Carbonate

b.      Carbon Dioxide

c.       Water vapour

d.      Methane

10.  The 1987 Montreal Protocol was signed for which of the following reasons?

a.       To ban nuclear testing in tropical oceans

b.      To stop the global trade in products made from endangered tigers

c.       To begin converting from fossil fuel use to more renewable energy sources to reduce the anthropogenic greenhouse effect

d.      To phase out the use of CFC's, found to be causing depletion of the ozone layer

11.  Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere?

a.       ozone

b.      sulfur dioxide

c.       carbon dioxide

d.      nitrous oxide

12.  A landowner who is concerned about his environment wishes to practice sustainable development. If he cuts 400 trees from his land this year he should ___.

a.       plant 200 trees

b.      build a road through that land

c.       plant 400 trees

d.      build a lake in that location

13.  The source of energy for all plants is __.

a.      sun

b.      earth

c.       water

d.      air

14.  The process which converts solar energy, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen is __.

a.      photosynthesis

b.      ecology

c.       water cycle

d.      biomes

15.  The unit of energy is __.

a.       pyramid

b.      biomass

c.       respiration

d.      joule

16.  ___refers to the weight of all the organisms at a trophical level.

a.       pyramid

b.      biomass

c.       respiration

d.      joule

17.  The earth functions like a living organism, not simply an environment where life exist is the __.

a.       earth stewardship

b.      biosphere theory

c.       Gaia theory

d.      apple and earth theory

18.  A self supporting community - plants and animals interacting with each other and the non-living environment to provide a balanced system is a __.

a.      ecosystem

b.      ecotone

c.       energy chain

d.      ecology

19.  The process whereby humans break down glucose, producing carbon dioxide and water, to release energy is called __.

a.       producers

b.      photosynthesis

c.       respiration

d.      cellulose

20.  Large portions of the earth with similar climate, soil, plant and animal life community is known as __.

a.      biospheres

b.      biomes

c.       food web

d.      aquatic realms