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(1) In EIA the baseline data describes
(1) Theenvironmental consequences by mapping
(2) Existing environmental status of the identified study area
(3) Assessment of risk on the basis of proposal
(4) Demographic and socio-economic data
Answer: Existing environmental status of the identified study area
(2) Which one of the following does not belong to EIA methods used for assessing the impacts of developmental activities on the environment ?
(1) Checklist
(2) Adhoc
(3) Network
(4) Flexible
Answer: Flexible

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(3) The EIA report of a hydropower project would be valid upto how many years after the environmental clearance of the project ?
(1) 5 years
(2) 6 years
(3) 30 years
(4) 10 years
Answer: 10 years
(4) If in the screening stage of EIA, the impact level of a developmental project is not discernible, then what step should be adopted ?
(1) Scoping stage is to be followed.
(2) A rapid EIA study is to be conducted
(3) Detail EIA study is to be conducted
(4) The project should be given Environmental Clearance
Answer: A rapid EIA study is to be conducted
(5) The Committee which reviews the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management plan reports of a developmental project in Ministry of Environment and Forest is called
(1) Project Assessment Committee
(2) Project Appraisal Committee
(3) Project Evaluation Committee
(4) Project Estimate Committee
Answer: Project Appraisal Committee
(6) In a typical municipal solid waste, least percentage of Ash is found in
(1) Textiles
(2) Plastic
(3) Leather
(4) Rubber
Answer: Textiles
(7) Highly inflammable liquid/chemicals have flash point
(1) lower than 23 °C
(2) between 23 and 26 °C
(3) between 27 and 31 °C
(4) between 32 and 40 °C
Answer: lower than 23 °C
(8) Which one of the following does not contribute to climate change ?
(1) NO
(2) O3
(3) SF6
(4) HFCs
Answer: NO
(9) Which one of the following conditions would indicate that the dataset is not bell shaped ?
(1) The mean is much smaller than median
(2) The range is equal to five times the standard deviation.
(3) The range is larger than interquartile range
(4) The range is twice the standard deviation
Answer: The mean is much smaller than median
(10) For degrees of freedom (df) > 1, the mean (μ) of the t-distribution is
(1) Zero
(2) 2
(3) 1
(4) depends on df
Answer: Zero
(11) Suppose a 70 kg person drinks 2L of water everyday for 70 years with a chloroform concentration of 0.10 mg/L (the drinking water standard), upper bound cancer risk for these individual will be
(1) 17 in 1 million
(2) 25 in 1 million
(3) 37 in 1 million
(4) 5 in 1 million
Answer: 17 in 1 million
(12) What is Ecomark ?
(1) Label given to recycled products
(2) Label given to an environment friendly products
(3) Land mark indicating the boundaries of bioparks
(4) Label given to non-recyclable products
Answer: Label given to an environment friendly products
(13) An important source of Arsenic in Municipal Solid Water (MSW) is
(1) Pigments in plastics
(2) Rubber products
(3) Batteries
(4) Household pesticides
Answer: Household pesticides
(14) Which of the following is not a non-formal Environment Education and Awareness Programme
(1) GlobalLearning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE).
(2) NationalEnvironment Awareness Campaign (NEAC).
(3) Eco-clubs
(4) Environmental Education in School System
Answer: Environmental Education in School System
(15) REDD stands for
(1) Recurring Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
(2) ReducingEnvironmental Degradation and Forest Degradation
(3) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
(4) Reducing Emissions from Degradable Deposits of Wastes
Answer: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

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