Environmental Studies Questions and Answers - Set 15 | Environmental Science Quiz GkSeries

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

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Answer: Flexible

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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