Environmental Studies Questions and Answers - Set 28 | Environmental Studies Quiz GkSeries

1 Discarded paint drums, pesticide cans, CFL bulbs, tube lights, expired medicines, broken mercury thermometers, used batteries etc., generated at the household level are collected as

1 Household dry waste

2 e-waste

3 Domestic hazardous waste

4 Composite waste

View Answer

Answer: Domestic hazardous waste

2 Which one of the following is a Schedule-I animal of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 ?

1 Ferret Badgers

2 Himalayan Crestless Porcupine

3 Bengal Porcupine

4 Fishing Cat

View Answer

Answer: Fishing Cat

3 The effluent and emission standards for industries have been notified under ;

1 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

2 Motor Vehicle Act, 1988

3 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

4 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

View Answer

Answer: The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

4 Which one of the following does not belong to the EIA process ?

1 Establishing the baseline environmental status.

2 Identification, prediction and assessment of environmental impacts

3 Suggesting the mitigation and compensation measures

4 Implementation of EMS auditing procedures.

View Answer

Answer: Implementation of EMS auditing procedures.

5 In India, the validity of EIA clearance period for a mining project is

1 10 years

2 20 years

3 5 years

4 30 years

View Answer

Answer: 30 years

6 According to EIA notification of 2006, which category of projects does not need EIA clearance ?

1 Category B2

2 Category B1

3 Category A

4 Category A and B1

View Answer

Answer: Category B2

7 Ministry of Corporate Affairs enhanced the scope of CSR activities in Clean Ganga Fund set-up by the Central Government for rejuvenation of the river Ganga vide notification made in the year

1 2013

2 2011

3 2015

4 2014

View Answer

Answer: 2014

8 In open oceans, a permanent thermocline normally occurs at a depth of

1 100 – 200 m

2 200 – 400 m

3 500 – 800 m

4 800 – 1100 m

View Answer

Answer: 500 – 800 m

9 A certain type of coal is burnt at a rate of 0.5 kg/s. If the sulfur content of the coal is 5% and 5% of sulfur remains in ash, how much sulfur dioxide is formed per day ?

1 4104 kg/day

2 7776 kg/day

3 1800 kg/day

4 3600 kg/day

View Answer