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1. The  Stockholm  Convention is a global treaty to protect humans from (A)  Toxic gases (B)  Hospital acquired infections (C)  Persistent organic pollutants (D)  Carbon monoxide     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C)     2. Which of the following is not a Millennium Development Goal? (A)  Ensuring environmental sustainability (B)  Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger (C)  Developing global partnership for development (D)  Achieving universal energy security     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     3. Point out the right match concerning the toxic metal and associated adverse impact. (A)  Zn – Brain tissue damage (B)  Ni – Keratosis (C)  Ar – Renal poisoning (D)  Hg – Pulmonary disease     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     4. Which of the following parameters is not ...
1. As per WHO standards the maximum permissible level of coliform organisms per 100 m l   of drinking water is (A)  10 (B)  100 (C)  150 (D)  1000     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     2. Ministry of Environment and Forests amended the EIA notification making public hearing mandatory for environmental clearance on (A)  27th January 1996 (B)  10th April 1997 (C)  27th January 1997 (D)  None of the above     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (B)     3. Sequence of a typical sewage treatment plant operation process will be (A)  Aeration → Flocculation → Sedimentation → Recarbonation → Filtration → Disinfection (B)  Aeration → Sedimentation → Flocculation → Filtration → Recarbonation → Disinfection (C)  Flocculation → Aeration →Recarbonation → Sedimentation → Filtration → Disinfection (D)  Sedimentation → Flocculation → Ae...
1. Melting of polar ice is expected to cover a sea level rise of approximately (A)  10 metre (B)  20 metre (C)  60 metre (D)  100 metre     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C)     2. GIS is applied to study (A)  View shed analysis (B)  Environmental Impact Assessment (C)  Wildlife habitat analysis and migration routes planning (D)  All of the above     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     3. Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a greenhouse gas (GHG) is a factor comparing the global warming impacts of (A)  1 m 3   of GHG with 1 m 3   of CO 2 (B)  1 kg of GHG with 1 kg of CO 2 (C)  1 gram mole of GHG with 1 gram mole of CO 2 (D)  1 kg of GHG with 1 mole of CO 2     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (B)     4. The energy released during combustion of methane is ~ 900 kJ/mol. The car...
1. An earthquake measuring over 8 on Richter scale is rated as (A)  Destructive (B)  Major (C)  Great (D)  Damaging     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C)     2. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A):  It is difficult to judge how changes in localized gas samples represent more general conditions in the Volcano. Reason (R):  The composition of the juvenile gases emitted from volcanic vents often show considerable variation over short periods and distances. Choose the correct answer. (A)  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B)  Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C)  (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D)  (A) is false, but (R) is true.     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     3. Match the Li...