| Post Name | ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER- ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 027/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 098/2014 |
| Date of Test | 3 April 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The founder of Sidhasramam at Alathur was
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B. Brahmananda Sivayogi
2
The venue of 2020 Olympics
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D. Tokyo
3
The play Nil Darpan was written by
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C. Dinabandhu Mithra
4
The President of the Lahore Congress of 1929
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B. Jawaharlal Nehru
5
Who gave the epithet 'Pulayaraja' to Ayyankali ?
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A. M. K. Gandhi
6
Who won the Nobel Prize in literature 2016 ?
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D. Bob Dylan
7
Which river in kerala was referred as river Churni in Kautilya's Arthasastra ?
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C. Periyar
8
Temple Entry Proclamation was made in the year
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D. 1936
9
Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of the Indian National Congress only once at
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A. Belgaum
10
Nadhula Pass is situated in
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B. Sikkim
11
The winner of the World Chess Championship 2016
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C. Magnus Carlsen
12
The founder and publisher of the news paper Swadeshabhimani was
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A. Vakkam Abdul Khader Maulavi
13
According to 2011 census which is the most populous State
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A. Uttar Pradesh
14
Whom did B. G. Tilak call 'The Diamond of India' ?
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B. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
15
The largest fresh water lake in Kerala
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D. Sasthamkotta Lake
16
Who among the following is the Chief Justice of India ?
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C. J. S. Khehar
17
'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Yogam' was founded by
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A. Ayyankali
18
Who is known as 'Father of Indian Unrest' ?
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B. B. G. Tilak
19
Who is the present Secretary General of UNO ?
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D. Antonio Guterres
20
Who said "Hinduism dies, if untouchability lives, and untouchability has to die if Hinduism is to live" ?
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C. M. K. Gandhi
21
In aerobic metabolism oxygen is the terminal electron acceptor, in ______ metabolism Nitrate is the terminal electron acceptor
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B. Anoxic
22
The amount of O₃ present in atmosphere above a particular location is measured in
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C. Dobson Unit
23
Meteorology is the study of
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A. Atmospheric phenomena
24
Montreal protocol is related to
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B. Reducing emission of CFCs
25
Love canal is linked with
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B. Hazardous waste
26
Piping is a phenomenon observed
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D. Below earth surface
27
Mad hatter disease is linked with
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B. Mercury
28
London smog is due to high concentration of
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B. Oxides of sulphur
29
The saturation concentration of O₂ at sea level is 8.3 mg/L at _______ °C.
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C. 25
30
Which pesticide is linked with Bhopal gas tragedy ?
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B. Sevin
31
The most abundant fossil fuel in planet earth is
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C. Coal
32
Which is causing both global warming and ozone depletion ?
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B. Nitrous oxide
33
Global warming will not result in
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C. Increasing the size of the hole in the ozone layer
34
CDM technologies are linked to
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A. Climate change
35
______ poisoning is known as plumbism.
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C. Lead
36
Which of the following is not a transboundary pollutant ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
37
Thermocline in a lake is the zone of
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B. Rapid temperature change
38
Critical species whose extinction cause major changes, may also threaten existence of other species constitute a
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D. Keystone species
39
According to WHO, maximum permissible level of fluoride in drinking water is ________ ppm.
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C. 1.5
40
The earthquake rated as major is with ________ magnitude on Richter scale.
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B. 7-7.9
41
Tsunami – literally means
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C. Harbor waves
42
The energy transfer in the food chain is an example of __________ law of thermodynamics.
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B. Second
43
The lakes which are poor in nutrients and productivity are ___________ lakes.
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D. Oligotrophic
44
Black colour of the black soils is due to the high content of
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D. Humus
45
Which one is an example for a secondary air pollutant ?
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C. PAN
46
Silent spring is a _________ on ___________.
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D. Book, pesticide toxicity
47
Abyssal zones are located in
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D. Oceans
48
The chemical reaction CI +O₃ → CIO + O₂ results in
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A. Ozone depletion
49
The maximum amount of water that the soil can hold after the loss of gravitational water is known as
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B. Field capacity
50
Limnology is a study of
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C. Fresh water bodies
51
'Silviculture' refers to the practice of
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C. Forest management with objective of producing specific plants
52
An example of fossil fuel is
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D. Gasoline
53
The ecosystem of stagnant fresh water habitat is known as __________ ecosystem.
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B. Lentic
54
'Photochemical smog' is caused by the interaction of
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D. Hydrocarbons, NOₓ and Ozone
55
'Ramsar Convention' is for
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A. Wetlands
56
Graphite is used as _________ in ___________.
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C. Moderator, nuclear reactors
57
Heliophytes are plants which grow in
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A. Full sunlight
58
Sea water will boil at a temperature
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A. Higher than pure water
59
__________ was absent on earth's atmosphere during the early days of origin of life.
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D. O₂
60
Which one of the following is linked with Methaemoglobinaemia ?
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B. Nitrate
61
Three Gorges is a
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B. Dam
62
The science of cryogenic deals with
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B. Low temperature
63
The salt concentration in the open sea is
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D. 3.5%
64
Monsanto is the firm behind introduction of _______ in India.
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B. BT-cotton
65
EI-Nino is
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B. An Ocean current
66
'Kerogen' is
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D. Solid waxy mixture of hydrocarbons
67
Very low BOD level of a water body indicates that the water is
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A. Less polluted
68
A vibrational spectroscopy is otherwise known as
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A. IR spectroscopy
69
'Denitrifiers' do the job of converting
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C. NO₃ into Nitrogen
70
_________ is the zone of ocean where producers of food chain are rarely found.
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C. Aphotic of deep sea
71
'Tektites' are
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A. Solidified droplets of molten rock
72
Anemometer is used to measure
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D. Wind velocity
73
The spectroscopy based on scattering principle is
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A. Raman
74
Mycorrhizal association occurs between : Fungi and
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A. Angiosperms
75
How many Mega diversity hot spots are present in India ?
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C. 2
76
Erawady dolphins are found in
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B. Chilka lake
77
Identify 'Quick lime' from the following
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B. CaO
78
Biodegradable plastics contains
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C. PHA
79
Which one of the following is not found in acid rain ?
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A. CH₃COOH
80
'Epigeics' is a term related to
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D. Earthworms
81
Acute cadmium poisoning is known as
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A. Itai-Itai
82
The presence of which of the following contaminants would be the strongest reason for judging Municipal sewage sludge unfit for use as fertilizer ?
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D. Heavy metals
83
'Our common future' is the report by _________ Commission.
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A. Brundland
84
'Betz limit' is linked with __________ energy.
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D. Wind
85
'Pyrethrin', a biopesticide is derived from
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C. Chrysanthemum
86
'Gasohol' is a mixture of ___________ and __________.
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C. Gasoline, Alcohol
87
Sounds above what level are considered hazardous noise pollution ?
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A. Above 80 db
88
'Solar ponds' function on the basis of
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B. Non-convection
89
Tundra is
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A. Treeless biome
90
__________ convention banned the world wide use of endosulfan.
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A. Geneva
91
'Knock-knee syndrome' is due to
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C. Fluoride toxicity
92
The common coagulant used in water treatment is
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C. Al₂(SO₄)₃·14H₂O
93
Secchi discs are used in __________ studies.
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A. Water quality
94
'Pyrology' is the study of
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B. Role of fire in ecology
95
Through a chemical process coal is converted to a liquid/gas fuel known as
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D. Synfuel
96
OTEC is a technology for
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D. Obtaining energy from ocean
97
'Albedo' is
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D. A fraction of incoming solar radiation that is reflected
98
Which agency co-ordinates the EIA related activities in India ?
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A. MoEF
99
In a completely mixed system of wastewater treatment, when the flowrate (Q) is given as 20,000 L per day, calculate the HRT with which the unit is operated while its volume (V) is one lakh litres ?
Answer
C. 5 days
100
'Super fund' was created in _________ country for the purpose of ___________.
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D. USA, for remediating areas dumped with toxic/hazardous wastes
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