| Post Name | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST- ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHNAGE |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 029/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 009/2016 |
| Date of Test | 12 April 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Who presided over the constituent Assembly while passing the constitution ?
Answer
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2
Who represented the Anglo Indians in the constituent Assembly ?
Answer
B. Frank Anthony
3
How many sessions of the constituent Assembly were held in drafting the constitution ?
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C. Eleven
4
From which constitution of the world India adopted constitutional amendments ?
Answer
D. South African
5
When was the Indian Constitution first amended ?
Answer
A. 1951
6
When was the Lokpal Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha ?
Answer
C. 2011
7
When was the CMS missionaries set up a grammar school at Kottayam ?
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B. 1821
8
Who popularised the idea of 'misra-bhojanam' among the Ezhavas and other lower castes ?
Answer
D. K. Ayyappan
9
Who was the founder of Samathwa Samajam ?
Answer
D. Vaikunda Swamikal
10
When was the 'Ezhava memorial' submitted to the Maharaja of Travancore ?
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C. 1896
11
Name the leader who organised 'Savarna Jatha' in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha ?
Answer
B. Mannath Padmanabhan
12
Who started the newspaper Kerala Kaumudi ?
Answer
A. C. V. Kunhiraman
13
Who is the author of the Malayalam novel 'Kundalatha' ?
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D. T. M. Appu Nedungadi
14
Who was the first woman in India to become a high court judge ?
Answer
C. Anna Chandi
15
Who received the Khel Ratna Award from the President of India for excellence in Sports for the year 2015 ?
Answer
C. Sania Mirza
16
When was Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched ?
Answer
D. 2015
17
Name the US President who coined the term 'United Nations' ?
Answer
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
18
Name the Nobel Peace Prize winner who is also associated with an organisation called 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan' ?
Answer
A. Kailash Satyarthi
19
When is world water day celebrated ?
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B. March 22
20
Which development scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is designed to increase Agricultural productivity ?
Answer
A. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana
21
The word 'Environment' is derived from
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B. French
22
Which of the following conceptual spheres of the environment is having the least pollutant-receptor capability ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
23
Which one of the following characteristics is widely regarded as being an important aspect of sustainable development ?
Answer
D. Inter-generational equity
24
_____________ is an established method of collecting very dense and accurate geo-referenced elevation data across landscapes and can be used to generate three-dimensional representations of the earth's surface and its features.
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B. Lidar
25
Which of the following is a high spatial resolution satellite used for environmental management ?
Answer
D. Both 1 and 2
26
Global Warming Potential of important green house gases in the order of abundance are
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C. CFC > N₂O >CH₄ >CO₂
27
In the atmosphere, the green house gases in the order of abundance are as follows
Answer
A. CO₂ > CH₄ > CFC > O₃ > N₂O
28
Chipko movement was originated in _____________ State of India.
Answer
B. Uttarakhand
29
Narmada debate is associated with _______________
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C. Sardar Sarovar Project
30
Silent Spring is a _______ on ___________
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D. book, pesticide toxicity
31
The law which enable to compute the amount of total spectral radiant emittance which falls between two selected wavelengths or frequencies is __________
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D. Planck's Radiation law
32
___________ is used as a reference scale for classifying tropical cyclone based on wind speed.
Answer
A. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
33
___________ is the type of inversion formed when a topographic difference exits causing the warm air to move over the cold surface.
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B. Advective inversions
34
Example of a low altitude rain cloud having pronounced vertical development
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B. Cumulonimbus
35
The combined albedo of the earth and the atmosphere is approximately
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C. 30%
36
The ratio of the volume of water that a soil or rock after saturation can be drained by gravity to its own volume is known as ____________
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A. Specific yield
37
In Ghyben-Herzberg relation between fresh water and saline water, salt water occur underground at a depth below sea level of about ___________ times the height of fresh water above sea level.
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C. 40
38
Which of the following pairs regarding earth's crustal composition is incorrect ?
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D. Iron-4%
39
The weathering process which produce clay minerals from feldspar minerals.
Answer
B. Hydrolysis
40
The seismic wave which can travel through both solids and liquids is _________
Answer
A. P-wave
41
Photochemical smog is formed by the reaction between the following components in the atmosphere
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A. By the action of sunlight on NOx, ozone, hydrocarbons
42
Normal average thickness of stratospheric ozone layer across the globe is around
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B. 300 DU
43
Which of the following pair regarding global distribution of water is wrongly matched ?
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C. Streams-0.1%
44
Which predominant species of CO₂ occur in water under alkaline condition ?
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D. CO₃
45
The various stages of formation of coal in the ranking order is as _________
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A. Peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite
46
Example of a mineral without cleavage
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D. Quartz
47
In a typical soil profile, true soil is represented by __________
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C. Both 1 and 2 horizon
48
The molecules can be resolved on the basis of their distribution between a gas and either a solid or liquid by separation method known as
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A. Gas chromatography
49
Which of the following methods is used to determine large number of inorganic ions and organic compounds ?
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D. Colorimetry
50
The standard method for the analysis of higher levels of CO in air sample is _________
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A. IR spectrophotometry
51
The standard method for the analysis of a low levels of ammonia in water sample is ________
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D. Spectrophotometry
52
The warmer, upper layer of water in a lake is called the ___________
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B. Epilimnion
53
Among the ecological pyramids, which pyramid always show upright irrespective of the grassland or pond ecosystem
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A. Pyramid of energy
54
Formation of a climax community from an abandoned farm land is an example of _________
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B. Secondary succession
55
What type of organisms are the primary producers in the deep-sea ?
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B. chemosynthetic bacteria
56
The grassland ecosystem of Africa is known as _____________
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A. Savannas
57
An association between two individuals or population in which both are benefited and where neither can survive without the other
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B. mutualism
58
Biofilms are _________
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C. masses of cells and extracellular materials attached to surfaces bathed in liquids
59
Elements that cycle in the environment and that also have a gaseous phase at some point in the cycle include the following
Answer
B. carbon and sulphur
60
Which of the following techniques can be used to estimate the number of microbes in a natural sample ?
Answer
D. Most Probable Number (MPN)
61
Which of the following environments has the greatest percentage of culturable microbes ?
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C. activated sludge
62
Black soils are commonly found in _________
Answer
B. Maharashtra
63
What are the Khetri mines in India famous for ?
Answer
B. Copper
64
Which State in India is the largest produce of mica mineral ?
Answer
A. Andhra Pradesh
65
The Monazite sands of Kerala beach are rich in
Answer
D. Thorium
66
Which species of fauna are found in an area separated by natural or geographic barriers ?
Answer
C. Endemic
67
Which of the following is an example of rare species ?
Answer
D. Hornbill
68
Which of the following is not treated under in situ conservation ?
Answer
B. Botanical garden
69
Which is not a freshwater lake in India ?
Answer
A. Sambhar lake
70
Molasses from sugar industry is used to generate __________
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C. bio-ethanol
71
The most important fuel used by nuclear power plant is __________
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B. U-235
72
Which toxic metal is of greatest concern in urban atmosphere ____________
Answer
A. Pb
73
Which of the following statement regarding PAH is correct ?
Answer
D. All of the above
74
Concern about atmospheric mercury is due to its ___________
Answer
D. all of the above
75
Most important source of CO in atmosphere is transportation and is about ________ % of the total CO in atmosphere.
Answer
B. 65%
76
Photochemical smog is a ____________
Answer
A. oxidising smog
77
The concentration of ozone in the stratosphere is lowest during ___________
Answer
B. July-October
78
The optimum DO in natural water is ___________
Answer
B. 4-6 ppm
79
Example of an organochlorine pesticide is _________
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C. DDT
80
Acid mine drainage is characteristic of mining areas usually within rocks containing an abundance of _________ minerals.
Answer
A. sulfide minerals
81
The process of conversion of nitrate to ammonium is ______________
Answer
D. Ammonification
82
The first comprehensive environmental legislation in the world is
Answer
A. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)-USA
83
The beginning of EIA was made in India with the impact assessment of ______
Answer
A. River valley projects
84
In India, Public consultation has been made a mandatory component of EIA by _________
Answer
B. Amendments in 1997 to the EIA Notification 1994
85
Which of the statement regarding EIA in India is not correct ?
Answer
C. Scoping process is applicable to all A and B projects
86
___________ stage in the EIA process will identify the key impacts requiring further investigation in connection with a project.
Answer
C. Scoping
87
Leopold Matrix involves the use of a matrix with _______ specified actions and ________ potentially impacted environmental characterization.
Answer
B. 100 specified actions and 88 potential impacts
88
EMS is the component of an organization with primary responsibility for leading, planning, controlling and organizing as they relate specifically to
Answer
D. All of the above
89
____________ series of environmental management standards are intended to assist organizations manage the environmental effect of their business practices.
Answer
C. ISO 14000
90
Identify the one wrongly matched
Answer
C. The water (prevention and control of pollution) Act - 1975
91
Identify the wrong match
Answer
A. Cartagena Protocol - Climate change
92
The process of converting environmental pollutants into harmless products by naturally occurring microbes is called ____________
Answer
B. Intrinsic bioremediation
93
Microbes remove metals by _________
Answer
D. All of the above
94
Which of the following bacterium is called the superbug that could clean up oil spills ?
Answer
A. Pseudomonas putida
95
Microbial conversion of an insoluble metal into a soluble form
Answer
A. Bioleaching
96
Which of the following microorganisms leach metals out of rock ores ?
Answer
B. Thiobacillus sp.
97
Which of the following can be used for the removal of colour from the effluents of pulp mil ?
Answer
D. Both 1 and 2
98
Addition of nutrients for enhancing bioremediation is called _______
Answer
B. Biostimulation
99
In waste water treatment method, the activated sludge process is a _________
Answer
C. secondary treatment method
100
Green chemistry aims to ?
Answer
D. Design safer chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances
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