Articles Tagged: People and environment

Q) Tsunamis are huge sea waves caused by: Options: A)Earthquakes B) Volcanoes C) Winds D) Icebergs

Q) which of the following is long term effect (tertiary effect) of flooding? Options: A)Increase in corruption B) Destruction of wild life habitat C) Sediment deposition D) All of the above

Q) The Suez Canal connects: Options: A)Baltic Sea and the Caspian Sea B) Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea C) Red Sea and the Caspian Sea D) Mediterranean Sea and North Sea

Q) C2F3C 3 gas: Options: A)absorbs ultraviolet radiations B) affects troposphere ozone C) forms aerosols in stratosphere D) absorbs infrared radiations

Q) Removal of which of the following impurities from contaminated water requires the of coagulants: Options: A)Colloidal impurities B) dissolved solids C) micro organisms D) all of the above

Q) Parliament can legislate on matters listed in the State list: Options: A)With the prior permission of the President. B) Only after the constitution is amended suitably. C) In case of inconsistency among State legislatures. D) At the request of two or more States.

Q) Which of the four data sets have more dispersion? Options: A)88, 9 , 90, 9 , 89, 9 B) 0, 1 , 1 , 0, −1 , −1 C) 3, 5, 2, 4, 1, 5 D) 0, 5, 8, 0, −2, −8

Q) The color of yellow sea is such on a account of Options: A)industrial pollution B) peculiar types of phytoplankton growing there. C) loess brought by Hwang-ho river. D) high sulphur content in the bottom rocks

Q) Which of the following concepts can be used to study the rate of acceleration of the Universe? I) Supernovae Explosions. II) Dark Matter. III) Dark Energy. IV) Black Holes. Options: A)I& III only. B) I& II only. C) II, III & IV only. D) I, III & IV only.

Q) Life expectancy is highest in the world in Options: A)Canada B) Germany C) Japan D) Norway