Previous NEET MCQ on Environmental Issues

1. Which of the following is a secondary pollutant

a)CO

b)CO2

c)SO2

d)O3

 

2. Which one of the following statements is not valid for aerosols?

a) They alter rainfall and monsoon patterns

b) They cause increased agricultural productivity

c) They have negative impact on agricultural land

d) They are harmful to human health

 

3. The Air Prevention and control of pollution act cam into force in

a) 1985

b)1990

c) 1975

d)1981

 

Previous NEET MCQ on Environmental Issues

4. Which one of the following is not correct with regard to the harmful effects of particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less?

a) it can cause respiratory problems

b) it can directly enter into our circulatory system

c) it can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs

d) it can be inhaled into the lungs

 

5. Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, has to be a good material for

a) making tubes and pipes

b) making plastic sacks

c) use as a fertilizer

d) construction of roads

 

6. Snow blindness in Antarctic region is due to

a) freezing of fluids in the eye by low temperature

b) inflammation of cornea due to high dose of UV-B radiation

c) high reflection of light from snow

d)damage to retina caused by infra- red rays

 

7. Which of the following protocols did aim reducing emission of chlorofluorocarbons into atmosphere?

a)Geneva protocol

b)Montreal Protocol

c)Kyoto Protocol

d)Gothenburg Protocol

 

8. Match the following

A. Eutrophication                     I) UV-B radiation

B. Sanitary landfill                    ii)Deforestation

C. Snow Blindness                  iii) Nutrient enrichment

D. Jhum Cultivation                 iv) Waste disposal

a) A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv

b) A-i, B-iii, C-iv, D-ii

c) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii

d) A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii

 

9. Global warming can be controlled by

a) increasing deforestation, slowing down the growth of human population

b) increasing deforestation, reducing efficiency of energy usage

c) reducing deforestation, cutting down use of fossil fuel

d) reducing reforestation, increasing the use of fossil fuel.

 

10. The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain shall occur in

a) eel

b) crab

c) seagull

d) phytoplankton 


Answers:

1. d)O3

2. b) They cause increased agricultural productivity

3. d)1981

4. b) it can directly enter into our circulatory system

5. d) construction of roads

6. b) inflammation of cornea due to high dose of UV-B radiation

7. b)Montreal Protocol

8. c) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii

9. c)reducing deforestation, cutting down use of fossil fuel

10. c) seagull

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