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Which of the following is not the environment effect of industrialization in general?

a) Solid waste b) Water pollution
c) Air pollution d) Economic growth



Which of the following are major environmental issues involved in mining?

a. Air pollution from dust
b. Water pollution
c. Soil degradation
d. All of the above



Sustainable development means

a. Meeting present needs without compromising on the future
b. Progress in human well beings
c. Balance between human needs and the ability of Earth to provide the resources
d. All the above



The most important remedy to avoid negative impact due to industrialization is

a. Industry should be closed
b. Don’t allow new industrial units
c. Industry should treat all the wastes generated by it before disposal
d. Industries should shifted far away from human habitats



Mining means

a. To conserve & preserve minerals
b. To check pollution due to mineral resources
c. To extract minerals and ores
d. None



E.I.A can be expanded as

a. Environment & Industrial Act
b. Environment & Impact Activities
c. Environment Impact Assessment
d. Environmentally Important Activity



E.I.A is related to

a. Resource conservation
b. Efficient equipment/ process
c. Waste minimization
d. All of the above



In order to protect the health of people living along the adjoining areas of roads, one should

a. Plant trees alongside of the roads
b. Not allow diesel driven vehicles
c. Shift them (people) to other places
d. None of the above



The pollution caused by transportation/vehicular activities depends on

a. Type of the vehicle’s engine
b. Age of the vehicle
c. Traffic congestion
d. All of the above



Sustainable development will not aim at

a. Social economic development which optimizes the economic and societal benefits available in the present, without spoiling the likely potential for similar benefits in the future
b. Reasonable and equitably distributed level of economic well being that can be perpetuated continually
c. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
d. Maximizing the present day benefits through increased resource consumption

Which of the following is a key element of EIA?

a. Scoping
b. Screening
c. Identifying and evaluating alternatives
d. All the above


‘Earth Day’ is held every year on

a. June 5th
b. November 23rd
c. April 22nd
d. January 26th


Eutrophication is

a. An improved quality of water in lakes
b. A process in carbon cycle
c. The result to accumulation of plant nutrient in water bodies
d. A water purification technique


Major purpose of most of the dams around the world is

a. Power generation
b. Drinking water supply
c. Flood control
d. Irrigation


Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agriculture practice?

a. Using chemical fertilizers
b. Using insecticides
c. Organic farming
d. None of the above


The adverse effect of modern agriculture is

a. Water pollution
b. Soil pollution
c. Water logging
d. All the above


Soil erosion surface soil which contains

a. Organic matter
b. Plant nutrients
c. Both a and b
d. None


Water logging is a phenomenon in which

a. Crop patterns are rotated
b. Soil root zone becomes saturated due to over irrigation
c. Erosion of soil
d. None of the above


The impact of construction of dams

a. Submerges forest
b. Loss of wild life habitat
c. Damages down stream ecosystem
d. All of the above


Which of the following statement is false

a. Soil erosion effects the productivity of agriculture fields
b. It takes 300 years for one inch of agriculture top soil to form
c. The amount of erosion depends on soil type, slope, drainage pattern and crop management practices
d. Soil erosion helps to retain water and nutrients in the root zone