PU CET PG 2017 Question Paper Disaster Management

Disaster Management

1. Global temperatures are likely to be rise because of:
A. Fossil fuel burning
B. Soil pollution
C. Soil erosion
D. None of the above

2. Which of the following can help to control the air pollution?
A. Strict regulations and standards
B. Efficient transport planning
C. Plantation of trees
D. All of the above

3. The term ‘Biome’ refers to a group of:
A. Plants
B. Ecosystems
C. Animals
D. Micro-organisms

4. Which of the following is an in-situ conservation measure taken by India?
A. Project Elephant
B. Project Lion
C. Project Rhino
D. All of the above

5. Lion-Tailed Macaque is found in?
A. Western Ghats
B. Eastern Himalayas
C. Punjab Plains
D. Siwalik Hills

6. Increasing accumulation of ‘e-waste’ in recent years is due to:
A. Technology becoming rapidly obsolete
B. Lack of proper recycling technologies
C. Non-implementation of strict regulation ,
D. All of the above.
7. Nitrogen constitute nearly ____% of the total atmosphere:
A. 79
B. 21
C. 17
D. 32

8. The term ‘CBD’ stands for:
A. Convention on Biological Diversity
B. Convention on Biotechnology
C. Convention on Biota
D. Convention on Biomes

9. Which of the following is the lower most layer of earth’s atmosphere:

A. Troposphere
B. Magnetosphere
C. Biosphere
D. Hydrosphere

10. The famous ‘Harike wetland’ is facing the problem of which weed?
A. Congress Grass
B. Water Hyacinth
C. Lantana
D. Ageratum

11. What ‘Indian cheetah’ and ‘Dodo bird’ represents:
A. Threatened species
B. Extinct species
C. Rare species
D. Vulnerable species

12. Montreal Protocol represents a treaty on which of the following:
A. Treaty on Sustainable development
B. Ozone treaty
C. Stockholm Declaration
D. Climate Convention
13. The land destroyed because of mining activity is known as:
A. Marshy land
B. Derelict land
C. Saline land
D. Productive land
14. pH value of safe and potable water ranges from:
A. 9.0-11.0
B. 6.5-8.0
C. 3.5-5.0
D. 11.0-12.0
15. In social forestry which trees are usually grown for commercial purpose?
A. Apple and Jamun
B. Sal and Mango
C. Poplar and Safeda
D. Mango and Jamun

16. Which of the following element is found in Tobacco:
A. Methane
B. Nicotine
C. Ethene
D. Caffeine
17. Which one of the following is not a pollutant of air?
A. SO2
B. NO2
C. Surface run-off
D. Noise

18. Chilka Lake is situated in which state of India:
A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Punjab
C. Orissa
D. Rajasthan

19. Which of the following is not a water borne disease?
A. Cholera
B. Osteoporosis
C. Typhoid
D. Gastroenteritis

20. The discovery of ‘Greenhouse effect’ was made by
A. R K Pachauri
B. Joseph Fourier
C. John Tyndall
D. Charles Darwin

21. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC’s) is mainly produced by:
A. Burning of plants and wood
B. Open dumping of garbage
C. Refrigeration system
D. Burning of agricultural waste

22. What does the term ‘Savanna’ represents?
A. A variety of wheat
B. A type of Grasslands
C. Name of an animal species
D. None of the above

23. In India, the ‘Forest Research Institute’ (FRI) is situated in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. Varanasi
C. Dehradun
D. Hyderabad

24. The largest desert of the world is?
A. Sahara Desert
B. Taklamakan Desert
C. Atacama Desert
D. Mojave Desert

25. Ozone hole was seen for the first time over Antarctica in:
A. 1931
B. 1951
C. 1994
D. 1985

26. In which state of India, the Harike wetland is located?
A. Tamilnadu
B. West Bengal

C. Punjab
D. Maharashtra
27. Which of the following desert is located in western parts of India?
A. Sahara Desert
B. Atacama Desert
C. Kala Hari Desert
D. Thar Desert

28. When is the ‘World Environment day’ celebrated:
A. 25th December
B. 2nd October
C. 15th August
D. 5th June

29. Which gas protects living organisms from harmful UV radiation?
A. Methane
B. Ozone
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen

30. Which of the following resources is renewable resource of energy?
A. Wind
B. Crude Oil
C. Petroleum
D. Coal

31. ‘Kyoto Protocol’ is associated with controlling which of the following problem:
A. Global Warming
B. Depletion of Ozone
C. Extinction of Plant Species
D. Soil Pollution

32. What is the main disadvantage of most of the renewable energy sources
A. These are highly polluting
B. They have high waste disposal cost
C. Their supply is unreliable
D. These have high running cost
33. Geothermal energy refers to a form of energy from:
A. Crude Oil
B. Petroleum
C. Coal
D. Natural heat produced in the earth
34. The ‘Output Device’ of a computer system is:
A. Printer
B. Keyboard
C. Monitor
D. Mouse
35. The term GPS stand for:
A. General Policy System
B. Global Political System
C. Global Positioning System
D. General Police System

36. Which of the following rivers does not flow from Punjab?
A. Beas
B. Narmada
C. Satluj
D. Ravi

37. Chandigarh is also known as
A. Pink City
B. The City of Lakes
C. The City of Gardens
D. The City Beautiful

38. As per the norms, the minimum forest cover required to sustain ecological balance is:
A. 53% of the total land area
B. 43% of the total land area
C. 33% of the total land area
D. 23% of the total land area

39. Which of the following Indian state has dense coniferous forests?
A. Tamilnadu
B. Telangana
C. Rajasthan
D. Himachal Pradesh

40. The term ‘Biosphere’ refers to:
A. The solid shell of inorganic materials on the Earth surface
B. Thin cover of organic matter comprising of all living things on earth
C. The sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all of the spheres
D. All of the above
41. An infamous place ‘Bermuda Triangle’ is located in the northeast direction of which American
state:
A. North Dakota
B. Alaska
C. Florida
D. Illinois
42. The term ‘First Aid’ aims:
A. To preserve life
B. To prevent the victims condition from worsening
C. To promote recovery
D. All the above
43. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was occurred in?
A. 2004
B. 1994
C. 1944
D. 1984

44. Which of the following is the prime source of energy on planet Earth?
A. Sun
B. Wood
C. Coal
D. Petroleum

45. Which one of the following is ‘fossil fuel’?
A. Wind energy
B. Coal and petroleum
C. Solar Energy
D. Tidal energy

46. Which of the following is not a ‘greenhouse gas’?
A. Methane
B. Carbon-dioxide
C. Oxygen
D. Sulfur-dioxide

47. The green colour of plants is due to the presence of:
A. Methane
B. Iron
C. Chlorophyll
D. Oxygen

48. The ‘Sorrow of China’ is a name given to:
A. Hwang Ho River
B. Mekong River
C. Yangtze Kiang River
D. Si Kiang River

49. The islands of Andaman and Nicobar are an extension of:
A. Alps Mountain range
B. Arakan Yoma mountain range
C. Himalayan mountain ranges
D. Sahyadri Mountain range
50. The famous artificial archipelago ‘Palm Islands’ are located in:
A. Italy
B. New Zealand
C. Maldives
D. Dubai
51. ‘Cartography’ is a part of:
A. Cosmology
B. Literacy
C. Graphicacy
D. None of these
52. San Andreas fault is located in:
A. USA
B. England
C. India
D. Russia

53. Which of the following rivers is believed to older than the Himalayas:
A. River Chenab
B. River Indus
C. River Gomati
D. River Tungabhadra

54. Which one is not the objectives of a multipurpose hydel-project:
A. Production of Atomic Power
B. Development of Fisheries
C. Control of floods
D. Drinking water supply

55. The term ‘Pedology’ refers to the study of:
A. Soil
B. Glaciers
C. Air Pollution
D. Animal Behaviour
56. ‘Kaziranga’ National Park is famous for:
A. Indian Gaur
B. One-horned Rhino
C. Musk Deer
D. Black buck
57. In the year 1973, the ‘Chipko Movement’ in India was initiated by:
A. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
B. Shri Narendra Modi
C. Shri Sunder Lal Bahuguna
D. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru

58. In the light of accelerating global warming it is expected that:
A. Sea level will decline
B. Sea level will remain at constant level
C. Sea level will rise
D. None of the above

59. The concept of growing more trees in ‘City/Urban areas’ is called as:
A. Urban forestry
B. Agro forestry
C. Commercial Plantation
D. Social forestry

60. The ‘Valley of Flowers’ is located in which Indian state?
A. Haryana
B. Uttarakhand
C. Gujarat
D. Maharashtra

61. The process of ‘Data Collection’ involves:
A. Editing of data
B. Analysis of data
C. Data Coding
D. Interview

62. In a computer system the Input Device is:
A. Keyboard

B. Plotter
C. Head-phone
D. Monitor
63. Smog is:
A. is colorless
B. A natural phenomenon
C. a combination of smoke and fog
D. all of the above

64. Any survey that specifically deals with the landed property is known as:
A. Cadastral Survey
B. Geographical Survey
C. Geodetic Survey
D. Field Survey

65. Which civilization is the oldest known civilization of the world?
A. Mayan Civilization
B. Indus Valley Civilization
C. Inca Civilization
D. Sumerian Civilization
66. The book ‘Origin of the Species’ was written by:
A. Charles Darwin
B. A.P.J. Kalam
C. A.R. Wallace
D. J.K. Rowling
67. Which one of the following is not an aquatic ecosystem?
A. Lake
B. Shallow Ocean
C. Estuary
D. Grassland

68. The majority of flood in India, occur in:
A. January-February
B. June-September
C. April-June
D. December-January

69. Tehri Dam is located in the state of:
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Punjab
C. Sikkim
D. Uttarakhand

70. The ‘Great Barrier Reef’ is located at the:
A. East Australian Coast
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Arabian Sea
D. Gulf of Cambay

71. Which of the following takes maximum time to degenerate?
A. Glass material
B. Wood and plants
C. Paper
D. Iron

72. Species which have a key impact on an ecosystem are known as the:
A. Pioneer species
B. Frontier species
C. Crown species
D. Keystone species

73. The National Disaster Management Authority of India is chaired by?
A. The Home Minister of India
B. The Prime Minister of India
C. Vice President of India
D. Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister

74. The term ‘Cyclone’ is derived from?
A. Greek Word
B. German Word
C. Tibetan Word
D. Chinese Word

75. The full form of NDMA is:
A. National Disaster Management Authority
B. Natural Disaster Management Authority
C. Natural Disaster Management Act
D. National Disaster Management Area