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SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTALAND EARTH SCIENCES
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, Which of the following compartment
Match List I with List I and select
the appropnate residence
hydrological cycle has the highest
combination : time ?
List I List (A) Oceans and Seas
A, Troposphere l Contains much of total (B) Lakes and reservoirs
atmospheric ozone (C) Glaciers and ice caPS
B. Stratosphere 2' Temperature decrease (D) BiosPheric water
5. Which one of the following is/are the
key
with increasing height
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attdbute/s of an ecosystem
C. Ionosphere 3' Aurora Borealis and
Aurora Australis are (A) Energy flow
produced (B) Biotic diversity
4. Molecules are almost (c) Both (A) and (B)
D. Exosphere
collisionless (D) (A) is conect but not (B)

ABCD 6. IdentifY the wrong match :
presenr
(A) Biosphere - Totality ofliving things
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(B)2413 (B) Ecosphere - Zone whele life is sustainablt
(c)2r43 (c) Gaia - Single Living Entity

(D) Eduard Suess - Chemical Evolutio
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by :
2. The Asthelospher€ is characterized t
7. Identify the couect match with regard
(A) Low velocity zone ecosystem seNlces :

(B) Zone of magma generation (A) Fish Production - Cultural
(B) Nutrient CYcling - Habitat
(c) Both (A) and (B)
(C) Recreation - Regulating
(D) None of the Above
(D) Scientific knowledge - lnformational
3. The Oceanic Clust is dch in : 8. What is true about heterotrophic successiol
(A) Silica and Magnesium (A) P>R
(B) Calcium and Magnestum (B) P <R
(C) Silica and Aluminum (c) P=R
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above

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9. Iilentiff which ofthe following are carbon acids l3' Marusudar
of Chenab originates fiom
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2. Ethyl aceto acetate (B) Himachal Pradesh
3. Phenol (C) Doda

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(D) 2&5only (C) Vulnerability and susceptibility
lO, The usual veiical sequence of horizons in a (D) Hazards and threats
soil fiom the surface downward is : 15. Idendry the correct match :
(A) O, A, B, C, E (A) Chemobyl disaster-lg84
(B) A, B, C, E, O
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(B) Bhopal gas tragedy-1986

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(D) A, E, B, C, O (D) Three Mile lsland Accident-l979

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ll. Which one ofthe following is lhe most prominent
iderfering age[t in Chemical Oxygen Demand
as age of mammals ?
(COD) estimation ?
(A) Paleozoic
{A) Chloride
(B) Ammonia
(B) Cenozoic
(C) Nitrite (C) Mesozoic
I (D) None of the above
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(C) 40-45 times (C) Western Chats
(D) 60-65 times (D) Garhwal Himalayas

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23. A safe level of noise depends on : -
18. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on '
(A) Level of noise and exposure ro noise
(A) Sabarmati river
(B) Area
(B) Narmada river
(C) Pitch
(C) Tapti river
(D) FrequencY
(D) Chambal river
24. Apart ftom hearing loss, cffects produced
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19. Narmada River flows though which
of the excessive noise/ooise pollutioD are :
following state/s of India ? l. Migraine headaches
(A) Cujarat 2. Heart Palpitation
(B) Maharashta 3.' Dizziness
(C) Madhya Pradesh 4, Nausea
(D) All the above 5. Gastric Ulcers
20. Who among the following has coined the telm (A) OnlY l, 2 and 3
DeeP ecologY ? (B) OnlY l' 2,3 wd 4
(A) Arne Naess (C) OnlY 4 and 5
(B) Ernst Haockel (D) All of the above
25. Match the following Lists I and II
(C) Frederick Clernents and select

corect answer using the code given below
(D) charlcs Elton
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measured while calculating the
National Air
a. Typhoid fever i. Giadia intestinalis
Quality index ?
b. Salmonellosis ii. Salomonella O?hi
(A) PMlo
c. Dia[hea iii. Shigelta sPecies
(B) PM2.s
d. Dysentery iv. Salomonella sPeclt
(C) Carbon dioxide
e. Giardiasis v. Crr?tospoddium Pa
(D) Ammonia
Codes :
22, Lichens are often used as biological indicator cde
of: ab
(A) ii iv viiii
(A) Global warmng
(B) ii iii ivlv
(B) Air quality
(c) ii iii ivlv
(C) Soil Pollution
(D) ii iv viiii
(D) Water Pollution
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26. Match Lists I and II and select the corect 28. Whichg one ofthe following diseases is not due
to contamination of water ?
answer using the codes given below the lists :

(A) Hepatitis-B
List I List II
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(C) Cholera
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(D) Oils
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4. Phieatic zone Saturated but
(A) Wheat
permeability so low
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(C)abdc deciduous forest

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producer 35. Which one ofthe follov/ing is a qudiryiry cite'ia
32. Kodema, in Jharktand is thc leading for biodive$itY hot spots ?
of vYhich one of the following minerals ?
(A) 1500 species ofvascular plants as endemics
(A) Bauxite (B) 70% habitat loss to its o ginal habitat
(B) Mica (C) Both (A) and (B)
(C) Iron ole (D) (A) is corect but not (B)
(D) CoPPer 36. The one-homed rhinoceros in India is specift'
to which of the following ?
33. Match the following Lists I and II and
select
(A) PeriYar National Park
the most appropdate answer using the
code

given below the lists ;
(B) Jim Corbett National Park
List II (C) Kazinag National Park
List I
(D) None of the above
a. In-situ Conseryation i. Reduction
approach
37. The most common three R's to save tl
environmental resources are :
b. Ex-situ CoDservalon ii. Nonuse (A) Reserve, Reduce, RePlenish
approach
(B) Rouse, Reverse, Reduce
c. Preservation iii. National PaIk (C) ReseNe , Reuse, Recirculate
d. Conservation iv. Z,oo (D) Reduce, RecYcle, Reuse
Codes ; 38. LEED (IJade$hip in Energy and Environmen
Design) for lndia covers which ofthe
followin
ab cd
(A) Sustainable sites and Water EfnciencJ
(A) iii iv lll
(B) Eneg/, Atnosphere, materials and rcsour
(B) iii iv Iti (C) Indoor Environmental quality and des
in innovation
(c) ii iv iii i
(D) All of the abovc
(D) iv iii ii i
39. Which of following pollutants is released:
the environment by disposal of coml
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Which one ofthe following is conecdy matched

fluorescent lights (CFLS) ?
(A) Jim Corbett National Park-Rajasthan
(A) Mercury
(B) Keoladeo National Parh-Himachal Prad€sh
(B) Tungsien
(c) H€mis High Altitude National Park-Ladaklt
(C) BoroD
(D) Kaz fuanga National Park-Uttar Pradesh (D) None of the above

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a g is cunently the world,s largest oil_
45. Which
. (A) A blue bird producing counrry (jncJuding Crude Oil. NGLs,
Biofuel. and Orher HydrocarbonsJ in lhe World
(B) An earthen pot :
(C) Red rose (A) USA
(D) White rabbit (B) Canada
(C) Saudi Arabia
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(D) Russia

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(A) China
(D) a
Kitchen
(B) Indonesia
42. Waste to energy recovery can be obtained (C) India
from
whiah of the following methods/ prccess
?
(D) Russia
(A) Heat 47. Match the List I and List II and select the conect
(B) Electricity answer from the codes given below the
lists :
List I
ma. Biomass l. Indirectly supplies all the
(C) Cogeneration List II
(D) All the above
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energy required for

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following gases

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b. Biogas Good means of storing
(A) Biodiesel
defuse and i[termittent
(B) Ethanol solar energy
(C) Methane c. Petroplants 3. An lmportant solution
to
(D) AII the above the present energy crisis
rn rural areas
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d. Solar energy 4. Sources of liquid
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(D) 2 3 4 I
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48. MarchrheListr(sDc2015)andList.t(ritte/ t*rT:"il::j::?:"":'Jjlfl:-.t:il":
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the codes giveD - List ll
List u List I

so t 6"""ff;::1"' a. sporadic disease
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a. -n^ No. ?
sDG r{^ , '. lJ;,r",' b. Endemic
2. Disease acquired
disease 1n a
many hosts
cities and given arca in a short
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, :::1 tlealth and well- 3. Disease constantly
being Lvr""""' disease
c. Epidemic
present in a

SDG No. 11
4. Climate action population
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e. sDG No. 13 5. Qualitv education d. pandemic disease . r":"jfiffi:Tt:
Population
Codes ;
abcde Codes :

(A) 5 31 4 2 abcd
(B) i 3 5 4 2 (A) 3 | 2 4
(c) 3 5 i 2 4 (B) 4 3 z
(D) 4 312 5

: (c) 3 2 4 1

49. the incorect statement
'" Choose is associated with (D) 1 2 3
,o, ,n" *onoeal protocol is not in top fiv'
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^' ,n t^ission of ozone depleting 51. Which of the following today
"o"J"t " world ? of the
substances oofutou" countries
to reduce Greeo
(B) Kyoto Protocol is meant (A) Clnna
l{ouse gas emissioos
oxygen (B) India
used tP measure
(C) Dobson units are
content (C) Pakistan
is crucial to disposal (D) Brazil
(D) Use of incinelators
of hosPital wastes
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fourth
environmental education was held in :
(A) China
(A) Jaipur in 1987
(B) UsA
(B) Tiblisi in 1997
(C) India
(C) Ahmadabad in 2007

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(A) Idea of sustainable the :

List I List II
(B) Former Pdme Minister of Norway

(c) Both (A) and (B) l. Vermin A, Vemacular language
(D) (A) is conect but not (B) 2. Proclamation B. Cental Govt.
resefvallon
54. The headquartas ofthe Green peace

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counrry :
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(B) Netherlands
National park
(C) Switzerland
5. Declaration E. Rodents
(D) Paris
of stock
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Codes :
conference on Environmental Education
was
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give directions under ""- using the codes
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58 Powel to List
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includes the following
A' Paris Agreement
(A) Closue of indu$ry 1. Ozone depletion
B' Kyoto Protocol
-c:lectriclty
(B) StoPPagc u' ' 2. GIIG rcduction
SuPPIY 3. Micle 48A C' Citizen
(C) StoPPage of Water
a. Micle 51 A
(9) D' Montreal Protocol
(D) A of the Above E' State
forests lies 5. Clinat€ change
of derese ation of
59. The competency
3'. Codes :
with :
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(A) Central Govt'
(A) D B c E

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