This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Due to strict conservation measures and laws, the Great Lakes do not suffer from pollution problems. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Acid rain is ..... A) The action of taking something out the ground. B) Electricity generated by falling water. C) Caused by rain mixing with gases from the burning of fossil fuels. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caused by rain mixing with gases from the burning of fossil fuels. 3. What is a harmful effect of acid rain in Canada? A) Destroys animals' habitats. B) Kills trees and plants. C) Pollutes rivers and poisons fish. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. The Gaza Strip is located along the banks of which body of water? A) The Red Sea. B) The Mediterranean Sea. C) The Persian Gulf. D) The Arabian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mediterranean Sea. 5. In the late twentieth century as people became more concerned about protecting their environment, scientists researched better ways to ..... A) Recycle nonrenewable resources. B) Eliminate the use of renewable resources. C) Add chlorofluorocarbon to the atmosphere. D) Increase pesticide runoff into rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle nonrenewable resources. 6. Which of the following is NOT a positive impact of ICT? A) Internet of Things (IoT). B) Energy consumption. C) Green IT. D) Digital downloads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy consumption. 7. What happened at Chernobyl in 1986? A) A wildfire burned the forest. B) A nuclear power plant exploded. C) A volcano erupted. D) A flood covered the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A nuclear power plant exploded. 8. What is the main contributor to air pollution in the UK today? A) Coal burning fires. B) Automobile emissions. C) Human health hazards. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automobile emissions. 9. Canada has to work with the United States to solve the problem of acid rain because the United States A) Is the source of much of Canada's air pollution. B) Purchases many of the goods that Canada produces in its factories. C) Is careful to keep air pollutions from leaving the United States and entering Canada. D) Has reduced the amount of acid rain and understands how to solve the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the source of much of Canada's air pollution. 10. The leading cause of death in China is from diseases caused by air pollution. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which environmental concern is MOST associated with Canada's timber industry? A) The pollution of fresthwater. B) The reduction of air quality. C) The creation of acid rain. D) The destruction of habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The destruction of habitats. 12. A sediment is ..... A) Particles of rick and sand. B) The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, showers, and toilets. C) Are chemicals that kill crop-destroying organisms. D) Water stored in soil and rock beneath Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particles of rick and sand. 13. What is the impact of the Canadian Shield on Canada's economy? A) Provides access to travel and trade. B) Provides vast mineral resources for trade. C) Reduces access to trade with the United States. D) Reduces the amount of minerals Canada produces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides vast mineral resources for trade. 14. What is a negative effect of smog that affects the people of London, England? A) It erodes soil and rock. B) It harms farmers' crops. C) It contaminates groundwater. D) It causes respiratory problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It causes respiratory problems. 15. The pollution of the Ganges has been caused by which factors? A) Agriculture. B) Cities. C) Industries. D) Agriculture, Cities and Industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture, Cities and Industries. 16. Fumes from motor vehicles is an example of ..... pollution. A) Water. B) Air. C) Land. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 17. Decades of warfare have damaged many water treatment facilities in which country? A) Saudi Arabia. B) India. C) Iraq. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iraq. 18. When industry produces something, it always require ..... from the environment. A) Money. B) People. C) Resources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 19. Where did the event acid rain take place? A) Ukraine. B) Germany. C) U.K. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 20. Why does the pollution of the Ganges and Chang Jiang ( Yellow River) Rivers have such a big impact on the people of India and China? A) Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living. B) The rivers are the main source of transportation for the country. C) The governments cannot trade with other countries if their water is too polluted. D) People use the water strictly for irrigation for farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living. 21. Administrative framework for environmental protection includes A) Central pollution control Board. B) State pollution control Board. C) Ministry of Environment and Forest. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. What does it mean to rescue or keep something from harm? A) Save. B) Limit. C) Survive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Save. 23. Which of the following is a result (effect) of unequal access to clean water in Africa? A) More children get access to larger areas of farm land. B) Fewer girls are receiving an education in areas of Africa. C) Trees begin to grow back at quicker rates. D) Less malaria is spreading across Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fewer girls are receiving an education in areas of Africa. 24. Which is not an impact of radiation exposure? A) Radiation exposure causes autoimmune diseases. B) Radiation exposure causes birth defects. C) Radiation exposure has little to no effect on the human body. It only affects the environment in a negative way. D) Radiation exposure causes thyroid cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation exposure has little to no effect on the human body. It only affects the environment in a negative way. 25. Which of the following is NOT a major source of pollution in the Ganges River? A) Religious rituals performed in the river. B) Industrial byproducts. C) Household waste. D) Transboundary pollution from China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transboundary pollution from China. 26. The process of restoring an area of land to a more productive state. A) Land reclamation. B) Land declination. C) Land recyclation. D) Land population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land reclamation. 27. How does plastic waste impact marine life? A) Plastic waste provides nutrients for marine life. B) Plastic waste harms marine life by causing ingestion, entanglement, and chemical pollution. C) Plastic waste has no effect on marine ecosystems. D) Plastic waste helps in the growth of coral reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastic waste harms marine life by causing ingestion, entanglement, and chemical pollution. 28. Sulfur and nitrogen oxide release into the atmosphere is most responsible for A) Ozone depletion. B) Eutrophication. C) Global warming. D) Acid precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acid precipitation. 29. Air pollution is thought to be connected to ..... preventable deaths in Japan every year. A) 27, 000. B) 35, 000. C) 42, 000. D) 23, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 42, 000. 30. Choose the correct word for the definition:"the number and variety of plant and animal species that exist in a particular environmental area" A) Diversity. B) Drought. C) Biodegradable. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 31. What caused the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986? A) An earthquake that shook the power plant. B) An explosion and fire at a nuclear reactor. C) A flood that drowned the electrical system. D) A war that damaged the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An explosion and fire at a nuclear reactor. 32. What solution has the United Kingdom implemented to reduce air pollution? A) Laws that require automobiles to produce less exhaust. B) Laws that require people to fish. C) Water power and solar power. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws that require automobiles to produce less exhaust. 33. Rapid population growth in India has resulted in what? A) Unemployment. B) Poverty. C) Food Shortages. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 34. This river is nicknamed "China's Sorrow" because flooding from the river has caused more deaths than any other river in the world. A) Ganges River. B) Indus River. C) Yellow River. D) Yangtze River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow River. 35. Other ways to reduce ..... are to spend less time washing your hands and to reuse rainwater for toilets. A) Pollution. B) Water waste. C) Floods. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water waste. 36. What is the Ozone Layer? A) It stops most of the harmful UV rays from hitting Earth, while letting the warm sunshine pass through. B) All the answers are correct. C) It sits between the Sun and us. D) An invisible layer of protective gases that circle the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the answers are correct. 37. Oysters being grown in mesh bags to make an artificial reef or fish being raised in nets offshore in the ocean are both examples of ..... A) Aquaculture. B) Clear-Cutting. C) Fishery Area. D) Selective Cutting. E) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquaculture. 38. Less than (a) is available to Southwest Asia's population of the world's fresh water supply. A) 20%. B) A. 1%. C) 50%. D) 5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 1%. 39. This happens naturally to maintain our planet's temperature. A) Greenhouse effect. B) Surface Absorption. C) Geyser eruptions. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse effect. 40. Is the practice of managing the use of resources wisely so the resources last longer. A) Litter. B) Bedrock. C) Conservation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation. 41. How can urbanization contribute to environmental degradation? A) Urbanization reduces the need for transportation. B) Urbanization promotes sustainable farming practices. C) Urbanization leads to increased biodiversity. D) Urbanization contributes to environmental degradation through habitat destruction, pollution, and increased waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization contributes to environmental degradation through habitat destruction, pollution, and increased waste. 42. What is the primary cause of the current increase in global sea levels? A) Melting of polar ice caps. B) Increased rainfall. C) Expansion of seawater as it warms. D) Increased river discharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expansion of seawater as it warms. 43. Which of the following is a health problem people were exposed to from the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl? A) Thyroid cancer. B) High IQ levels. C) Mental health illness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thyroid cancer. 44. Algae grow rapidly when certain nutrients are added to the water supply causing an algal bloom. Eutrophication describes the process of adding nutrients to the water supply. What human activity is most responsible for the eutrophication that leads to algal blooms? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Disposing of pesticides. C) Fertilizer for food crops. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fertilizer for food crops. 45. Which significant event in 1986 has caused lasting environmental issues in Ukraine? A) A nuclear catastrophe at a major power plant in the country. B) The removal of regulations aimed at reducing industrial emissions. C) Increased dependence on unsustainable farming methods. D) A rapid population growth following a civil war period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nuclear catastrophe at a major power plant in the country. 46. Germany's acid rain problems affects nature in which way? A) It gives plants more nutrients to grow. B) It gives animals fresh drinking water. C) It harms plants and contaminates the water animals drink. D) A major rainstorm of acid rain can clean the streets of Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It harms plants and contaminates the water animals drink. 47. The Ganges River flows into what body of water? A) Arabian Sea. B) Sea of Bengal. C) Yellow Sea. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bay of Bengal. 48. Which of the following is one of the causes of desertification? A) Clearing land for more homes. B) Cutting trees and bushes for firewood. C) Wild animals eating all of the plants. D) Larger numbers of migrating birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting trees and bushes for firewood. 49. The large facility that creates nuclear power; one of these blew up in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine. A) Nuclear Power. B) Radioactive. C) Radiation. D) Nuclear Reactor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Reactor. 50. What is 'Fungi'? A) A type of plant. B) A predator or scavenger. C) A type of organism like mushrooms. D) A remedy or solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A type of organism like mushrooms. 51. The prime contaminants in lakes eutrophied by sewage and agricultural wastes are A) Sulphates and phosphates. B) Nitrates and sulphates. C) Nitrates and phosphates. D) Nitrates and carbonates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrates and phosphates. 52. The rock that makes up Earth's crust. A) Bedrock. B) Drought. C) Fertilizer. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bedrock. 53. What has damaged China's crops and caused millions of deaths throughout China's history? A) Flooding of rivers. B) Tsunamis. C) Air pollution. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding of rivers. 54. The country below had had a Nuclear Plant contamination issue. A) Germany. B) Cuba. C) Ukraine. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ukraine. 55. Oil spills in the Black Sea have polluted the water supply here. A) Israel. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Turkey. D) Jordan. E) Syria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turkey. 56. All of the following are sources of renewable (natural) energy EXCEPT ..... A) Hydropower. B) Nuclear fission. C) Wind power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear fission. 57. What physical feature traps pollutants above Mexico city? A) Oceans. B) Buildings. C) Mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains. 58. Which of the following best describes the overall climate found in Southwest Asia? A) Hot and dry climate. B) Tropical and humid climate. C) Seasonal climate. D) Cold and dry climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and dry climate. 59. Most people in Southwest Asia live on or near what? A) Trees. B) Water sources. C) Deserts. D) Dry land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water sources. 60. Which would be a good solution for the acid rain problem even though it might be challenging? A) Increasing the use of hydroelectricity, wind and solar power. B) Opening newer coal burning plants. C) Getting other countries to reduce burning fossil fuels. D) Passing laws to reduce emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting other countries to reduce burning fossil fuels. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 2Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 3Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 4Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 6Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 7Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 8Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books