This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For Japan Studies you need to write a ..... report. A) Business. B) Scientific. C) News. D) Information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Information. 2. The effects of deforestation are quite ..... and can lead to biodiversity loss. A) Detrimental. B) Detriment. C) Detrimentally. D) Deterring. E) Deterred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detrimental. 3. What is one of the most important issues facing Latin America countries today? A) Establishing a strong currency so that its citizens can have a higher standard of living. B) Maintaining a clean, healthy environment while rapidly growing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining a clean, healthy environment while rapidly growing. 4. All of the environmental issues on Earth can be put into 3 categories. Which one is NOT one of those 3? A) Biodiversity. B) Overusing Natural Resources. C) Population Growth. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 5. The phenomenon by which certain pollutants (e.g. DDT) accumulate in body tissue in increasing concentration is called A) Biological magnification. B) Biological reduction. C) Bio-precipitation. D) Bio-degradation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological magnification. 6. Greenhouse effect is caused by A) CH$_{4}$, SO$_{4 }$and NO$_{3}$. B) Oxygen. C) Gases which absorb infra-red rays reflected from earth. D) Combination of many gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gases which absorb infra-red rays reflected from earth. 7. Why is it difficult for Canada to effectively address the problem of acid rain? A) Canada's cities are surrounded by mountains that trap polluted air. B) Commercial farming makes up the largest portion of Canada's economy. C) Canada uses hydropower to produce most of the country's electricity. D) Much of Canada's acid rain is caused by pollution from the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Much of Canada's acid rain is caused by pollution from the United States. 8. What is the relationship between major environmental concerns in German and the United Kingdom? A) Air pollution from coal-burning factories in the United Kingdom causes acid rain in Germany. B) Smog created by cars in Germany pollutes the waterways of the United Kingdom. C) Industrial waste from Germany pollutes the United Kingdom's territory in the North Sea. D) Runoff from nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom causes radiation damage in Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution from coal-burning factories in the United Kingdom causes acid rain in Germany. 9. Many prescription drug medicines come from the Amazon Rain Forest? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is your IELTS Teacher's name? A) Mr. Stan. B) Mr. Steve. C) Mr. Dan. D) Mr. Stu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Stu. 11. This form of pollution kills trees, damages buildings or statues, and takes minerals out of the soil. A) Acid Rain. B) Nuclear Radiation. C) Deforrestation. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid Rain. 12. Use the statements to answer the question Which of the statements are problems that results from acid rain?1.Fish in lakes die2.Forests being to die3.Bicycle use increases4.Stone statues beginning to lose their features A) 1, 2, 4. B) 1, 2, 3. C) 2, 3, 4. D) 1, 3, 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1, 2, 4. 13. This is a mixture of smoke and fog. A) Radiation. B) Dew. C) Smog. D) Acid Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smog. 14. What is the main environmental implication of waste generation mentioned in the text? A) Human waste products. B) Air pollution. C) Military waste. D) E-waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution. 15. How does nature play a role in Germany's acid rain problem? A) Air currents carry toxic smoke from countries to Germany. B) The poisonous emissions from cars cause acid rain. C) Rivers of Germany are used to make electricity for others. D) Buildings are destroyed by chemicals in acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air currents carry toxic smoke from countries to Germany. 16. Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water? A) The Pacific Ocean. B) The Persian Gulf. C) The Caspian Sea. D) The Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Persian Gulf. 17. Which of the following is most likely to occur through prolonged mold exposure? A) Central nervous system damage. B) Migraine headaches. C) Asthma and other respiratory issues. D) Liver and kidney diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asthma and other respiratory issues. 18. Many European countries are asking citizens to drive less and use public transportation to limit the impact of pollution on the environment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What term is used for species that are at risk of becoming extinct? A) Endangered. B) Natural. C) Damaged. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 20. The major cause of air pollution in Mexico City is: A) Acid rain. B) Emissions from factories. C) Emissions from cars. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c. 21. Newspaper Headline #1: "Israel upset; The Jordan River is Contaminated"Newspaper Headline #2: "Iraq Suffering from Dirty Water Upstream"What is the cause of the problems in both newspapers? A) Decreased Population. B) Unequal Distribution. C) Pollution. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 22. The process of taking salt out of seawater and using it for drinking is called? A) Determination. B) Dam. C) Desalination. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desalination. 23. Smog is when fog is combined with smoke and creates air pollution. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What is one solution Ukraine has used to deal with the Chernobyl disaster? A) Replacing nuclear power with more coal factories. B) Rebuilding the city of Pripyat near the reactor. C) Covering the damaged reactor with a protective sarcophagus (shelter). D) Planting more crops in the radioactive zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Covering the damaged reactor with a protective sarcophagus (shelter). 25. Harvesting specific trees rather than all of the trees to maintain the health of the ecosystem is an example of ..... A) Aquaculture. B) Clear-Cutting. C) Fishery Area. D) Selective Cutting. E) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective Cutting. 26. In what year did the reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explode? A) 2016. B) 1952. C) 1986. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1986. 27. WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF TAKING SALT OUT OF SEA WATER AND USING FOR IRRIGATION AND DRINKING? A) Extraction. B) Desalination. C) Naturalization. D) Absorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination. 28. All of the following are negative effects of monsoons and flooding in Southern and Eastern Asia EXCEPT A) Increase in agricultural production. B) Mudslides and land slides. C) Drought when the monsoon season is late. D) Death and destruction when the monsoons are strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase in agricultural production. 29. Practice for what you should do in an emergency. A) A subsidy. B) A drill. C) An ecosystem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A drill. 30. The plants, animals, climate, etc. in an area and how they are linked. A) Extinct. B) An ecosystem. C) To fund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ecosystem. 31. Why does OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today? A) OPEC membership includes many oil companies owned by firms in the United States. B) OPEC builds dams along rivers shared by several countries. C) This organization is part of the United Nations. D) OPEC controls the price and supply of oil in the world market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OPEC controls the price and supply of oil in the world market. 32. What is "eutrophication" in the context of water pollution? A) The process of cleaning water using natural methods. B) The cooling of water temperatures in polluted lakes. C) The increase in fish populations in polluted waters. D) The excessive growth of algae due to nutrient pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The excessive growth of algae due to nutrient pollution. 33. An endangered species is one that is ..... A) In danger of extinction. B) Already extinct. C) Died out. D) Dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In danger of extinction. 34. Why is the Ganges River so polluted? A) Untreated sewage pours into it. B) Animal carcasses are thrown into it. C) Trash is thrown into it. D) All three of the other answer choices:untreated sewage, animal carcasses, and trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All three of the other answer choices:untreated sewage, animal carcasses, and trash. 35. Which is NOT a contributor to the air pollution in India? A) Large fuel tanks on vehicles. B) High number of automobiles being driven. C) Low automobile emissions regulations. D) Poor fuel quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large fuel tanks on vehicles. 36. The Amazon Rain Forest helps convert carbon dioxide into clean breathable air. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. As a student, your best contribution towards reducing environmental pollution is ..... A) Help your classmates clean your classroom. B) Recycle plastic bags. C) Don't throw rubbish everywhere. D) Reduce the use of paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce the use of paper. 38. What is responsible for almost 70 percent of the air pollution in some urban areas of India? A) Factory waste. B) Automobile emissions. C) Noise pollution. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automobile emissions. 39. Which of the following would be a solution to air pollution? A) Increasing factory production in the UK. B) The use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas). C) Increasing individual automobile use in the UK. D) Using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydropower) instead of coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydropower) instead of coal. 40. Human and animals drowning, destruction of homes and businesses, crops lost, and mudslides are issues people face in? A) Dry weather. B) Air pollution. C) Water pollution. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flooding. 41. Located in Brazil, this physical feature is home to an incredible variety of plant and animal life and receives over 65 inches of rain a year. A) Amazon Rainforest. B) Panamanian Rainforest. C) Peruvian Rainforest. D) Chilean Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazon Rainforest. 42. An act were people cut down trees in forests is called ..... A) Air pollution. B) Deforestation. C) Endangered species. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 43. What is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert? A) Drought. B) Deforestation. C) Famine. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 44. Environmental conservation may be defined as the rational use of certain components of the environment to improve the standards/quality of living for humanity. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) C. Uncertain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. False. 45. The device on an automobile that filters harmful pollutants out of the exhaust before it enters the air is a[n] ..... A) Catalytic converter. B) Carburetor. C) Radiator. D) Alternator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catalytic converter. 46. Which country is the first to officially ban deforestation? A) Japan. B) Philippines. C) Norway. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Norway. 47. Article 48A was added by the Constitution vide ..... Amendment in1976. A) 22nd. B) 84th. C) 42nd. D) 45th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 42nd. 48. The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the Yangtze River causing high levels of which pollutant? A) Human sewage. B) Nuclear waste. C) Arsenic. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen. 49. An Ecological footprint is ..... A) Is the practice of managing the use of resources wisely so the resources last longer. B) The amount of land or water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and absorb the waste they produce. C) Is a specific pollution water source that can be identified. D) Is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of land or water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and absorb the waste they produce. 50. Which is one of the three problems contributing to the massive air pollution problem in Mexico City, Mexico? A) The time of day that most emissions occur is when the wind dies down. B) The higher elevation prevents fossil fuels from burning off completely. C) The lack of any body of water on the mountain range. D) The cost of living within the mountainous area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The higher elevation prevents fossil fuels from burning off completely. 51. How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead been a problem for the Ganges River? A) People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place. B) The banks along the river reglarly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there. C) Factories owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream. D) The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have placed in the river causing pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have placed in the river causing pollution. 52. Paper waste will be reduced if you print on both sides A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Rainwater falling on a dump dissolved chemicals from the wastes forming a polluted liquid. A) Infiltration. B) Transpiration. C) Leachate. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leachate. 54. How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze River help reduce pollution in the water? A) The garbage could go into landfills instead of into the river. B) The landfills would reduce the general need for more electricity. C) The chemicals would no longer run into farmers' fields and into the river. D) All of the garbage would be recycled in landfills and there would be no waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The garbage could go into landfills instead of into the river. 55. After the Fukushima disaster, what percentage of Japan's electricity comes from nuclear power? A) About 100%. B) About 60%. C) About 30%. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 30%. 56. What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water? A) The Nile River no longer has any fish. B) The Nile is too shallow to be used for transportation. C) The river always dries up during the summer months. D) The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste. 57. Why has it been difficult for the Indian government to enforce laws that might improve the country's air quality? A) Many people in India are wealthy. B) There is no air pollution in India. C) Many people in India are poor and rely on open fires and other cheap sources of fuel. D) The government does not recognize air pollution as an issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many people in India are poor and rely on open fires and other cheap sources of fuel. 58. What is Brazil's main environmental issue? A) Desertification. B) Deforestation. C) Air pollution. D) Oil pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 59. What are the causes of the acid rain? A) The causes are burning fuels like natural gas. B) The causes are smoke from factories . C) The causes are smoke from factories burning fuels like natural gas, coal, and oil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The causes are smoke from factories burning fuels like natural gas, coal, and oil. 60. If there was no carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, the temperature of the earth surface would be A) Less than the present level. B) More than the present level. C) Dependent on the oxygen content in the atmosphere. D) Same as the present level. 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