This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why isn't drip irrigation and desalination used more often in SWA? A) Most countries don't know about this technology. B) Desalination is a failed technology. C) These technologies are very expensive to use. D) Drip irrigation is not effective in a hot, dry climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These technologies are very expensive to use. 2. Pollution from which source causes acid rain in Germany? A) Nuclear activity in Ukraine. B) Coal-burning factories in the United Kingdom. C) Urban sprawl in Spain. D) Unsustainable farming practices in Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal-burning factories in the United Kingdom. 3. What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called? A) Scarcity. B) Pollution. C) Irrigation. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination. 4. Respiratory and heart disease are the leading cause of death in A) India. B) Japan. C) Vietnam. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 5. Resources that are not replaced in a useful time frame A) Renewable resources. B) Non-renewable resources. C) Natural resources. D) Human resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable resources. 6. Pollution can be defined as A) A gas outside the atmosphere. B) An alteration to plants and animals. C) Any harmful change to the air. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any harmful change to the air. 7. Why were other countries concerned about the disaster at Chernobyl? A) Chernobyl was immediately evacuated and closed. B) The cost of nuclear power increased. C) They did not have room for sick people in their hospitals. D) Radioactive material fell on other countries in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radioactive material fell on other countries in Europe. 8. How much of Japan's total waste is burned? A) Around 10%. B) Almost 100%. C) Around 70%. D) Around 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around 70%. 9. Which other countries share the Ganges River Basin? A) Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan. B) Nepal, China and Bangladesh. C) Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nepal, China and Bangladesh. 10. What is a key feature of modular smartphones? A) Replaceable parts. B) Single-use. C) Disposable. D) Non-repairable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replaceable parts. 11. What term describes the introduction of harmful substances into the environment, causing adverse effects? A) Conservation. B) Pollution. C) Recycle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 12. This is a long-term change in the earth's climate; millions of students around the world have protested this by staging school strikes. A) Melting pot. B) The environment. C) Climate change. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate change. 13. Why were other countries besides Ukraine (USSR) concerned about the nuclear disaster? A) They did not have ways to help the people who evacuated. B) The radioactive material spread to other countries. C) Nuclear power became much more expensive. D) Chernobyl had to shut down, so other plants shut down as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The radioactive material spread to other countries. 14. What province of Canada has the highest population density? A) Quebec. B) British Columbia. C) Nunavut. D) Ontario. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ontario. 15. Why is the river Ganges significant to the Indian people? A) It is a major tourist attraction. B) It is a major transport route through the country. C) It is a spiritual place where sins are cleansed. D) It has no significance at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a spiritual place where sins are cleansed. 16. A ..... sometimes happens when it rains for many days or weeks. A) Hurricane. B) Forest fire. C) Flood. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flood. 17. The change from arable (good, growable land) to desert A) Deforestation. B) Drought. C) Water pollution. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 18. Which country is cutting down its forests the fastest? A) Egypt. B) Kenya. C) South Africa. D) Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nigeria. 19. DDT is a pesticide that kills mosquitoes. If a small amount gets into the water it will bioaccumulate. This will result in A) Small fish have a larger concentration of DDT than large fish. B) Large fish having a larger concentration of DDT than small fish. C) Water having a larger concentration of DDT than the fish that live in the water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large fish having a larger concentration of DDT than small fish. 20. Which physical features largely blocks trade between North Africa and Southern Africa? A) Sahara Desert. B) Kalahari Desert. C) Nile River. D) Niger River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahara Desert. 21. The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water? A) The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. B) The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. C) The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. D) The Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. 22. Decisions about how to protect Earth's atmosphere are made on a local level. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. What is the aim of the Montreal Protocol signed in 1987? A) Phase out ozone-depleting agents. B) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. C) Address water scarcity. D) Promote sustainable agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phase out ozone-depleting agents. 24. What was a significant change in family dynamics due to the one-child policy in China? A) Families preferred to have at least two sons. B) Many daughters began to support their elderly parents. C) Couples were required to have one daughter. D) All children were sent to school equally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many daughters began to support their elderly parents. 25. What is the main consumer of water in SW Asia? A) Livestock. B) Agriculture. C) Humans. D) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 26. What was the issue that happened in the U.K? A) Nuclear power plant disaster?. B) Smog?. C) Nothing . D) Acid rain?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smog?. 27. The elimination or alteration of the conditions necessary for animals and plants to survive. A) Habitat Destruction. B) Endangered Species. C) Degradation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat Destruction. 28. What would be a good title for the list below?*Sewage Waste*Industrial Waster*Agricultural run-off A) Effect of pollution on the Ganges and Chang Jiang Rivers. B) Effects of pollution of flooding in China and India. C) Causes of pollution on the Ganges and Chiang Jang Rivers. D) Causes of air pollution in China and India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Causes of pollution on the Ganges and Chiang Jang Rivers. 29. Who does the Whitley Fund for Nature give money to? A) Government politicians. B) People trying to save their local environment. C) Big international businesses. D) Animal zoos only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People trying to save their local environment. 30. Which of the following is NOT an example of how air pollution is harmful to people and nature in the United Kingdom? A) Burns eyes, nose and lungs. B) Causes health hazards such as asthma and pneumonia. C) Causes vegetation to be more susceptible to insects and diseases. D) Leads to greater lung capacity readings on physical exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leads to greater lung capacity readings on physical exams. 31. What is the BEST way for the government of Mexico City to reduce the pollution? A) Restricting the use of cars in the city. B) Restricting mining near the city. C) Restricting farming near the city. D) Restricting water usage in the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restricting the use of cars in the city. 32. Which statement BEST explains why deforestation increases when the price of crops and cattle go up? A) The value of timber increases. B) The laws to protect the rainforest are not enforced. C) People think they can make a profit selling cattle and crops so they clear areas. D) Environmental groups work with the government only when prices are down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People think they can make a profit selling cattle and crops so they clear areas. 33. How has Germany attempted to reduce the causes of acid rain? A) Germany banned the use of coal to generate electricity. B) German car manufacturers only make emission-free cars. C) Germans are not allowed to use electricity at certain times. D) Germany increased the use of renewable energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany increased the use of renewable energy sources. 34. Find the incorrect statementCFCs are A) Use as refrigerants. B) They release Cl that degrades ozone. C) They form 4% of greenhouse gases. D) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They form 4% of greenhouse gases. 35. What are European nations doing to lessen environmental pollution? A) European countries have not made major attempts to address the environmental damage caused by pollution. B) Devloping Cleaner Fuel Options. C) European countries have have eliminated the threat of environmental pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devloping Cleaner Fuel Options. 36. What is the issue between Israel, Jordan and Syria? A) They are in conflict over rights to access the Suez Canal. B) They are in conflict over rights to the Jordan River. C) They are in conflict over rights to nuclear weapons. D) They are in conflict over rights to monuments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are in conflict over rights to the Jordan River. 37. What is the main reason for the economic challenges faced by areas in western and central China? A) Lack of natural resources. B) High population density. C) Expensive transportation of goods. D) Low demand for products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expensive transportation of goods. 38. This country has built many desalination plants which provide it's citizens drinking water. A) Turkey. B) Iraq. C) Syria. D) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saudi Arabia. 39. THE "BEDOUINS" ARE SW ASIANS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY LIVED IN AND AROUND WHAT? A) Oil Fields. B) Cities. C) Major Deserts. D) River Valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Major Deserts. 40. People scatter the cremated remains into the Ganges River as a practice they do, but How is this creating a problem for the Ganges River? A) Factories can not use the water once ashes have been spread out. B) People can not go to the river when the remains are being spread. C) The banks of the Ganges catches fire easily. D) The dead bodies of humans and animals, as well as the ashes, are causing river pollution problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dead bodies of humans and animals, as well as the ashes, are causing river pollution problems. 41. Mining for minerals can cause environmental issues such as: A) Toxic waste. B) Habitat loss. C) Acid rain. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 42. What environmental problem did Saddam Hussein cause in Iraq? A) He caused the Jordan river to dry up. B) His Glory Canal project drained the marshlands. C) He allowed industries to dump waste freely into the rivers. D) Saddam Hussein helped to end water pollution and shortages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His Glory Canal project drained the marshlands. 43. Why is farming a challenge for the Ganges? A) Barrages and dams disrupt the Ganges natural flow. B) Industries and homes pollute the Ganges. C) Too much water is being removed for farming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too much water is being removed for farming. 44. Which of the following actions can help reduce air pollution? A) Driving gasoline-powered vehicles frequently. B) Using public transportation or carpooling. C) Burning waste in open areas. D) Expanding industrial zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using public transportation or carpooling. 45. One way that wealthier more urbanized countries like Saudi Arabia have dealt with the lack of freshwater is through A) Desertification. B) Deforestation. C) Detoxification. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination. 46. The destruction of trees and other vegetation, clearing space for agriculture, grazing or settlement A) Sanitation. B) Deforestation. C) Desertification. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 47. Trees and plants in in the Amazon rainforest convert carbon dioxide into 1/3rd of the world's oxygen supply which is why it's nicknamed "the lungs of the earth" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Tuna is a good source of ..... A) Protein. B) Omega 3 fatty acids. C) Mercury. D) Vitamin E, B, D, Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omega 3 fatty acids. 49. Acid rain is created because of pollution from where? A) Coal and oil factories. B) Disposal of hazardous waste. C) Natural emissions. D) Chemical cleaning products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal and oil factories. 50. What is the essential question that the lesson aims to explore regarding rainforests? A) What are the different species of animals living in the rainforest?. B) How should the resources of rainforests be used and preserved?. C) How can we increase agricultural land in the rainforest?. D) What are the economic benefits of deforestation?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How should the resources of rainforests be used and preserved?. 51. Why is the UK especially concerned about reducing air pollution? A) It is an island nation where winds can spread pollution. B) It has no major cities affected by smog. C) It does not trade with other countries. D) It relies only on fishing and farming for its economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an island nation where winds can spread pollution. 52. Three decades of war have damaged many of this country's water treatment facilities. A) Syria. B) Iraq. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iraq. 53. What is a major issue faced by women in China as mentioned in the text? A) Women have equal job opportunities as men. B) More women than men are illiterate. C) Women are not allowed to work. D) All women are required to attend school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More women than men are illiterate. 54. Vast rainforests are found in which climate zone? A) Tropical Wet. B) Marine West Coast. C) Humid subtropical. D) Tropical dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Wet. 55. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'The Amazon rainforest is often referred to as the ..... of the Earth due to its vast biodiversity.' A) Lungs. B) Heart. C) Soul. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lungs. 56. The wastes produced in homes, businesses, schools and the community. A) National local waste. B) National solid waste. C) Municipal liquid waste. D) Municipal solid Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Municipal solid Waste. 57. Environmental groups are concerned that ..... is causing environmental issues such as:flooding and eutrophication. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Which contributes to air pollution problems in China? A) The shrinking population. B) Use of coal-burning power plants for energy. C) The gradual drop in the number of new factories. D) The lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use of coal-burning power plants for energy. 59. What is the main crop grown in areas of deforestation? A) Soybeans. B) Rubber. C) Brazil nuts. D) Cocoa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soybeans. 60. Which of these BEST describes the impact of air pollution from coal-burning American factories travelling north to Canada? A) This pollution has contributed to acid rain in Canada. B) Canada's timber resources have become depleted as a result of the pollution. C) Canada has placed an embargo on the U.S. to protest the pollution. D) The Great Lakes create a natural barrier to prevent the air pollution from affecting Canada. 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