This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the effect of deforestation on the environment? A) Loss of habitat. B) Smog. C) Asthma. D) Acid Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of habitat. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The Gaza Strip is located along the banks of which body of water? A) The Arabian Sea. B) The Mediterranean Sea. C) The Persian Gulf. D) The Red Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mediterranean Sea. 6. In the late twentieth century as people became more concerned about protecting their environment, scientists researched better ways to ..... A) Recycle nonrenewable resources. B) Increase pesticide runoff into rivers. C) Eliminate the use of renewable resources. D) Add chlorofluorocarbon to the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle nonrenewable resources. 7. Which of the following is NOT a positive impact of ICT? A) Internet of Things (IoT). B) Green IT. C) Digital downloads. D) Energy consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy consumption. 8. 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. 9. What is the main contributor to air pollution in the UK today? A) Automobile emissions. B) Nuclear energy. C) Human health hazards. D) Coal burning fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Automobile emissions. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Which environmental concern is MOST associated with Canada's timber industry? A) The reduction of air quality. B) The pollution of fresthwater. C) The destruction of habitats. D) The creation of acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The destruction of habitats. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Decades of warfare have damaged many water treatment facilities in which country? A) Iran. B) Iraq. C) Saudi Arabia. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iraq. 19. 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. 20. What is the main consumer of water in Southwest Asia? A) People. B) Industries. C) Livestock. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 21. Where did the event acid rain take place? A) France. B) U.K. C) Germany. D) Ukraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 22. 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) People use the water strictly for irrigation for farms. B) The governments cannot trade with other countries if their water is too polluted. C) Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living. D) The rivers are the main source of transportation for the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living. 23. What is acid rain? A) Acid rain is a mixture that mixes with ash. B) Rainfall that is mixed with pollutants in the air. C) Rainfalls only happen in one place. D) Rainfall is not made of pollutants in the air or dirt. E) Acid rain is always cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rainfall that is mixed with pollutants in the air. 24. 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. 25. Why does the pollution of the Ganges and Chang Jiang Rivers have such a big impact on the people of India and China? A) People use the water strictly for irrigation for farms. B) The governments cannot trade with other countries if their waste is too polluted. C) Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living. D) The rivers are the main source of transportation for both countries. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living. 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