This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One must use renewable energy A) Man muss erneubare Energie benutzen. B) Man muss Energie sparen. C) Man muss benutzen erneubare Energie. D) Man muss erneubare Energie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man muss erneubare Energie benutzen. 2. The responsibilities of pollution control board: A) Create public awareness. B) Inspect sewage. C) Inspect air control system. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Select the correct antonym for 'pollution' in the context of environmental issues. A) Contamination. B) Purification. C) Degradation. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purification. 4. Which adjective describes an animal or plant that might disappear because there are not many alive? A) Endangered. B) Dangerous. C) Local. D) Natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 5. According to the United Nations, the main cause of climate change / global warming is the result of: A) A water pollution. B) B sewage. C) C factory and car emissions. D) D. Soil Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C factory and car emissions. 6. Local issues, like worker exploitation in sweatshops (or wildlife markets) can become major global issues like global income disparity (or pandemics) showcasing just how much the world has become more ..... with globalization, economic or otherwise. A) Sovereign. B) Interdependent. C) Culturally Relevant. D) Isolationist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interdependent. 7. What two air pollutants that most often produce acid rain? A) Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides. B) Carbon Dioxide and Ozone. C) Particulate Matter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides. 8. What phrase describes 'not bad for the environment'? A) Environmentally friendly. B) Conservation project. C) Climate change. D) Natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmentally friendly. 9. Flooding along this Yellow River has caused great suffering. What is another name that the Yellow River is called? A) China's Sorrow. B) The Flooding River. C) Flooding Sorrow. D) Mekong River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China's Sorrow. 10. Maximum greenhouse gas is emitted by A) India. B) Bhutan. C) USA. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 11. What is an effect of water pollution? A) Overgrazing. B) Water Scarcity. C) Changes in Climate. D) High levels of acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water Scarcity. 12. Has the largest reserves of oil in Latin America A) Argentina. B) Venezuela. C) Colombia. D) Cuba. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venezuela. 13. It is possible to moderate the way people consume things, because not everything it's necessary A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. How can we help prevent water pollution? A) Ride bikes, carpool, and plant trees. B) Use products from recycled materials. C) Conserve water, properly dispose of chemicals. D) Save energy, recycle, and use less paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserve water, properly dispose of chemicals. 15. How many plastic bags are estimated to be in the water at Osaka Bay? A) 10 million. B) 5 million. C) 3 million. D) 1 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 million. 16. Which statement BEST describes the effects of drought, desertification, and erosion on the people who live in the Sahel on the edge of the Sahara Desert? A) These factors have led to warfare between tribes in the region. B) These factors have caused a great migration of people from the region. C) These factors have caused the United Nations to declare the region endangered. D) These factors have led to hunger in the region because of a lack of arable land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) These factors have led to hunger in the region because of a lack of arable land. 17. The Asian Brown Cloud is a clean cloud that is 2 miles deep and stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to the Western Pacific. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which of the 5 Themes of Geography does pollution usually fall in? A) Movement. B) Region. C) Human-environment interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human-environment interaction. 19. Now-a-days, use of DDT as insecticide is banned because A) It is less effective than other pesticide. B) Organisms develop resistance to it. C) Production cost is very high. D) It has long residual effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has long residual effect. 20. Nuclear energy is created by splitting atoms of ..... A) Uranium. B) Lead. C) Coal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uranium. 21. What does 'Poach' mean? A) To preserve food. B) To cook food in water. C) To plant crops. D) To hunt or fish illegally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To hunt or fish illegally. 22. What is acid rain and what causes it? A) Acid rain is precipitation that is always warm and sunny. B) Acid rain is precipitation with high levels of sulfuric and nitric acids, caused by pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. C) Acid rain is a type of fog caused by high humidity. D) Acid rain is a result of volcanic eruptions and natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid rain is precipitation with high levels of sulfuric and nitric acids, caused by pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. 23. A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicates that the:- A) Trees are very healthy. B) Trees are heavily infested. C) Location is highly polluted. D) Location is not polluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Location is not polluted. 24. Many Indians are too poor for a ..... , so they place the dead bodies in the water instead. A) Burial. B) Baptism. C) Cremation. D) Fureral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cremation. 25. What is a concern related to global production lines in ICT? A) Increased local employment. B) Concerns over low-paid work. C) Reduction in electronic waste. D) Decrease in pollution. 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