This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A nuclear accident caused which city to be abandoned in the 1980s? A) Berlin, Germany. B) Chernobyl, Ukraine. C) Manchester, England. D) Moscow, Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernobyl, Ukraine. 2. What country had a major issue with Smog or air pollution? A) Mexico. B) London (UK). C) Wales. D) UkraineVenezuela. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) London (UK). 3. How does acid rain hurt Germany's economy? A) It destroys timber, an important natural resource. B) It raises taxes for citizens. C) It makes cars more expensive. D) It increases food prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It destroys timber, an important natural resource. 4. What part of Canada is experiencing major problems with the over-extraction of mineral resources? A) Canadian Shield. B) Quebec. C) St. Lawrence River. D) Great Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canadian Shield. 5. Which of the following is NOT an effect of acid rain in Germany A) Steady rise in annual pneumonia cases. B) Destroyed over half of the Black Forest. C) Harming fish and wildlife by contaminating lakes. D) Corroding buildings and statues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steady rise in annual pneumonia cases. 6. In order to reduce fumes A) Um Abgase zu reduzieren. B) Um zu reduzieren Abgase. C) Man muss Agase reduzieren. D) Man muss reduzieren Abgase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Um Abgase zu reduzieren. 7. Actions, processes or substances that make land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use A) Activism. B) Pollution. C) Ozone. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 8. Are human-made gasses that contain chlorine and fluorine. A) Choreiform. B) Chemical invasion. C) Chlorofluorocarbon. D) Chlorofluoacid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorofluorocarbon. 9. Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share? A) Nile. B) Tigris. C) Jordan. D) Euphrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jordan. 10. Why are modular devices better for the environment? A) Require upgrades. B) Increase costs. C) Reduce e-waste. D) Use more power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce e-waste. 11. Why is irrigation necessary for farming in Southwest Asia (Middle East)? A) Fresh water is in short supply in many parts of the region. B) Parts of the region without much fresh water must take the salt out of seawater. C) Water from heavy rains floods the fields and destroys the crops. D) Water supplies are polluted with chemical fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh water is in short supply in many parts of the region. 12. What steps were taken by the government to make the reactor safe? A) The reactor was taken a part. B) The reactor was buried/encased in a concrete cover. C) The government stopped using nuclear power. D) The reactor was moved to the exclusion zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reactor was buried/encased in a concrete cover. 13. Who is responsible for generating most of the oxygen in the atmosphere? A) Phytoplankton. B) Algae. C) Trees. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phytoplankton. 14. Eutrophication is often seen in A) Ocean. B) Mountains. C) Deserts. D) Fresh water lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fresh water lakes. 15. In the past the major source of air pollution in this country that we studied was smoke from burning coal in factories. The name of this European country is A) Ukraine. B) The United Kingdom. C) Italy. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The United Kingdom. 16. It is too hot in here. Can you ..... the heating, please? A) Turn down. B) Cut down. C) Turn up. D) Throw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn down. 17. How can we help prevent deforestation? A) Ride bikes, carpool, and plant trees. B) Recycle paper, buy wood products from recycled materials, and protect forest. C) Conserve water, properly dispose of chemicals. D) Save energy, recycle, and use less water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle paper, buy wood products from recycled materials, and protect forest. 18. Why is it difficult to grow crops and raise livestock in Northern Canada? A) The harsh climate. B) It is too close to the equator. C) It is too dry there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The harsh climate. 19. Supposed to be working not for 'profit' but for a 'cause(s)' is A) NGO. B) CPCB. C) MPCB. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NGO. 20. Fertilizers and pesticides are examples of A) Industrial waste. B) Agricultural waste. C) Sewerage. D) Road runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural waste. 21. Which method is used to control pollutants of particulate nature? A) Combustion. B) Absorption. C) Electrostatic precipitators. D) Oxidation pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrostatic precipitators. 22. The process of nutrient enrichment of water, and subsequent loss of species diversity is referred to as A) Bioconcentration. B) Biomagnification. C) Eutrophication. D) Nitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eutrophication. 23. What happens when chemicals from burning fuels mix with rain? A) They make the rain clean. B) They make the rain dry. C) They make the rain acidic. D) They make the rain colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They make the rain acidic. 24. In the twenty-first century, what has the German government attempted to do as a response to acid rain? A) Decrease the country's use of fossil fuels. B) Reduce automobile ownership in the country. C) Shift economic activity from manufacturing to agriculture. D) Encourage corporations to build factories in other counties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease the country's use of fossil fuels. 25. Which of the following situations is an example of point source pollution? A) Fertilizers running off agricultural land. B) Sediment from eroding construction sites. C) Toxic chemicals entering a river from an industrial pipe. D) Salt runoff from irrigated fieldsTagsEnvironmental. 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