This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Human and animals drowning, destruction of homes and businesses, crops lost, and mudslides are issues people face in? A) Flooding. B) Dry weather. C) Air pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding. 2. 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) Chilean Rainforest. C) Panamanian Rainforest. D) Peruvian Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazon Rainforest. 3. 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. 4. What is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert? A) Deforestation. B) Drought. C) Famine. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 5. 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. 6. How much of Canada is covered in forest? A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 50%. D) 65%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50%. 7. The device on an automobile that filters harmful pollutants out of the exhaust before it enters the air is a[n] ..... A) Radiator. B) Catalytic converter. C) Carburetor. D) Alternator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catalytic converter. 8. Which country is the first to officially ban deforestation? A) Philippines. B) Norway. C) Japan. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Norway. 9. Article 48A was added by the Constitution vide ..... Amendment in1976. A) 22nd. B) 45th. C) 42nd. D) 84th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 42nd. 10. The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the Yangtze River causing high levels of which pollutant? A) Nuclear waste. B) Human sewage. C) Nitrogen. D) Arsenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 11. 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. 12. Which is one of the three problems contributing to the massive air pollution problem in Mexico City, Mexico? A) The cost of living within the mountainous area. B) The lack of any body of water on the mountain range. C) The higher elevation prevents fossil fuels from burning off completely. D) The time of day that most emissions occur is when the wind dies down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The higher elevation prevents fossil fuels from burning off completely. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. What is the main reason for acid rain in Germany? A) Deforestation leading to soil erosion. B) Coal-burning power stations. C) An explosion at a nuclear plant. D) Cattle ranching activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal-burning power stations. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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%. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. What is Brazil's main environmental issue? A) Oil pollution. B) Air pollution. C) Desertification. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 22. 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. 23. 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) Same as the present level. C) Dependent on the oxygen content in the atmosphere. D) More than the present level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less than the present level. 24. Why isn't drip irrigation and desalination used more often in SWA? A) Most countries don't know about this technology. B) Drip irrigation is not effective in a hot, dry climate. C) These technologies are very expensive to use. D) Desalination is a failed technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These technologies are very expensive to use. 25. Pollution from which source causes acid rain in Germany? A) Urban sprawl in Spain. B) Nuclear activity in Ukraine. C) Unsustainable farming practices in Italy. D) Coal-burning factories in the United Kingdom. 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