This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called? A) Scarcity. B) Desalination. C) Irrigation. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination. 2. Respiratory and heart disease are the leading cause of death in A) India. B) Vietnam. C) Japan. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 3. Which of the following is an effect of acid rain? A) Asthma. B) Cleaner freshwater. C) Destroyed forests and trees. D) Increased manufacturing of essential products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destroyed forests and trees. 4. Resources that are not replaced in a useful time frame A) Natural resources. B) Human resources. C) Non-renewable resources. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-renewable resources. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. How much of Japan's total waste is burned? A) Almost 100%. B) Around 70%. C) Around 40%. D) Around 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around 70%. 8. 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. 9. What is a key feature of modular smartphones? A) Disposable. B) Single-use. C) Replaceable parts. D) Non-repairable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replaceable parts. 10. 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. 11. 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) The environment. B) Melting pot. C) Pollution. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate change. 12. Why were other countries besides Ukraine (USSR) concerned about the nuclear disaster? A) Chernobyl had to shut down, so other plants shut down as well. B) Nuclear power became much more expensive. C) They did not have ways to help the people who evacuated. D) The radioactive material spread to other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The radioactive material spread to other countries. 13. What province of Canada has the highest population density? A) British Columbia. B) Nunavut. C) Quebec. D) Ontario. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ontario. 14. 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. 15. What are the main causes of acid rain? A) Farms and forests. B) Water power and electricity. C) Coal burning factories and automobile emissions. D) Solar power, wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal burning factories and automobile emissions. 16. A ..... sometimes happens when it rains for many days or weeks. A) Flood. B) Forest fire. C) Tsunami. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flood. 17. The change from arable (good, growable land) to desert A) Deforestation. B) Desertification. C) Drought. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 18. Which country is cutting down its forests the fastest? A) Nigeria. B) Egypt. C) Kenya. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Kalahari Desert. B) Nile River. C) Sahara Desert. D) Niger River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Address water scarcity. B) Promote sustainable agriculture. C) Phase out ozone-depleting agents. D) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Humans. B) Livestock. C) Industry. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 1Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 2Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 3Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 4Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 6Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 7Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 8Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 9Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books