This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What other measures has the Mexican government put in place to help reduce the air pollution. A) Limit how often people can drive cars. B) Close factories on days when air pollution is high. C) Strict emissions inspections on cars. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Flooding caused by the Huang He River in China has caused more deaths than any other river in the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Narmada Bachao Andalonis initiated by A) Nana Patekar. B) Amir Khan. C) Medha patkar. D) Sardar Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medha patkar. 4. What is the climate like in northern Mexico? A) Hot and Dry. B) Mild. C) Tropical. D) Humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and Dry. 5. WHAT TERM MEANS A SHORTAGE OF SOMETHING OR NOT HAVING ENOUGH? A) Scarcity. B) Abundance. C) Surplus. D) Excess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scarcity. 6. Which of the following is true about recycling glass and aluminum? A) Energy is created in the recycling process. B) Recycled glass and aluminum always have different properties from the original materials. C) Recycling glass and aluminum reduces the amount of resources taken from the Earth. D) It takes more energy to recycle aluminum than to extract it from the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling glass and aluminum reduces the amount of resources taken from the Earth. 7. As the organic waste input in a water body increases, A) BOD increases. B) BOD decreases. C) BOD may increase or decrease. D) Cannot be said with surety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BOD increases. 8. Where do most Europeans live? A) Close to the mountains. B) In cities. C) By the sea. D) In poor areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In cities. 9. Which was an effect of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster? A) People and animals did NOT get sick. B) Drinking water was unsafe for months. C) Forests were healthier than they had ever been. D) All nuclear power plants around the world were closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drinking water was unsafe for months. 10. What do you do with broken electrical appliances? A) Recycle. B) Reuse. C) Reduce. D) Rethink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 11. The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as A) Desalination. B) Naturalization. C) Absorption. D) Extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 12. India has some of the lowest rates of air pollution in the world due to automobile emissions and the development of industry. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Choose the correct word for the definition:"increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere which is believed to cause a gradual warming on the surface of the Earth" A) Greenhouse Effect. B) Floods. C) Renewable energy. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse Effect. 14. What one of these major environmental problem are both China and India facing? A) Air Pollution. B) Deforestation. C) Nuclear Waste. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air Pollution. 15. Why are animals becoming endangered? A) Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. B) Throwing something away. C) Oil spills, and litter. D) Losing habitat, pollution, and hunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Losing habitat, pollution, and hunting. 16. How much pollution comes from the United States to southern Canada? A) 30 to 45 percent. B) 45 to 60 percent. C) 50 to 75 percent. D) 40 to 70 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 to 75 percent. 17. Acid rain occurs when moisture mixes with ..... in the atmosphere. A) Ozone. B) Coal. C) Sulfur Dioxide. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulfur Dioxide. 18. The process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty. A) Emissions. B) Pollution. C) Domestic Waste. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 19. What kinds of laws have been created in the UK to help stop air pollution? A) Automobile makers have to build cars that produce less exhaust. B) Londoners are required to walk everywhere they go. C) People in the UK have to take medicine to prevent air pollution from harming them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Automobile makers have to build cars that produce less exhaust. 20. How has India attempted to address the pollution of the Ganges River? A) By regulating commercial fishing. B) By building sewage treatment plants. C) By restricting when people can drive. D) By importing food from other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By building sewage treatment plants. 21. Why will Southeast Asia be especially impacted by climate change in the future? A) Much of the population lives near coasts that will be flooded. B) Much of the population lives in the mountains that will receive less rainfall. C) Much of the region will turn into arid deserts. D) Much of the region is covered in rivers that will increase in salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Much of the population lives near coasts that will be flooded. 22. What are the two main businesses responsible for the destruction of the rainforest? A) Farming and selling cars. B) Shopping centers and cattle. C) Shopping centers and mining. D) Farming and Cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farming and Cattle. 23. ..... are seasonal winds that blow moisture into India and other South Asian countries. A) Typhoons. B) Cyclones. C) Monsoons. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 24. The concrete casing around the nuclear reactor is guaranteed never to leak. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. What is an advantage of mining in the Amazon rainforest? A) Large areas of land are cleared. B) Jobs for people in Brazil. C) The natural environment is improved. D) None of the above. 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