This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Yellow River flows into what body of water? A) Yellow Sea. B) Indian ocean. C) Sea of Japan. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow Sea. 2. Citizens in this country can only get water two days a week. A) Syria'. B) Jordan. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Israel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jordan. 3. What is the primary cause of deforestation contributing to CO2 emissions? A) Industrial waste. B) Cutting down trees. C) Urbanization. D) Mining activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting down trees. 4. Which renewable energy source uses the power of the wind? A) Hydroelectric. B) Solar. C) Wind turbines. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind turbines. 5. Ozone hole is caused by A) Acetylene. B) Ethylene. C) Chlorofluorocarbons. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorofluorocarbons. 6. Water is unsafe to drink, and waterborne diseases are spreading is the result of A) Water pollution in the Ganges and Yellow River. B) Water pollution in the Yangtze and Ganges River. C) Flooding in the Yellow River and Ganges River. D) Water pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow Rver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water pollution in the Yangtze and Ganges River. 7. Which river is the key water source for Israel and Jordan? A) Tigris River. B) Euphrates River. C) Nile River. D) Jordan River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jordan River. 8. ..... is carried by the air currents and causes acid rain in Germany. A) Air pollution. B) Acid Rain. C) Chernobyl. D) Smokeless Zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 9. A negative effect of the invention and use of paper is the ..... A) Increased use of glass bottles. B) Increased number of trees cut down. C) Decreased pollution in trash dumps. D) Decreased amount of books to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased number of trees cut down. 10. If the area is ..... or dirty then it is not attractive to look at and it is unpleasant to live in . A) Clean. B) Tidy. C) Untidy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untidy. 11. What is it called when a scientist can determine the exact place that is the source of a pollutant? A) Point source pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Widespread pollution. D) Less hazardous pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source pollution. 12. Which of the following best describes why the nuclear disaster systems were disabled? A) There was an unplanned power surge that disabled them. B) There was an explosion that disabled the test systems. C) The engineers disabled the test systems on purpose. D) There were no test systems installed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The engineers disabled the test systems on purpose. 13. What is 'Ozone depletion'? A) The increase in the ozone layer. B) The decrease in the ozone layer due to harmful chemicals. C) The process of creating artificial ozone. D) The process of ozone purification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The decrease in the ozone layer due to harmful chemicals. 14. What is the body of water between northeast Africa and Asia called? A) Red Sea. B) Dead Sea. C) Black Sea. D) Yellow Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Sea. 15. Acid rain is causing damage to what famous German forest? A) Black Forest. B) Brown Forest. C) Redwood Forest. D) Bamboo Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black Forest. 16. Why is water pollution of great concern in SW Asia? A) Because clean drinking water is scarce in the region. B) Because the economy is dependent upon exporting water. C) Because it prevents ships from traveling along major waterways. D) Because it reduces the amount of electricity generated by hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because clean drinking water is scarce in the region. 17. What is the best way to describe Canada's natural resources. A) Canada has a few natural resources. B) Canada has some natural resources. C) Canada has a lot of natural resources. D) Canada had natural resources but they are gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canada has a lot of natural resources. 18. Which factors caused air pollution in the United Kingdom? A) Overcrowding widespread use of motor vehicles. B) Chemicals from factories processing oil, natural gas, and coal. C) Car emissions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. This is a city in northern Ukraine that was the site of a major nuclear-plant accident in 1986. A) Share Noble. B) Chair Nobel. C) Chernobyl. D) Fukushima. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chernobyl. 20. Which action helps reduce waste by processing used materials to make them reusable? A) Protect. B) Recycle. C) Destroy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle. 21. Climate change is A) Containers for rubbish or a large container. B) Weather conditions becoming warmer. C) An illness of people, animals, and plants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather conditions becoming warmer. 22. What are the main causes of air pollution in the UK? A) Too many wildfires. B) London smog. C) Nuclear reactor explosion. D) Automobile exhaust and emissions and the use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Automobile exhaust and emissions and the use of fossil fuels. 23. What is a nuclear plant? A) It is a place in which the energy source is a nuclear reactor. B) It is a place in which the energy source is not a nuclear reactor. C) It is a place in which the energy source is a steam engine. D) It is a place in which the energy source is wind power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a place in which the energy source is a nuclear reactor. 24. Because the 3 types of environmental issues are interconnected, they are easy to resolve. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China? A) Water from the Yangtze is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert. B) The Yangtze is the international border between China and India. C) People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains. D) It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use. 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