This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 52 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are some effects of air pollution? A) Asthma and pneumonia. B) Burning in the lungs, nose and eyes. C) Isolation ( staying inside). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Solutions for limiting global warming and climate change include ..... A) Finding clean, renewable sources of energy. B) Being more energy efficient. C) Removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Biological oxygen demand of ..... is the least. A) Sewage. B) Sea water. C) Pure water. D) Polluted water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pure water. 4. Something that produces radiation or has been exposed to radiation is ..... A) Air pollution. B) Emissions. C) Radioactive. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radioactive. 5. What can deforestation in large forests cause? A) The growth of new forests. B) Increased CO2 release to the atmosphere. C) New habitats. D) More Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased CO2 release to the atmosphere. 6. What effect does Climate have on population distribution in the savannas of Africa? A) Few people live here because there is no rain for farming. B) People choose to live here because there is rain for farming. C) Climate does not effect where people choose to live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People choose to live here because there is rain for farming. 7. The process of making air or water dirty A) Reduced fish stock. B) Global warming. C) Pollution. D) Endangered animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 8. Strong seasonal winds called MONSOONS bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding in India and China. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which environmental issue is being described: "Rainfall that is mixed with pollutants in the air" A) Acid Rain. B) Air Pollution. C) Water Pollution. D) Nuclear Disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid Rain. 10. $_{What country did we discuss having a big problem with acid rain?}$ A) United Kingdom. B) Germany. C) Ukraine. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 11. Which of the two expensive metals are used as catalystsby catalytic converters and are fitted into automobiles forreducing emission of poisonous gases? A) Platinum-palladium, rhodium. B) Cadmium, rhodium. C) Copper, cadmium. D) Lead, mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platinum-palladium, rhodium. 12. Most of the world's medicines come from the Amazon Rain Forest? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following rays are re-emitted from earth's surface A) UV. B) Infrared. C) Visible. D) Gamma rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infrared. 14. Which is the MAIN cause of China's water and air pollution problems? A) Overpopulation. B) Global warming. C) Factories and industries. D) Lack of government regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factories and industries. 15. Why do some government officials in Africa Ignore industrial pollution? A) The industries make money. B) The industries do not make that much pollution. C) They do not ignore it, and punish industries that cause a lot of pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The industries make money. 16. It is a dangerous by-product produced from the creation of nuclear power. A) Acid Rain. B) Air Pollution. C) Emissions. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radiation. 17. Asthma and pneumonia are both effects of A) Air pollution. B) Being a bad person. C) Living near Chernobyl. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 18. Why has China increased its focus on building more coal-burning power plants and importing oil? A) To decrease its energy production. B) To reduce its carbon footprint. C) To meet the energy demands of its growing number of businesses. D) To export energy to neighboring countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To meet the energy demands of its growing number of businesses. 19. What is H2SO4 in chemistry? A) Carbonic Acid. B) Hydrogen Sulfide. C) Hydrogen Sulfate. D) Sulfuric Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sulfuric Acid. 20. Any material that can be harmful to human health or the environment if it is not properly disposed. A) Leachate. B) Hazardous waste. C) Biodegradable. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hazardous waste. 21. The study of natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them is called A) Biogeography. B) Ecology. C) Environmental science. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental science. 22. Increased burning of fossil fuels that release harmful gases are a cause of air pollution in China. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Which of the following is considered a renewable resource? A) Iron. B) Sunlight. C) Oil. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 24. Environmental Science is ..... A) Pollution that is widely spread and cannot be tied to a specific origin. B) The contamination of Earth's land, water, or Air. C) Is the study of environmental processes in the environment and how humans can affect them. D) Anything that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the study of environmental processes in the environment and how humans can affect them. 25. What did the government do to try to help the nuclear problem in Chernobyl? A) They didn't do anything because there was no solution at all. B) They all agreed to stop using nuclear power. C) They buried the reactor and materials in concrete. D) They moved the reactors to the exclusion zone. 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