This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 58 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Northern Canada is ..... and ..... people live there. A) Bitterly cold, many. B) Moderately cold, few. C) Bitterly cold, very few. D) Very warm, many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bitterly cold, very few. 2. Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that is emitted by: A) Improperly vented appliances. B) Volatile organic compound paints. C) Decaying uranium deposits. D) Urea-formaldehyde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decaying uranium deposits. 3. What does the author mean by 'We are treating the oceans like trash bins'? A) We don't understand the ocean. B) We don't respect the ocean. C) The ocean will destroy us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We don't respect the ocean. 4. Which of the following is an example of recycling? A) Throwing plastic bottles in the trash. B) Burning paper waste. C) Reusing old newspapers to make new products. D) Burying glass bottles in landfills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reusing old newspapers to make new products. 5. Choose the correct word for the definition:"the process by which land changes into desert" A) Pollution. B) Climate change. C) Acid rain. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 6. What is the biggest cause of environmental problems in India? A) Meeting the needs of the growing population. B) Saltwater intrusion into coastal agricultural areas. C) Deforestation in the mountains of southern India. D) The effects of acid rain in the fertile Punjab region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meeting the needs of the growing population. 7. What is an important resource that Canadians share with the United States in which both are looking to prevent chemicals from harming? A) The Great Lakes. B) Hudson Bay. C) Canadian Shield. D) The Flint River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Lakes. 8. Greenhouse effect warming is due to A) Infrared rays reaching the earth. B) Moisture layer in the atmosphere. C) Increase in temperature due to increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. D) The ozone layer of the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase in temperature due to increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 9. It is a mixture of smoke and fog, causes respiratory problems; a serious problem in the UK. A) Nuclear Reactor. B) Radiation. C) Radioactive. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smog. 10. Our moral duty in front of another living being is to not cause unnecessary suffering A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What are some effective conservation strategies? A) Increased use of fossil fuels. B) Overfishing in protected areas. C) Protecting habitats, sustainable resource management, ecosystem restoration, anti-poaching enforcement, biodiversity education. D) Urban development without regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protecting habitats, sustainable resource management, ecosystem restoration, anti-poaching enforcement, biodiversity education. 12. What are the consequences of overfishing? A) Enhanced biodiversity in marine life. B) Overfishing causes depletion of fish populations, ecosystem disruption, loss of biodiversity, and economic impacts on fishing communities. C) Increased fish population growth. D) Improved ecosystem health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overfishing causes depletion of fish populations, ecosystem disruption, loss of biodiversity, and economic impacts on fishing communities. 13. What is one big effect of acid rain in Germany? A) More trees grow in the Black Forest. B) Buildings and statues are slowly damaged. C) Rivers have more fish. D) Air gets cleaner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buildings and statues are slowly damaged. 14. Smog is a mix of ..... A) Fog and snow. B) Fog and smoke. C) Smoke and rain. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fog and smoke. 15. This country transfers water from the Sea of Galilee to its southern lands. A) Jordan. B) Israel. C) Iraq. D) Lebanon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Israel. 16. Which verb means 'to stop something from happening'? A) Prevent. B) Protect. C) Recycle. D) Limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevent. 17. What is the major environmental issue in Venezuela? A) Air pollution. B) Deforestation. C) Desertification. D) Oil pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil pollution. 18. Why does Turkey have a "water advantage" ? A) Turkey actually suffers from a severe water shortage. B) Turkey has access to multiple water sources. C) The UN is supplying Turkey with additional water. D) Turkey receives a massive amount of rainfall each year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turkey has access to multiple water sources. 19. How has Canada attempted to solve the pollution of the great Lakes? A) Government regulation of the industry. B) Replacing coal burning powerplants with gas powered ones. C) Adding lime to lakes, rivers, and soil to neutralize the acid. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. What are the types of pollution that exist? A) Air pollution, water, soil, sound, visual, thermal, luminous, Radioactive. B) Terrestrial, atmospheric, soil, hydric, luminous, sound, visual, Thermal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution, water, soil, sound, visual, thermal, luminous, Radioactive. 21. You ..... pour oil down the sink:recycle it. A) Must. B) Should. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 22. Which of the following is not a condition of sustainability? A) Considering ways of not being harmful to the environment. B) Avoiding depleting natural resources. C) Using resources without regard to the effects on the environment. D) Supporting long-term ecological balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using resources without regard to the effects on the environment. 23. Which is the main cause of pollution in the Ganges River? A) Dense automobile traffic near the river. B) Garbage and sewage dumped into the river. C) Air pollution from factories built next to the river. D) The destruction of forests along the banks of the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Garbage and sewage dumped into the river. 24. What is the effect of deforestation on biodiversity in Latin America? A) It increases biodiversity. B) It has no effect on biodiversity. C) It decreases biodiversity. D) It stabilizes biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decreases biodiversity. 25. What are the natural causes of air pollution? A) Smoke and dust from forest fire and volcano. B) Acid rain. C) Land Slide. D) Water Vapour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smoke and dust from forest fire and volcano. ← 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