Monday, October 10, 2011

QUIZ COMPETITION QUESTIONS

ROUND –1

(1) What type of pollution is caused by automobiles? Air

(2) Indian environmental society was founded in; 1979

(3) What causes green house effect? Carbon Dioxide

(4) National environment month is organised from 19th November to;

18th December

(5) Water pollution is caused by; Industrial Effect

ROUND –1I

(1) Any substance which caused pollution is called? Pollutant

(2) Ozone hole was firstly discovered over ; Antarctica

(3) Hamful UV rays of sun are absorbed by; Ozone

(4) Major air pollutant is ; Carbon monoxide (CO)

(5) Man-engineered ecosystem is ; Cropland

ROUND –1II

1) A natural phenomenon that becomes harmful due to pollution is _____________.

1.

global warming

2.

ecological balance

3.

greenhouse effect

4.

desertification

(2) The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is ____________.

1.

CO2

2.

SO2

3.

CO

4.

CFC

(3) Animal dung is _________________ waste.

1.

biodegradable

2.

non-biodegradable

3.

hazardous

4.

toxic

(4) Which of the following is non-biodegradable?

1.

animal bones

2.

nylon

3.

tea leaves

4.

wool

(5) Name the process in which a harmful chemical enters the food chain and gets concentrated at each level in the food chain.

1.

concentration

2.

biomagnification

3.

expansion

4.

pollution

ROUND –1V

(1) Increce in Co2 is harmful in atmosphere because it;

Leads to global warming

(2) Ozone layer is present in ; Stratosphere

(3) The backbone of the chipko movement Indian ecological movement was;

Group of women

(4) Dangerous carbonyl chloride that the worst gas leak disaster in; Bhopal

(5) Name the substance whose accumulation in pelicans of Lake Michigan led to the formation of thin shells of their eggs. DDT

ROUND –1V

1) Most of the trash your family throws away each day ends up getting.......

a) Recycle

b) Burned

c) Landfilled

d) Eaten

2) Mercury is a hazardous chemical. Which item does not contain mercury?

a) Computer disks

b) Blinking lights in sneakers

c) Fluorescent light bulbs

d) Thermometers

3) What is the environmentally friendly way to dispose of used tires?

a) Send them to a landfill

b) Recycle them into a playground matting

c) Dump them in a ditch along the roadway

d) Collect them and put them in a big pile

The correct answer is B

4) What is groundwater?

a) Water that is spilled onto the ground

b) Water beneath the ground surface

c) The bottom part of a lake or river

d) Rainwater that lands on the ground

The correct answer is B

5) What material do we throw away the most?

a) Glass

b) Paper

c) Aluminum

d) Plastic

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