EVS MCQ (ADRE),PART 4
Here are 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on Environmental Studies (EVS) along with their answers:
1. **Among these, which one is a renewable resource?**
- A) Coal
- B) Oil
- C) Solar Energy
- D) Natural Gas
- **Answer:** C) Solar Energy
2. **What is the main cause of global warming?**
- A) Deforestation
- B) Industrialization
- C) Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- D) Urbanization
- **Answer:** C) Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3. **Which gas is most responsible for the greenhouse effect?**
- A) Oxygen
- B) Nitrogen
- C) Carbon Dioxide
- D) Hydrogen
- **Answer:** C) Carbon Dioxide
4. **What is the primary source of water pollution?**
- A) Agricultural Runoff
- B) Wind Erosion
- C) Solar Radiation
- D) Noise Pollution
- **Answer:** A) Agricultural Runoff
5. **Which of the following is not a biodiversity hotspot?**
- A) Amazon Rainforest
- B) Sahara Desert
- C) Great Barrier Reef
- D) Western Ghats
- **Answer:** B) Sahara Desert
6. **?Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer**
- A) Troposphere
- B) Stratosphere
- C) Mesosphere
- D) Thermosphere
- **Answer:** B) Stratosphere
7. **What is the most effective way to reduce waste?**
- A) Recycling
- B) Reusing
- C) Reducing
- D) Burning
- **Answer:** C) Reducing
8. **Which of the following is not a consequence of deforestation?**
- A) Loss of biodiversity
- B) Soil erosion
- C) Increased air quality
- D) Climate change
- **Answer:** C) Increased air quality
9. **What is the process of converting waste materials into new materials called?**
- A) Reduction
- B) Reuse
- C) Recycling
- D) Repurposing
- **Answer:** C) Recycling
10. **Which renewable energy source uses the natural flow of water?**
- A) Wind Energy
- B) Solar Energy
- C) Geothermal Energy
- D) Hydroelectric Energy
- **Answer:** D) Hydroelectric Energy
11. **Which practice helps in water conservation?**
- A) Drip Irrigation
- B) Flood Irrigation
- C) Sprinkler Irrigation
- D) Pivot Irrigation
- **Answer:** A) Drip Irrigation
12. **What is the main purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?**
- A) To regulate fishing in international waters
- B) To lower emissions of greenhouse gases
- C) To protect endangered species
- D) To promote recycling
- **Answer:** B) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions
13. **Which of the following is a non-biodegradable waste?**
- A) Paper
- B) Glass
- C) Vegetable Peels
- D) Cotton Cloth
- **Answer:** B) Glass
14. **What does the term “biodiversity” refer to?**
- A) Different weather patterns
- B) Variety of life in a particular habitat
- C) Different landforms
- D) Various types of climates
- **Answer:** B) Variety of life in a particular habitat
15. **Which of the following is an example of an invasive species?**
- A) Koala
- B) Bald Eagle
- C) Kudzu Vine
- D) Giant Panda
- **Answer:** C) Kudzu Vine
16. **What is the main benefit of wetlands?**
- A) Increase urban development
- B) Source of minerals
- C) Filter pollutants and provide habitat
- D) Produce fossil fuels
- **Answer:** C) Filter pollutants and provide habitat
17. **Which is the most common gas found in the Earth’s atmosphere?**
- A) Oxygen
- B) Nitrogen
- C) Carbon Dioxide
- D) Methane
- **Answer:** B) Nitrogen
18. **What does the acronym “CFC” stand for?**
- A) Carbonated Fossil Compounds
- B) Chlorofluorocarbons
- C) Chemical Fire Compounds
- D) Chlorinated Fossil Compounds
- **Answer:** B) Chlorofluorocarbons
19. **Which of the following contributes to acid rain?**
- A) Methane
- B) Sulfur Dioxide
- C) Hydrogen
- D) Nitrogen Gas
- **Answer:** B) Sulfur Dioxide
20. **Which international agreement aims to combat climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius?**
- A) Paris Agreement
- B) Montreal Protocol
- C) Kyoto Protocol
- D) Geneva Convention
- **Answer:** A) Paris Agreement
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