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Saturday 9 June 2012

MCQs – Man and his Environment

1. ________ are the resources that can be replenished by physical and biological means.
  • Renewable
  • Non renewable
  • Both
  • None
2. ________ are those resources which once used on exhausted cannot be reused.
  • Renewable
  • Non-renewable
  • Both
  • None
3. Air, water, soil etc are the examples of ________ resources.
  • Renewable
  • Non-renewable
  • Both
  • None
4. Fossil fuels like coal, oil, natural gas and metals are the examples of ________ resources.
  • Renewable
  • Non-renewable
  • Both
  • None
5. Air consists of ________% nitrogen
  • 21
  • 56
  • 78
  • 79
6. Air consists of ________% oxygen
  • 21
  • 22
  • 25
  • 89
7. Air consists of ________% carbon dioxide
  • 0.3
  • 0.03
  • 0.003
  • 0.0003
8. Total water resource of the world has been estimated about ________ millions cubic km.
  • 1200
  • 1400
  • 1500
  • 1600
9. Out of total water on earth ________% is ocean water.
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
10. ________% water is present in the earth’s crust.
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 9
11. ________% water is present in the glaciers and polar celcaps.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
12. ________% water is present in fresh water lakes river and atmosphere.
  • 0.2
  • 0.059
  • 0.052
  • 0.025
13. Rain percolates onto the ground and is called ________
  • Substratum water
  • Level water
  • Ground water
  • All of the above
14. Water that accumulates as the thin film around soil particles is called ________.
  • Soil water
  • Hydroscopic water
  • Both a and b
  • None
15. The grazing lands or pastures occupy nearly ________% of the land in the world.
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
16. Solar energy, wind, water, wave, ocean current, tides, temperature gradients and plant materials are sources of energy.
  • Renewable
  • Non-renewable
  • Both
  • None
17. Coal, petroleum and gas fulfill our daily requirement about ________%
  • 92
  • 93
  • 95
  • 96
18. ________ is derived from the oxidized carbon of plant tissues.
  • Oil
  • Petroleum
  • Coal
  • Natural gas
19. ________ involves splitting of certain heavy elements into lighter ones, resulting into the conversion of small mass of the elements into energy.
  • Nuclear fission
  • Nuclear fusion
  • Condensation
  • None
20. Nuclear fission takes nearly 7 hours to fission 1kg of fuel releasing ________ KJ energy.
  • 72
  • 75
  • 78
  • 79
21. Heat produced by radioactive by radioactive material deep beneath the surface of the earth is called ________.
  • Geothermal energy
  • Solar energy
  • Nuclear energy
  • Electrical energy
22. The Earth receives a maximum of ________ watts/sq.metre when the sun is at the top.
  • 1400
  • 1500
  • 1600
  • 1900
23. Certain kinds of solid waste material such as farm and animal manure, crop residues and sewage however can be converted into fuel called ________.
  • Biogas
  • Coal
  • Natural gas
  • Petroleum
24. The wind waves and ocean thermal gradients are ________ sources of solar energy.
  • Direct
  • Indirect
  • Both
  • None
25. Total energy flow due to tides in shallow seas is about ________ billion KW.
  • 1.1
  • 2.2
  • 3.3
  • 4.4
26. The essential condition for generating hydro electric power is ________.
  • Small volume of water falling great distance
  • Large volume of water falling small distance
  • Both
  • None
27. At present WAPDA is generating ________ megawatt of power in peak periods of Pakistan.
  • 3900
  • 4100
  • 4300
  • 4500
28. It has been estimated that about ________ electricity produced is being wasted through the use of inefficient of modern machine.
  • 25
  • 50
  • 75
  • 100
29. In Pakistan the population is increasing at the rate of ________% per annum.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
30. The world population at present is about ________ billion.
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
31. When the amount of solid waste or concentration of gases other than oxygen in air is increased is called ________ pollution.
  • Air
  • Noise
  • Water
  • Land
32. ________ includes large number of things such as simple carbon smoke, road dust etc.
  • Particulate pollutants
  • Smog
  • Simple pollutant
  • All of the above
33. NO2 combine with gaseous hydro carbons to form variety of secondary pollutants called ________.
  • Photochemical smog
  • Photochemical oxidants
  • Both
  • None
34. CO2 allows the sun rays to pass through but prevents the long wave radiations reflected by earth. This phenomenon is called ________.
  • Depletion of ozone layer
  • Green house
  • Global warming
  • None
35. The release of chlorine atoms into the atmosphere breaks down the ozone shield. This phenomenon is called ________.
  • Depletion of ozone layer
  • Green house
  • Global warming
  • None
36. The process of contamination of water is called ________
  • Depletion of ozone layer
  • Green house
  • Water pollution
  • None
37. Radiation, noise pollution are the example of ________ pollution.
  • Air
  • Material
  • Non-material
  • Land
38. Noise levels are measure in ________.
  • Meter
  • Dyne
  • Decibels
  • Kilo watt hour
39. Influenza, aids, chicken pox etc are the example of ________ diseases.
  • Bacterial
  • Fungal
  • Protozoal
  • Nutritional
  • Viral
40. Ring worm, athelete’s foot are the example of ________ diseases.
  • Bacterial
  • Fungal
  • Protozoal
  • Nutritional
  • Viral
41. Malaria, African sleeping sickness are the example of ________ diseases.
  • Bacterial
  • Fungal
  • Protozoal
  • Nutritional
  • Viral
42. Tuberclosis, typhoid, pneumonia and cholera are the example of ________ diseases.
  • Bacterial
  • Fungal
  • Protozoal
  • Nutritional
  • Viral
43. Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin ________
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
44. Cholera is caused by ________.
  • Tinea corporis
  • Vibrio cholera
  • Linea versicolor
  • None
45. Deficiency of vitamin K causes ________.
  • Anemia
  • Prolong bleeding
  • Tooth decay
  • Goiter
46. Deficiency of Vitamin E causes ________.
  • Anemia
  • Prolong bleeding
  • Tooth decay
  • Goiter
47. Deficiency of Iodine causes ________
  • Anemia
  • Prolong bleeding
  • Tooth decay
  • Goiter
48. Deficiency of Floride causes ________
  • Anemia
  • Prolong bleeding
  • Tooth decay
  • Goiter
49. Degeneration of neurons of brain is called ________ disease.
  • Parkinson’s
  • Alzheimer’s
  • Epilepsy
  • All of the above
50. Anemia, prolong bleeding, tooth decay and goites are the example of ________ diseases.
  • Bacterial
  • Fungal
  • Protozoal
  • Nutritional
  • Viral

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