Environment Quiz 63

Environment Quiz 63

For the preparation of competitions like Green Olympiad, Environment Olympiad etc.

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1. Who was the chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) setup in 2010?

Kasturirangan
M S Swaminathan
Sunita Narain
Madhav Gadgil

2. Which parasite causes Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar?

Plasmodium vivax
Leishmania donovani
Toxoplasma gondii
Entamoeba histolytica

3. Cotton is the most widely used natural fiber cloth. What is the main component of cotton fiber?

Lignin
Protein
Cellulose
Pectin

4. PUC Certificate is one of the mandatory documents that every vehicle owner must possess while driving a motor vehicle in India. What does PUC stand for?

Pollution Under Control
Pollution Update Code
Pollution Unit Code
Pollution Upper Ceiling

5. Carrageenans which are widely used in the food industry as a vegetarian alternative to gelatin is extracted from

Seaweeds
Lichen
Mushrooms
Fruits

6. Which is the longest and narrowest country in the world?

Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Argentina

7. Name the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter commonly marked by heavy rains

Mistral
Monsoon
Chinook
Typhoon

8. Violent tropical cyclone occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, it derived its name from Mandarine word meaning "Big Wind".

Fohn
Haboob
Tornado
Typhoon

9. Kola Superdeep Borehole,the deepest borehole in the world, is located in

USA
Russia
Qatar
Japan

10. Which disease is also known as "Bronze John"?

Yellow Fever
Malaria
Cancer
Typhoid

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