Environment Quiz 57

Environment Quiz 57

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1. Who created the Nahr water system which provided clean water for the people of Aurangabad and its suburbs?

Malik Ambar
Aurangazeb
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Jahangir

2. Which mountain in Pakistan is locally known as Diamir or Deo Mir meaning "huge mountain"?

Margalla Hills
Sulaiman Mountains
Nanga Parbat
Hindu Kush

3. Mount Dhupgarh or Dhoopgarh is the highest point in the Satpura Range. In which state is it?

Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh

4. Which Indian state has the second largest forest cover in terms of area?

Kerala
West Bengal
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh

5. Subarnarekha River does NOT flow through which one of the following Indian states?

Jharkand
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha

6. 'Pedogenesis' is the process of formation of

Soil
Rocks
Plants
Rivers

7. Which soil dwelling bacteria causes the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil?

Nitriliruptoridae
Actinobacteria
Thiobacillus
Rhizobium

8. Name the largest coastal lagoon in India

Pulicat Lake
Chilka Lake
Pangong Tso
Kaliveli Lake

9. Shivnath River is the longest tributary of which one of the following rivers?

Mahanadi
Godavari
Narmada
Ganges

10. Lonar Lake, a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, is located in which Indian state?

Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Maharashtra

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