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Question 1.
The word “Chipko” means ………………..
A) To cut down
B) To embrace
C) To protect
D) To save
Answer:
B) To embrace

Question 2.
To conserve the water resources for future generations:
A) Water resources to be treated as private property.
B) Deep borewells to be dug.
C) Water intensive crops to be grown.
D) Water resources to be treated as a common pool resource.
Answer:
D) Water resources to be treated as a common pool resource.

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Question 3.
Mineral resources and favourable , conditions come under this type of investment.
A) Natural investment
B) Synthetic investment
C) Private investment
D) Public investment
Answer:
A) Natural investment

Question 4.
The first state in India which planned to shift completely to organic farming by the year 2015 is …………………….
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Manipur
C) Sikkim
D) Nagaland
Answer:
C) Sikkim

Question 5.
The ability of an environment to absorb and render harmless waste and pollution is called ………………
A) sink function
B) very special function
C) natural function
D) special function
Answer:
A) sink function

Question 6.
The Sardar Sarovar dam is constructed on the river
A) The Krishna
B) The Ganga
C) The Narmada
D) The Godavari
Answer:
C) The Narmada

Question 7.
Chipko movement is related to this state
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Uttarakhand
Answer:
B) Madhya Pradesh

Question 8.
Aim of Chipko movement
A) Forest conservation
B) Soil conservation
C) River conservation
D) Agricultural development
Answer:
A) Forest conservation

Question 9.
Chipko Andolan is a ………………..
A) social movement
B) political movement
C) traditional movement
D) environmental movement
Answer:
D) environmental movement

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Question 10.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is set up in this state.
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
B) Tamil Nadu

Question 11.
The following persons are related to Narmada Bachao Andolan:
1) MedhaPatkar
2) Sundarlal Bahuguna
3) Bava Mahalia
A) only 1
B) only 3
C) 1 & 3
D) 1 & 2
Answer:
C) 1 & 3

Question 12.
Problems that arise due to maj or/multi purpose projects.
1) Better irrigation facilities
2) Problems to forests and bio diversity
3) Problem of resettlement
4) Production of hydro electricity
A) 1, 3, 4
B) 4, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 1, 4
Answer:
C) 2, 3

Question 13.
This is a false statement with reference to alternate PD system in Zaheerabad.
A) Cultivation of dry lands gave people work.
B) Instead of selling the produce outside, the community started community grain bank.
C) Alternate PD system had no impact on local people’s food habits and food security in Zaheerabad.
D) By establishing a grain bank, they distributed the locally produced food in the village thus ensuring food security.
Answer:
C) Alternate PD system had no impact on local people’s food habits and food security in Zaheerabad.

Question 14.
The main aim of Chipko Movement is …………….
A) protection of animals
B) construction of dams
C) food security
D) protection of trees
Answer:
D) protection of trees

Question 15.
Which is the incorrect set ?
A) Silent Spring – Rachel Carson
B) Jalsindhi village – Bava Mahaliya
C) Alternate PDS – Krishna district
D) HDI – Social indicators of education and health
Answer:
C) Alternate PDS – Krishna district

Question 16.
What is the basic constraint in raising farm production ?
A) Capital is scarce
B) Irrigation is not well developed
C) Agriculture workers are not willing to work
D) Land is fixed
Answer:
D) Land is fixed

Question 17.
Among the following what is the oldest and traditional practice in lifting underground water?
1) Mota baavi
2) Persian wheels
3) Pumpsets
4) Tube wells
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 2
D) Only 2
Answer:
C) 1 and 2

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Question 18.
Among the following what are the reasons for deteriorating of quality and quantity of ground water ?
1) Contamination of ground water from industrial waste
2) Dumping of all kinds of waste and toxic substances
3) Constructing check dams
A) 1, 2
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 3
D) 1, 2, 3
Answer:
A) 1, 2

Question 19.
H.D.I expands the meaning of development to ……………… include of education and health.
A) Social indicators
B) Political indicators
C) Communal indicators
D) Economic indicators
Answer:
A) Social indicators

Question 20.
Organic farming does not include:
A) Production levels can be maintained, similar to modern agricultural methods
B) Rely on natural techniques such as crop rotation, compost and biological pest
C) The use of local resources including farm biological processes.
D) The use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides
Answer:
D) The use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides

Question 21.
Ningodi and Hiyali are the names of
A) banana trees
B) banyan trees
C) bamboo trees
D) big trees
Answer:
C) bamboo trees

Question 22.
Bhangoria is the name of a ……………….. of the Adivasi of Narmada Valley.
A) dance
B) market
C) festival
D) sony
Answer:
C) festival

Question 23.
Choose the correct pair of the following.
A) Removal of forestry – Silent Spring
B) Cashew pest – Chipko
C) Land, water, minerals, trees – environment
D) Narmada Bachao Andolan – Carson
Answer:
C) Land, water, minerals, trees – environment

Question 24.
Alternate PDS was introduced in the district
A) Medak
B) Kumool
C) Kadapa
D) Prakasam
Answer:
A) Medak

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Question 25.
Identify odd matching.
A) Gaucho tribe – Tibet
B) Sikkim – Organic farming
C) NBA – Narmada Bachao Andolan
D) Micro organisms – Rhizobium and Azotobacter
Answer:
A) Gaucho tribe – Tibet

Question 26.
Right to Life is in our Constitution under article …………………
A) 20
B) 22
C) 21
D) 17
Answer:
C) 21

Question 27.
Of the following which is incorrect
A) HDI is an improvement over GDP and per capita income.
B) GDP is an indicator of the value of goods and services produced in the country.
C) HDI includes only the progress of production of goods and services.
D) In India, production and incomes coexist with malnutrition and lack of health facilities
Answer:
B) GDP is an indicator of the value of goods and services produced in the country.

Question 28.
Sardar Sarovar dam is intended to meet the shortage of ………………….
A) drinking water
B) transportation.
C) fisheries development
D) irrigation and power
Answer:
D) irrigation and power

Question 29.
The book ‘Silent Sping’ belongs to ………………..
A) Protection of environment
B) Factors of water pollution
C) Effects of fertilisers and pesticides.
D) Impacts of usage of DDT
Answer:
D) Impacts of usage of DDT

Question 30.
Identify the false statement with reference to unorganised sector.
A) In India more than 90 % of the work force is in.the unorganised sector.
B) The working conditions in the unorganised sector are not encouraging at all.
C) Unorganised sector’s contribution to the total GDP is more than that of the organised sector.
D) The workers of the unorganised sector generally get low wages.
Answer:
C) Unorganised sector’s contribution to the total GDP is more than that of the organised sector.

Question 31.
In the graph of the distribution of , households in India, the bottom part shows …………………
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A) Rich income group
B) Middle income group
C) Aspirers
D) Deprived income group
Answer:
D) Deprived income group

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Question 32.
Medha Patkar is associated with
A) Anti – Hindi Movement
B) Telangana Movement
C) Narmada Bachao Andolan
D) Chipko Movement
Answer:
C) Narmada Bachao Andolan

Question 33.
Among the following find the correct set
1) Massai warrior – Kenya
2) Yurta – Kazakhstan
3) Qiang tribe – Tibet
4) Gaucho – S. America
A) 1 and 2
B) only 4
C) 1 and 4
D) All
Answer:
D) All

Question 34.
Find the incorrect one.
A) PDS – Public Distribution System
B) NBA – Narmada Bachao Andolarv
C) HDI – Human Development Index
D) GDP – Gross Domestic Price
Answer:
D) GDP – Gross Domestic Price

Question 35.
Preparations to the rain water to go down to the ground through soil and rocks is …………….
A) recharge
B) rainfall
C) irrigation
D) floods
Answer:
A) recharge

Question 36.
Organic farmers use
A) pesticides
B) infecticides
C) chemical fertilizers
D) compost
Answer:
D) compost

Question 37.
The right to a healthy environment is declared as close to ……………….
A) right to life
B) right against war
C) right to education
D) right to religious freedom
Answer:
A) right to life

Question 38.
Endosulfan is a
A) name of a gas
B) infecticide
C) fertiliser
D) pesticide
Answer:
D) pesticide

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Question 39.
Chipko Movement is related to this state.
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Jharkhand
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:
B) Uttarakhand

Question 40.
Under the Green Revolution the crops increased are ………………….
A) Turmeric
B) Maize
C) Paddy and Wheat
D) Tea and coffee
Answer:
C) Paddy and Wheat

Question 41.
Dry crops are ………………..
A) Sugarcane
B) Paddy
C) Chilly and Cotton
D) Millets and Oil seeds
Answer:
A) Sugarcane

Question 42.
The following are part of Human Development Index
1) Education
2) Health
3) GDP
4) Expenditure of family.
A) 1 and 2
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) None
Answer:
A) 1 and 2

Question 43.
GDP neglects which of the following aspects ?
1) Human development
2) Environment
3) Agriculture
4) Per capita Income
A) 3 and 4
B) 1 and 2
C) 4 and 1
D) 2 and 3
Answer:
B) 1 and 2

Question 44.
This is not an aim of the Chipko movement.
A) Protection of soil and water
B) Protection of minerals
C) Protection of environment
D) Protection of forests
Answer:
B) Protection of minerals

Question 45
………………. is known as Natural capital.
A) Fire
B) Air
C) Water
D) Environment
Answer:
D) Environment

Question 46.
The potential of an environment to provide resources is referred to as
A) Environment’s source function
B) Environment’s sink function
C) Environment’s potential function
D) Pollution
Answer:
A) Environment’s source function

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Question 47.
Of the following, the environmental effects due to economic growth
i) Soil erosion
ii) Industrial emissions
A) i is correct
B) ii is correct
C) Both i & ii correct
D) Both i & ii are wrong
Answer:
C) Both i & ii correct

Question 48.
South India and Central India have lower water table due to
1) rocky plateau surface
2) over usage of water
3) scanty rainfall
4) traditional methods of water drawing
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) None
Answer:
B) 1 and 2

Question 49.
Only this percent of pesticide is supposed to act on pests while the rest goes into our system. ( )
A) 10%
B) 2%
C) 1 %
D) 20 %
Answer:
C) 1 %

Question 50.
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) is …………………
A) Political movement
B) Economic movement
C) Environmental movement
D) Water movement
Answer:
C) Environmental movement

Question 51.
This was the person who supported Chipko Movement.
A) Digvijay singh
B) Bava Mahaliya
C) Sundarlal Bahuguna
D) Anna Hazare
Answer:
C) Sundarlal Bahuguna

Question 52.
This is not the method of Organic farming.
A) Use of biological pest control
B) Crop rotation
C) Use of compost
D) Use of chemical fertilisers
Answer:
D) Use of chemical fertilisers

Question 53.
The Supreme Court held that one of the following of the Constitution includes the right of pollution free water and air for full enjoyment of life.
A) Right to life
B) Legal right
C) Political right
D) Directive principles
Answer:
A) Right to life

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Question 54.
The main aim of the Chipko movement is ………………..
A) to protect forest wealth
B) to prevent felling of trees
C) environmental protection
D) all of these
Answer:
D) all of these

Question 55.
‘Dharavi’ slum is located in this city.
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Ahmedabad
D) Kolkata
Answer:
A) Mumbai

Question 56.
Led by a voluntary organisation, Deccan Development Society, the villagers collectively decided to grow millets in the fallow lands and commons because………………
A) millets were their staple food.
B) millets are more nutritious.
C) millets grow well in the local environment.
D) millets are handy crops.
Answer:
C) millets grow well in the local environment.

Question 57.
This is NOT called sustainable development.
A) Over use of fertilisers to get good crops
B) Better quality of life for everyone
C) Environmental care
D) Rational use of plastic
Answer:
A) Over use of fertilisers to get good crops

Question 58.
The quality of groundwater is deteriorating. The following one is not the reason for this.
A) Contamination
B) Over rainfall
C) Chemical industrial waste
D) Toxic substances
Answer:
B) Over rainfall

Question 59.
………………. is the better indicator of growth and development than GDP.
A) Human Development Index
B) Net National Product
C) Net Domestic Product
D) Gross National Product
Answer:
A) Human Development Index

Question 60.
Which is NOT the effect of construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam ?
A) Destroying fertile land
B) Displacing more number of people
C) Ensuring the protection of biodiversity
D) Destroying thousands of hectares of forest & agricultural land
Answer:
C) Ensuring the protection of biodiversity

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Question 61.
One appreciates Chipko Movement in Uttarakhand because its aims are ……………….
A) agricultural development
B) protecting lands
C) protecting rivers
D) protecting forests
Answer:
D) protecting forests

Question 62.
The reason for Narmada Bachao Andolan.
A) Decreased human lives and biodiversity
B) The project does not generate power
C) The project does not provide irrigation
D) The project does not control floods
Answer:
A) Decreased human lives and biodiversity

Question 63.
All these are included in Right to Life i.e., Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
1) Right to food
2) Right to employment
3) Right to the enjoyment of pollution – free water and air
4) Right to vote
A) 1 only
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 1 and 2 only
D) All the statements
Answer:
B) 1, 2 and 3

Question 64.
Mosquitoes are removed by spraying
A) Chiprin
B) DDT
C) Endosulfan
D) Nitric Acid
Answer:
B) DDT

★ Read the para and answer 65 & 66 questions.
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to moot their own needs.
Question 65.
A hindrance to sustainable development
i) Over use of ground water
ii) Indiscriminate use of pesticides .
A) ‘i’ & ‘ii’ are hindrances
B) ‘ii’ is a hindrance
C) ‘i’ is a hindrance
D) Both ‘i’ & ‘ii’ are wrong.
Answer:
A) ‘i’ & ‘ii’ are hindrances

Question 66.
In 59% of districts of India, water is unsafe for drinking. The reason is
A) Dumping of all kinds of wastes into water sources
B) Underground water
C) More water using in growing crops
D) Construction of dams
Answer:
A) Dumping of all kinds of wastes into water sources

Question 67.
An environment ability of absorb harmless waste and pollution is stated as ……………….
A) Capital
B) Natural function
C) Freedom
D) Sink function
Answer:
D) Sink function

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Question 68.
The effect of industrialisation
i) A lot of material comforts
ii) Afforestation
A) i is correct
B) ii is correct
C) i & ii are correct
D) i & ii are wrong
Answer:
A) i is correct

Question 69.
In Kerala, to protect the cashew crop from pests, government carried out the treatment of 15,000 acres of land with Endosulfan, which was started in the year
A) 1999
B) 1980
C) 1976
D) 1975
Answer:
C) 1976

Question 70.
Of the following which is not correct ?
A) Climate change affects all countries and people more or less
B) The environmental damage is self correcting
C) The problem of Pesticides is an example for negative consequence of economic growth
D) Chipko movement is to prevent the cutting of trees.
Answer:
B) The environmental damage is self correcting

Question 71.
The supreme court upheld that the right to life under article 21 of the constitution includes the right to the enjoyment of pollution free water and air for full enjoyment of life.
A) 1992
B) 1991
C) 2010
D) 1976
Answer:
B) 1991

Question 72.
The main content of “Silent spring” deals with ………………
A) the impact on birds and human beings of spraying DDT for mosquito control
B) the way how the extraction of ground water increased
C) impact of pesticide “Endosulfan” on environment
D) contamination of ground water from chemical industrial waste
Answer:
A) the impact on birds and human beings of spraying DDT for mosquito control

Question 73.
Rachel Carson: ………………
A) Silent valley
B) Animal farm
C) Silent spring
D) Centre of spring
Answer:
C) Silent spring

Question 74.
Recent data on the ground water resources in India suggest that the ground water is under serious threat of over use in many parts of our country. The reason for it is ……………………
A) over use of ground water
B) use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides
C) lifting of ground water motors
D) \(\frac{1}{3}\)rd of the country is pumping out more ground water than what goes in recharge
Answer:
D) \(\frac{1}{3}\)rd of the country is pumping out more ground water than what goes
in recharge

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Question 75.
Which is not the use of new energy resources pumpsets that work with petrol/diesel and electricity ?
A) Irrigate a smaller area of land
B) Relief from drudgery
C) Lifting of water has became easy
D) Water availability
Answer:
A) Irrigate a smaller area of land

Question 76.
In order to protect cashew crop from pest ……………… government has carried out a treatment of 15,000 acres of land.
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Sikkim
Answer:
C) Kerala

Question 77.
In India, water from hand pumps and wells are unsafe for drinking in about …………… districts.
A) 12%
B) 30%
C) 70%
D) 59%
Answer:
D) 59%

Question 78.
In India, of total the cultivated land the rainfed area is ……………. million hectares.
A) 190
B) 192
C) 171
D) 134
Answer:
B) 192

Question 79.
Which is not the influence of petrol/ diesel and electrical pumpsets?
A) Helpful for the recharge of ground water
B) Lifting of water became very easy
C) Relief from drudgery
D) Water tables started going down
Answer:
A) Helpful for the recharge of ground water

Question 80.
If environment losts its ability of “Source function” and “Sink function” ………………
A) Pollution contamination
B) Environment will support economic production and consumption
C) It affects the carrying capacity of environment
D) Long term damage to environment in recharge.
Answer:
D) Long term damage to environment in recharge.

Look at the bar graph and answer the questions 81 & 82.
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Question 81.
The above bar graph indicates
A) wide inequalities in income and wealth
B) middle class people in India are increasing
C) poor people are more in number
D) Billionaires are increasing rapidly
Answer:
A) wide inequalities in income and wealth

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Question 82.
In 2011 number of Billionaires is ………………
A) 45
B) 51
C) 54
D) 55
Answer:
D) 55

Question 83.
Bava Mahaliya of Jalsindhi village, Jhabua district wrote a letter to the CM of Madhya Pradesh in ………………….
A) 1997
B) 1996
C) 1994
D) 1995
Answer:
C) 1994

Question 84.
This is not the feature of organic farming.
A) Organic farming relies mainly on natural techniques.
B) It includes using pest predators.
C) It includes using micro organisms which make nutrients.
D) Use of synthetic chemicals encouraged more.
Answer:
D) Use of synthetic chemicals encouraged more.

Question 85.
1970: ………………..
A) SSP
B) Natural function
C) MNC
D) Chipko movement
Answer:
D) Chipko movement

Question 86.
Natural existing substances like land, water, minerals and ores, products from trees and animals are central to the …………………. process
A) productive
B) trading
C) selling
D) distributing
Answer:
A) productive

Question 87.
Bava Mahaliya letter was recorded in
A) English
B) Urdu
C) Bhilala
D) Punjabi
Answer:
C) Bhilala

Question 88
……………….. is nutritionally inferior compared to millets.
A) Dal
B) Egg
C) Milk
D) Rice
Answer:
D) Rice

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Question 89.
Open wells had water at ……………. feet deep.
A) 10 to 15
B) 5 to 10
C) 15 to 20
D) 9 to 16
Answer:
A) 10 to 15

Question 90.
In India more than ………………. of the work force is in the unorganised sector.
A) 30%
B) 70%
C) 90%
D) 85%
Answer:
C) 90%

Question 91.
Silent spring:
A) 1926
B) 1962
C) 1996
D) 1942
Answer:
B) 1962

Question 92.
Recharge means ………………… has goes down to the ground for it to be lifted up.
A) fire
B) pipe
C) air
D) water
Answer:
D) water

Question 93.
A book “Before they pass away” is about …………………..
A) nomadic communities
B) nature
C) South America
D) PDS
Answer:
A) nomadic communities

Question 94.
A slogan related to protection of environment is ………………….
A) No trees no life
B) Cutting trees, distributing future
C) Vanam – Manam
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

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Question 95.
Wheat, jowar, tuvar, red gram will grow more in………………….
A) Gujarat
B) Telangana
C) Sikkim
D) Manipur
Answer:
A) Gujarat

Question 96.
Through mota baavi …………………. acres of land can be irrigated
A) 2 to 5
B) 3 to 10
C) 2 to 3
D) 4 to 5
Answer:
C) 2 to 3