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Environmental Geography

Multiple Choice Questions

LIST I LIST II

(a) Decomposition (i) CO2

(b) Transpiration (ii) O2

(c) Respiration (iii) CH4

(d) Photosynthesis (iv) Water Vapour

A. (a)-(i) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(iii)
B. (a)-(iv) , (b)-(iii) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(ii)
C. (a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)
D. (a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)

Which one of the following groups of natural elements in living matters make up more than 99% of Earth's biomass ?

H,O,C
N,Ca,K
H,Ca,N
S,H,Na

3.
The U.N.Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro during June 3-14,1992 was chaired by :

George W.Bush

Maurice F. Strong

Tony Blair

Rachel Carson

Maurice F. Strong

Earth Summit 1992 was thr United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) , commonly known as the Rio Summit , Rio conference. It was held in Rio Janeiro from June 3 to June 14 1992. It was attended by 172 Governments. Maurice F. Strong was conference general secretary.

LIST I (Emitter)	LIST II (Emitted products)
(a) Decaying plants	(i) Carbon monoxide
(b) Volcanoes	(ii) Salt spray
(c) Ocean	(iii) Hydrogen sulphide
(d) Forest fires	(iv) Sulphur oxides

(a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)
(a)-(iii) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iv) , (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii) , (b)-(iii) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(iv)

LIST I (Biosphere Reserve)	LIST II (State)
(a) Panchmarhi	(i) Assam
(b) Simplipal	(ii) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Agasthyamalai	(iii) Kerala
(d) Manas	(iv) Odisha

(a)-(ii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(i)
(a)-(i) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(iv)
(a)-(iv) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(i)
(a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)

Which one of the follwoing is not an example of "natural air pollution" ?

Nuclear Test
Windblown dust
Ash from volcanic eruptions
Spores released by plants

Which one of the following components is not taken into consideration by the Environmental Pollution Assessment (EPA) of US to calculate the Air Quality Index (AQI) ?