DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES KANNUR UNIVERSITY

Entrance Test for M.Sc Environmental Science Admission

Model Question Paper

Duration: Two Hours Maximum Marks:100

1. Green revolution was started in the year of a. 1950s b. 1960s c. 1980s d. 1985s

2. Which of the following is the cause of Plumbism: a.Mercury b. Silica c. Cadmium d. Lead

3. The land area corresponds to the land area necessary to supply natural resources to a community and disposal of its waste is a. Ecological footprint b. Ecotone c. Ecad d. ecological niche

4. Example for an air borne bacterial disease a. Diarrhea b. Asthma c. Tuberculosis d. Silicosis

5. Depletion of Ozone occur in the a. Stratosphere b. Troposphere c. Ionosphere d. exosphere

6. Amoebiasis is a. water born disease b. parasitic infection c. air borne disease d. bacterial disease

7. HIA means a. Health Impact Assessment b. Human Impact Assessment c. Human Immunity Assessment d. Human individual assessment

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8. AIDS causing viruses a. Hepatitis virus b. Influenza virus c. HIV d. Bacteria

9. TB is spread through a. water b. air c. contact d. food

10. The mosquito transmitting malaria is a. female anopheles b. male anopheles c. male culex d. female culex

11. Black foot disease is caused by a. Lead b. Arsenic c. Mercury d. Cadmium

12. Benzene can lead to a. Leukemia b. Stomach cancer c. Skin cancer d. throat cancer

13. IPRs means a. International Population Rights b. Indian Property Rights c.International Property Rights d. intellectual property rights

14. CBRs means a. Community Biodiversity Register b. Community Biological Register c. Centre of Botanical Research d. Centre for Biological Research

15. Expand GIS a. Geographical Information System b. Geographical Information Source c. Geological Information System d. Geological Information System

16. Air pollution control act in India was passed in a. 1984 b. 1981 c. 1986 d.1980

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17. Bhopal gas tragedy took place in a. Sep 1986 b. Dec 1986 c. Dec 1984 d. Nov.1980

18. The person popularly known as Water Man in India is: a.Medha Patekar b.Rajendra Singh c.S.L.Bahuguna d.Baba Amte

19. In troposphere temperature is a. decreases with altitude b. Increase with altitude c. No change d. none

20. Which one is the primary pollutant a. CO2 b. H2SO4 c. Carbonic acid d.Ozone

21. The largest source of CO is a. industries b. vehicular exhausts c. agriculture d.effluents

22. Small pieces of solid materials is dispersed into the atmosphere is called a. Particulate b. aerosols c. solid waste d.moisture

23. The major source of atmospheric lead is a. industries b. vehicles c. domestic d. rocks

24. Acid rain is caused by a. H2SO4 b. Acetic acid c. HCl d. Nitric Acid

25. The pollutant that reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood is a. Lead b. CO c. As d. Cd

26. Ozone depleting pollutant is a. CFCS b. Lead c. Cadmium d. Arsenic

27. ………… aim at controlling the production and consumption of Ozone depleting substance. a. Montreal protocol b. Kyoto protocol c. Geneva protocol d. Vienna protocol

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28. CPCB MEANS

a. Central pollution control board b. Central public control board c. Central population control board d. Central Plantation control board

29. Expansion of EPA a. Environmental Protection Agency b. Ecosystem Productivity Act c. Environmental pollution act d. Environmental Policy Agency

30. ------% of earth surface is covered by water. a. 71% b. 75% c. 90% d.80%

31. Porous water – saturated layers of sand, gravel or bed rock through which ground water flows are called a. water table b. well c. aquifers d. infiltration

32. The source of E. coli in waste water is a. vegetable waste b. Human excreta c. agricultural waste d. industrial wastes

33. The amount of Oxygen required to breakdown a certain amount of organic matter is called a. COD b. DO c. BOD d. none of these

34. A famous environmentalist is: a. Jahangir Baba b. Anna Hazare c. Arjun Singh d.All of these

35. The excessive growth of algae due to added nutrient is called a. Oligotrophication b. Eutrophication c. sedimentation d.dystrophication

36. The nutrients causing Eutrophication is a. lead and cadmium b. mercury and arsenic c. phosphate and nitrate d. Iron and cobalt

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37. The major source of nutrient in water body is

A. Industries b. Agriculture c. fisheries d. rain

38. The source of arsenic in ground water is a. rocks b. industries c. agriculture d. sewage

39. MoFE means a. Ministry of Forest and Energy b. Ministry of Forest and Environment c. Ministry of Fuel and Energy d. Ministry of Foreign Exchange

40. Which ecological cycle is directly driven by sunlight a.Nitrogen b.phosphorus c.Hydrologic d.Carbon

41. Soils with approximately equal mixture of clay, sand, silt and humus are called a. loam b. gravel c. peat d. clay

42. Sedimentation is a a. Primary water treatment b. Secondary water treatment c. Tertiary water treatment 4.none of these

43. Some species of plants and animals are extremely rare and may occur only at a few locations are called a. endemic b. endangered c. vulnerable d. threatened

44. A plant introduced from America which has become hazardous water weed in India,is: a. Typha b. Eichhornia c.Trapa d.Cyperus

45. Forest grow in high rain fall areas are a. ever green forest b. tropical forest c. conifers d. deciduous forest

46. Ozone molecules are concentrated in the ------layer of atmosphere. a. troposphere b. stratosphere c. mesosphere d. ionosphere

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47. Red data book provides data on : a. red coloured fishes b. endangered plants and animals c. red coloured insects d. red flowered plants

48. The biosphere reserve Gulf of Mannar is located in which state

A. Tamilnadu b. Bihar c. Kerala d. Karnataka

49. The principal constituents of biogas are a. methane and CO2 b. butane and H2S c. ethylene and CO2 d. acetylene

50. The elimination of some species seriously affect the ecosystem. These are called ------a. key stone species b. endangered species c. endemic species d. exotic species

51. The main source of carbon in ‘carbon cycle’ is------a. Carbohydrate b. Carbon di oxide c. Carbon monoxide d. Calcium carbonate

52. Biodiversity is ------a. diversity of flora b. diversity of fauna c. diversity of flora and fauna d. diversity of microbes

53. The major plant type predominate in the coniferous forest is ------a. angiosperms b. gymnosperms c. thallophytes d. bryophytes

54. ------forests grow in the high rain fall areas of the Western Ghats& North – eastern India. a. ever green b. deciduous c. coniferous d.Scrub

55. Which of the following is the most stable ecosystem? a. forest b. desert c. mountain e. ocean

56. Panchsheel concept of value education was proposed by: a. W. Churchill b. Mahatma Gandhi c. J.L. Nehru d. Ho Chi Minh

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57. Indian Research station Maitri is located at: a.Bombay b.Chennai c.Kochi d.Antartica

58. World Water Vision has its goal to provide safe and sufficient water to all by the year: a.2010 b.2015 c.2020 d.2025

59. The Sunderban delta is situated in the ------river. a. Narmada b. Ganga c. Brahmaputra d.Indus

60. Kokkare Bellure, one of the ten breeding site of an endangered species Pelican is situated in

a. Rajasthan b. Maharashtra c. Karnataka d. Tamilnadu

61. The species which are localized or restricted in a country is called------a. endangered b. endemic c. exotic d. endangered

62. ------is an example for key stone species. a. mango b. Sal. c. ficus sp d. Jack fruit

63. The tamarind fruit contain high concentrations of a. vitamin-A b. vitamin-C c. vitamin-E d. vitamin-D

64. ------tree is known as ‘flame of the forest’? a. Zizyphus sp. b. Butea monosperma c. jack fruit d. Neem

65. ------is an example of insectivorous plant. a. lotus b. Drosera c. Quercus d. Santalum

66. The very rare endemic species seen in Little Rann of Kutch. a. Chital b. Indian Wild Ass c. Nilgai d.Elephant

67. The rare monkey species found only in the Southern Western Ghats and Annamalai. a. bonnet macaque b. rhesus macaque c. lion-tailed macaque d.Nilgiri Langur

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68. The only floating National Park in India a. Corbett b. Keibul Lamjoo c. Kaziranga d. Keoladeo Ghana

69. The Project Elephant was launched in the year of ------a.1995 b. 1992 c. 1993 d.1994

70. Snow leopard is found in which National Park? a. Kaziranga b. The Great Himalaya c. Bharatpur d.Sunderban

71. Most famous water- bird Sanctuary in India a. Vedanthankal b. Bharatpur c. Kaziranga d. Choolanur

72. The study of water of earth a.Earth science b.Hydrology c.Geology d.Ecology

73. The highly threatened species of the Malabar giant squirrel is seen in the forests of ------a. The Western Ghats b. Ranthambore c. Kaziranga d. Manas

74. The state of India with highest percentage of its area covered by forest is a. Rajasthan b. Karnataka c. Bihar b. Madhya Pradesh

75. The mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles, is occurring in the coastal regions of a. Orissa b. Gujarat c. Kerala d.Tamilnadu

76. An example for ex-situ conservation is ------a. Wild Life Sanctuaries b. National Parks c. Zoological Parks d.none of these

77. H2S is converted in to elemental Sulphur by the activity of: a.Nitrosomonas b.Clostridium c.Thiobacillus d.Bacillus

78. Who had stated in the Stockholm Conference in 1972 that poverty was the greatest polluter? a. Indira Gandhi b. Mahatma Gandhi c. Rajiv Gandhi d. Narasimha Rao

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79. The movement ‘Pani Panjayath’ was initiated to conserve waters in the drought prone areas of ------state. a. Tamil Nadu b. Rajasthan c. Maharashtra d.Gujarat

80. In which year the honourable Supreme Court of India issued a directive to make all curricula environment oriented : a.1988 b.1991 c.1995 c.2000

81. Founder of ‘Shantinikethan’ a University that taught an environment based education a. Mahathma Gandhi b. Chandi Prasad Bhat c. Rabindranatha Tagore d.Netaji

82. Chipko movement was led against a. Afforestation b. Deforestation c. Water scarcity. d.Water Scarcity

83. During 1997, severe destruction of coral reefs in Pacific Ocean occurred due to ------. a. El Nino b. Global Warming c. Tornados d.Tsunami

84. The main causative agent of global warming is a. NO2 b. SO2 c. CO2 d.NO

85. The destruction of ozone layer causes increased incidence of ------. a. Skin cancer and Cataracts b. Leukemia and Astigmatism c. Leprosy and Myopia d. Tuberculosis

86. Which state proposed a ban on all types of polythene packing for the first time in India? a. Himachal Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Kerala d. Tamilnadu

87. Biosphere reserve programme was launched by a.IUCN b.WCMC c.UNESCO D.None of these

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88. The Environment (Protection) Act was passed in the year a. 1983 b. 1987 c. 1986 d. 1984

89. A biosphere reserve in Kerala a.IdukkiB. B. Anamudi c. Peerumedu d. Agasthyamala

90. The Forest Conservation Act of 1980 was enacted to a. to control deforestation b. Afforestation c. forest protection d.reforestation

91. The projects that already exist but require expansion must also apply for clearance is called a. green-field projects b. brown- field projects c. blue -field projects d. red field project

92. The expansion of PCB a. Pollution Control Board b. Population Control Board c. Protection and Conservation of Biodiversity d. Project to conserve Biodiversity

93. In which year Silent Valley was declared as National Park? a. 1988 b. 1982 c. 1984 d.1980

94. The workers of Asbestoes factory may suffer from: a. dysentry b. vomiting c. lung cancer d. leukaemia

95. The world Forestry day is a. February-2 b. March-21 c. April-7 d. June -5

96. The Earth day is a. April 18 b. April-22 c. June-5 d. November -14

97. Hiroshima day is a. June-11 b. August-6 c. September-16 d.December 1

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98. The World Ozone day is a. June-11 b. August-6 c. September-16 d. July -1

99. The Green Consumer day is a. June-11 b.September-28 c. September-16 d.December 1

100. One of the most commonly used pesticide a. Lacto bacillus b. Bacillus thuringiensis c. Rhizobium d.Nitrobacter

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