ENVIORNMENT AND EARTH SCIENCES (MCQs)

Which is the largest sea in the world?

  • (A) Baltic Sea
  • (B) Caspian Sea
  • (C) South China Sea
  • (D) Mediterranean Sea
Check Answer
  • (C) South China Sea

What is ‘Anthracite’?

  • (A) A soft limestone
  • (B) A hard shiny black coal
  • (C) A dark color sandstone
  • (D) A plasma like matter
Check Answer
  • (B) A hard shiny black coal

Which of the following rocks is transformed into marble?

  • (A) Shale
  • (B) Peat
  • (C) Granite
  • (D) Limestone
Check Answer
  • (D) Limestone

The deepest trench “Mariana Trench” is in:

  • (A) Arctic Ocean
  • (B) Atlantic Ocean
  • (C) Pacific Ocean
  • (D) Indian Ocean
Check Answer
  • (C) Pacific Ocean

Rocks which are formed by the solidification of lave, are:

  • (A) Sandstone
  • (B) Basalts
  • (C) Limestone
  • (D) Granites
Check Answer
  • (B) Basalts

Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?

  • (A) Marble
  • (B) Limestone
  • (C) Shale
  • (D) Sandstone
Check Answer
  • (A) Marble

What is the average salt content in a liter of sea water?

  • (A) 35 g
  • (B) 37 g
  • (C) 40 g
  • (D) 49 g
Check Answer
  • (A) 35 g

The most salty water body in the world is:

  • (A) Red Sea
  • (B) Dead Sea
  • (C) Ural Sea
  • (D) Lake Assal
Check Answer
  • (D) Lake Assal

Which of the following is a cold current?

  • (A) Benguela
  • (B) Brazil
  • (C) Kuroshio
  • (D) Gulf of Stream
Check Answer
  • (A) Benguela

Waste material that pollutes air, water and soil is termed as:

  • (A) Pollution
  • (B) Pollutant
  • (C) Solvent
  • (D) Asphalt
Check Answer
  • (B) Pollutant

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