ENVIORNMENT AND EARTH SCIENCES (MCQs)

Change of seasons and their formation is caused by:

  • (A) Gravity
  • (B) Revolution
  • (C) Rotation
  • (D) Velocity
Check Answer
  • (B) Revolution

The average salinity of sea-water is:

  • (A) 2.5%
  • (B) 3.5%
  • (C) 4.5%
  • (D) 5.5%
Check Answer
  • (B) 3.5%

Grit is another name for:

  • (A) Granite
  • (B) Shale
  • (C) Sandstone
  • (D) Breccia
Check Answer
  • (C) Sandstone

What are called the remains or traces of animals and plants in rocks?

  • (A) Burial
  • (B) Remains
  • (C) Fossils
  • (D) Traces
Check Answer
  • (C) Fossils

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of:

  • (A) Weathering
  • (B) Deposition
  • (C) Solidification
  • (D) Metamorphic
Check Answer
  • (B) Deposition

Coal is an example of _______ rocks.

  • (A) Sand dune
  • (B) Metamorphic
  • (C) Sedimentary
  • (D) Igneous
Check Answer
  • (C) Sedimentary

Which of the following is known as the “White coal”?

  • (A) Cotton
  • (B) Salt
  • (C) Hydro-electricity
  • (D) Ice
Check Answer
  • (C) Hydro-electricity

Which of the following is known as the “Black Gold”?

  • (A) Carbon
  • (B) Coal
  • (C) Oil
  • (D) Sui gas
Check Answer
  • (C) Oil

Which is the most environmentally friendly source of energy (electricity)?

  • (A) Solar
  • (B) Thermal
  • (C) Hydro electric
  • (D) Nuclear
Check Answer
  • (A) Solar

The largest source of pollution in the world is:

  • (A) Solar erosion
  • (B) Loss of forest wealth
  • (C) Loss of many valuable plants
  • (D) Cutting of forests
Check Answer
  • (A) Solar erosion

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