NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY, JALGAON

Ph.D. Entrance Test [February 17, Set-2]

Subject: Environmental Science

1. Who first used and defined the term ‘Ecology’ in year 1866?
a. H. Reiter
b. E. Haeckel
c. C. Elton
d. E. Odum
2. Among followings which is not the cause of flood.
a. Heavy rain
b. Spring snowmelt
c. Dam and Levee failure
d. Soil erosion
3. Oxidation of ammonia into nitrate by chemosynthetic bacteria is known as -------
a. Transcription
b. Nitrification
c. Denitrification
d. Nitrogen fixation
4. The pollutant responsible for creation of ozone hole is -------
a. Sulpur dioxide
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Chlorofluorocarbons
5. The desirable fluoride concentration in drinking water is -----------
a. 0.2 ppm
b. 0.1 ppm
c. 1 ppm
d. 1.4 ppm
6. Hydroelectric power stations are generally located in mountain regions, mainly
because of --------
a. They receive heavy rainfall
b. Rivers are perennial in such regions
c. Rivers have steep gradients in such regions
d. Dams can be constructed more easily
7. Which one of the following gases has the maximum Global Warming Potential (GWP)?
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Methane
c. Nitrous oxide
d. Water vapour
8. United Nations Conference on Environment, also called as Earth Summit, was held in
1992 in ……… city.
a. Rio de Janeiro
b. Kyoto
c. Stockholm
d. Copenhagen
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9. Group of individuals of the same species that share common attributes are called ------
---
a. Community
b. Population
c. Ecotype
d. Society
10. In the following food chain-
Eagle→ Snake →Frog →Grasshopper →Grass
The Eagle is -----------
a. Primary decomposer
b. Primary consumer
c. Secondary consumer
d. Apex of the food pyramid
11. Mangroves are found in ----------
a. Ponds and lakes
b. Coastal areas
c. Orchards in flood plains
d. Forests in arid areas
12. Sediments are mostly deposited by ----------
a. Lakes
b. Rivers
c. Sea waves
d. Glaciers
13. In Nature, Carbon cycle is contributed by ------------
a. Photosynthesis
b. Transpiration
c. Evaporation
d. Precipitation
14. Parent rock material is present in ----------
a. A-Horizon
b. B-Horizon
c. C-Horizon
d. Bedrock
15. On the ‘2000 Red List’ how many species are listed as threatened?
a. 1939
b. 11046
c. 143
d. 5484
16. Nanda Devi and Sunder Ban are the examples of ---------- of India.
a. National parks
b. Sanctuaries
c. International heritage areas
d. Biosphere reserves
17. Agenda-21 was an outcome of the meeting at --------- for environment and
development.
a. Rio de Janeiro
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 b. Stockholm
c. Vienna
d. Washington
18. Maximum density of water is observed at ------------ temperature.
a. 4 °C
b. 0 °C
c. 100 °C
d. 272 °C
19. The pollutants introduced in to the atmosphere due to human activities are called -------
a. Aerosols
b. Primary pollutants
c. Secondary pollutants
d. Water vapours
20. Photochemical smog is a reaction product of ----------- in the atmosphere.
a. NOx & hydrocarbons
b. H2O2 & NO in the
c. H2O & hydrocarbons
d. Fe2SO4, H2O & SO2
21. For estimation of pesticides on gas chromatography, the following detector is preferred
---------
a. Thermal conductivity detector
b. Flame ionization detector
c. Electron capture detector
d. Flame thermionic detector
22. An analytical technique which utilizes radio isotope to indirectly measure the
concentration of analyte in bulk of the sample is called ---------
a. FTIR
b. X-ray fluorescence
c. Isotope dilution analysis
d. Neutron activation analysis
23. In infra-red spectrophotometer, following detector is used -----------
a. Nanotube
b. Photomultiplier tube
c. Bolometer
d. Electron capture detector
24. Paper chromatography is an example of -------- type of chromatography.
a. Solid-Liquid
b. Liquid-Liquid
c. Solid-Gas
d. Liquid-Gas
25. The analytical technique suitable for estimation of heavy metal ions from water and soil
samples is --------
a. Spectrophotometry
b. Nephelometry
c. Turbidimetry
d. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry
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26. The major greenhouse gases are -----------
a. Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane & chlorofluorocarbons
b. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen & water vapor
c. Methane, oxygen, nitrogen & neon
d. Chlorine, fluorine, neon & argon
27. Which kind of power station produces sulphur dioxide resulting in air pollution and acid
rain?
a. Coal-fired power plant
b. Nuclear power plant
c. Hydro power plant
d. Wind power plant
28. Steel manufacturing units generate which of the following set of air pollutants?
a. Particulates, smoke, carbon monoxide & fluorides
b. SOx & acid mist
c. NOx, SOx & particulates
d. SOx, NOx, particulates & smoke
29. Which of the following is an aerobic wastewater treatment method?
a. Sludge digester
b. Septic tank
c. Trickling filter
d. Imhoff tank
30. For domestic drinking water supply the total dissolved solids should not exceed ---------
a. 100 ppm
b. 150 ppm
c. 500 ppm
d. 600 ppm
31. Which one of the following is not an energy recovery method of solid waste
management?
a. Pelletization
b. Biomethanation
c. Pyrolysis
d. Composting
32. The top priority when dealing with hazardous waste should be…
a. Making it less toxic
b. Pollution prevention and waste reduction
c. Making certain it is stored properly
d. Making certain it is transported safely
33. Which of the following method of impact identification is based on the complex web of
relationships in Environmental systems?
a. Network
b. Overlay maps
c. Matrices
d. Checklists
34. Which of the development activity is associated with submergence of the forests?
a. Irrigation Project

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 b. Highway Project
c. Sugar Industry
d. Chemical Fertilizer Plant
35. Environmental Setting is a description of …………
a. Affected environment
b. Environment as it exists
c. Extinct species
d. Lost environmental assets
36. Which dimensions analyses the environment on local, regional and national levels?
a. Time
b. Space
c. Scale
d. Components
37. Which key issue has played a major role in the conflict related to Sardar Sarovar
project?
a. Air pollution
b. Vector Borne diseases
c. Rehabilitation of out sees
d. Submergence of forests
38. Pasquill model is used to analyze the air quality impacts of ………
a. Line source
b. Single, elevated point source
c. Source of industrial cluster
d. Urban source
39. The Stepped Matrix is developed for identifying the impact from……………
a. Water Reservoir Project
b. Thermal Power Plant
c. Industrial Complex
d. Urbanization
40. Which parameters predominantly need to address in environmental setting for thermal
power project?
a. Air Quality
b. Water Quality
c. Soil Quality
d. Noise Quality
41. The maximum permissible noise standard for industrial zone during day time as per
Noise Pollution Control Rules, 2000 is --------
a. 75 dB
b. 65 dB
c. 55 dB
d. 45 dB
42. Which one of the following helps to identify the objects on the earth surface?
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 a. Atmospheric window
b. Spectral signature
c. Radiometric error
d. Spatial resolution
43. For construction of special features of points, lines and areas, the following model is
used.
a. Raster Data model
b. Vector data model
c. Special Information System
d. DBMS
44. In a relational model of GIS, relations are termed as --------
a. Attributes
b. Rows.
c. Tables.
d. Tuples.
45. Which one of the following Indian Remote Sensing satellites will be fully dedicated to
meteorological monitoring?
a. Agrisat-1
b. Cartosat-2
c. Kalpana-1
d. TWSAT
46. The phenomenon which occurs in nature when diameter of atmospheric particle is
smaller than wavelength of radiation is called ----------
a. Specular reflection
b. Mie Scattering
c. Rayleigh scattering
d. Non selective scattering
47. Spatial data can be described as --------
a. Data that has a geographic element
b. Data containing an area attribute
c. Data concerned with measurements
d. Data in tabular form
48. The hierarchical database model is based on a ---------
a. Tree structure
b. Lack of a parent segment
c. Lack of a child segment
d. Matrix
49. Following is an example of physical type workplace health hazard ---------
a. Noise and vibration
b. Fumes of chemical
c. Dust of chemical
d. Spores of fungi
50. The environmental concentration of toxicant which kills 50% of the test population is
called --------
a. LD50
b. ED50
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 c. EC50
d. ET50
51. ‘White Finger’ is a disease caused due to exposure of human being to ----------
a. Vibrations
b. Noise
c. Temperature
d. Illumination
52. The emergency plan is designed with the objective to ---------- workplace hazard.
a. Locate and if possible eliminate
b. Only to eliminate
c. Only to locate
d. Mitigation
53. Systematic method of hazard identification and control is called --------
a. Environmental impact assessment
b. Social impact assessment
c. Consequence analysis
d. Risk analysis
54. Fault tree analysis attempts to model and analyze -----------
a. Failure of engineering and biological processes
b. Failure of achieving advertisement of product
c. Failure of maintaining quality policy
d. Failure of achieving production goal
55. Which of the following minimum human exposure to Chlorine gas for 5-10 minutes
become fatal?
a. 10-20 ppm
b. 100-150 ppm
c. 500-600 ppm
d. 600-1000 ppm
56. The most frequently observed form of occupational cancer in industrial workers in India
is --------
a. Brain cancer
b. Blood cancer
c. Lung cancer
d. Skin cancer
57. Onsite emergency plan for industry helps to -----------
a. Handle routine situations
b. Handle sudden unexpected situations
c. Reduce production loss
d. Reduce loss of raw material
58. Ergonomics is a branch of knowledge that is concerned with -----------
a. Chemical accident
b. Biological safety
c. Radiation hazard
d. Job/Work comfort
59. The route of entry of gaseous environmental pollutants to human body is -------.

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 a. Skin absorption
b. Inhalation
c. Ingestion
d. Injection
60. The eradication of the unsafe conditions in the industry is an ultimate responsibility of
…..
a. Workers
b. Supervisor
c. Safety Officer
d. Management