1) US banned her entry calling her ‘a communist good’.

She was kept in On her journey

to the USA from China she got into trouble when the London for time’s sake and became
a major attraction there. Who?

Chi-Chi the Panda, who became the mascot of the WWF

2) The comic character Yogi Bear lives in a national park that takes its name from the
world’s first national park. Name both.

Jellystone and Yellowstone

3) The byline of which company, rather ironically went ‘What we do will touch your
lives in some way everyday’?

Union Carbide Limited (Bhopal Gas Tragedy)

4) Cubatao, in Brazil has certain epithet because it is the world’s most polluted place.
What epithet?

The Valley of Death

5) Which popular brand takes its name from a particular species of deer native to South
Africa?

Reebok

6) Which metal was responsible for the fatal brain disease that affected people eating
fish caught from the Minamata Bay off the Japanese island of Kyushu?

Mercury

7) What is the claim to fame of a body called the Dasohli Gram Swarajya Mandali?

Pioneered the Chipko movement

8) A certain kind of bird called Storm Petrels are named after St. Peter. Why?

Because they can walk on water

9) The largest flower in the world is named after the person who forced Lord Minto to
occupy Java and was at one time the keeper of the London Zoo. We know him best for a
city that he founded. Name him and the flower?

Sir Stamford Thomas Raffles and the Rafflesia arnoldi

10) In which book would you find the lines ‘All animals are equal but some animals are
more equal’.

George Orwell’s ‘Animal farm’

11) The Indian television series ‘Living on the edge’ was the first in Asia to win the
prestigious Panda Award. By what popular name is this award known?

The Green Oscar

12) Which animal is mentioned as the teacher of Yudhishthira in the Mahabharatha?

The Mongoose

13) Which comic character cannot stand trees being cut down?

Dogmatix of Asterix

14) Which Banking and Finance corporate major recently tied up with the WWF to issue
special WWF branded credit cards wherein the company would donate a certain amount
of money on the customer’s behalf to WWF everytime he used the card?

Citibank

15) A few years ago a certain insect called the Mexican Beetle was imported into
Bangalore in large numbers. Why?

To eradicate the weed Parthenium

16) India’s premier environmental magazine is edited by activist Bittu Sahgal. Name it.

Sanctuary

17) Who said ‘A nation’s wealth, its real wealth can be gauged by its tree cover ‘?

Richard St. Barbe Baker, ‘The Man of Trees’

18) Who is the patron saint of ecology?

St. Francis

19) Of which media powerhouse is the Discovery Channel a division?

Disney
20) Who authored a bestseller ‘Overload’ which is concerned with a fight between
environmentalists and an engineer over the building of a thermal power station?

Arthur Hailey

21) This American industrialist donated about 1/5th of his property to WWF in return for
which the WWF gives an annual Wildlife Conservation Prize to individuals and
organisations for distinguished service to the cause of conservation, in his name. Who?

J. Paul Getty

22) Which ancient Indian text contains rules and regulations on how to run a protected
forest or a ‘abhayaranya’?

Kautilya’s Arthashastra

23) The oldest of the species is supposedly more than 600 years old and is found in
Kerala’s Perambikulam game sanctuary. Now it is a primary component for reforestation
and its bark and flowers are used as medicine for Bronchitis. Its name originated in
Malayalam and entered Portuguese to mean ‘carpenter’. Which tree?

The Teak

24) This tree was supposedly brought to India from Sri Lanka by Hanuman when he was
carrying messages from Sita. He felt so delighted by it that he threw the seeds on what is
presently Maharashtra. Which tree?

The Mango

26) What is the area adjoining the Kuntipuzha river in Kerala called?

The Silent Valley

27) Which comic achieved the distinction of being the first to be printed on recycled
paper as early as the mid 80s?

Archie Comics

28) Petra Kelly founded a political party in Germany whose agenda is conservation.
Name the party.

The Greens Party

29) Who was the star of a film “Grime goes green’ along with John Cleese?
Prince Charles

30) The first environmentally conscious community are found in Rajasthan and get their
name from the fact that the follow 29 commandments?

The Bishnois

31) If you were a Gargencian with whom would you mate?

The Amazon tribe

32) Carl Sagan headed a research team called TTAPS which introduced a phrase into
the English language. What phrase?

Nuclear Winter

33) In an irony of war in the Gulf, a US owned tanker flying a Pan American flag
carrying Iranian oil struck a mine off Fujirah port in UAE and caused an oil slick, the first
in the Indian Ocean. Name the ship.

Texaco Carribean

34) In 1992, At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro two countries, rather incongruously
announced they would resume whale hunting. Name them.

Iceland and Norway

35) What was E.P.Gee referring to in his book ‘Wildlife of India’ when he wrote ‘ There
are floating islands in Burma, Kashmir and North America that I have heard of. But I
think ________ is the only floating wildlife sanctuary in the world. Fill in the blank.

Keibul Lamjao floating sanctuary in Manipur

2. What minerals are found in the run-off from agricultural land and treated and untreated sewage
effluents, which are highly responsible for eutrophication of water bodies?

Phosphorous and carbon

Nitrogen and phosphorus A
Potassium and arsenic
Iron and manganese

3. Aquaculture is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of freshwater or marine aquatic species
of plants and animals. Name an area along the Indian coast, where aquaculture and prawn
culture activities are a major source of coastal pollution as well as a threat to the endangered sea
turtles.

East Coast, especially Orissa A

Maharashtra
Kerala
All of the above

4. The GAP (Ganga Action Plan) – a project to clean up the polluted waters of the Ganga - plans
to intercept and divert municipal sewage falling into the river from 25 large urban conglomerates
in thee states. Name them.

UP, Haryana and Punjab

UP, Bihar and West Bengal B
Himachal Pradesh, UP, and Haryana
Orissa , Bihar and West Bengal

1. The following pollutant is not contained in the vehicular exhaust emissions:

Lead
Ammonia A
 Carbon monoxide
Particulate matter

2. Environmental friendliness of a vehicle could be measured by the amount of pollutants it emits

per passenger per kilometre travelled.Rate the environmental friendliness (1=best & 4=worst) of
the following vehicles as per this criterion:
Car : scooter : bus : bicycle

4:3:2:1 A
2:3:4:1
3:2:4:1
4:2:3:1

Diesel exhaust is the main source of three highly toxic pollutants that have a widespread impact
on the urban air quality and human health. Name them

SPM,Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Suspended particulate matter(SPM), benzene B
Sulphur dioxide,Ammonia,Benzene
Lead, NOx,CO2

Earlier, leaded petrol used to be the most widespread, though easily preventable, source of urban
air pollution in the world. According to WHO (World Health Organization), 15–18 million children
in the developing countries are already suffering from permanent brain damage due to lead
poisoning. Why is tetra-ethyl lead added to petrol?

It prevents engine knocking A

Reduces vehicular emissions
Increases life of motor tyres
None of the above

What is car–pooling?

an interesting computer game

intensive washing of your father’s car
you and your friends sharing a ride to a movie A
none of the above
The term used for the conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and
recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings is

Core conservation
In-situ conservation
Ex-situ conservation A
Peripheral conservation

Sea turtles are called living fossils for they have been on the earth in their present form for over
150 million years. Of the five species of sea turtles found in the waters of the Indian subcontinent,
which is the most populous species?

Keneps Ridley
Loggerhead
Olive Ridley A
Flatback

A device is fitted to motor vehicles to chemically reduce some gases produced by internal
combustion engines like NOx, CO, and HC into less harmful products. Name this device.

Catalytic converter A
2-stroke engines
Carburetor
Tail pipe

Which is the only country who has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol yet?
Australia
United
States
Japa
n
India

Name any 3 countries that have flouted or refused to sign anti whaling agreements?
India
China
USA
Brazil A
A much cheaper and lighter fuel extracted from crude oil is used to adulterate petrol in the ratio
3:1 (adulterant : petrol). It causes damage to the vehicle engine, besides leading to high emission
levels. Name this common adulterant of petrol that most easily escapes detection.

Diesel
Kerosene
Naphtha A
Mobile oil

Of the primary energy supply of the largest coal-producing country in the world, 2.75% is
met by this fossil fuel. Consequently this country is the second-largest country of
greenhouse gas emissions after USA – (95% of its GHG emissions is CO2 from coal-
dominated fossil fuel combustion). Name the country.

India
UK A
Japan
China

2. In India and elsewhere, biomass can be obtained from

Groundnut shells
Sugarcane bagasse
Rice husk
All of the aboveA
Hydro power, which is derived from water is one of the earliest sources of energy in the country.
The first mini hydel plant was set up in 1897 at the following place.

Shimla
Dehra Doon
Kulu
Darjeeling A

Large amounts of solar energy is stored in the oceans and seas. The process of harnessing this
energy is called
 OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) A
OTC (ocean thermal conversion)
OSTEC (ocean and sea thermal energy conversion)

6. Which landmark global conference was the FIRST major step towards a global
agreement on greenhouse gas emissions reduction and the first to recognize the atmosphere
as a natural resource?

The Vienna Convention in 1985

The Montreal Protocol in 1987
The 'Earth Summit' in Rio in 1992 C