World Environment Day

Question 1 of 30

1. Question

In which year the Environmental Protection Act was passed in India?

1984
1986
1990
1974

Question 2 of 30

2. Question

The first World Environment Day was held in which year?

1971
1974
1978
1976

Question 3 of 30

3. Question

What was the theme of World Environment Day 2020?

Ecosystem Restoration
Time for Nature
Beat Air Pollution
Beat Plastic Pollution

Question 4 of 30

4. Question

World Environment Day forms which part of the United Nations?

United Nations Environment Program
United Nations Environment Conservation Program
United Nation Environment & Biodiversity Program
United Nations Eco-System Preservation Program

Question 5 of 30

5. Question

Which nation hosted World Environment Day 2020?

Ukraine
Colombia
Germany
Argentina

Question 6 of 30

6. Question

What is the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”?

A landfill that spans the Central California coast from Santa Barbara to Salinas
A Charlie Brown movie starring Snoopy and Pig-Pen
A huge island of plastic debris swirling in the ocean that is roughly the size of Texas
A concentrated area in the North Pacific of mostly tiny particles of plastic that you cannot easily see

Question 7 of 30

7. Question

The total set of carbon emissions caused by an individual.

Carbon footsteps
Carbon credits
Carbon footprints
All of the above

Question 8 of 30

8. Question

According to the Sustainable Development Goal 13, the biggest threat towards development is:

Climate change
Pollution
Melting Polar Ice-Caps
Population Growth

Question 9 of 30

9. Question

What is the greenhouse effect?

Certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the Earth
Life on Earth 'exhales' gas that warms up the atmosphere
The tilt of the Earth changes the amount of solar energy the Earth receives
The Sun is putting out more radiant energy over time

Question 10 of 30

10. Question

Which ISO standard applies to the environmental management system?

ISO 14005
ISO 14001
ISO 14002
ISO 45001

Question 11 of 30

11. Question

What is the leading cause of coral bleaching?

CO2 dissolved in ocean water
Ocean pollution
Climate change
Sediment stirred up by extreme storms

Question 12 of 30

12. Question

When and where was the environment day anthem launched?

Nepal, 1995
US, 2000
India, 2013
UK, 2016

Question 13 of 30

13. Question

Which of the first state to implement the Environment should be included as a separate subject in schools?

Delhi
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil-Nadu

Question 14 of 30

14. Question

What is the primary cause of the overall rising trend in CO2 in the atmosphere?

The increase in CO2 is caused by burning of fossil fuels
CO2 is increasing because we are coming out of an ice age
As human population grows, people exhale more CO2
CO2 is released by the oceans as they warm

Question 15 of 30

15. Question

Wasting less food is a way to reduce CO2 emissions.

True
False

Question 16 of 30

16. Question

What was agreed to in the “Paris Agreement” that came out of COP-21, held in Paris in 2015?

To protect biodiversity and end the deforestation of the world’s rainforests
To keep global temperature rise well below 2℃ pre-industrial levels and to pursue a path to limit warming to 1.5℃
To limit sea level rise to 3 feet above current levels
To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy

Question 17 of 30

17. Question

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

Transportation
Industry
Electricity and heat production
All of the above

Question 18 of 30

18. Question

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere

Question 19 of 30

19. Question

Biofuels- Fuels made from nonrenewable matter.

True
False

Question 20 of 30

20. Question

What can you do to help stop plastic pollution?

Refuse single-use plastic
Bring your own reusable bags wherever you go shopping
Ask establishments to consider using plastic free
All of the above

Question 21 of 30

21. Question

The acronym BOD stands for?

Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Biomedical Oxygen Demand
Biochemical Organic Demand
Biochemical Operating Demand

Question 22 of 30

22. Question

What is the key difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

All non-renewable resources pollute the environment; renewable resources don't.
Non-renewable resources must be refined before humans can use them; renewable resources don't.
Non-renewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources don't.
Non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources don't.

Question 23 of 30

23. Question

Which of the following is a true statement about recycling?

Recycling allows resources to be reused, instead of dumped in landfills
Recycled products emit oxygen into the atmosphere
Recycling causes the earth to cool down, instead of warm up
Recycling turns non-renewable resources into renewable ones

Question 24 of 30

24. Question

What is geothermal energy?

Sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
Fuels made from organic matter
Electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam
Heat energy naturally produced with earth

Question 25 of 30

25. Question

Reusing or recycling old items instead of buying new ones helps shrink your carbon footprint by…

Eliminating the need for new packaging to be created
Cutting out the CO2 released when transporting new products to the store
Making sure you don’t buy more than you need
All of the above

Question 26 of 30

26. Question

What is the full form of ESG?

Ecological, Social, Governance
Environmental, Sustainability , Governance
Environmental, Social ,Governance
Ecosystem, Social ,Governance

Question 27 of 30

27. Question

What is ESG performance closely linked to?

The market value of a company
The goodwill of a company
The shareholder value of a company
The financial performance of a company

Question 28 of 30

28. Question

Ozone depletion in the stratosphere causes:

Increase in greenhouse effect
Cooling of the earth atmosphere system
Increase of infrared radiation in the troposphere
Increase of ultraviolet radiation In the troposphere

Question 29 of 30

29. Question

Which one of the following is the main objective of Montreal protocol?

Combat desertification
Formulate sustainable development goals
Protection of ozone layer
Combat climate change

Question 30 of 30

30. Question

In solid waste management, waste utilization is achieved by:

Recover, reclamation and reproduce
Reuse, reclamation and recycling
Recover, recycling and reproduce
Recuse, reproduce and recycling