PPSC Advertisement No. 26/2024
- Assistant Directors/ Senior Inspector Punjab Environmental Protection Agency
Qualification: B.Sc. (Second division) in Environmental Engineering from a university recognized by the Higher Education Commission.
OR
BS (Second division) in Environmental Sciences Natural Resources Management or Water Resources Management from a university recognized by the Higher Education Commission.
Top MCQs Test Past Paper with answers for a test related to the positions of Assistant Directors and Senior Inspectors in the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Q.1 The correct sequence of the 3R principle is:
A. Recycle, Reuse, Reduce
B. Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
C. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
D. None of the above
Correct Solution : 3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The 3R principle has been formulated by identifying three
principles or concepts. These are, respectively, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
All these methods aptly apply to waste disposal and have to be taken so. None
of these hurt the environment and are therefore usable for everyone.
Q.2 In which year does the amendment of the Forest
Conservation Act occur as given below?
A. 1976
B. 1988
C.1980
D. 1971
Correct Option is: 2. 1988
The Forest Conservation Act was amended in the year 1988.
The Forest Conservation Act was amended to design as well as protect the
Reserve forests for the utilization of Government.
Q.3 Hepatitis A is an infection disease
A. Food contamination
B. Water-borne disease
C.\tAir-borne disease
D. Both (A.) and (B.)
Correct Option : 4. Both (A.) and (B.).
Generally, Hepatitis A is caused through the contamination
of food as well as water. The contamination is usually through agricultural
waste, urban sewage, chemical waste, etc.
Q.4 Mention the category that is the worst sufferer of
destruction of environment :
A. Moderate class
B. Rich
C. Poor
D. All the above
Correct Option : 3. Bad
The worst category that suffers through the destruction of
the environment is the poor. There are multiple reasons behind this such as
scarcity of food resources, lack of fuel-wood, overcrowded urban regions, and
more. These reasons also lead to a rise in risks of diseases among the poor
individuals.
Q.5 Name the most common as well as naturally occurring
disaster.
A. Earthquake
B. Flood
C. Tsunami
D. None of the above
Correct Answer : 2. Flood
Floods are one of the most recurrent as well as natural
calamities in the country. The onset of flood occurs due to the disruptions
that occur in the monsoon season in many parts of the country.
Q.6 How many Biodiversity hotspots are on earth?
34.
B. 30
C.35
D. 36
The right answer is 4. 36
There are 36 biodiversity hotspots in the World. The hotpots
show the number of the endemic species that are present in a particular
hotspot.
Q.7 State the name of the drug that is associated with the
plant source of coffee or tea.
A. Camphor
B. Opium Poppy
C. Caffeine
D. Thorn Apple
Correct Answer : 3. Caffeine
This contains caffeine. Caffeine comprises different
advantages which are associated with the enhancement of working capability of
the brain, a better memory, etc.
Q.8 The day is being celebrated as World Environment Day.
A. June 5th
B. June 6th
C. June 8th
D. June 10th
Correct Answer 1. June 5th
World Environment Day is observed every year on 5 June. The
central objective of organizing an environment day is to tell people to become
aware and conserve the environment.
Q.9 Which factors are considered the causes of
eutrophication?
A. Supplement nutrient availability
B. Using fertilizers excessively
C. A and B.
D. None of the above
Correct Answer : 3. Both (A) and (B)
The major causes of eutrophication result from an increment
in the plant nutrients by using excess fertilizers. These fertilizers tend to
increase the water vegetation underwater in aquatic ecological ecosystems.
Moreover, this produces destruction of the natural environments that lie
beneath it.
Q.10 If there were no ants on Earth, what would happen?
Destruction of life
Little influence
C. Termites Lower
D. None
Correct answer is 1. Damaging living things
Population of termites will grow by their existence. They
dig an aerator in soil as the process of oxygen circulation inside. Water or
Oxygen does reach the earth-based roots only because of its creation by ants.
Termites themselves would make it difficult for life on this earth, if these
would be free from such enemy.
Q.11 What activity is likely to draw down the water table?
Overgrazing
B. Human population growth
C.\tSoil erosion
D. Over-extraction of Groundwater
Hence, correct answer is 4 Over extraction of groundwater
Over extraction of ground water is defined as using tube
wells to withdraw a large amount of water and thus lowers the water table.
Also, this might create a dry environment as well. A water table refers to the
region in between the surface of soil along with the rock sediments.
Q.12 Jowar as well as Bajra grows in regions having
A. High moisture content
B. Low moisture content
C. No moisture
D. None of the above
Correct Answer : 2. Low amount of moisture
Jawra and Bajra are harvested in regions where the moisture
content is low.
Q.13 What is the cause of sky appearing blue?
A. There is water vapor
B. The air molecules scatter the sun's light
C. The blue light is consumed by the air
D. The blue light passes through the atmosphere
Correct Answer : 2 The sun's rays scatter because of the air
molecules
A clear sky is generally blue in colour. The basic reason
for this concept is that the molecules that exist in air tend to scatter blue
light and not the red color light.
Q.14 What are the causes of soil pollution?
A. Acid rain
B. Ozone
C. Aerosol
D. None of the above
Correct Answer: 1. Acid rain
So, the pollution of soil is due to the presence of
xenobiotics-manufactured chemical or other alterations in the natural soul
environment.
Q.15 Why are radiations harmful?
A. Radiation causes skin cancer
B. Radiations cause anemia
C. Radiations change body tissues
D. Radiations are unstable
The correct answer is Radiations causes skin cancer
It is said to take place when a radioactive substance gives
off particles that are likely to penetrate into the body of a human being and
therefore cause damage.
Q.16 Identify the instrument that is used to measure
temperature, pressure as well as humidity at numerous altitudes within the
atmosphere.
A. Altimeter
B. Barograph
C. Radiosonde
D. Aneroid Barometer
Correct answer is: 3. Radiosonde
The radiosonde is a device that measures temperature,
pressure, and humidity at several heights over the atmospheric body.
Q.17 Identify the sea that is also known as an oceanic
desert.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct Answer 1.
The
Q.18 Identify the following: gas that is required for
sustaining the atmospheric temperature.
A. Oxygen B. Carbon Dioxide
C.Nitrogen D. None of the above Correct Option : 2. Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas that helps trap heat inside the atmosphere. There is always a considerable amount of carbon dioxide that maintains the temperature in the atmosphere. Q.19 Who coined the term 'ecosystem'? 1. Odum 2. Elton 3. Arthur G Tansley 4. Clements Correct Option: 3. Arthur G Tansley The term 'ecosystem' was first discovered person by Arthur G Tansley in the year of 1935. This is the form of biotic community that consists an organism and its certain surrounding physical atmosphere that tends to interact with each other. Q.20 All species of earth with each other and their associated environments collectively are known as : A. Biosphere B. Atmosphere C. Hydrosphere D. Lithosphere Biosphere Correct Answer : 1. Biosphere Biosphere can be described as the aggregation of microorganisms, plants as well as animals with their mutual interaction and their peculiar environment. Hence, each species on earth along with their respective environments forms collective Biosphere.
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