Environment Quiz 68

Environment Quiz 68



1. Lindley System is a system for the classification of which one of the following?
Plants
Animals
Birds
Bacteria

2. The Sarno river is regarded as the most polluted river in Europe. In which country is the river?
Germany
Italy
France
Spain

3. Where is Mount Abu, the popular hill station, located?
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
West Bengal

4. Where is the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) located?
New Delhi
Pune
Nagpur
Chennai

5. Which sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth?
Black Sea
Mediterrranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea

6. Where is Indian Institute of Horticultural Research located?
Chennai
Pune
Bangalore
Hyderabad

7. Which medicine is a successor of salicin, produced and named after the willow tree bark?
Morphine
Aspirin
Insulin
Pecnicillin

8. Which one of the following is called the unicorn of the sea because of its large swordlike tusk formed from a protruding canine tooth?
Killer whale
Guiana dolphin
Narwhale
Goblin shark

9. The largest seed in the plant kingdom is that of coco de mer, which is native and endemic to which country?
Maldives
Indonesia
Seychelles
Brazil

10. What kind of an animal is the Indian flying fox?
Fox
Bat
Kite
Snake

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