People and Environment Interaction - Quiz

Which of the following are included in the biosphere?

  • A Hydrosphere
  • B Lithosphere
  • C Atmosphere
  • D All of these

The urbanization process accounts for the wind in the urban centres during nights to remain

  • A Faster than that in rural areas.
  • B Slower than that in rural areas.
  • C The same as that in the rural areas.
  • D Cooler than that in rural areas.

Which of the following are considered as producers in a food chain?

  • A Autotrophic plants
  • B Herbivores
  • C Carnivores
  • D Decomposers

A keystone species is characterized by its

  • A Disproportionate large impact on ecosystem
  • B Very less impact on ecosystem
  • C No impact at all
  • D None of the above

The term ecosystem was coined by

  • A Arthur Tansley
  • B Al Gore
  • C Arrhenius Svante
  • D Mobius

Population consists of

  • A Organisms in a species that are capable of reproducing among themselves.
  • B Different species that can interbreed.
  • C Collective members of a species living and interacting across the biosphere.
  • D Some organisms that may not belong to any species.

In which of the following layers of the atmosphere, ozone (O3) gas is present?

  • A Stratosphere
  • B Mesosphere
  • C Troposphere
  • D None of the above

In the study of man–environment interaction, the statement of Miss Semple that ‘the humans are slowly the product of their environment’ is

  • A An opinion
  • B A prejudice
  • C A fact
  • D A widely accepted phenomenon

Biome is a natural community of

  • A Plants in a geographical area.
  • B Animals in a geographical area.
  • C Plants and animals in a geographical area.
  • D Plants in the Arctic region.

Earth is often struck by solar eruptions, which comprise energetic particles that are hurled away from the Sun into space. Which of the following statements reflect the effect on earth?

1. When these eruptions interact with the magnetic field, they cause beautiful auroras.

2. They breakdown radio communication and power supplies.

3. They don’t affect life support system on earth.

Codes:

  • A 1 only
  • B 1 and 2 only
  • C 2 and 3 only
  • D 3 only