School of Distance Education
                             UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
                             SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
                                     B ASOCIOLOGY
                               VSEMESTER (2019 Admission)
                                            CoreCourse
                       ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
                                MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
            1- Which of the following book written by Ulrich Beck?
                  A-All we can save                   B-Risk Society
                  C-Beyond the limit                  D-The fate of the earth
            2- The term …………… may refer to living plants and animals, geological processes,
            weather, and physics, such as matter and energy?
                  A-Vegetation                        B-Agronomy
                  C-Biocentrism                       D-Nature
            3- ……………..Isa term concerned with community ecology?
                  A-Synecology                        B- Biodiversity
                  C-Anthropomorphism                  D-Agronomy
            4- The UN Conference on Environment and Development, or Earth Summit, was held in
            …………………in 1992?
                  A-Stockholm                         B-Paris
                  C-Rio de Janeiro                    D-Austria
            5- Gir national park is famous for …………….…..?
                  A-one-horned rhino                  B- Lion
                  C-Elephant                          D-Deer
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            6- Which of the following is not a principle of the environmental justice movement?
                 A-Promote remedial measures
                 B-Shifting the burden of evidence of pollution from residents to polluters
                 C-Eliminating the need for proof of discriminatory intent
                 D-Redressing existing inequalities
            7- Appiko movement took place in which state of India?
                 A-Jharkhand                       B- Bihar
                 C-Maharashtra                     D-Karnataka
            8- UNFCCC stands for?
                 A-United Nations Foundations for Climate Control Center
                 B-United Nations Forestry Conservation and Climatology Center
                 C-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
                 D-United Nations frame of Convention for Community Based Conservation
            9- ……is a process of humans deliberately converting wooded land to non-forested land.
                 A-Deforestation                   B- Fortress Conservation
                 C-Afforestation                   D-Agroforestry
            10- Who defined “Environmental sociology is the study of the connection between the
            environment and society”?
                 A-Murray Bookchin                 B-Catton and Dunlap
                 C-Aldo Leopold                    D-Arne Naess
            11- Bhopal gas tragedy took place in the year?
                 A-1982                            B-1992
                 C-1984                            D-1986
            12- Find out an example for Geological hazards?
                 A-Hurricanes                      B- Flood
                 C-Epidemics                       D-Earthquake
            13- Who is known as the father of Green revolution?
                 A-Daniel Botkin                   B-Norman Borlaug
                 C-Robert Bullard                  D-Wolfgang Sachs
            14- Who was initiated ƒEarth day„?
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                  A-Senator Gaylord Nelson           B-James G Watt
                  C-Ralph Nader                      D-Edward Abbey
            15- ƒEarth hour„ is organized by …………………?
                  A-United Nations Environment Programme
                  B- International Union for Conservation of Nature
                  C-World Wildlife Fund for Nature
                  D-Green Cross International
            16- ……………….is the part ofearth where life exists?
                  A-Biosphere                         B-Hydrosphere
                  C- Lithosphere                      D-Atmosphere
            17- Which gas is mainly causes to depletion of ozone layer?
                  A-Helium                           B-Methane
                  C-Argon                            D-Chlorofluorocarbons
            18- …………………… is the process by which a body of water, usually a lake, becomes
            over-enriched by nutrients?
                  A-Bio magnification                B-Eutrophication
                  C-Decomposition                    D-Waterlogging
            19- Who founded the Green belt movement in 1977?
                  A-Vanessa Nakate                   B-Hunter Lovins
                  C-Wangari Maathai                  D-Phil Radford
            20- ……………….. is a branch of the atmospheric sciences that focuses on long-term
            patterns of weather and atmospheric circulation?
                  A-Geomorphology                    B-Climatology
                  C-Meteorology                      D-Ecomanagerialism
            21- The term ƒDeep ecology„ coined by ……………….?
                  A-Paul Ehrlich                     B-Arne Naess
                  C-Also Leopold                     D-Julian Simon
            22- Which of the following is not a ƒGreenhouse gas„?
                  A-Nitrogen                         B-Carbon dioxide
                  C-Methane                          D-Nitrous oxide
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            23- Chipko movement originated in ……………… at the ………………..?
                  A-1972 and Karnataka                B-1970 and Bihar
                  C-1973 and Uttarakhand              D-1976 and Jharkhand
            24- Narmada Bachao Andolan was initiated by
                  A-Sundarlal Bahuguna                B-Medha Patkar
                  C-Govind Sigh                       D-Vandana Shiva
            25- The word Ecology derived from the ……………………. Greek word?
                  A-Oikos                             B-Eco and log
                  C-Oykoz                             D-Ecosis
            26- Which of the biodiversity method aims to protect and maintain a species in a location
            other than its original environment?
                  A-In situ conservation              B-Community based conservation
                  C-Ex situ conservation              D-Natural conservation
            27- ………………. Is an example of an In situ conservation?
                  A-Zoological parks                  B- Botanical gardens
                  C-Seed banks                        D-Biosphere reserve
            28- When the last individual in a particular species dies, it is known as …………………?
                  A-Invasive Species                  B-Extinction
                  C-Endangered Species                D-Exotic species
            29- The movement ƒNarmada Bachao Andolan„ was started for?
                  A-Conservation of trees             B-Reducing Hazardous waste
                  C-Protecting rivers                 D-protection of endangered species
            30- The book ƒOn Man in His Environment„ authored by?
                  A-Margaret Thatcher                 B- Fernand Braudel
                  C-Samuel Klausner                   D-Medha Patkar
            31- Which of the following theory proposed by Alan Schnaiberg?
                  A-Treadmill of production           B-Ecological Complex
                  C-Environmental citizenship model   D-Metabolic rift
            32- The notion of ƒEcological complex„ introduced by?
                  A-AldoLeopold                       B-Otis DudleyDuncan
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