Environmental Science MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option D.
A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Disease aggravated by air pollution is bronchitis.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Oil derived from coal, oil shales or tar sands is called natural gas as it is obtained from nature, nothing artificial. Coal is obtained naturally from the remnant of plants that grew in swamps hundreds of millions of years ago.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Lead poisoning reduces O2 carrying capacity of hemoglobin in blood.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Herbivores are also known as plant eating animals or primary consumers.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Mammals have 177 endangered species among vertebrates which represents 3.8% of all the species.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Year 2007 is Water Year declared by the government.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
A population is defined as a group of individuals in a species. Hence they can interbreed and include organisms in a geographical area. The total of all populations is called a universe.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Humidity is the measure of the amount of moisture in the air. A psychrometer is an example of a hygrometer. A psychrometer uses two thermometers to measure relative humidity; one measures the dry-bulb temperature and the other measures the wet-bulb temperature.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight, it will measure a much higher temperature than that of the air.