Test

Social science GK Test - August.  

 15 Mark 

5. ENVIRONMENT QUIZ

The movement started by the people of Uttarakhand in the year 1970 to protect the trees from being felled is called...

 A. Chipko movement  B. Forest movement  C. Green movement

What is the colour of bin used for biodegradable waste?

 A. Yellow  B. Red  C. Green

Which of these is non-biodegradable?

 A. Leftover food  B. Plastic  C. Fruit-peels

Who wrote the book ‘Tiger, Tiger’?

 A. Kailash Sankhala  B. Padma Desai  C. Jasdev Bhatiya

Where in India is the Silent Valley located?

 A. Andhra Pradesh  B. Kerala  C. Maharashtra

Who is known as Mr Ozone?

 A. Meghnad Desai  B. Vikram Pandit  C. K. R. Ramanathan

Which gas is mainly responsible for the Greenhouse Effect?

 A. Carbon dioxide  B. Carbon monoxide  C. Sulphur dioxide

Who said, “Earth has enough for everyone’s need but not enough for everyone’s greed”?

 A. Mahatma Gandhi  B. Vinoba Bhave  C. Jayprakash Narayan

Who created the Rock Garden at Chandigarh from waste material?

 A. Shiv Nadar  B. Dhyanchand  C. Nekchand

Asian Games 

Questions: (Choose the answer from the box given below.)

 (Ever onward; Rising Sun with interlocking rings; 1951 in New Delhi; Jawaharlal Nehru; 2006 in Doha, Qatar; India)

1.When and where were the first Asian Games held?

2.When and where were the 15th Asian Games held?

3.Who assigned the name ‘Asian Games’?

4.Which was the first country to host the Asian Games?

5.What is the motto of the Asian Games?

6.What is the emblem of Asian Games?