Bevae-181 Answer Key June 2022

BEVAE-181 Answer Key (June) 2022


Q. 1. World Commission on Environment and Development was chaired by :

(1) Herman Daly

(2) Gro Harlem Brundtland

(3) Maurice Strong

(4) Pierre Trudeau

Ans. (2) Gro Harlem Brundtland




Q. 2. Which one of the following is a decomposer ?

(1) Hawk

(2) Tadpole

(3) Earthworm

(4) Fungi

Ans. (3) Earthworm







Q. 3. Which one of the following is not one of the priority areas for achieving sustainable development goals?

(1) Protection of forests and other habitats

(2) Reduce poverty, inequality and third world debt

(3) Zero pollution

(4) Reduced waste generation

Ans. (3) Zero pollution





Q. 4. The main sulphur reservoir in the sulphur cycle is present in the :

(1) soil

(2) volcanic eruption

(3) hydrogen sulphide

(4) water

Ans. (1) soil




Q. 5. Level IV of the trophic level could be occupied by :

(1) rabbit

(2) grass 

(3) grasshopper

(4) tiger

Ans. (4) tiger





Q. 6. In the biosphere, the main land component is known as:

(1) lithosphere

(2) hydrosphere

(3) ecosphere

(4) stratosphere

Ans. (1) lithosphere




Q. 7. Identify the following types of food chain : 

Goat→ Nematodes → Saprotrophic bacteria

(1) detritus food chain

(2) grazing food chain 

(3) parasitic food chain

(4) aquatic food chain

Ans. (3) parasitic food chain




Q. 8. The discipline of public health was established in Europe after :

(1) 1642           (3) 1742

(2) 1812           (4) 1842

Ans. (4) 1842




Q. 9. The occurrence of ................ may take place when sea water in the tropical belt gets heated above 27°C and low pressure areas developed above the water levels.

(1) rains

(2) cyclones

(3) anti-cyclones

(4) tsunamis

Ans. (2) cyclones




Q. 10. Floods in which two countries results in two-third of total deaths caused by floods:

(1) India and Bangladesh

(2) China and Bangladesh

(3) Pakistan and Bangladesh 

(4) India and Nepal

Ans. (1) India and Bangladesh




Q. 11. The natural defence against tsunamis is :


(1) mangrove forest

(2) coral

(3) stony beaches

(4) gritty sand on the beach

Ans. (1) mangrove forest




Q. 12. In MAB programme run by UNESCO, MAB stands for :


(1) Man and the Biodiversity

(2) Mankind and the Biosphere 

(3) Man and the Biosphere

(4) Mankind and the Biodiversity

Ans. (3) Man and the Biosphere




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