14000+ MCQs Environment & Ecology(Sustainable Development and Natural Disaster)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 06/05/2026
1. District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is headed by
2. Assertion (A): Sustainable development is important for well-being of human society. Reason (R): Sustainable development is a kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
3. What are primary goals of sustainability?
I. The end of poverty and hunger.
II. Better standards of education and healthcare to all.
III. Gender equality and better sanitation.
IV. Sustainable economic growth while promoting jobs and stronger economies.
4. Under the O-Smart Scheme India is providing Tsunami Early Warning Services to how many countries?
5. In which year Disaster Management Act was passed in India?
6. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happened in
7. Which among the following gases was the cause of Beirut (Lebanon) blast on 5th August, 2020?
8. Consider the following statements:
I. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the ‘Club of Rome’.
II. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9. With respect to earthquake, consider the following statements:
I. Northern India is prone to frequent earthquakes as it is located on junction of two plates.
II. Seismic zoning map is brought out by BIS.
III. India has been divided into four seismic zones according to maximum intensity of earthquake.
IV. Zone V which includes North Eastern India, Northern portion of Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar is most active.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
10. Which among the following regions of India do not comes under high seismic zone?
11. The book ‘Silent Spring’ published in 1962 which set the tone for an environment movement in the world, was written by
12. Consider following statements regarding National Disaster Management Act, 2005, the 1st act made specifically for disaster management.
I. It ensures measures by various wings of government.
II. Prime Minister acts as chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
III. It establishes National Institute of Disasters Management (NIDM) for capacity building.
IV. It mandates the concerned ministries and department to draw up their own plans in accordance of National plan.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
13. Consider the following statements regarding landslides:
I. It is movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down the slope under the impact of gravity.
II. Its speed depend upon the steepness of the slopes, bedding plane of rocks, geological structure and human interference.
III. Newly formed Himalayan mountains, Andaman and Nicobar Islands group, Western Ghats and high rainfall areas of Nilgiri is prone to landslide.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
14. The discussion on ‘Sustainable Development’ was started after submitting a report on environment to the United Nations in 1987. That report was
15. The type of energy that shakes the Earth during an earthquake is produced by
16. The main objective of sustainable tourism is
17. Which one of the following is best strategy for environment-friendly sustainable development in Indian agriculture?
18. The definition of sustainable development was expressed during the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987, chaired by
19. Who has propounded the concept of Limits to growth?
20. The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at
21. What is important for sustainable development?
22. The first ‘Earth Summit’ was held at
23. Which among the following events can be considered as disasters in the context of the definition of a disaster given by Disaster Management Act, 2005?
I. Environmental pollution
II. Political unrest
III. Act of terrorism
IV. Stampede
V. Forest fires
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
24. A condition in which soil, moisture and rainfall conditions are not adequate to support a healthy crop growth to maturity is called
25. Bhopal Gas Tragedy (leakage of methyl isocyanate ‘MIC’) accident happened on
26. Which among the following is nodal agency for implementation of sustainable development in India?
27. The scale which is used to measure the intensity of earthquake is known as
28. With respect to State Disaster Response Fund created under Section 48(1)(a) of Disaster Management Act 2005, choose the correct statement.
I. Allocations are made based on recommendation of successive finance commissions.
II. Funds are allocated for period of 5 years.
III. Budgetary provision of these relief funds is done by Ministry of Finance, but processing of funds on request of state is done by Ministry of Home Affairs.
IV. Central share SDRF in 2 equal instalments in months of June and December.
29. The National Center for Seismology is situated at
30. Section.......of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 empowers Governor of a state to establish state Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)
31. Consider the following statements.
I. Indian Tsunami Early Warning Center was established in 2007 at Hyderabad.
II. Indian Tsunami Early Warning Center (ITEWC) is part of Indian National Center for Ocean Services.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
32. What is a natural hazard or disaster?
33. Which of the following gave legal basis to extra ordinary powers exercised by the Government of India during lockdown?
I. Mental Health Care Act, 2017
II. Disaster Management Act, 2005
III. Enemy Property Act, 1968
IV. Epidemic Disease Act, 1897
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
34. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) ....... of less rainfall triggers drought in the region.
35. With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:
I. It is a global action plan for sustainable development.
II. Originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
36. Chernobyl disaster was related with
37. Which of the following methods could be used to prevent or mitigate the hazardous effects of landslides in India?
38. Biocarbon fund initiative for sustainable forest landscapes is managed by the
39. The gas which leaked from Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal was
40. The major drought prone areas of the country are
41. Landslides are mainly caused by which of the following factors?
42. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) officially known as ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ is an intergovernmental set of aspiration goals. Choose correct statement regarding this:
I. It has 17 targets and 169 goals.
II. It is a successor of MDG.
III. 3 dimensions of SDG are society, economics and environment and their interlink ages.
IV. MDG was part of millennium summit 2000. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
43. Assertion (A): Earthquakes occur mainly in Peninsular India. Reason (R): Plates that collide face to face, collide as convergent plate boundaries.
44. Assertion (A): There is positive relation between Human Development Index (HDI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ranking of Indian State. Reason (R): The underlying dimensions of SDG targets are closely related to education and health aspect. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
45. The Earth Summit +5 was held in
46. Which of the following Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) will target to water availability for all and its permanent management upto 2030 in India?
47. National Commission on Floods was set up by the Government of India in
48. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Earthquakes generate tsunami by vertical movement of the sea floor as in normal faulting or trust faulting.
Reason (R): If the sea floor movement is horizontal, Tsunamis are generated.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
49. Assertion (A): In last two decades frequency of floods has been increased in Northern Plains. Reason (R): Due to deposition of silt, depth of rivers has decreased.
50. For the first time the word sustainable development was used in