Environment and Natural Resources

The freshwater is mainly obtained from surface runoff and groundwater that is continually being

renewed and recharged through the ________.

• sulfur cycle

• hydrological cycle

• Precipitation

• condensation

96.5 per cent of the total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as _____ and only 2.5

per cent as _______.

• Fresh water,ocean

• Ocean,freshwater

• Sea,ocean

• River,ocean

Source of energy in the biosphere is ______

• Heat of earth

• sunlight

Environment is derived from a French word called as ________

Global warming is caused due to presence of _____in atmosphere.

• Nacl

• H20

• O2

• Co2

Natural resource that can be regenerated in the same rate at which it is consumed is ________.

• renewable soruce

• Non renewable source

• forest

• Water

Solid, naturally occurring inorganic material is _______.

Accumulation of water in underground gives more water to crop resulting in high crop yield.

• True

• false

Shifting cultivation decreases deforestation.

• True

• false

As India is a Agriculture based country, it has sufficient amount of green cover to control environmental pollution.

• False

• True