


1) Consider the following statements about the Cauvery river :-
1. It is the fourth-largest river in south India.
2. The Cauvery basin is spread through three states and one UT.
3. It originates in the Brahmagiri hills in Kodagu, in a place called Talakaveri in Tamil Nadu.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1 and 2 only
2) Consider the following statements about the World Environment Day :-
1. It is celebrated on the 5th of June every year.
2. The host country for 2019 is India.
3. The theme of World Environment Day 2019 is Air Pollution.
4. The theme is decided by the host country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1,2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1,3 and 4 only
d) All of the above
3) Consider the following statements about House Sparrow :-
1. It is listed as ‘Endangered’ in the IUCN Red List.
2. It is the state bird of Bihar and New Delhi.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
4) Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI) can be defined as:-
a) They are the industries that discharge radioactive wastes into the rivers.
b) They are the industries that discharge contaminated medical waste into the rivers.
c) They are the industries that discharge more than 1,00,000 litres of wastewater and/or hazardous chemicals into the rivers.
d) None of the above
5) Consider the following statements regarding UNICEF study on Swachh Bharat [Clean India] mission :-
1. The study is based on ground reports from three states, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.
2. The study has suggested that in terms of faecal contamination, non-ODF villages were more likely to have their groundwater sources contaminated than ODF villages.
3. The study has been commissioned by UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above