SEBA Class 10 Geography MCQ Chapter 2(2025 HSLC Exam) | Environment and Environmental Problems

Environment and Environmental Problems MCQs

The Meaning of Environment MCQs

1. Match the following-

(Sivsagar, 2023-24)

(A) (a) – ( i); (b) – (iii); (c) – (ii); (d) – (iv)

(B) (a) – ( iii); (b) – (iv); (c) – (ii); (d) – (i)

(C) (a) – ( ii); (b) – (iii); (c) – (iv); (d) – (i)

(D) (a) – ( iv); (b) – (ii); (c) – (iii); (d) – (i)

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2. Who says that the environment is an outcome of the interaction among land, water, air and life.

(A) Carl Ritter 

(B) David W. Harvey

(C) Peter Haggett

(D) Friedrich Ratzel

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3. The status and changes in the Hydrosphere is depends on.

(Dhemaji, 2023-24)

(A) Lithosphere

(B) Atmosphere

(C) Biosphere

(D) All above

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4. Consider the following statements.

A- Evironment denotes the condition around an organism or a Community of an organism.

B – The elements of environment can be mainly divided into two-biotic  and abiotic.

(Sivsagar, 2023-24)

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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(A) A is correct, B is incorrect

(B) A is correct, B is correct

(C) A is incorrect, B is correct

(D) A and B both are incorrect

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5. Which among the following factors are responsible for the rapid change of the earth’s environment?

(Charaideo, 2023-24)

(a) Population  growth

(b) Industrialization

(c) Forestation

(d) Urbanization

(a) (i), (ii), (iii)

(b) (i), (ii), (iv)

(c) (ii) and (iv)

(d) (i) and (ii)

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6. Consider the statements A and B about the environment and choose the correct answer.

(Sonitpur, 2023-24)

(A) The condition created by four major interconnected spheres of the  earth is called the environment.

(B) The environment is changing in terms of space and time.

(a) A is true but B is false

(b) A is false but B is true

(c) Both A and B are true

(d) Both A and B are false

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7. Which one of the following is NOT a part of Lithosphere?

(A) Mountains

(B) Lakes

(C) Plateaus

(D) Coasts 

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8. Which one of the following is NOT an abiotic?

(A) Land

(B) Air

(C) Animal

(D) Water

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9. What is the scientific name of the human being?

(a) Felis catus

(b) Homo sapiens

(c) Ursus maritimus

(d) Bos gaurus

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10. The atmosphere extends broadly to a height of about_____

(a) 1000 km

(b) 10,000km

(c) 100,000km

(d) 10,00,000km

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Environmental Problem MCQs

11. A greenhouse gas that absorbs solar energy and maintains the earth’s temperature is ______

(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Methane

(C) Nitrous oxide

(D) Chlorofluorocarbons

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12. An example of a local environmental problem is 

(HSLC-2024)

(A) rise of sea level

(B) flood problem of Brahmaputra Valley

(C) limited land pollution caused by a small-scale industry

(D) problem of desertification in the North America continent

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13. What is the amount of Carbon di-Oxide in the atmosphere?

(HSLC-2023)

(a) 0.0035%

(b) 0.035%

(c) 0.35%

(d) 3.35%

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14. The number of environmental problems can be geographically divided  into

(Kamrup Metro, 2023-24)

(A) 3 categories
(B) 5 categories
(C) 4 categories

(D) 6 categories

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Major Environmental Problems MCQs

Land Pollution MCQs

15. Soil contamination by chemicals can result from:

(A) Composting
(B) Natural rainfall
(C) Use of pesticides and fertilizers
(D) Solar energy

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16. Which of the following is not a source of land pollution?

(A) Industrial waste
(B) Radioactive substance
(C) Afforestation
(D) Acid rain

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17. Land pollution negatively affects agriculture. For which of the following reasons?

(A) Increasing crop yields

(B) Reducing soil fertility

(C) Enhancing the quality of groundwater

(D) Promoting healthy ecosystems

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Water Pollution MCQs

18. Which of the following is a cause of water pollution?

(A) Tree plantation

(B) Acid rain

(C) Wind energy

(D) Solar power

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19. Which of the following is  NOT a cause of water pollution?

(A) Industrial waste

(B) Acid rain

(C) Oil spill from a ship

(D) Solar power

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Air Pollution MCQs

20. What is the cause of acid rain?

(A) The presence of Sulphur-di-oxide and Nitrogen oxide in the atmosphere.

(B) The presence of Sulphur-di-oxide and Carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.

(C) The presence of Methane and Nitrogen oxide in the atmosphere.

(D) The presence of Sulphur-di-oxide and chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere.

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21. What is the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

(HSLC, 2020) (Charaideo, 2023-24) (Bongaigaon, 2023-24)

(a) 0.30%

(b) 10.31%

(c) 0.035%

(d) 0.037%

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22. Which of the following gases in the atmosphere causes acid rain?

 (HSLC, 2021) (HSLC-2023)

(a) Argon

(b) Carbon Monoxide

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Sulphur di-Oxide

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23. Acid rain generally occurs in the region____

(HSLC, 2018) (Udalguri, 2023-24) (Sonitpur, 2023-24)

(A) Polar region

(B) Forest areas

(C) Industrial areas

(D) Grassland areas

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24. Which of the following is a consequence of Air pollution?

(Kamrup, 2023-24)

(A) acid rain

(B) deforestation

(C) industrial waste
(D) desertification

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25. Match the following with appropriate choices-

(Goalpara, 2023-24) (Golaghat, 2023-24)

(A) a -iv, b -iii, c -ii, d -i

(B) a -iv, b-iii, c -i, d -ii
(C) a -iv, b -i, c -iii, d -ii
(D) a- iv, b -ii, c -iii, d – I

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26. Which of the following city was severely affected by air pollution on November 2023?

(Golaghat, 2023-24)

(A) Mumbai

(B) Kolkata
(C) Delhi
(D) Bengaluru

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27. What are the two gases in the highest amounts in the Atmosphere?

(Dhemaji, 2023-24)

(i) Helium

(ii) Nitrogen

(iii) Oxygen

(iv) Carbon Di Oxide

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iii)

(C) (iii) and (iv)

(D) (i) and (iv)

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Desertification MCQs

28. What is desertification?

(A) Expansion of deserts

(B) Turning fertile land into desert

(C) Construction of sand dunes

(D) Formation of new deserts by wind erosion

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29. Desertification means_____

(Goalpara, 2023-24)

(A) Controlling the global warming.

(B) Increase the Fertile land.

(C) Deforestation.

(D) A process of  destruction of the biological potential of the land

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30. Which human activity is a major cause of desertification?

(A) Planting trees

(B) Overgrazing

(C) Solar power usage

(D) Wind energy production

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31. Which of the following is  NOT a cause of desertification?

(A) Deforestation

(B) Overgrazing

(C) Global warming

(D) Sustainable farming practices

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32. Which continent in the world has the highest amount of desertification?

(Hailakandi, 2023-24)

(A) South America

(B) Europe

(C) North America

(D)Asia

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33. How does deforestation contribute to desertification?

(A) By reducing air pollution

(B) By removing plants that help prevent soil erosion

(C) By increasing biodiversity

(D) By promoting rainfall

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34. The Continent which is highly affected by desertification is

(Biswanath, 2023-24)

(a) Asia

(b) Africa

(c) North America

(d) South America

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35. Which of the following natural processes can trigger desertification?

(A) Earthquakes

(B) Droughts

(C) Volcanic eruptions

(D) Tsunamis

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36. How much of the world’s land surface area is affected by desertification?

(Udalguri, 2023-24) (South Salmara, 2023-24)

(A) 35%

(B) 30%

(C) 25%

(D) 20%

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Global Warming MCQs

37. Among all the greenhouse gases, which of the following is responsible for global warming? 

(HSLC, 2019)

(a) Oxygen

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Argon

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38. Which of the following is not an example of a greenhouse gas?

(HSLC-2024)

(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Methane

(C) Nitrous oxide

(D) Oxygen

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39. Which gas has the greatest role in greenhouse gases?

(Sivsagar, 2023-24) (Hailakandi, 2023-24) (Biswanath, 2023-24)

(a) Carbon-di-oxide

(b) Chlorofloro carbon

(c) Methane

(d) Nitrous oxides

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40. Which one of the following gases is not responsible for global warming?

(HSLC, 2022)

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Ozone

(c) Methane

(d) Nitrous oxide

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41. ________is not responsible for global warming.

(Jorhat, 2023-24)

(a) CO₂

(b) Methane

(c) Sulphur

(d) Acetylene

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42. Global warming has resulted

(Dhubri, 2023-24)

(a) Decrease in sea level

(b) Increase crop production

(c) Increase in sea level

(d) Decrease in human death

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43. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas

(Dhubri, 2023-24)

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Sulpher dioxide

(c) Methane

(d) Nitrogen

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44. Through which of the following process we can control global warming?

(Goalpara, 2023-24)

(A) Deforestation

(B) Forerstation

(C) Urbanization

(D)  industrialization

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45. Global warming is a –

(Nagaon, 2023-24)

(a) Local Problem

(b) Regional Problem

(c) Personal Problem

(d) International Problem

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46. During the last 150 years, the extent of the increase of Carbon-Di-Oxide  in the atmosphere is estimated to be about_____

(South Salmara, 2023-24)

(A) 0%

(B) 30%

(C) 78%

(D) 27%

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