Climate Change: Its Causes And Effects - UNIT: 07 Effect Of Climate Change On The Society - English Paper II (Compulsory) - For Class XII (All Groups) - (MCQs)

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Unit 07: Effect Of Climate Change On The Society
Climate Change: Its Causes And Effects
English II (C)
For Class XII (All Groups)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
From Text Book Exercise

Read the following satatement and choose the correct option:
1. What is the primary cause of the recent changes in Earth's climate patterns?
(a) Natural variations in weather
(b) Human activities such as fossil fuel use and deforestation ✔
(c) Changes in the Earth's orbit
(d) Solar flares

2. Which greenhouse gas is over 25 times more potent than CO₂ in trapping heat?
(a) Nitrous oxide
(b) Methane ✔
(c) Oxygen
(d) Carbon monoxide

3. Which sector is identified as one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions?
(a) Education
(b) Manufacturing and industry ✔
(c) Tourism
(d) Healthcare

4. What major environmental issue results from deforestation?
(a) Increased rainfall
(b) Reduced solar radiation
(c) Increase in atmospheric CO₂ ✔
(d) Lower oxygen levels in oceans

5. Why might coastal communities be at greater risk from climate change?
(a) They are generally more developed
(b) They lack access to renewable energy
(c) Rising sea levels and storm surges threaten their existence ✔
(d) They depend heavily on air travel

6. What would be a logical consequence if sustainable waste practices are not adopted?
(a) Decrease in greenhouse gas emissions
(b) Reduced need for recycling
(c) Increased degradation methane emissions in environment ✔
(d) Better air quality

7. What is the main purpose of the passage?
(a) To provide weather forecasts
(b) To argue against industrialization
(c) To inform and persuade action on climate change ✔
d) To promote new technology for farming

8. How does climate change impact water availability?
(a) Reduces crops
(b) Increases floods
(c) Causes droughts ✔
(d) Melts glaciers

9. What happens as ocean temperature rises?
(a) Sea levels drop
(b) Ice sheets grow
(c) Ocean expands ✔
(d) Carbon reduces

10. What is a major economic impact of climate change?
(a) More forests
(b) Higher poverty ✔
(c) Job growth
(d) Fewer stores

More Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

11. What happens when forests are cut down?
(a) Oxygen level increases
(b) Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere ✔
(c) More rain occurs
(d) Biodiversity improves

12. Whet makes transportation a major source of climate change?
(a) Vehicles are electric
(b) Most vehicles burns fossils fuels ✔
(c) Roads are too narrow
(d) Planes are used less

13. Why are industrial activities harmful to the environment?
(a) They promote Job growth
(b) They emit large amounts Of greenhouse gases ✔
(c) They clean the atmosphere
(d) They recycle waste

14. Whet is a key environmental effect of rising global temperatures?
(a) Longer winters
(b) More frequent heatvvaves and wildfires ✔
(c) More glaciers
(d) Fewer storms

15. Why are coastal communities in danger from climate change?
(a) Better healthcare systems
(b) Higher education levels
(c) Rising sea levels and warming oceans ✔
(d) Fewer Jobs In cities



16. Why does agriculture contribute to climate change?
(a) It reduces land use
(b) It produces methane and nitrous oxide ✔
(c) It improves biodiversity
(d) It saves water

17. What is a serious health impact of climate change?
(a) More exercise
(b) Increased spread of diseases and malnutrition ✔
(c) Decrease in air pollution
(d) Improved mental health

18. Why is methane considered a danderous greenhouse gas?
(a) It is easy to store
(b) It is light in weight
(c) It traps more heat than carbon dioxide ✔
(d) It reduces ocean temperature

19. Which sector consumes more than half of the world's electricity?
(a) Transportation
(b) Residential and commercial buildings ✔
(c) Agriculture
(d) Industrial waste

20. What role do the oceans play in climate changp?
(a) They cool the land directly
(b) They absorb heat and carbon dioxide ✔
(c) They clean the atmosphere
(d) They provide electricity



21. What is the primary cause of climate change today?
(a) Natural disasters
(b) Movement of tectonic plates
(c) Human activities like burning fossil fuel's ✔
(d) Earth's rotation

22. Which gas is mainly released by burning fossil fuels?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide ✔
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Hydrogen

23. How does deforestation contribute to climate change?
(a) It increases rainfall
(b) It blocks sunlight
(c) It reduces CO₂ absorption ✔
(d) It cools the Earth

24. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Methane ✔
(d) Argon

25. Why is methane considered dangerous for the climate?
(a) It increases oxygen levels
(b) It cools the Earth
(c) It traps heat more effectively than CO₂ ✔
(d) It disappears quickly

26. Which human activity contributes most to CO₂ emissions?
(a) Using paper
(b) Walking
(c) Burning fossil fuels ✔
(d) Eating vegetables

27. What is the main problem with rising ocean levels?
(a) They improve fishing
(b) They make oceans cleaner
(c) They threaten coastal areas ✔
(d) They create new islands

28. What is the impact of climate change on health?
(a) It improves immunity
(b) It increases energy
(c) It causes illness and stress ✔
(d) It reduces air pollution

29. Which sector produces the most greenhouse gas emissions?
(a) Education
(b) Fashion
(c) Manufacturing and industry ✔
(d) Tourism

30. How do agrcultural practices contribute to climate change?
(a) They reduce CO₂
(b) They help forests grow
(c) They release methane and nitrous oxide ✔
(d) They cool the atmosphere

31. What is one result of climate change on biodiversity?
(a) Growth of new species
(b) Slower evolution
(c) Extinction of species ✔
(d) Increase in forests

32. What effect does climate change have on food supply?
(a) Increases crop yield
(b) Improves quality
(c) Causes food scarcity ✔
(d) Reduces hunger

33. Which of these is a sustainable action to fight against climate change?
(a) Burning plastic
(b) Using public transport ✔
(c) Wasting electricity
(d) CUtting down trees

34. What agreement aims to limit global temperature rise?
(a) Paris Agreement ✔
(b) New York Protocol
(c) Rio Pact
(d) Kyoto Rule

35. What is the ideal global temperature rise limit to avoid worst climate effects?
(a) 3.1 "C
(b) 2.5 °C
(c) 1.5 °C ✔
(d) 4.0 °C