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1
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A typical glass bottle would take _____ years or more to decompose.
a. 20 years
b. 150 years
c. 4000 years

A

4000 years

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Name Any 2 endangered species in Nepal

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Red Panda, Asian Elephant, South Asian River Dolphin, Snow Leopard,
Bengal Tiger, One Horned Rhinoceros, Himalayan Musk Deer, Swamp Deer, Pangolin (Salak),

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Which of these materials cannot be recycled?
a. Metal
b. Plastic bottle
c. Paper
d. Lightbulbs

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d. Lightbulbs

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What happens when the waste is not recycled?
a. It gets deposited in landfill
b. It increases air pollution
c. It contaminates our surroundings and causes health risks to both humans and animals
d. All of the above

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D. All of the above

Landfills in Nepal are getting increasingly congested. Due to this, communities near the sites have experienced a drop in quality of their agriculture produce and diseases in livestock and humans. A majority of individuals near landfills live with respiratory diseases and lung infections.

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5
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Can paper cups be recycled to make paper?
a. Yes
b. No

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B. No

A majority of paper cups are coated with plastic to avoid the paper from soakingt he liquid. They cannot be broken down into pulp and turned into recycled paper.

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Which of the following is the most eco-friendly mode of transportation?
a. Car
b. Motorcycle
c. Bus
d. Cycle

A

D. Cycle
Benefits of cycling:
- does not produce any form of pollution
- reduces the need to build, service, and dispose cars
- conserves roadway and residential spaces and provides opportunities for less concrete and more plant life in urban areas

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What are the different types of wastes?

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degradable waste, non-degradable wastes, harmful chemicals, paper/plastics

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Microplastics (plastics smaller than 5mm in length) can easily be filtered out of water.
a. True
b. False

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b. False
They cannot be filtered

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Microplastics are pieces of plastic less than 5mm in length. Where do they come from?
a. Clothes and cosmetics broken down from larger pieces
b. Microphones, microwaves, and microchips
c. Rainwater

A

a. Primary microplastics are things like “microbeads” found in toothpaste, body and face washes, or tiny fibres shed when washing polyester and acrylic clothing.

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10
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What contributes the most to air pollution the most in Nepal?
a. Hydropower plants
b. Use of air conditioner
c. Vehicle emissions and road dust

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c. Vehicle emissions and road dust
Vehicle emissions and road dust contribute up to 60 per cent of the pollution in Kathmandu, making it the biggest contributor.

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11
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How much garbage can one person make in a day?
a. Approx 2 kgs
b. Approx 10 kgs
c. Approx 500 g

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a. Approx 2 kgs

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Eating all the food on your plate can help stop climate change
a. True
b. False

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a. True
Food waste is one of the largest contributors to climate change. More than a third of the food produced in the world never even makes it to the table. approx. 8-10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions relate to food waste

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13
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What is recycling?
a. Burning garbage material
b. Burying garbage material
c. Reusing garbage material
d. Throwing garbage material

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c. Reusing garbage material

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14
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Forests are home to what percentage of earth’s land animals and plants?
a. 85%
b. 100%
c. 90%
d. 50%

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a. 85%

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What happens to plastic trash when it gets into the ocean/river?
a. Breaks into smaller and smaller particles and becomes microplastic
b. Dissolves and decomposes in the water
c. Sinks to the bottom and gets buried under the sand

A

a. breaks into smaller particles and becomes microplastic. It might get eaten by marine life and birds. these microplastics could be consumed by humans as well

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16
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How long do plastic bags take to decompose?
a.35 years
b.20 years
c.30 years

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b. 20 years
plastic bags take 20 years to decompose. however, even after 20 years, they do not completely decompose, they break down into smaller pieces and continue to affect the environment around them. (WWF)

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17
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Microplastics (plastics that are microscopic in size) decompose quickly and reduce pollution
a. True
b. False

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b. false
Despite their small form, they do not readily break down into harmless molecules. Especially in water sources, its decomposition process can take anywhere from 100 to 1,000 years

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18
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Plastic is biodegradable
a. True
b. False

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B. false
Plastic is not biodegradable. microorganisms do not recognize plastic as food, therefore plastic does not naturally biodegrade

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19
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Why do animals eat plastic?
a. Because it’s easier than hunting
b. They mistake it for real food
c. They like the taste

A

b. They mistake it for real food

20
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_________ poses the greatest threat to polar bears.
a. Bear hunting
b. Climate Change
c. Water pollution

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b. Climate change
polar bears depend on sea ice for their survival - to hunt for food and habitat. due to climate change, the Artic is warming about twice as fast as the global average, causing the ice to melt away

21
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How many species of crocodile are found in Nepal?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3

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b. 2
There are two species of Crocodylidae family in the land of Nepal. The species include the marsh mugger and gharial. Both are in a vulnerable state.

22
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Use of plastic bags is more sustainable than cloth bags
a. true
b. false

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b. false
Cloth bags are reusable and reduce plastic pollution. A cotton bag can be used 50 to 150 times to have less impact on the climate compared with one single-use plastic bag. Many cloth bags are also biodegradable.

23
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Why are Wild Yaks almost extinct from Nepal?
a. Overhunting and Habitat destruction
b. Slow breeding process
c. Small life span

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a. Overhunting and habitat destruction.

The wild yak (Bos mutus) is huge wild cattle native to the Himalayas which are currently classified as Vulnerable (IUCN). It was originally designated as Endangered, but because of the predicted pace of population reduction and current population levels, it was downlisted in 1996. The most recent estimate, from 2008, estimated a total population of no more than 10,000 mature persons.

24
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Which type of energy contributes to global warming?
a. Hydro-electricity
b. Coal-generated electricity
c. Wind-generated electricity

A

b. Coal-generated electricity

25
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______________________ is regarded as the Tiger Zone of Nepal.
a. Bardia National Park
b. Shuklaphanta National Park to Parsa National Park
c. Chitwan National Park

A

b. Shuklaphanta National Park to Parsa National Park

In Nepal, tigers roam in the Terai Arc Landscape that extends from Bagmati River in the east to the Yamuna River of India to the west. Five protected areas, namely, Parsa National Park, Chitwan National Park, Banke National Park, Bardia National Park and Suklaphanta National Park harbor tiger populations. Besides these protected areas, various national and community forests serve as tiger habitats that enable habitat interconnectivity and allow their dispersal

26
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In what ways can plastic harm animals?
a. It is poisonous
b. It can block their insides
c. They can get tangled up in it
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

27
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Which protected area of Nepal is known as the “paradise of
birds”?
a. Suklaphanta National Park
b. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
c. Bardia National park

A

b. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

There are over 485 species of birds in this reserve

28
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Why are pollinators like bees so essential to life on earth?
a. They provide oxygen
b. They turn over the soil helping plants to grow
c. They help reduce pest populations
d. They help provide the food we eat

A

D. They help provide the food we eat

bees pollinate our plants, which means they carry pollen between plants of different sexes to fertilize them, or even between different parts of the same plant, which helps plants reproduce.

29
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Which of these animals has a remarkable ability to convert itself into a ball in times of danger, exposing only tough scales for protection?
a. Ant Eater
b. Porcupine
c. Pangolin
d. Okapi

A

c. Pangolin

Pangolins are one of the most trafficked mammals for their meat and scales (for traditional medicines in Asia). All eight species of Pangolin in Asia and Africa are now under threat.

30
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All life on earth depends on freshwater, almost all of which is locked up in ice caps, glaciers or buried deep underground. How much of the water on our planet is freshwater?

a. Less than 3%
b. Around 5%
c. Around 15%
d. More than 25%

A

a. Less than 3%

31
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The major diet of pandas is
a. Acacia leave
b. Bamboo
c. Grass
d. Tree bark

A

b. Bamboo

While being Pandas’ favorite food, Bamboo can also fight climate change by replacing fossil fuels and storing carbon in them

32
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Which of these is non-renewable energy?
a. Sun
b. Wind
c. Coal

A

c. Coal

33
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What is the biggest cause of deforestation?
a. Logging for paper and wood
b. Clearing land for urban development
c. Clearing land for food production
d. Clearing land to build power plants

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c. Clearing land for food production

34
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What is renewable energy?
a. Energy that comes from natural sources and never runs out
b. The energy that comes from outer space
c. The energy that comes from fossil fuels

A

a. resources that nature will replace - wind, water, sunshine
are renewable resources. they do not pollute the air or the water

35
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What is the ‘greenhouse effect’?
a. Climate change laws that stop greenhouse gas emissions
b. Gases in our atmosphere trap heat against our planet and prevent it from escaping into space
c. When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

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b. Gases in our atmosphere trap heat against our planet and prevent it from escaping into space

The greenhouse effect is a natural thing BUT as we know human activity is adding to this effect and now it’s causing global warming. And it’s this global warming that is causing our climate to change.

36
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Afforestation is …..
a. Cutting down trees in forests to create land
b. Planting trees to reduce greenhouse gases emissions
c. Using resources from trees to make paper

A

b. planting trees reduces the emission of greenhouse gases and reduce climate change

37
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What is are endangered species?
a. A type of organism that is at risk of extinction
b. A species found in the ocean
c. A species that no longer exists

A

a. A type of organism that is at risk of extinction

Currently, on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, more than 41,000 species have been assessed to be under threat of extinction.

38
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How many conservation areas are there in Nepal?
a. 2
b. 17
c. 6
d. 10

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c. 6
There are only 6 conservation areas in Nepal

39
Q

Which of these is renewable energy?
a. Copper
b. Plastic
c. Wind

A

Answer: Wind

40
Q

How many national parks are there in Nepal?

a. 1
b. 7
c. 10
d. 12

A

d. 12

41
Q

How many hunting reserves are there in Nepal?

a. 0
b. 5
c. 1
d. None of the above

A

C. Nepal has only 1 hunting reserve: Dhorpatan Hunting reserve

42
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How much percentage of the land is covered by forest in Nepal?

a. 20%
b. 33.5%
c. 44.7%
d. 55.8%

A

C. 44.7%

43
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What percent of earth is covered by water?
a. 51%
b. 61%
c. 81%
d. 71%

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d. 71%

44
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Bees __________ to tell the location and distance of their food to other bees.
a. produce buzzing sound
b. dance
c. produces a certain smell

A

B. dance
When a worker discovers a good source of nectar or pollen it will return to the hive to perform a waggle dance to let its fellow bees know where it lies

45
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Gharials are the _______________________ that need both land and water to survive.
a. Amphibians
b. Reptiles
c. Fishes

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B. reptiles
The gharial is a fish-eating crocodile which is one of the longest-living crocodilians found in Nepal. Since 2007, it has been categorized as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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