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1
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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

A

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

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The number of tigers in Nepal are
a. 365
b. 355
c. 255
d. 250

A

355
There has been an increase of approx. 63% tigers in Nepal.

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Is using fossil fuel good for the environment?
a. Yes
b. No

A

No

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

A

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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5
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What should be done to conserve wild animal’s
habitats?

A

Conserve forest, reduce deforestation

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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

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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Different types of wastes?

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degredable, non-degradeable, harmful chemicals, paper/plastics

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

A

Lightbulbs

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9
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Microplastics can easily be filtered out of water.
a. True
b. False

A

False. It cannot be filtered.

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10
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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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Microplastics are pieces of plastic less than 5mm in length. Where do they come from?
Clothes, cosmetics, broken down from larger pieces
Microphones, microwaves and microchips
Rainwater

A

Primary microplastics are things like “microbeads” found in toothpaste, body and face washes, or tiny fibres shed when washing polyester and acrylic clothing. Secondary microplastics appear as bigger pieces of plastic break down.

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12
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What contributes the most to air pollution the most in Nepal?

a. Vehicle emissions and road dust
b. Hydropower plants
c. Use of air conditioner

A

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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13
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How much garbage can one person make in a day?
a. Approx 2 kg
b. Approx 10 kgs
c. Approx 500 g

A

Approx 2 kg

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

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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. Approximately 8-10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions relate to food waste.

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

A

Resuing garbage material

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16
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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%

A

85%

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17
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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 desomposed in the water
c. Sinks to bottom and gets buries under the sand

A

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

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18
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Microplastics (plastics that are microscopic in size) decompose quickly and reduce pollution
a. True
b. False

A

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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Plastic is biodegradable
a. True
b. False

A

False
Plastic is not biodegradable. microorganisms do not recognize plastic as food, therefore plastic

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20
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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

They mistake it for real food

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21
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_________ poses the greatest threat to polar bears.
a. Bear hunting
b. Climate Change
c. Water pollution

A

Climate Change

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22
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How many species of crocodile are found in Nepal?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3

A
  1. 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.
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23
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Use of plastic bags is more sustainable than cloth bags
a. True
b. False

A

False

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24
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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

A

Overhunting and habitat destruction.
The wild yak (Bos mutus) is huge wild cattle native to the Himalayas. The IUCN presently classifies the wild yak as Vulnerable. 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.

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25
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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

All of the above

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26
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Which type of energy contributes to global warming?
a. Hydro-electricity
b. Coal-generated electricity
c. Wind-generated electricity

A

Coal-generated electricity

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

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve(485 birds)

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

They help provide the food we eat
Bees pollinate our plants, which means they carry pollen between plants of different sexes to fertilise them, or even between different parts of the same plant, which help plants reproduce.

29
Q

What covers one third of the land’s surface, and helps to keep our planet healthy by storing carbon and producing oxygen?
a. Forests
b. Deserts
c. Grasslands
d. Rivers

A

Forests

30
Q

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

Pangolin

31
Q

Building roads, railways, electric pylons and pipelines has an impact on wildlife such as grizzly bears and Siberian tigers as they need large areas of continuous forest to survive. This is because…
a. Pipelines take away water essential for survival
b. They confuse dangerous electric pylons with trees
c. Infrastructure fragments forests into smaller blocks

A

Infrastructure fragments forests into smaller blocks

32
Q

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

Less than 3%

33
Q

The major diet of pandas is
A. Acacia leave
B. Bamboo
C. Grass
D. Tree

A

Bamboo
Bamboo can also fight climate change by replacing fossil fuels and storing carbon in them

34
Q

Approximately how long are fossil fuels going to last (at the present level of consumption)?
a. 10 years
b. 50 years
c. 100 years
4. forever

A

50 years

35
Q

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

A

Clearing land for food production

36
Q

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

A

Coal

37
Q

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

38
Q

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 fro escaping into space
c. When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

A

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.

39
Q

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

planting trees reduces the emission of greenhouse gases and reduces climate change

40
Q

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 type of organism that is at risk of extinction

41
Q

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

A

6
There are only 6 conservation areas in Nepal

42
Q

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

A

Wind

43
Q

How many national parks are there in Nepal?
a. 1
b. 7
c. 10
d. 12

A

12

44
Q

How many hunting reserves are there in Nepal?
a. 0
b. 5
c. 1
d. None of the above

A

Nepal has only 1 hunting reserve: Dhorpatan Hunting reserve

45
Q

How many percentage of land is covered by forest in Nepal ?

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

A

44.7%

46
Q

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

A

71%

47
Q

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

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

48
Q

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

A

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.

49
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The _________ is the newly discovered cat species recorded at the highest altitude of Nepal, 5050 m. (24)
a. Rusty-spotted cat
b. Steppe polecat
c. Pallas cat

A

Pallas cat
The pallas cat is in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) endangered list. . Until recently there had been only two sightings of the Pallas Cats in Central Asia. It is also called “tashi biralo” in Nepali (“tashi” means good luck)

50
Q

Our world has an unlimited amount of natural resources
a. True
b. False

A

False
The Earth does not have infinite resources. Increasing populations and industries deplete the world’s natural resources, which cannot be easily renewed.

51
Q

______________ mammal species are found in Nepal
a. 185
b. 208
c. 197

A

208
Out of 208 mammals, one is classified Regionally Extinct, eight are Critically Endangered, twenty-six are Endangered, fourteen are Vulnerable, and seven are Near Threatened

52
Q

Bats play a role in _________________________ .
a. Hibernation
b. Pollination
c. Reproduction of other mammals

A

Pollination

53
Q

Grown commercially in Nepal, which plant species is also called “White Gold”?
a. Rice
b. Cotton
c. Dragon fruit

A

Cotton
An increase in global warming means adverse weather conditions and the need for more water to produce cotton

54
Q

Which of the following is the most sustainable measures of generating electrical energy?

a. Solar energy
b. Fossil fuels
c. Nuclear energy

A

Solar energy
Despite using renewable resources, being cheap, and having low emission of pollutants, solar energy is not popularly used in industrial sectors to generate electricity. Fossil fuels are the larget sources of energy for electricity generation.

55
Q

According to WWF Nepal, which of the following is a threatened species in Nepal?
a. Elephant
b. Hippopotamus
c. White stork
d. Sparrows

A

Elephant

56
Q

Do animals get stressed in zoos?
Yes, they get stressed
No, animals are happier in zoos

A

Yes
Zoos are unnatural environments for animals, where they are confined and regularly exposed to humans. This causes them stress, lack of productivity, and repetition

57
Q

Climate change affects:
a. Weather
b. Human and wildlife health
c. Food availability
d. All of the above

A

All of the above

58
Q

Keeping animals in zoos helps to conserve them
a. True
b. False

A

False
Zoos are places for observation and research to study animals. Keeping certain species and number of animals in zoos do not help conserve them.

59
Q

All animals will adapt to climate change
a. True
b. False

A

False
Due to climate change, large areas of animal habitats are destroyed by adverse climate conditions and animals are unable to find natural habitats for survival due to urbanization. Due to such reasons, many species have started to become endangered or go extinct

60
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Vegetarian lifestyles are more sustainable than non-vegetarian lifestyles
a. True
b. False

A

True
By switching to a plant-based diet, we can reduce out carbon footprint. Use of chemicals, hormones, and high food production to increase number of animals for meat production is highly unsustainable and can trigger health and environmental risks.

61
Q

How can food be sustainably produced?
a. Producing seasonal food
b. Reducing food waste in factories and farms
c. Monitoring water and energy use
d. All of the above

A

All of the above

62
Q

How many national zoos are there in Nepal?
a. 3
b. 0
c. 1
d. 2

A
  1. There is 1 national zoo in Jawalakhel.
63
Q

What is the Gangetic Dolphin?
a. Mammal
b. Amphibian
c. Reptile

A

Mammal

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