Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
1. Clouded Leopard National Park is located in which state?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Sikkim
[D] Tripura
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Correct Answer: D [Tripura]
Notes:
Clouded Leopard National Park is located in Tripura. The park is located in the Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary, which is in the West Tripura district. The park was established in 2007 and is known for its captive Clouded Leopard enclosures.
The park covers an area of about 5.08 square kilometers. The terrain is green year-round and the weather is temperate, except for the humid summer months of March and April. The best time to visit is November to May.
2. The Pin Valley National Park (PVNP) is located in which state?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
The Pin Valley National Park is located within the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. The Park forms a natural habitat for a number of endangered animals such as snow leopard and Siberian ibex with its snow laden unexplored higher reaches and slopes.
3. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) is located at__:
[A] Bhopal
[B] Dehradun
[C] Kanpur
[D] Udaipur
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Correct Answer: B [Dehradun]
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The Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) is an organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) to impart knowledge and skills to the professional foresters and help them to develop competence for managing the country forest and wildlife resources on a sustainable basis. It is located at the New Forest campus of Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Currently, IGNFA is functioning as a Staff College for the officers of the Indian Forest Service (IFS).
4. The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) is located in which state?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Kerala
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: C [Kerala]
Notes:
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) is located in Wayanad, Kerala and covers an area of 344 square kilometers. It is home to elephants, tigers, panthers, jungle cats, civet cats, monkeys, wild dogs, bisons, deer, bears, etc. The sanctuary is one of the safest havens for different species of vultures like the White-rumped Vultures and the Red-headed Vultures. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
5. Where is the secretariat office of Birdlife International?
[A] Geneva
[B] Cambridge
[C] Suva, Fiji
[D] Mumbai, India
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Correct Answer: B [ Cambridge ]
Notes:
The secretariat office of BirdLife International is located in Cambridge, UK. BirdLife International is a global partnership of environmental NGOs and national conservation organizations. BirdLife International was formed on June 20, 1922. Their chairman is Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias. Their priorities include: Preventing the extinction of bird species; Identifying and safeguarding important sites for birds; Maintaining and restoring key bird habitats; Empowering conservationists worldwide.
6. Which among the following international treaty or protocol bans all mining in Antarctica, designating the continent as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science?
[A] Antractica Treaty System
[B] Antarctic Conservation Act
[C] CRAMRA
[D] Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
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Correct Answer: D [Antarctic-Environmental Protocol]
Notes:
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol is also known as Madrid Protocol
7. For which of the following PM10 and PM2.5 Samplers are used?
[A] Food adulteration
[B] Adulterated Petrol
[C] Environment Pollution
[D] Noise Pollution
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Correct Answer: C [Environment Pollution]
Notes:
PM10 is particulate matter with 10 mm or less in diameter and PM2.5 is particulate matter with 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter. These particles are formed by burning fuel and chemical reactions that take place in the atmosphere which results environment pollution. A new study showed that PM2.5 is more harmful than PM10.
8. Which among the following gas is used as reference to calculate “Global Warming Potential (GWP)“?
[A] Carbon Dioxide
[B] Methane
[C] Ozone
[D] Nitrogen Di-oxide
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Correct Answer: A [Carbon Dioxide]
Notes:
Global warming potential (GWP) is defined as the heat absorbed by the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, as a multiple of the heat that would be absorbed by the same mass of CO2. GWP is 1 for CO2. For other gases it depends on the gas and circumstances.
9. Main bench of National Green Tribunal is located at ?
[A] Lucknow
[B] New Delhi
[C] Bhopal
[D] Indore
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
New Delhi is the Principal Place of Sitting of the Tribunal and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai are other four place of sitting (called Green Benches) of the Tribunal.
10. Which of the following islands has been tagged as the remotest and the most polluted island in the world after researchers recorded the highest density of plastic waste on the island than anywhere else in the world?
[A] Henderson Island
[B] Falkland Island
[C] Majuli Island
[D] Sumatra Island
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Correct Answer: A [ Henderson Island ]
Notes:
Henderson Island is located between New Zealand and Chile in the Pacific Ocean. Recently, researchers have tagged the island as the most polluted and remotest island of the world after they spotted the highest density of plastic debris on the island than anywhere else on the planet. The earth system called south pacific gyre, a large system of circulating ocean current has been held responsible for the collection of waste over the island. The waste dumped in oceans by various countries is carried by the sea currents and this waste congregates on the island.
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