Quiz 426: Environment Knowledge for Civil Services Examinations

September 23, 2010 August 4, 2020
1.
Out of the 81,000 animal species so far described from India, Invertebrates have a lion’s share with about 68,000 organisms and microorganisms. In this context, consider the following: 
  1. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 
  2. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 
  3. Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Which among the above emphasize(s) upon conservation of the Invertebrates?
2.
REDD Plus Programme is concerned with which of the following?
3.
Consider the following statements: 
  1. National Tiger Conservation Authority is an statutory authority with legal backing to ensure tiger conservation. 
  2. Project Tiger had no statutory status 
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
4.
Samata judgment (1997) is related to which of the following schedules of Indian Constitution?
5.
Which among the following article was inserted in the Indian Constitution by 42nd amendment 1976, in purview of India being a signatory of Stockholm Conference of 1972?
6.
Pilgrims to which of the following Hindu lakes used to consider “eaten by crocodiles” as sacred until the British caught the crocodiles and shifted them to nearby reservoir?
7.
Consider the following statements: 
  1. Asian Brown Cloud is a layer of air pollution that covers parts of northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan
  2. Asian Brown Cloud is a permanent phenomena
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
8.
Buddha Nullah has been the main source of Pollution of which among the following rivers ?
9.
“Kunchikal Falls”, highest tiered waterfalls in India is located in?
10.
Mountain Railways of India refer to the railway lines built in the mountains of India in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, during the British Raj, even being run today by the Indian Railways. How many railway lines refer to the Mountain Railways of India ?
« »

2 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    October 14, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    gud work sir…sir plz update some more economy and finance quizzes..as my federal bank xam is cuming on 5 dec..in that finance section is cuming..and sir also update july quiz..my mail id is [email protected]

  2. Prerna Lall

    August 31, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    impressive

Leave a Reply