Quiz 633: Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity Quiz for IAS and PCS Examinations June 21, 2012 1. Which among the following multilateral environment agreements (MEAs) is not correctly paired with the respective issue it deals with ?Montreal Protocol of 1987 – Ozone Depleting Substances.Bonn Convention of 1979 – The conservation of Migratory SpeciesBasel Convention of 1989 – Regulation of transboundary movement,transit, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms.Rotterdam Convention of 1998 – Consensual International Trade in certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides.2. Which of the following two criteria have to be met in order to qualify as a ‘biodiversity hotspot’ on the world hotspots map? The region must contain at least 0.5 percent or 1500 species of vascular plants as endemic species. The region has to have lost at least 70 percent of its primary vegetation. Choose the correct option:Only 1Only 2Both 1 and 2Neither 1 nor 23. The ‘Red Data Book’ is the documentation of rare and endangered species belonging to which of the following? Animals Plants Fungi Select the correct option from the codes given below:Only 11 and 22 and 31, 2 and 34. The Cartagena Protocol is regarding safe use, transfer and handling of:Nuclear wasteInvasive Alien SpeciesLiving Modified Organisms(LMOs)Toxic bye-products and industrial effluents5. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Kyoto Protocol’: It is legally binding for Annex I countries. It emerged from the deliberations of COP-3 to the UNFCCC. The signatories have to reduce their individual Green House Gas emissions by 5.2% from 1990 level. Which among the above Statement(s) is/are correct?Only 21 and 22 and 31, 2 and 36. Which among the following is the most abundant Green-House-Gas(GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere?Carbon dioxideWater VapourSulphur DioxideTropospheric Ozone7. The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is commonly known as – Steppe in Central Asia Prairie in North America Veld in South America Choose the correct option:1 and 21 and 32 and 31, 2 and 38. The ranking of countries as the highest per capita emitters of Carbon Dioxide in the world, takes into acount their annual CO2 emissions from :1.Burning of fossil fuels2.Cement Manufacture3.Land Use such as deforestationOnly 11 and 21 and 31,2 and 39. The ‘Olive Ridley turtles’ are considered to be endangered because of their few remaining nesting sites in the world. In this context, which among the following Statement(s) is/are correct ? Their peculiar behavior of synchronized nesting in mass numbers is known as ‘Arribada’. Gahirmatha Beach in Orissa is one of their few nesting grounds in the world. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Only 1Only 2Both 1 and 2Neither 1 nor 210. The ‘thickness’ of Stratospheric Ozone layer is measured in/on:SievertsDobson unitsMelson unitsBeaufort ScaleSubmit Test « Previous Next »