Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Haryana
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana ]
Notes:
The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is a protected area in Jhajjar district of Haryana and covers an area of 411.55 hectares. The major wildlife supported here are neelgai, geedar, langur and Bandar, blue peafowl, rufous treepie, greater coucal, Indian grey hornbill, coppersmith barbet, etc.
2. The Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS) is located in which state/UT?
[A] Nagaland
[B] Haryana
[C] Gujarat
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Gujarat ]
Notes:
The Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS) is located in Jambughoda Tehsil, in the South-Central part of Gujarat and covers an area of 542.08 square kilometres. It is a forest of teak, bamboo and other miscellaneous species. Flora here includes Sag, sadad, shisham, khair, mahuda, bamboos, timru, bor, dhav, bili and dudhalo. It is home to Indian leopard, hyena, wolf, jackal, four horned antelope, Blue bull, wild boar, etc.
3. Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of __:
[A] algae and bacteria
[B] algae and fungi
[C] bacteria and fungi
[D] fungi and mosses
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Correct Answer: B [ algae and fungi]
Notes:
A lichen is a composite organism consisting of a fungus (the mycobiont) and a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont) (usually algae) growing together in a symbiotic relationship.
4. Headquarters of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is loacated at:
[A] Geneva
[B] Nairobi
[C] New Delhi
[D] New York
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Correct Answer: B [Nairobi]
Notes:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.
5. Points Calimere Bird sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is situated in the state of Tamil Nadu. It was created in the year 1967 for the conservation of an endemic mammal species of India, blackbuck antelope.
6. Which of the following is India’s First National Marine Park ?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
[B] Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
[C] Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
[D] Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
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Correct Answer: B [Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch]
Notes:
Marine National Park in Gulf of Kutch is located in the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat. It is considered as the first national marine park of India. It was established in 1982.
7. The Cartagena Protocol is regarding safe use, transfer and handling of:
[A] Nuclear waste
[B] Invasive Alien Species
[C] Living Modified Organisms(LMOs)
[D] Toxic bye-products and industrial effluents
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Correct Answer: C [Living Modified Organisms(LMOs)]
Notes:
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted on 29 January 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity and entered into force on 11 September 2003. It is an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another.
8. Which among the following awards institued by the Government of India for individuals or communities from rural areas that have shown extraordinary courage and dedication in protecting Wildlife?
[A] Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
[B] Medini Puruskar Yojana
[C] Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award
[D] Pitambar Pant National Award
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Correct Answer: C [Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award]
Notes:
This award is given for significant contribution in the field of wildlife protection, which is recognised as having shown exemplary courage or having done exemplary work for the protection of wildlife. A cash award of Rupees One lakh is presented to individuals/institutions involved in wildlife protection.
9. The “Brown lung” or “Monday fever” is a chronic lung disease, commonly observed among workers exposed to cotton, flax and hemp dust. Which among the following is a correct term denoting this disease?
[A] Paronychia
[B] Xwrits
[C] Byssinosis
[D] Acrodynia
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Correct Answer: C [ Byssinosis]
Notes:
Byssinosis, a chronic lung disease, is commonly observed among workers exposed to cotton, flax and hemp dust.
10. Which among the following months can be most suitable to procure satellite data of forest cover of India?
[A] February – March
[B] July – August
[C] October – December
[D] January – February
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Correct Answer: C [October – December]
Notes:
The best time to acquire satellite images for vegetation analysis is during the post-monsoon period, specifically in October and November. The tropical monsoon deciduous forest has the highest canopy growth during the months of August, September, and October.
