Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. The Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Kerala
[C] Tripura
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Tripura ]
Notes:
The Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in Tripura and covers an area of only 0.86 square kilometres. The sanctuary is known for varies rare species plants and animals providing immense scope for the botany and zoology experts. According to statistics, the small sanctuary is a safe abode for 150 species of birds, wild beasts and primates.
2. To Catalyze a Transition to a Low Carbon World, Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) was launched in 2008 by which of the following ?
[A] Green Building Council
[B] United Nations Environment Programme
[C] Global Environment Facility
[D] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Correct Answer: B [United Nations Environment Programme]
Notes:
Climate Neutral Network was launched in 2008 during the meeting of United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council in Monaco. 4 countries, 4 cities and 5 companies were present in the meeting.
3. Which among the following is the upper limit of sound advice of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for residential areas?
[A] 55 Decibels
[B] 60 Decibels
[C] 75 Decibels
[D] 90 Decibels
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Correct Answer: A [55 Decibels]
Notes:
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has declared the permissible noise level in India for different areas. In industrial areas, it is 75 dB (daytime) and 70 dB (night). In commercial areas, it is 65 dB and 55 dB respectively and in residential areas it is 55 dB and 45 dB.
4. With which of the following is related CITES in context with the global issues today?
[A] Environment Protection
[B] Financial Slowdown
[C] Poverty Alleviation Programmes of United Nations
[D] Information Technology
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Correct Answer: A [Environment Protection]
Notes:
CITES is Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention signed in 1973.
5. Which among the following is the correct definition of Oxygen toxicity?
[A] A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures
[B] A condition resulting from the contamination of oxygen with Carbon Monoxide
[C] A condition in which the body as a whole or a tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen supply
[D] A condition in which due to water pollution, the aquatic animals in water bodies get died
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Correct Answer: A [A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures]
Notes:
Oxygen toxicity is a concern for underwater divers, those on high concentrations of supplemental oxygen. It is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures.
6. “Ecology is Permanent Economy“. This slogan is related to which of the following?
[A] Chipko Movement
[B] Narmada Bachao Andolan
[C] Appiko movement
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: A [Chipko Movement]
Notes:
The Chipko movement began in 1970s in Uttarakhand and a some part of Uttar Pradesh. It was a forest conservation movement. Sunderlal Bahuguna initiated the Chipko Movement. Notablr activists of the movement are Gaura Devi, Suraksha Devi, Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi and Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Virushka Devi.
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 terms of utmost significance in the dynamics of resource management was coined in the ‘Brundtland Commission Report’?
[A] Polluter-Pays Principle
[B] Sustainable development
[C] Inclusive Growth
[D] Carrying Capacity
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Correct Answer: B [Sustainable development ]
Notes:
Brundtland Commission was named after Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former Prime Minister of Norway. This commission, formally known as World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was established by UN in 1983. It had released its report called Brundtland Report in 1987. This report popularized the term Sustainable Development.
9. Which of the following gases can deplete the ozone layer in the stratosphere?
[A] Methane
[B] Carbon monoxide
[C] Ammonia
[D] Sulphur dioxide
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Correct Answer: A [Methane]
Notes:
Methane is a ozone depleting substance. Ozone is present in the stratosphere. Methane has along shelf life and can damage the ozone.
10. The researchers have discovered a new greenhouse gas called perfluorotributylamine (PFBTA), which has highest impact on global warming to date. In which among the following industries, PFBTA has been in use ?
[A] Electrical industry
[B] Automobile industry
[C] Petroleum industry
[D] Mining industry
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Correct Answer: A [ Electrical industry ]
Notes:
The researchers have discovered a new greenhouse gas called perfluorotributylamine (PFBTA), which has highest impact on global warming to date. It is used in electrical industry. It is colorless.
