Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. The Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary, which is natural habitat of Grey-bellied Tragopan, is located in which state?
[A] Mizoram
[B] Tripura
[C] Manipur
[D] Nagaland
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Correct Answer: D [Nagaland ]
Notes:
The Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) is located at Kohima District of Nagaland and covers an area of 923 hectares.The sanctuary is a natural habitat for Blyth’s Tragopan (or Grey-bellied Tragopan).
2. The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which district of Rajasthan?
[A] Rajsamand
[B] Barmer
[C] Bhilwara
[D] Jaisalmer
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Correct Answer: A [Rajsamand ]
Notes:
The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan and covers an area of 578 km2. It is home to Indian wolf, Indian leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, Golden jackal, jungle cat, sambhar, nilgai, chausingha, etc.
3. The “Aichi Targets” are related to _____?
[A] Conservation of Biodiversity
[B] Conservation of Wetlands
[C] Conservation of Coral reefs
[D] Prevention of Plastic use
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Correct Answer: A [ Conservation of Biodiversity ]
Notes:
The Aichi Targets are a set of 20, time-bound, measureable targets for the conservation of biodiversity. The targets were agreed by the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010. Achievement of the targets will contribute to reducing, and eventually halting, the loss of biodiversity at a global level by the middle of the twenty-first century.
4. The Red List of IUCN provides the list of which of the following?
[A] GM plants
[B] Dangerous plant species
[C] Threatened species
[D] Dangerous animal species
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Correct Answer: C [ Threatened species ]
Notes:
The Red List of IUCN provides the list of threatened species. It is recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. It was founded in 1964 by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is the world’s main authority on the conservation status of species.
5. In which of the following state in India established the country’s first carbon dioxide measurement exchange tower ?
[A] Maharastra
[B] Gujarath
[C] Kerala
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: D [Uttarakhand]
Notes:
India’s first carbon dioxide measurement exchange tower was set up in Uttarakhand (Lamachaur). It has been installed by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing. It will help to analyse issues related to global warming and climate change.
6. One species of Coffee called Coffea charrieriana is free of Cafeine. In which of the following countries Coffea charrieriana is grown?
[A] Vietnam
[B] Cameroon
[C] Liberia
[D] Yemen
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Correct Answer: B [Cameroon]
Notes:
Coffea liberica is a species that originated in Liberia. Its variety Baraco is a major crop in Philippines.
Coffea arabica is indigenous to Ethiopia and Arab world. It is also known as Coffee Shrub of Arabia and is believed to be the first variety of Coffee to be cultivated.
Coffea charrieriana is a coffee that is free of caffeine. It is found in Cameroon.
Mocha Coffee or Cafe mocha is derived from Coffea Arabica. This name derived from the Mocha town of Yemen. Yemen was the largest producer and exporter of Mocha Coffee
7. 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.
8. Apart from permanently frozen sub-surface soil, which among the following is a notable key feature of Tundra Biome?
[A] Stunted trees
[B] Coniferous trees
[C] Lack of trees
[D] Evergreen trees
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Correct Answer: C [ Lack of trees]
Notes:
An extremely cold region that lacks trees and has a permanently frozen subsurface soil. The permanently frozen soil layer is called permafrost.
9. The highest Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) can be expected in __?
[A] A running river
[B] A running polluted river
[C] Treated Municipal waste water
[D] Untreated Municipal waste water
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Correct Answer: D [ Untreated Municipal waste water]
Notes:
BOD is amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period, for running rivers, it would be minimum and for Untreated Municipal waste water it would be maximum.
10. In which of the following cases, the ecological pyramid is never inverted?
[A] Pyramid of energy
[B] Pyramid of biomass
[C] Pyramid of numbers
[D] Pyramid of species richness
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Correct Answer: A [ Pyramid of energy ]
Notes:
Pyramid of energy is never inverted.
