Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.

1. Which national park in India has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate, and even arctic?
[A] Kanha National Park
[B] Jim Corbett National Park
[C] Bandipur National Park
[D] Namdapha National Park

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2. The Indravati National Park (INP) is located in which state?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Punjab
[D] Assam

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3. The Vansda National Park (VNP) is located in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Assam
[D] Rajasthan

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4. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which among the following states?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] West Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Karnataka

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5. Who heads the National Disaster Management Authority in India?
[A] Home Minister of India
[B] Prime Minister of India
[C] Prime Minister of India
[D] President of India

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6. Silent Valley National Park located in:
[A] Kerala
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Chandigarh

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7. Comparing to other regions, the day night temperature difference will be maximum in which among the following regions?
[A] Tundra
[B] Mediterranean
[C] Tropical Deserts
[D] Equatorial

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8. Which of the following regions generally records the highest annual range of temperature?
[A] ITCZ region
[B] Tropical region
[C] Sub Polar region
[D] Polar region

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9. Which of the following statements is incorrect about an Anticyclone?
[A] It is characterized by absence of weather front
[B] It has low pressure area in the central region with torrential rainfall
[C] The isobars are always far apart in an anticyclone
[D] The wind rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere in anticyclonic condition

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10. Which of the following statements scientifically explains the fact that a rough sea can be calmed by pouring oil on its surface?
[A] The oil increases the surface tension of water
[B] The surface tension of the oil film absorbs energy of waves
[C] The winds creating waves are blocked by the oil film
[D] None of the reasons mentioned in A, B and C

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