Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

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

21. Western Lowland Gorilla is found in which of the following regions?
1. Cameroon
2. Central African Republic
3. Democratic Republic of Congo
4. Equatorial Guinea
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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22. Aye-Aye is found in which of the following regions?
[A] Madagascar
[B] Indonesia
[C] Central Asia
[D] China

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23. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Table mountain ghost frog?
1) Its scientific name is Heleophryne rosei.
2) It is listed as critically endangered by IUCN.
3) It is endemic to the western slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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24. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Singapore freshwater crab?
1) Its scientific name is Johora singaporensis.
2) The IUCN status is critically endangered.
3) It grows to a size of 30 millimeters.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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25. LMOs- food or feed, or for processing is a procedure under which of the following?
[A] Nagoya Protocol
[B] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
[C] Agenda 21
[D] None of the above

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26. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was established in which of the following year?
[A] 1992
[B] 1994
[C] 1998
[D] 2002

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27. Which of the following was discontinued under the Montreal Protocol?
[A] Carbon Dioxide
[B] Methane
[C] Chlorofluorocarbons
[D] None of the above

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28. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is Headquartered at which of the following places?
[A] Rome
[B] Geneva
[C] London
[D] Paris

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29. Which of the following statements are correct regarding World Heritage Sites?
1. These are sites which have outstanding universal value under the Convention concerning the Protection
of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
2. The sites are classified into cultural, natural and mixed.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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30. The first list of World Heritage state was published in which of the following years?
[A] 1975
[B] 1976
[C] 1977
[D] 1978

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