Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

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

31. Which of the following statements are correct regarding biomagnification?
1. It is the tendency of pollutants to concentrate as they move from one trophic level to the next.
2. It leads to increase in concentration of a pollutant from one link in a food chain to another.
Select the correct option from the codes give below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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32. Which of the following are the species of Orangutan?
1. Bornean
2. Sumatran 
3. Tapanuli
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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33. Which of the the following dolphins are smallest and rarest in the world?
[A] Hector’s Dolphin
[B] Gangetic Dolphin
[C] Stripped Dolphin
[D] Irrawaddy Dolphin

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34. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the “Ramsar List”?
1) At the time of joining the Convention, each Contracting Party designates at least one site for inclusion in the Ramsar List.
2) The addition of a site to the Ramsar List confers upon it the prestige of international recognition.
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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35. UNESCO was founded in which of the following year?
[A] 1919
[B] 1944
[C] 1945
[D] 1956

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36. What is the rank of India in the world in terms of plant diversity?
[A] 2nd
[B] 4th
[C] 7th
[D] 10th

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37. The animals listed in which of the following schedules of Wildlife Protection Act have absolute protection?
[A] Schedule 1
[B] Schedule 3 and part II of Schedule 2
[C] Schedule 1 and part II of Schedule 2
[D] None of the above

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38. Which of the following is the primary components of photochemical smog?
[A] Carbon Dioxide
[B] Ozone
[C] Carbon Monoxide
[D] Sulphur Dioxide

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39. Which of the following sources emits Sulphur Oxides into the atmosphere?
1) Thermal power plants
2) Industries
3) Vehicular emissions
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 2
[D] Only 3

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40. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Global Warming Potential?
1) It describes the impact of each gas on global warming.
2) Gases which has higher GWP absorb more energy.
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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