Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

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

41. Which of the following heads the National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA)?
[A] President
[B] Prime Minister
[C] Chief Minister
[D] Governor

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42. Which of the following is not a natural hazard?
[A] Volcanoes
[B] Climate Change
[C] Earthquake
[D] Tsunami

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43. Which of the following provides information about the level of harm by a hazard?
1) Magnitude of the hazard
2) Frequency of the hazard
3) Intensity at the impact point
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2, & 3

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44. Which of the following methods can be helpful in preventing floods?
[A] Deforestation
[B] Afforestation
[C] Tilling of land
[D] Removing the top soil

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45. The basic unit of biosystematics is ____:
[A] Phenotype
[B] Genotype
[C] Ecotype
[D] Florotype

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46. The presence of pollutants in the environment is usually expressed in ppm, where ppm stands for ____:
[A] Particles per mole
[B] Purity per microgram
[C] Pollutant prevent measures
[D] Parts per million

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47. The toxic metal associated with the Minamata episode is ____:
[A] Lead
[B] Arsenic
[C] Mercury
[D] Cadmium

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48. Which of the following gas leaked in the Bhopal Gas tragedy in December 1984?
[A] Methyl isocyanate
[B] Methyl isochlorate
[C] Methyl phosphate
[D] Methyl isopropate

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49. Thalweg Doctrine, which was in news recently, is related to which of the following?
[A] Outer Space
[B] Water Bodies
[C] Immigration
[D] None of the above

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50. In which country is the Pantanal wetland located?
[A] Brazil
[B] Argentina
[C] Peru
[D] Bolivia

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