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 is the main reason for the melting of ice sheets?
[A] Increase in the oxygen content
[B] Global warming
[C] Decrease in the Carbon dioxide content
[D] Noise pollution

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42. Which of the following were the objectives Paris Agreement?
1. It aimed to hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre industrial levels.
2. Efforts were to be aimed to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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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43. Which of the following statements are correct regarding components of Environment Impact Assessment?
1. There are two components of EIA, i.e., Comprehensive EIA and Rapid EIA.
2. Rapid EIA is for speedier appraisal process.
3. Comprehensive EIA collects data fwith respect to all four seasons.
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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44. Which of the following is a cryogenic storage facility used to archive biological samples for use in research and experiments?
[A] Gene banks
[B] Biobank
[C] Carbon credit
[D] Biocapacity

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45. The resources which are obtained from bio sphere and have life are ____:
[A] Potential resources
[B] Biotic resources
[C] Abiotic resources
[D] Renewable resources

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46. Which of the following weeds has been found useful to check water pollution caused by industrial affluent?
[A] Water hyacinth
[B] Elephant grass
[C] Parthenium
[D] Both [A] and
[B]

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47. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during ____:
[A] Photosynthesis
[B] Combustion
[C] Transition
[D] Fusion

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48. What is green house effect?
[A] Turning of house green because of algae cover
[B] Warming of earth because of trapping of radiations by the earths atmosphere
[C] Turning of house green because of green component of white light
[D] None of the above

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49. In 1973, the Project Tiger was started in which National Park?
[A] Sanjay Gandhi
[B] Sunderbans
[C] Jim Corbett
[D] Bhitarkanika

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50. In which country is the Great Dividing Range situated?
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Canada
[D] United States

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