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 reasons affects the food production?
[A] Use of Organic manures
[B] Use of Modern Technologies
[C] Due to increase in pests
[D] Due to reduction in pollution
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Correct Answer: C [Due to increase in pests]
Notes:
Food production will be seriously affected by the climate change both directly and indirectly. An increase in pests and animal diseases leads to the reduction in the yield of crops and the quality of yield.
42. National Initiative On Climate Resilient Agriculture was launched by which of the following?
[A] UNEP
[B] ICAR
[C] IPCC
[D] MoEFCC
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Correct Answer: B [ICAR]
Notes:
National Initiative On Climate Resilient Agriculture was launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It was launched in February 2011.
43. Which of the following is/are the objectives of Disaster Management?
1) Mitigation
2) Reconstruction
3) Rehabilitation
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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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, & 3]
Notes:
Disaster Management is a combination of strategic planning and procedure which helps us from severe damages when natural or human-made calamities and catastrophic even occur. It includes Mitigation, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation.
44. Mount Etna volcano is present at which of the following places?
[A] Japan
[B] Italy
[C] India
[D] Iran
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Correct Answer: B [Italy]
Notes:
Mount Etna, which is also called as Etna, is an active stratovolcano also known as a composite volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. It is located just above the convergent plate margin between the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate.
45. The International Tsunami information centre is located at which of the following places?
[A] Goa
[B] Jakarta
[C] Canbera
[D] Honolulu
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Correct Answer: D [Honolulu]
Notes:
The International Tsunami Information Centre also termed as ITIC was established in November 1965 by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It is located at Honolulu.
46. Which of the following statements are correct regrading Public Hearing in Environment Impact Assessment?
1. The public must be informed and consulted on any proposed development under a project.
2. Everyone who is affected by the proposed project is entitled to have access to the Executive Summary of the EIA.
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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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
The public must be informed and consulted on any proposed development under a project. Everyone who is affected by the proposed project is entitled to have access to the Executive Summary of the EIA.
47. Which of the following is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline soil?
[A] Calcicole
[B] Calciphyte
[C] Calcifuge
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Calcifuge]
Notes:
Calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline soil and are also described as ericaceous, as the prototypical calcifuge is the genus Erica (heaths). Under alkaline conditions, iron becomes less soluble.
48. Environmental pollution can be controlled by _____:
[A] Sewage treatment
[B] Manufacturing electric vehicles
[C] Checking atomic blasts
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above ]
Notes:
Checking atomic blasts will reduce radioactive pollution. Sewage pollution can be prevented by treating sewage before passing into water course, in sewage treatment plant or effluent treatment plant (ETP). Electrically operated vehicles will control automobile exhaust and improve the air quality in cities. Environmental pollution can be controlled by treating factory wastes before disposing of them. So, if we treat wastewater before disposing of in a river, it will surely decrease the amount of dumped pollutants. For example- Steel industries have a high concentration of cyanide in it, and it led to harmful effect. So, treatment is really necessary.
49. In which State is the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary located?
[A] Odisha
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Haryana
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Haryana]
Notes:
Sultanpur National Park is located at Sultanpur, Haryana in Gurgaon District, Haryana. As a bird sanctuary it was the finding of Peter Jackson, famous ornothologist, and Honorary Secretary of the Delhi Birdwatching Society, who wrote to Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, founder of the Society, in 1970 about the need to declare the Sultanpur jheel near Delhi, a bird sanctuary, and she asked him to take her there.
50. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is important for _______:
[A] Birds
[B] Wild Buffalo
[C] Tiger and Elephant
[D] Leopard and Chital
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Correct Answer: D [Leopard and Chital]
Notes:
The predominant wild animal species that inhabits the Park is the deer, of which the most easily sighted are the graceful little chinkara or Indian gazelle, and the chital. Other species that have their habitat in the park are nilgai, sambar, chausingha or four-horned antelope, blackbuck, sloth bear, leopard and the common langur.
