Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

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

41. Karnataka lies in which of the following biogeographic realms?
[A] Palearctic
[B] Indomalayan
[C] Australasia
[D] Neotropic

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42. Sub-alpine Forests are found in–
[A] Darjeeling
[B] Kalimpong
[C] Purulia
[D] Coochbehar

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43. 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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44. Which of the following primarily causes Mercury Pollution?
[A] Automobile Battery
[B] Diesel Engine
[C] Polymer
[D] CFL Lamp

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45. 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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46. Montreal Protocol is related to which of the following?
[A] Ozone layer
[B] E-waste
[C] Water pollution
[D] None of the above

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47. 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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48. In which State is the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary located?
[A] Odisha
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Haryana
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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49. Where is the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary situated?
[A] Haridwar
[B] Bhagalpur
[C] Allahabad
[D] Visakhapatnam

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50. In which country is the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vjetrenica Cave located?
[A] Bosnia and Herzegovina
[B] Croatia
[C] Serbia
[D] Montenegro

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