Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

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

41. The India Tsunami Warning centre is located at which of the following places?
[A] Chennai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Goa
[D] Mumbai

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42. Which of the following should be included in an Environment Management Plan?
1. The mitigation and compensation measures for all the identified significant impacts should be delineated. 
2. Financial plan for implementing the mitigation measures should be delineated.
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 regrading Biopiracy?
1. It refers to the theft of genetic materials especially plants and other biological materials by the process of patent.
2. It is a situation where indigenous knowledge of nature, originating with indigenous people, is
exploited for commercial gain without permission and compensation.
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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44. Which of the following statements are correct regarding BioWeb?
1. It is a network of web-enabled biological devices which extends an internet of things to the Internet of Living Things of natural sensory devices.
2. These devices provide insights to real-time ecological data and feedback to changes in the environment. 
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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45. Which of the following is a vehicle that doesn’t emit tailpipe pollutants from the onboard source of power?
[A] BS VI vehicles
[B] Electric Vehicles
[C] ZEV vehicles
[D] Power vehicles

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46. Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heattrapping ability?
[A] Carbon dioxide
[B] Chlorofluoro carbon
[C] Nitrous oxide
[D] Methane

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47. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
[A] Forest protect the soil from erosion
[B] Plants and animals in a forest are not dependent on one another
[C] Forests influence the climate and water cycle
[D] Soil helps forest to grow and regenerate

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48. What was the main aim of Basel Convention?
[A] Bio-diversity Conservation
[B] Global Warming
[C] Protection of Ozone layer
[D] Climate Change

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49. Which of the following is not a particulate pollutant?
[A] Ozone
[B] Smoke
[C] Dust
[D] Soot

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50. 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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