Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

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On 22 March 1989, In the Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Basel, Switzerland, The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted.

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White-bellied Heron is a Critically Endangered species. It is found in Bhutan and north-east India to the hills of Bangladesh and north Myanmar. Its natural habitat is rivers with sand or gravel bars or inland lakes.

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Because of Ozone gase our eyes itch, burn, water and it also lowers our resistance to cold and pneumonia. Emissions from vehicles and industries are the major source of ground level ozone emissions in the environment.

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Ozone is the primary components of photochemical smog. Ozone gas in the stratosphere protects the earth from harmful Ultra Violet radiation whereas ozone on the ground is hazardous to human health.

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Climate “forcings” are the factors that either increase the effects on the climate system or decrease the effects on the climate system. Positive forcings warm the earth while negative forcings actually cool the earth.

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Deciduous forests can be seen in areas receiving 60 to 120 cms of rainfall annually.

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Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic i.e. it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It is caused by emissions of oxides of sulphur (SO2 or SO3) and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.

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• Bandipur National Park, established in 1973 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka.
• The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat.
• Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam.
• Rohla National Park in Kulu, Himachal Pradesh, is known for snow leopards.

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The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world’s six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. It was created in 1990 by philanthropists Richard N. Goldman and his wife, Rhoda H. Goldman.

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The Heard and McDonald Islands are located in the sub-Antarctic region and serve as external territories of Australia. These volcanic islands, discovered in the 1850s by American mariners John Heard and William McDonald, were proclaimed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. These islands, recognized for their unique wildlife and geology (including active volcanoes), are considered one of the world’s most remote places. Initially claimed by the UK in 1910, they were transferred to Australia in 1947, hence, the land boasting the highest mountain under Australian sovereignty.