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 biomes are included in the First phase of the LTEO Programme?
1) Eastern Himalayas
2) Western Himalayas
3) Eastern Ghats
4) Western Ghats
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 4
[B] Only 1, 2, & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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42. 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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43. The Umbrella Group is a negotiation group consisting of how many countries?
[A] 9
[B] 10
[C] 11
[D] 12

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44. Trans-boundary pollution (or) Acid rain is caused by ____:
[A] Hydrocarbon
[B] Carbon monoxide
[C] Nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide
[D] Carbon dioxide

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45. Which of the following does not cause pollution?
[A] Burning of rubber
[B] Use of solar energy
[C] Burning of petrol
[D] All of the above

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46. Which of the following diseases are due to water pollution?
[A] Cholera
[B] Typhoid
[C] Both Cholera and Typhoid
[D] Neither Cholera Nor Typhoid

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47. 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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48. Which one of the following is an indicator of air pollution?
[A] Cycas
[B] Algae
[C] Bryophytes
[D] Lichens

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49. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in ______:
[A] Assam
[B] Manipur
[C] Mizoram
[D] Meghalaya

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50. Which national park hosts the largest ice cap aside from those in Antarctica and Greenland?
[A] Los Glaciares National Park
[B] Yosemite National Park
[C] Banff National Park
[D] Zion National Park

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