Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
41. International Solar Alliance was founded in which of the following year?
[A] 2012
[B] 2015
[C] 2017
[D] 2019
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Correct Answer: B [2015]
Notes:
The International Solar Alliance is an alliance of 121 countries. It was initiated by India and was founded in 2015. Most of the members being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The headquarters of the International Solar Alliance is situated at Gurugram, Haryana.
42. The Energy Conservation Act was passed in which of the following year?
[A] 1998
[B] 2001
[C] 2005
[D] 2015
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Correct Answer: B [2001]
Notes:
The Government of India enacted the Energy Conservation Act in the year 2001. The Energy Conservation Act is an act to provide for the efficient use of energy and its conservation.
43. Which of the following human activity has influenced global warming?
[A] By causing changing in gravitational force
[B] By planting more trees
[C] By changing the radiative balance governing the Earth
[D] By protecting environment
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Correct Answer: C [By changing the radiative balance governing the Earth]
Notes:
Different Human activities ranging from the burning of fossil fuels to cutting of trees has influenced global surface temperature by changing the radiative balance governing the Earth on various timescales.
44. Arrange the following gases in the increasing order of Global warming potential:
1) Methane
2) Nitrous oxide
3) Perfluoro carbons
4) Sulfur hexafluoride
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1, 2, 3, 4
[B] 2, 1, 3, 4
[C] 1, 2, 4, 3
[D] 2, 1, 4, 3
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Correct Answer: A [1, 2, 3, 4]
Notes:
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has a GWP of 1 and serves as a baseline for other GWP values. GWP of Methane is 21. GWP of Nitrous oxide is 310, GWP of Perfluorocarbons is 140-11,700, and GWP of Sulfur hexafluoride is 23,900. Hence the correct sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4.
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. What are Shola forests?
[A] Evergreen forests
[B] Moist Deciduous forests
[C] Dry Deciduous forests
[D] Hill forests
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Correct Answer: D [Hill forests]
Notes:
Sholas are the local name for patches of stunted tropical montane forest found in valleys amid rolling grassland in the higher montane regions of South India.
47. The five key indicators of global climate change of our planet are ____:
[A] Antarctic Sea ice, Oxygen, Rainfall, Drought and Sea level
[B] Sea-level, Rising temperatures, Rainfall, Nitrogen and Arctic Sea ice
[C] Arctic Sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global Temperature, Sea level and Land ice
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Arctic Sea ice, Carbon dioxide, Global Temperature, Sea level and Land ice]
Notes:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed a series of interactive maps and graphs to describe the global climate and how it has changed over time. They focus on 5 key climate indicators:
• carbon dioxide concentration
• global surface temperature
• Arctic sea ice
• land ice
• sea level
48. Which among the following represents plateau phase in population?
[A] Birth rate and Death rate are equal
[B] Birth rate and death rate are not equal
[C] Birth rate is higher than death rate
[D] Death rate is more than birth rate
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Correct Answer: A [Birth rate and Death rate are equal]
Notes:
During the plateau phase, population size is constant so no more growth occurs. This is the result of natality rate being equal to mortality rate and is caused by resources becoming scarce as well as an increase in predators, diseases and parasites.
49. Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for ______:
[A] Tigers
[B] Birds
[C] Bisons
[D] Elephants
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Correct Answer: A [Tigers]
Notes:
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills, in Nilgiri District, about 150 km north-west of Coimbatore city in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states in South India. The sanctuary is a haven for Bengal Tigers and Indian Leopards and other threatened species.
50. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was named as ______:
[A] Kanha National Park
[B] Hailey National Park
[C] Bharatpur National Park
[D] Rajaji National Park
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Correct Answer: B [Hailey National Park]
Notes:
India’s first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is now known as Jim Corbett National Park. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett, a British- Indian hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, who played a key role in its establishment.
