Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
41. Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve is located in which of the following states?
[A] Assam
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Mizoram
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: A [Assam]
Notes:
Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve is located in Assam. It is a part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts of Assam. It was established in 1999. It is bounded by Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north and Dibru river in the south.
42. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in which of the following state?
[A] Himanchal Pradesh
[B] Sikkim
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Uttarakhand]
Notes:
The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve was established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi. It contains a part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh, and Bageshwar districts of the state of Uttarakhand.
43. Which of the following is the main reason for the melting of ice sheets?
[A] Increase in the oxygen content
[B] Global warming
[C] Decrease in the Carbon dioxide content
[D] Noise pollution
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Correct Answer: B [Global warming]
Notes:
Global warming is defined as the average increase of Earth’s temperature due to natural as well as human induced reasons. Global warming increases the average temperature of the Earth resulting in the melting of ice caps.
44. Which of the following reasons affects the food production?
[A] Use of Organic manures
[B] Use of Modern Technologies
[C] Due to increase in pests
[D] Due to reduction in pollution
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Correct Answer: C [Due to increase in pests]
Notes:
Food production will be seriously affected by the climate change both directly and indirectly. An increase in pests and animal diseases leads to the reduction in the yield of crops and the quality of yield.
45. Which of the following is important for Sustainable Development?
[A] Decreasing Poverty
[B] Conservation of biological diversity
[C] Prevention and control of pollution
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Decreasing poverty, prevention and control of pollution, conservation biological diversity are some of the important aspects of Sustainable Development. It is can alternative approach to the theories of development, presently.
46. At which of the following places, Volcanoes are generally found?
[A] Intraplates crush against each other or pull apart
[B] Earth’s crust crush against each other or pull apart
[C] Tectonic plates crush against each other or pull apart
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Tectonic plates crush against each other or pull apart]
Notes:
Most of the volcanoes are present at the places where the tectonic plates crush against each other or pull apart. Sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates.
47. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Environment Impact Assessment?
1. Screening is done based on type and location of development only.
2. The state of ecosystem as it exists prior to the project and its potential effects is known as Baseline Data.
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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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:
The screening criteria is based upon the scale of investment, type of development and location of development. The state of ecosystem as it exists prior to the project and its potential effects is known as Baseline Data.
48. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Special Climate Change Fund?
1) It was established in 2001.
2) The Global Environment Facility (GEF) acts as an operating entity of the financial mechanism.
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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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
Special Climate Change Fund was established in 2001. Adaptation to climate change is the top priority of the Special Climate Change Fund. The financial mechanism is operated by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
49. Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Pakistan
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: A [Sri Lanka]
Notes:
Sri Lanka is separated from the mainland portion of the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. It is an island country in South Asia, located southeast of India and northeast of the Maldives.
50. Gahirmatha Sanctuary is the only Sanctuary for _____ in Odisha:
[A] Turtles
[B] Crocodiles
[C] Elephants
[D] Deer
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Correct Answer: A [Turtles]
Notes:
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in Odisha that is the world’s largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley Turtles. It extends from Dhamra River mouth in the north to Brahmani river mouth in the south. It is the one of world’s most important nesting beach for turtles.
