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 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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42. Which of the following statements are correct regrading Public Hearing in Environment Impact Assessment?
1. The public must be informed and consulted on any proposed development under a project.
2. Everyone who is affected by the proposed project is entitled to have access to the Executive Summary of the EIA.
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 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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44. 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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45. The sum of genes in a population is called ____:
[A] Phenotype
[B] Karyotype
[C] Genotype
[D] Gene pool

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46. Which of the following agricultural practices have been primarily responsible for pollution of our water resources?

A. Use of live-stock manure
B. Use of chemical fertilisers
C. Excessive use of chemical pesticides
D. Deforestation

[A] B and C
[B] A, C and D
[C] A and B
[D] A, B and D

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47. To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park, that is ______:
[A] Gulf of Kutch
[B] Gulf of Mannar
[C] Andaman Islands
[D] Lakshadweep Islands

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48. Kyoto Protocol, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with ______:
[A] International Trade
[B] Building common food stock to save human beings from any natural disaster
[C] Clean Environment and Climate Change
[D] Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration

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49. Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as _____:
[A] Ammonification
[B] Denitrification
[C] Nitrification
[D] Putrefaction

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50. Consider the following gases:

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Nitrous oxide
  4. Water vapour

Which of the above gases are considered as greenhouse gases?

[A] 1, 3 & 4
[B] 1 & 4
[C] 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 4

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