Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Haryana
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana ]
Notes:
The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is a protected area in Jhajjar district of Haryana and covers an area of 411.55 hectares. The major wildlife supported here are neelgai, geedar, langur and Bandar, blue peafowl, rufous treepie, greater coucal, Indian grey hornbill, coppersmith barbet, etc.
2. The Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (MTWS) is located in which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: A [Karnataka ]
Notes:
The Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (MTWS) is located in Mandya district of Karnataka and is spread over 45.82 square kilometres. This sanctuary is primarily to house wolves. Other mammals found in this sanctuary include the jungle cat, leopard, bonnet macaque, langur and pangolin. Around 230 species of birds have been observed here over the years. The Sanctuary has been known for its once abundant Cycas circinalis species, which in the recent time has been over exploited by the flower decorators and local doctors.
3. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is located in which state:
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil nadu
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is located in Palakkad district of Kerala.
4. With which of the following is related CITES in context with the global issues today?
[A] Environment Protection
[B] Financial Slowdown
[C] Poverty Alleviation Programmes of United Nations
[D] Information Technology
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Correct Answer: A [Environment Protection]
Notes:
CITES is Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention signed in 1973.
5. Which among the following is world’s top country in terms of clean energy investment?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
China is the world’s top country in terms of clean energy investment with the investment of 83.4 billion U.S. dollars. China is followed by US, Japan and India (9.3 billion U.S. dollars).
6. Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Punjab
[C] Haryana
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: C [Haryana]
Notes:
The Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Indian state of Haryana. In 1986, it was declared as a bird sanctuary. The Oriental darter and the painted stork have been identified near endangered in the sanctuary.
7. Which among the following multilateral environment agreements (MEAs) is not correctly paired with the respective issue it deals with ?
[A] Montreal Protocol of 1987 – Ozone Depleting Substances.
[B] Bonn Convention of 1979 – The conservation of Migratory Species
[C] Basel Convention of 1989 – Regulation of transboundary movement,transit, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms.
[D] Rotterdam Convention of 1998 – Consensual International Trade in certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides.
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Correct Answer: C [Basel Convention of 1989 – Regulation of transboundary movement,transit, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms.]
Notes:
The Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known simply as the Basel Convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs). It does not, however, address the movement of radioactive waste.
8. The highest Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) can be expected in __?
[A] A running river
[B] A running polluted river
[C] Treated Municipal waste water
[D] Untreated Municipal waste water
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Correct Answer: D [ Untreated Municipal waste water]
Notes:
BOD is amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period, for running rivers, it would be minimum and for Untreated Municipal waste water it would be maximum.
9. Which of the following is the correct food chain?
[A] Grass – Chameleon – Insect – Bird
[B] Grass – Fox – Rabbit – Bird
[C] Phytoplankton – Zooplankton – Fish
[D] Fallen leaves – Bacteria – Insect larvae
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Correct Answer: C [Phytoplankton – Zooplankton – Fish]
Notes:
The correct food chain is phytoplankton → zooplankton → fish. This food chain shows the flow of nutrients and energy from one organism to another at different trophic levels. In this food chain, phytoplankton are the producers, zooplankton are the primary consumers, and fish are the secondary consumers.
10. The Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management (GIDRM) is an initiative of:
[A] German Government
[B] Swiss Government
[C] Japanese Government
[D] British Government
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Correct Answer: A [ German Government ]
Notes:The Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management (GIDRM) was founded by the German Government. To effectively reduce the impacts of disasters, risk factors have to be identified and tailor-made solutions developed. The Global Initiative has three priority areas:
- Strengthening Disaster Response Preparedness and Civil Protection
- Resilient Critical Infrastructure and Risk-sensitive Economic Cycles
- Effective Early Warning Systems
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