Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
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 Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Kerala
[C] Tripura
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Tripura ]
Notes:
The Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in Tripura and covers an area of only 0.86 square kilometres. The sanctuary is known for varies rare species plants and animals providing immense scope for the botany and zoology experts. According to statistics, the small sanctuary is a safe abode for 150 species of birds, wild beasts and primates.
3. Which among the following states in India has maximum number of protected areas viz. Wild life sanctuaries and National Parks?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The state of Madhya Pradesh has the maximum numbers of national parks. MP has six Tiger Reserves i.e. Kanha, Pench, Satpura, Bandhavgarh, Panna and Sanjay. Madhya Pradesh is followed by Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand and West Bengal. MP is planning to add 11 more protected areas.
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 of the following winds is known for “Blood Rain”?
[A] Sirocco
[B] Harmattan
[C] Mistral
[D] Khamsin
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Correct Answer: A [Sirocco]
Notes:
Sirocco is a warm, dry and dust laden local wind which blows in northerly direction from Sahara desert over North Africa as a dry wind and picks up moisture as it crosses the Mediterranean. Since they carry red dust over Sahara, the rainfall which they cause is called blood rain sometimes.
6. Which of the following statements scientifically explains the fact that a rough sea can be calmed by pouring oil on its surface?
[A] The oil increases the surface tension of water
[B] The surface tension of the oil film absorbs energy of waves
[C] The winds creating waves are blocked by the oil film
[D] None of the reasons mentioned in A, B and C
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Correct Answer: B [ The surface tension of the oil film absorbs energy of waves]
Notes:
When the waves go underneath the film, the surface tension of the oil film makes them to lose some of the energy.
7. If we completely remove the decomposers, from an ecosystem, its functioning will be adversely affected, because:
[A] energy flow will be blocked
[B] mineral movement will be blocked
[C] herbivores will not receive solar energy
[D] rate of decomposition will be very high
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Correct Answer: B [ mineral movement will be blocked]
Notes:
Decomposers break down dead plant and animal material and wastes and release them into the ecosystem as energy and nutrients for recycling.
8. Grey water footprint is the amount of:
[A] rainwater required (evaporated or used directly) to make a product
[B] freshwater required for mixing and diluting pollutants enough to maintain water quality according to certain standards
[C] surface water and groundwater required (evaporated or used directly) to make a product
[D] sea water (evaporated or used directly) to make a product
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Correct Answer: B [ freshwater required for mixing and diluting pollutants enough to maintain water quality according to certain standards ]
Notes:
Green water footprint is water from precipitation that is stored in the root zone of the soil and evaporated, transpired or incorporated by plants. Blue water footprint is water that has been sourced from surface or groundwater resources and is either evaporated, incorporated into a product or taken from one body of water and returned to another, or returned at a different time. Irrigated agriculture, industry and domestic water use can each have a blue water footprint. Grey water footprint is the amount of fresh water required to assimilate pollutants to meet specific water quality standards.
9. Which of the following national parks is a natural habitat of Hangul, an endangered species of red deer?
[A] Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
[B] Great Himalayan National Park
[C] Dachigam National Park
[D] Keibul Lamjao National Park
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Correct Answer: C [Dachigam National Park]
Notes:
Hangul or Kashmir Stag was once found in thousands are now left only about 150 in numbers and that too mainly concentrated in Dachigam National Park. The mammoth decrease in population is likely to place the species in the list of “critically endangered” by IUCN.
10. Alfalfa is associated with which of the following?
[A] Grass
[B] Crop
[C] Forest
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Crop]
Notes:
Alfalfa, also called lucerne and called Medicago sativa in binomial nomenclature, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.
