Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. The Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state?
[A] Uttrakhand
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: D [Kerala]
Notes:
The Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located along the Western Ghats in Mukundapuram taluk of Thrissur District of Kerala. The sanctuary is an important bird area with 192 recorded avian species such as grey-headed bulbul, Indian rufous babbler, white-bellied blue-flycatcher, Ceylon frogmouth, Indian edible-nest swiftlet, Malabar trogon and Loten’s sunbird. The sanctuary also offers trekking paths for the adventure traveller.
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. Contamination of drinking water with which of the following causes Blackfoot disease (BFD)?
[A] Nitrates
[B] Arsenic
[C] Mercury
[D] Cadmium
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Correct Answer: B [ Arsenic ]
Notes:
Arsenicosis or Black foot is caused by exposure over a period of time to Arsenic in drinking water. It may also be due to intake of arsenic via food or air. Kindly note that Itai-itai disease is caused by Cadmium poisoning.
4. Which of the following is considered as the secondary pollutant?
[A] Ozone
[B] Benzene
[C] Sulphur dioxide
[D] Carbon monoxide
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Correct Answer: A [ Ozone ]
Notes:
Primary pollutants are directly emitted from the sources. Examples of primary pollutants are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and benzene etc. Secondary pollutants are not emitted directly. They are formed from the combination of primary pollutants with some other compound. Examples of secondary pollutants are Ozone, Formaldehyde, PAN (peroxy acetyl nitrate) and Smog etc.
5. The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWLS) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Balaghat district
[B] Hoshangabad district
[C] Sheopur district
[D] Balaghat district
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Correct Answer: C [Sheopur district]
Notes:
The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWLS) is located in the Sheopur district of north western Madhya Pradesh and covers an area of 900 square kilometres. Its ecoregion is that of Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests.The park is home to many species of wild animals, including Indian wolves, monkeys, Indian leopards and nilgai. The researchers at Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has confirmed that the sanctuary is the most promising location to re-establish a free ranging population of Asiatic lions and certified it ready to receive its first batch of trans-located lions from Gir Wildlife Sanctuary where they are highly overpopulated.
6. Which among the following National Parks / Wild Life sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu is called as Top Slip?
[A] Aanamalai National Park
[B] Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
[C] Guindy National Park
[D] Palani Hills National Park
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Correct Answer: A [Aanamalai National Park]
Notes:
Aanaimalai Tiger Reserve was also known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. The practice of sliding timber logs down the hills from a place located in the northeast corner of the park is named as “Topslip”. It is a famous tourist attraction.
7. Which of the following is India’s First National Marine Park ?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
[B] Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
[C] Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
[D] Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
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Correct Answer: B [Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch]
Notes:
Marine National Park in Gulf of Kutch is located in the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat. It is considered as the first national marine park of India. It was established in 1982.
8. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, a biodiversity information and assessment arm of the United Nations Environment Programme is located at ?
[A] Cambridge
[B] New York
[C] Geneva
[D] Paris
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Correct Answer: A [Cambridge]
Notes:
The United Nation Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre is an executive agency of UN Environment Programme, which is based in Cambridge (UK). It was previously managed by IUCN, UN Environment Programme and WWF.
9. Which among the following is a correct definition of an Ecotone?
[A] a transition between two types of ecosystems particularly plant communities
[B] a transition between two types of ecosystems particularly soil structure & chemical Composition
[C] a transition between two types of mountain ranges
[D] a transition between two types of ecosystems such as water and land
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Correct Answer: A [a transition between two types of ecosystems particularly plant communities]
Notes:
An ecotone is defined as the transition area between two biological communities, where two communities meet and integrate. It may be narrow or else wide, local as well as regional.
10. Which of the following statements is incorrect about an Anticyclone?
[A] It is characterized by absence of weather front
[B] It has low pressure area in the central region with torrential rainfall
[C] The isobars are always far apart in an anticyclone
[D] The wind rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere in anticyclonic condition
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Correct Answer: B [It has low pressure area in the central region with torrential rainfall]
Notes:
A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities.The wind rotates clockwise in the northern hemisphere in anticyclonic condition and counter clockwise in southern hemisphere. It has high pressure area in the central region with dry and bright conditions.
