Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. The Pin Valley National Park (PVNP) is located in which state?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
The Pin Valley National Park is located within the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. The Park forms a natural habitat for a number of endangered animals such as snow leopard and Siberian ibex with its snow laden unexplored higher reaches and slopes.
2. The Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is located in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] Nagaland
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra ]
Notes:
The Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is located between Bhandara district and Gondia district of Maharashtra and covers an area of 152.81 square kilometres. This sanctuary has a number of fish, 34 species of mammals, 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles and four species of amphibians. Apart from this, this sanctuary is a home of many interesting varieties of frogs and toads like Tree-frog, Bull-frog, Six-toed frog, an uncommon toad; Ramanella Montana etc.
3. The Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Bihar
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
Notes:
The Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in the south west of Munger district of Bihar and covers an area of 681.99 square kilometres. The main animals found at BWS are tigers, panthers, wild boars, sloth bear, sambar deer, chitals, four-horned antelope and nilgais. Though, the sanctuary is more famous for its bird life rather than the land animals. It is home to more than 100 species of resident birds, which stay here all year around.
4. The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) is located in which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Nagaland
[C] Tripura
[D] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Correct Answer: A [Karnataka ]
Notes:
The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) is located in Nagamangala Taluk of Mandya district of Karnataka and is spread over 0.88 square kilometres. This was created mainly for the conservation of peacocks. It also houses nearly 250 species of birds.
5. In which of the following ecosystems, the pyramid of biomass is ‘inverted’ in shape?
[A] Pond ecosystem
[B] Grassland ecosystem
[C] Forest ecosystem
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [ Pond ecosystem ]
Notes:
Biomass is the amount of living material in an organism. The pyramids of biomass represent the relationship between different trophic levels in terms of biomass. In grassland and forest ecosystems, there is generally a gradual decrease in biomass of organisms at successive trophic levels from the producers to the consumers. Their pyramid of biomass is upright. In aquatic ecosystem the producers are small organisms with least biomass and the biomass gradually increase towards the apex of the pyramid. Thus the pyramid of biomass of aquatic ecosystems is inverted in shape.
6. 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.
7. In which state is located Manas sanctuary?
[A] Assam
[B] Bihar
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: A [Assam]
Notes:
The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam. It is a home to a great variety of wildlife, including many endangered species viz. tiger, pygmy hog, Indian rhinoceros and Indian elephant.
8. Headquarters of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is loacated at:
[A] Geneva
[B] Nairobi
[C] New Delhi
[D] New York
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Correct Answer: B [Nairobi]
Notes:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.
9. Which among the following is the upper limit of sound advice of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for residential areas?
[A] 55 Decibels
[B] 60 Decibels
[C] 75 Decibels
[D] 90 Decibels
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Correct Answer: A [55 Decibels]
Notes:
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has declared the permissible noise level in India for different areas. In industrial areas, it is 75 dB (daytime) and 70 dB (night). In commercial areas, it is 65 dB and 55 dB respectively and in residential areas it is 55 dB and 45 dB.
10. “Ecology is Permanent Economy“. This slogan is related to which of the following?
[A] Chipko Movement
[B] Narmada Bachao Andolan
[C] Appiko movement
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: A [Chipko Movement]
Notes:
The Chipko movement began in 1970s in Uttarakhand and a some part of Uttar Pradesh. It was a forest conservation movement. Sunderlal Bahuguna initiated the Chipko Movement. Notablr activists of the movement are Gaura Devi, Suraksha Devi, Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi and Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Virushka Devi.