Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. 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.
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. Which state in India is the only home to White Asiatic Tigers in the world?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Gujarat
[C] Odisha
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [West Bengal]
Notes:
The White Tiger, a pigmentation variant of the Royal Bengal Tiger, is peculiar to a few Indian regions such as Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Odisha, and specifically West Bengal in the Sunderbans region, their primary habitat. This species is famous for their unique coloration, lending them a ghost-like aura. Notably, Madhya Pradesh houses the world’s first ‘White Tiger Safari’. Though white tigers are found in a few other areas as well, West Bengal is particularly recognized for these majestic big cats.
4. 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).
5. For which of the following PM10 and PM2.5 Samplers are used?
[A] Food adulteration
[B] Adulterated Petrol
[C] Environment Pollution
[D] Noise Pollution
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Correct Answer: C [Environment Pollution]
Notes:
PM10 is particulate matter with 10 mm or less in diameter and PM2.5 is particulate matter with 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter. These particles are formed by burning fuel and chemical reactions that take place in the atmosphere which results environment pollution. A new study showed that PM2.5 is more harmful than PM10.
6. Which among the following is the correct definition of Oxygen toxicity?
[A] A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures
[B] A condition resulting from the contamination of oxygen with Carbon Monoxide
[C] A condition in which the body as a whole or a tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen supply
[D] A condition in which due to water pollution, the aquatic animals in water bodies get died
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Correct Answer: A [A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures]
Notes:
Oxygen toxicity is a concern for underwater divers, those on high concentrations of supplemental oxygen. It is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures.
7. Largest National park in North East India is located at?
[A] Assam
[B] Mizoram
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Nagaland
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Correct Answer: C [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Namdhapa National Park is the largest National park in North East India. It is located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is India’s third largest National Park. It is home to the common Indian leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard and tiger.
8. “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.
9. Which among the following chronic lung disease commonly known as ‘black lung’ disease,leads to reduced life expectancy in coal-miners?
[A] Pneumoconiosis
[B] Progressive Massive Fibrosis
[C] Mesothelioma
[D] Collier’s Asthma
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Correct Answer: A [Pneumoconiosis]
Notes:
A chronic occupational lung disease contracted by the prolonged breathing of coal mine dust. The silica and carbon in the coal dust cause black lung disease. About one of every 20 miners studied in the US has X-ray evidence of black lung disease, a form of pneumoconiosis. In its early stages, called simple pneumoconiosis, the disease does not prevent the miner from working or carrying on most normal activities. In some miners, the disease never becomes more severe. Pneumoconiosis is not reversible. There is no specific treatment. Black lung disease has gone by many names, including anthracosis, black lung, black spittle, coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, miner’s asthma, and silicosis.
10. Which among the following are two most important elements that differentiate weather conditions?
[A] air pressure and precipitation
[B] air pressure and temperature
[C] precipitation and seasonal changes
[D] temperature and precipitation
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Correct Answer: D [ temperature and precipitation]
Notes:
Temperature and precipitation are the two most important elements that differentiate weather conditions. They determine the rainfall and others.