Environment & Biodiversity MCQs

Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.

41. International Tropical Timber Organization was established in which of the following year?
[A] 1944
[B] 1983
[C] 1992
[D] 2007

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42. Which of the following are the objectives of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981?
1. It aims to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution.
2. It establishes central and State Boards in order to implement the Act.
3. The Act aims to confer on the Boards the powers to implement the provisions of the Act.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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43. Which amendment to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 empowered SPCB and CPCB to close a defaulting industrial plant?
[A] Amendment, 1988
[B] Amendment, 1990
[C] Amendment, 1992
[D] None of the above

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44. Arrange the following gases in descending order of relative contribution to total global warming:
1) Carbon dioxide
2) Methane
3) CFCs
4) Nitrous oxide
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1, 2, 3, 4
[B] 2, 1, 3, 4
[C] 1, 3, 2, 4
[D] 3, 1, 2, 4

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45. Which of the following countries does not come under the top 4 emitters of Greenhouse gases?
[A] China
[B] U.S.A
[C] Australia
[D] India

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46. Which of the following is called the place of origin an earthquake?
[A] Focus
[B] Hypercenter
[C] Epicenter
[D] None of the above

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47. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Environment Impact Assessment?
1. Screening is done based on type and location of development only.
2. The state of ecosystem as it exists prior to the project and its potential effects is known as Baseline Data.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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48. Which of the following is an organism that obtains hydrogen or electrons from organic substrates?
[A] Lithophiles
[B] Organotroph
[C] Mixotroph
[D] None of the above

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49. Which of the following gas leaked in the Bhopal Gas tragedy in December 1984?
[A] Methyl isocyanate
[B] Methyl isochlorate
[C] Methyl phosphate
[D] Methyl isopropate

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50. Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for ______:
[A] Tigers
[B] Birds
[C] Bisons
[D] Elephants

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