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ENVIRONMENT MCQs
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Answer: Option C. -> North Atlantic Right Whale
THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE IS A BALEEN WHALE. AT PRESENT, THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST ENDANGERED WHALES IN THE WORLD. THEY FEED ON PLANKTON AND ARE USUALLY FOUND IN COASTAL WATERS.
THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE IS A BALEEN WHALE. AT PRESENT, THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST ENDANGERED WHALES IN THE WORLD. THEY FEED ON PLANKTON AND ARE USUALLY FOUND IN COASTAL WATERS.
Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 & 2
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SPIDER MONKEY IS A SPECIES OF IS A SPECIES OF SPIDER MONKEY. IT IS FOUND IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND PARTS OF MEXICO AND COLOMBIA. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS GEOFFROY’S SPIDER MONKEY.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SPIDER MONKEY IS A SPECIES OF IS A SPECIES OF SPIDER MONKEY. IT IS FOUND IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND PARTS OF MEXICO AND COLOMBIA. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS GEOFFROY’S SPIDER MONKEY.
Answer: Option B. -> 1992
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCED) IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE RIO SUMMIT, RIO CONFERENCE, EARTH SUMMIT WHICH WAS HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO IN JUNE 1992.
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCED) IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE RIO SUMMIT, RIO CONFERENCE, EARTH SUMMIT WHICH WAS HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO IN JUNE 1992.
Answer: Option A. -> Convention on Biological Diversity
THE COP-10 WHICH WAS HELD AT NAGOYA, JAPAN GAVE BIRTH TO TWO THINGS:
1) NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON GENETIC RESOURCES
2) AICHI TARGETS FOR BIODIVERSITY.
THE ‘AICHI TARGET’ WAS ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) AT ITS NAGOYA CONFERENCE.
THE COP-10 WHICH WAS HELD AT NAGOYA, JAPAN GAVE BIRTH TO TWO THINGS:
1) NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON GENETIC RESOURCES
2) AICHI TARGETS FOR BIODIVERSITY.
THE ‘AICHI TARGET’ WAS ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) AT ITS NAGOYA CONFERENCE.
Answer: Option D. -> 1971
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAMME IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY UNESCO IN 1971, AIMS TO ESTABLISH A SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAMME IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY UNESCO IN 1971, AIMS TO ESTABLISH A SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
Answer: Option B. -> Appendix II
APPENDIX II OF CITES INCLUDES SPECIES THAT ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY NOT THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION, MAY BECOME SO WITHOUT TRADE CONTROLS. MOST OF THE CITES SPECIES ARE LISTED IN THIS APPENDIX, INCLUDING AMERICAN GINSENG, PADDLEFISH, LIONS, AMERICAN ALLIGATORS, MAHOGANY, AND MANY CORALS.
APPENDIX II OF CITES INCLUDES SPECIES THAT ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY NOT THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION, MAY BECOME SO WITHOUT TRADE CONTROLS. MOST OF THE CITES SPECIES ARE LISTED IN THIS APPENDIX, INCLUDING AMERICAN GINSENG, PADDLEFISH, LIONS, AMERICAN ALLIGATORS, MAHOGANY, AND MANY CORALS.
Answer: Option C. -> 1976
THE INTERNATIONAL CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL (ICC) OF UNESCO INTRODUCED THE DESIGNATION ‘BIOSPHERE RESERVE’ FOR NATURAL AREAS IN 1971. THE CONCEPT OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES WAS THEN FORMALLY LAUNCHED IN 1976 UNDER THE UNESCO’S MAB PROGRAMME.
THE INTERNATIONAL CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL (ICC) OF UNESCO INTRODUCED THE DESIGNATION ‘BIOSPHERE RESERVE’ FOR NATURAL AREAS IN 1971. THE CONCEPT OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES WAS THEN FORMALLY LAUNCHED IN 1976 UNDER THE UNESCO’S MAB PROGRAMME.
Answer: Option C. -> Paris
THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION (IPPC) IS A MULTILATERAL TREATY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN PLANT PROTECTION. IT WAS SIGNED ON 6 DECEMBER 1951 AND BECAME EFFECTIVE ON 3 APRIL 1952. IT IS HEADQUARTERED AT ROME, ITALY.
THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION (IPPC) IS A MULTILATERAL TREATY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN PLANT PROTECTION. IT WAS SIGNED ON 6 DECEMBER 1951 AND BECAME EFFECTIVE ON 3 APRIL 1952. IT IS HEADQUARTERED AT ROME, ITALY.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
THERE ARE FIVE BIOMES PRESENT IN INDIA WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. TROPICAL HUMID FORESTS
2. TROPICAL DRY OR DECIDUOUS FORESTS
3. WARM DESERTS AND SEMI-DESERTS
4. CONIFEROUS FORESTS AND
5. ALPINE MEADOWS
THERE ARE FIVE BIOMES PRESENT IN INDIA WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. TROPICAL HUMID FORESTS
2. TROPICAL DRY OR DECIDUOUS FORESTS
3. WARM DESERTS AND SEMI-DESERTS
4. CONIFEROUS FORESTS AND
5. ALPINE MEADOWS
Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 & 2
ONLY STATEMENT 2 IS CORRECT. INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 7% OF THE RECORDED SPECIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. INDIA RANKS SEVENTH IN MAMMALS, NINTH IN BIRDS AND FIFTH IN REPTILES IN CASE OF SPECIES RICHNESS.
ONLY STATEMENT 2 IS CORRECT. INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 7% OF THE RECORDED SPECIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. INDIA RANKS SEVENTH IN MAMMALS, NINTH IN BIRDS AND FIFTH IN REPTILES IN CASE OF SPECIES RICHNESS.
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