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ENVIRONMENT MCQs
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Answer: Option B. -> Article 21
ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA WHICH PROVIDES FOR PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PERSONAL LIBERTY ASSURES THE CITIZENS OF INDIA THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THE RIGHT IS AVAILABLE TO BOTH CITIZENS AND ALIENS.
ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA WHICH PROVIDES FOR PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PERSONAL LIBERTY ASSURES THE CITIZENS OF INDIA THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THE RIGHT IS AVAILABLE TO BOTH CITIZENS AND ALIENS.
Answer: Option C. -> 2008 to 2012
THE FIRST COMMITMENT PERIOD OF KYOTO PROTOCOL WAS 2008 TO 2012. PARTY’S ASSIGNED AMOUNT REFERRED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS (MEASURED AS THE EQUIVALENT IN CARBON DIOXIDE) THAT A PARTY MAY EMIT OVER A COMMITMENT PERIOD IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH ITS EMISSIONS TARGET.
THE FIRST COMMITMENT PERIOD OF KYOTO PROTOCOL WAS 2008 TO 2012. PARTY’S ASSIGNED AMOUNT REFERRED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS (MEASURED AS THE EQUIVALENT IN CARBON DIOXIDE) THAT A PARTY MAY EMIT OVER A COMMITMENT PERIOD IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH ITS EMISSIONS TARGET.
Question 123. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Energy Conservation Building Code?
1. It was launched in 2007.
2. It addresses the issues of design of new, large commercial buildings to optimize the buildings’ energy demand based on their location in different climatic zones.
3. Compliance with ECBC norms is mandatory.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1. It was launched in 2007.
2. It addresses the issues of design of new, large commercial buildings to optimize the buildings’ energy demand based on their location in different climatic zones.
3. Compliance with ECBC norms is mandatory.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Option A. -> Only 1 & 2
ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2007. IT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES PERTAINING TO DESIGN OF NEW, LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO OPTIMIZE THE BUILDINGS’ ENERGY DEMAND BASED ON THEIR LOCATION IN DIFFERENT CLIMATIC ZONES. HOWEVER, COMPLIANCE WITH ECBC NORMS IS VOLUNTARY IN NATURE AT PRESENT.
ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2007. IT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES PERTAINING TO DESIGN OF NEW, LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO OPTIMIZE THE BUILDINGS’ ENERGY DEMAND BASED ON THEIR LOCATION IN DIFFERENT CLIMATIC ZONES. HOWEVER, COMPLIANCE WITH ECBC NORMS IS VOLUNTARY IN NATURE AT PRESENT.
Question 124. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment (GRIHA)?
1. It is a voluntary scheme.
2. It was conceived by TERI and developed jointly with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3. Its objective is to help design green buildings and help in the evaluation of the ‘greenness’ of the buildings.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Assessment (GRIHA)?
1. It is a voluntary scheme.
2. It was conceived by TERI and developed jointly with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3. Its objective is to help design green buildings and help in the evaluation of the ‘greenness’ of the buildings.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 & 3
GREEN RATING FOR INTEGRATED HABITAT ASSESSMENT (GRIHA)IS A VOLUNTARY SCHEME. IT WAS CONCEIVED BY TERI AND DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP DESIGN GREEN BUILDINGS AND HELP IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ‘GREENNESS’ OF THE BUILDINGS.
GREEN RATING FOR INTEGRATED HABITAT ASSESSMENT (GRIHA)IS A VOLUNTARY SCHEME. IT WAS CONCEIVED BY TERI AND DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP DESIGN GREEN BUILDINGS AND HELP IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ‘GREENNESS’ OF THE BUILDINGS.
Answer: Option C. -> Lithophiles
MICRO-ORGANISMS THAT CAN LIVE WITHIN THE PORE INTERSTICES OF SEDIMENTARY AND EVEN IGNEOUS ROCKS TO DEPTHS OF SEVERAL KILOMETERS ARE REFERRED TO AS LITHOPHILES. SOME OF THESE MICO-ORGANISMS ARE KNOWN TO LIVE ON SURFACE ROCKS, AND MAKE USE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS FOR ENERGY.
MICRO-ORGANISMS THAT CAN LIVE WITHIN THE PORE INTERSTICES OF SEDIMENTARY AND EVEN IGNEOUS ROCKS TO DEPTHS OF SEVERAL KILOMETERS ARE REFERRED TO AS LITHOPHILES. SOME OF THESE MICO-ORGANISMS ARE KNOWN TO LIVE ON SURFACE ROCKS, AND MAKE USE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS FOR ENERGY.
Answer: Option B. -> Seismograph
A SEISMOGRAPH WHICH IS ALSO CALLED AS A SEISMOMETER, IS AN INSTRUMENT WHICH IS USED TO DETECT AND RECORD THE EARTHQUAKE WAVES. THE FIRST SEISMOGRAPH WAS INVENTED IN 132 A.D.
A SEISMOGRAPH WHICH IS ALSO CALLED AS A SEISMOMETER, IS AN INSTRUMENT WHICH IS USED TO DETECT AND RECORD THE EARTHQUAKE WAVES. THE FIRST SEISMOGRAPH WAS INVENTED IN 132 A.D.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, & 3
THE POST-ANALYSIS OF ANY DISASTER IS MOST IMPORTANT SO AS TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE NEXT ONE. THREE METHODS ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF HARD BY ANY MAN-MADE OR NATURAL HAZARD WHICH INCLUDES:
1) MAGNITUDE.
2) FREQUENCY AND
3) INTENSITY
THE POST-ANALYSIS OF ANY DISASTER IS MOST IMPORTANT SO AS TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE NEXT ONE. THREE METHODS ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF HARD BY ANY MAN-MADE OR NATURAL HAZARD WHICH INCLUDES:
1) MAGNITUDE.
2) FREQUENCY AND
3) INTENSITY
Question 128. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Biocapacity?
1. It refers to capacity of an area to provide resources and absorb wastes at the same time.
2. When an area’s ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity it results into unsustainability.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1. It refers to capacity of an area to provide resources and absorb wastes at the same time.
2. When an area’s ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity it results into unsustainability.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 & 2
BIOCAPACITY REFERS TO CAPACITY OF AN AREA TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND ABSORB WASTES AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN AN AREA’S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT EXCEEDS ITS BIOCAPACITY IT RESULTS INTO UNSUSTAINABILITY.
BIOCAPACITY REFERS TO CAPACITY OF AN AREA TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND ABSORB WASTES AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN AN AREA’S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT EXCEEDS ITS BIOCAPACITY IT RESULTS INTO UNSUSTAINABILITY.
Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 & 2
TWO INDIAN BANKS, THE CANARA BANK, AND THE SYNDICATE BANK, ALONG WITH THEIR EIGHT ASSOCIATE REGIONAL RURAL BANKS, PARTNERED WITH UNEP TO ESTABLISH AND RUN THE INDIAN SOLAR LOAN PROGRAMME IN THE KARNATAKA STATE OF SOUTHERN INDIA.
TWO INDIAN BANKS, THE CANARA BANK, AND THE SYNDICATE BANK, ALONG WITH THEIR EIGHT ASSOCIATE REGIONAL RURAL BANKS, PARTNERED WITH UNEP TO ESTABLISH AND RUN THE INDIAN SOLAR LOAN PROGRAMME IN THE KARNATAKA STATE OF SOUTHERN INDIA.
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