ENVIRONMENT GK QUIZ
1.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
Correct Answer: A [Pneumoconiosis]
2.Which among the following awards institued by the Government of India for individuals or communities from rural areas that have shown extraordinary courage and dedication in protecting Wildlife?
[A] Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
[B] Medini Puruskar Yojana
[C] Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award
[D] Pitambar Pant National Award
Correct Answer: C [Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award]
3.Which among the following is key faunal species that is being conserved and monitored in ‘Dachigam National Park’ ?
[A] Musk Deer
[B] Golden Oriole
[C] Yellow-throated Marten
[D] Hangul or Kashmir Stag
Correct Answer: D [Hangul or Kashmir Stag]
4.The ‘thickness’ of Stratospheric Ozone layer is measured in/on:
[A] Sieverts
[B] Dobson units
[C] Melson units
[D] Beaufort Scale
Correct Answer: B [Dobson units]
5.The ranking of countries as the highest per capita emitters of Carbon Dioxide in the world, takes into acount their annual CO2 emissions from :
1.Burning of fossil fuels
2.Cement Manufacture
3.Land Use such as deforestation
[A] Only 1
[B] 1 and 2
[C] 1 and 3
[D] 1,2 and 3
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2]
6.Which among the following is the most abundant Green-House-Gas(GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere?
[A] Carbon dioxide
[B] Water Vapour
[C] Sulphur Dioxide
[D] Tropospheric Ozone
Correct Answer: B [Water Vapour]
7.The Cartagena Protocol is regarding safe use, transfer and handling of:
[A] Nuclear waste
[B] Invasive Alien Species
[C] Living Modified Organisms(LMOs)
[D] Toxic bye-products and industrial effluents
Correct Answer: C [Living Modified Organisms(LMOs)]
8.The ‘Red Data Book’ is the documention of rare and endangered species of :
- Animals
2. Plants
3. Fungi
[A] Only 1
[B] 1 and 2
[C] 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3]
9.Which of the following two criteria have to be met in order to qualify as a ‘biodiversity hotspot’ on the world hotspots map?
The region must contain at least 0.5 percent or 1500 species of vascular plants as endemic species.
The region has to have lost at least 70 percent of its primary vegetation.
Choose the correct option:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]
10.Which among the following multilateral environment agreements (MEAs) is not correctly paired with the respective issue it deals with ?
[A] Montreal Protocol of 1987 – Ozone Depleting Substances.
[B] Bonn Convention of 1979 – The conservation of Migratory Species
[C] Basel Convention of 1989 – Regulation of transboundary movement,transit, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms.
[D] Rotterdam Convention of 1998 – Consensual International Trade in certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides.
Correct Answer: C [Basel Convention of 1989 – Regulation of transboundary movement,transit, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms.]
