MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS GS
1. Noted environmentalist Vandana Shiva
played a key role in the Indian legal challenge to US
patent on the which plant/s?
1. Neem 2. Haldi
3.
Rice 4. Saffron
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below.
(a)
1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 and 2
only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
2. Paddy field are a chief source of which
greenhouse gas/es?
1. Methane 2. Carbon
dioxide
3. Nitrous oxide
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
1.
1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
only (d) 1, 2 and 3
3. Which one of the following organization
won the CSIR Award for Science and Technology (S&T) Innovations for Rural Development?
2006?
(a) IARI (b) NDDB
(c)NDRI (d) CLRI
4. Consider the following statements
regarding the use of disposable plastic plates.
1. Toxic chemicals are present
in its production.
2.
They are non- biodegradable.
3.
They are light in weight.
4.
They are biodegradable.
Which of the above given statements is/are
correct?
(a)
1 and 4 only (b) 2 only
(c)2 and 3
only (d) 3 and 4 only
5.Which of the following groups contain
only no-biodegrable materials?
1. Wood, paper and leather
2. Plastic, Bakelite, DDT
3. Plastic, thermo coal, wood
4. Thermo coal, plates made dried leaves detergents
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a)
None of the above
(b)
Only
(c)
2 and 3 only
(d)
3 and 4 only
*6 which is one of the following is also
known as “ Top Slip”?
(a) Simplipal National Park
(b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(c)Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
*7 Consider the following statements:
1. India , Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only.
2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East.
Which of the statements given above is/ are
correct?
(a)
1 only (b) 2 only
(c)Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
8.Epiphytes are the plants which grow on
the bark of trees’ branches to obtain adequate light and water and not the
nutrient from the plant. This type of interaction is known as
(a)
Mutualism (b) Commensalism
(c)
Parasitism (d)
Amenalism
9.Consider for the following statements:
What is the difference between a national
forest and a national park?
1.
A national a nation with raw materials,
wildlife habitat; while a national park is not managed for resource production.
2.
A national forest gives
protection to fauna only; while a national park gives protection to both flora
and fauna.
3.
A national forest is a working
forest; a national park is in the city and gives protection to flora only.
4.
A national forest protects only
the trees and animals; a national park is in the city and has no defined role
in protection of flora and fauna.
Which of the above given
statements is/are correct?
(a)
1 only (b) 1 and 4 only
(c)2 only (d) 3 only
*10. In the context of CO₂ emission and global warming, what is the name of a market driven device
under UNFCC that allows developing countries to get funds/ incentives from the
developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas
emission?
(a) Carbon foot printing
(b) Carbon credit rating
(c) clean development mechanism
(d) Emission reduction norm
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