Environment Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside some years ago are rarely seen

nowadays. This is attributed to

What would happen if phytoplankton of an ocean is completely destroyed for some reason?

• 1. The ocean as a carbon sink would be adversely affected.
• 2. The food chains in the ocean would be adversely affected.
• 3. The density of ocean water would drastically decrease.

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Consider the following agricultural practices:

• 1. Contour bunding
• 2. Relay cropping
• 3. Zero tillage

In the context of global climate change, which of the above helps/help in carbon seques-tration/storage in the soil?

Consider the following:

• 1. Black-necked crane
• 2. Cheetah
• 3. Flying squirrel
• 4. Snow leopard

Which of the above are naturally found in India?

Which of the following can be threats to the biodiversity of a geographical area?

• 1. Global warming
• 2. Fragmentation of habitat
• 3. Invasion of alien species
• 4. Promotion of vegetarianism

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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment describes the following major categories of ecosystem

services-provisioning, supporting regulating, preserving and cultural Which one of the following is

supporting services?

The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following

provisions of the constitution of India?

• 1. Right to healthy environment, construed as a part of Right to life under Article 21
• 2. Provision of grants for raising the level of administration in the Scheduled Tribes under Article 275(1).
• 3. Power and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243(A)

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• 1. NBA checks the biopiracy and protects the indigenous and traditional genetic resources.
• 2. NBA directly monitors and supervises the scientific research on genetic modification of crop plants.
• 3. Application for Intellectual Property Rights related to genetic/biological resources cannot be made without the approval of NBA.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?