Environment Previous Question Answers PSC, UPSC, SSC, IBPS

Environment Previous Questions from PSC, UPSC and SSC

Which of the following statements regarding ‘Green Climate Fund’ is/are correct?
I. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
2. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
Asked : UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2015
A1 only

B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither I nor 2
Explanation:

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a fund within the framework of the UNFCCC founded as a mechanism to redistribute money from the developed to the developing world, in order to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.

Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
Asked : UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2015
ANorth Coastal Andhra Pradesh
BSouth-West Bengal
CSouthern Saurashtra
DAndaman and Nicobar Islands

Explanation:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a globally acknowledged hotspot of biodiversity. It has various types of forests which include Tropical Evergreen forests, Moist Deciduous forests, Mangrove forests, Littoral forests and Bamboo and Cake Brakes.

DThe flora and fauna of a geographical area
Explanation:

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. So, A community of organisms together with the environment in which they live is the best description of the term ecosystem.

With reference to an organization known as ‘BirdLife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.
2. The concept of biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.
3. It identifies the sites known/ referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Asked : UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2015
AI only
B2 and 3 only
C1 and 3 only

D1, 2 and 3
Explanation:

BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation Partnership. Together they are 120 BirdLife Partners worldwide. BirdLife’s Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) Programme aims to identify, monitor and protect a global network of IBAs for the conservation of the world’s birds and other wildlife.
The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ did not originated from this organization. It was propounded by Norman Meyers.

In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique living root bridges’ are found in
Asked : UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2015
AMeghalaya

BHimachal Pradesh
CJharkhand
DTamil Nadu
Explanation:

The living root bridges of Cherrapunji, Laitkynsew, and Nongriat, in the present-day Meghalaya state of northeast India is a form of tree shaping, which creates these suspension bridges, they are handmade from the aerial roots of living banyan fig trees. So, Meghalaya is the answer.

DWildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
Explanation:

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the apex body constituted in the Ministry of Environment and Forests under ‘Rules for Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells 1989′, under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.