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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at
(a) United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
(b) UN ‘Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
(c) World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002
(d) UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 2009
Option b – UN ‘Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
Regarding “carbon credits”, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol.
(b) Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota.
(c) The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
(d) Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.
Option d – Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme
Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/reasons are this attributable ? 1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of methane. 2. When nitrogen-based fertilizers are used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the cultivated soil. 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
Option c – Both 1 and 2
As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm Globe Scan gave India the top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score?
(a) It is a measure of efforts made by different countries in adopting technologies for reducing carbon footprint.
(b) It is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behavior in different countries.
(c) It is an assessment of programs/ schemes undertaken by different countries for improving the conservation of natural resources.
(d) It is an index showing the volume of carbon credits sold by different countries.
Option b – It is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behavior in different countries
What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating global warming at present and in the immediate future? 1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available. 2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and development. 3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – 1 and 2 only
Consider the following which can be found in the ambient atmosphere: 1. Soot 2. Sulphur hexafluoride 3. Water vapor Which of the above contributes to the warming up of the atmosphere?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements: 1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms. 2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries. 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
Option c – Both 1 and 2
The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following? ( Our Environment Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
(b) Kyoto Protocol
(c) Montreal Protocol
(d) G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm
Option b – Kyoto Protocol
Consider the following programs: 1. Afforestation and development of wastelands 2. Reforestation and replantation in existing forests 3. Encouraging the wood substitutes and supplying other types of fuel 4. Promotion of wide use of insecticides and pesticides to restrict the loss of forest area from degradation caused by pests and insects. The National Forest Policy of 1988 includes:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3, and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements: 1. Kyoto protocol came into force in the year 2005. 2. Kyoto protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the ozone layer. 3. Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only
Option b – 1 and 3
In the cities of our country, which among the following atmospheric gases are normally considered in calculating the value of the Air Quality Index? 1. Carbon dioxide 2. Carbon monoxide 3. Nitrogen dioxide 4. Sulfur dioxide 5. Methane Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2, 3, and 4 only
(c) 1,4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Option b – 2, 3, and 4 only
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 Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option a – 1, 2, and 3 only
Due to improper/ indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the following are released into the environment as e-waste? 1. Beryllium 2. Cadmium 3. Chromium 4. Heptachlor 5. Mercury 6. Lead 7. Plutonium Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 only
(b) 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 only
(c) 2, 4, 5, and 7 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Option b – 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 only
Which of the following adds/add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on the planet Earth? 1. Volcanic action 2. Respiration 3. Photosynthesis 4. Decay of organic matter Selects the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2, and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option c – 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following are some important pollutants released by the steel industry in India? 1. Oxides of sulphur 2. Oxides of nitrogen 3. Carbon monoxide 4. Carbon dioxide Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 3, and 4 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option d – 1, 2, 3 and 4
Consider the following: 1. Carbon dioxide 2. Oxides of Nitrogen 3. Oxides of Sulphur Which of the above is/are the emission/emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India? 1. Right to a healthy environment, construed as a part of the Right to life under Article 21 2. Provision of grants for raising the level of administration in the Scheduled Areas for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes under Article 275(1) 3. Powers and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243 (A) Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – 1 only
The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere because it absorbs
(a) the water vapor of the air and retains its heat
(b) the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation
(c) all the solar radiation
(d) the infrared part of the solar radiation
Option d – the infrared part of the solar radiation
Human activities in the recent past have caused the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but a lot of it does not remain in the lower atmosphere because of 1. its escape into the outer stratosphere. 2. photosynthesis by phytoplankton in the oceans. 3. the trapping of air in the polar ice caps. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Option c – 2 and 3
Consider the following: 1. Photosynthesis 2. Respiration. 3. Decay of organic matter 4. Volcanic action. Which of the above adds carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on earth?
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3, and 4 only
(d) 1 and 4
Option c – 2, 3, and 4 only
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