Environment Ecology

Q141.Which of the following is the largest storehouse of alternative energy?

Q142.A country’s natural capital included all of the following except

Q143.Consider the following pairs. Term sometimes Their seen in the news origin 1. Annex-I - Cartagena Countries Protocol 2. Certified - Nagoya Emission Protocol Reductions 3. Clean - Kyoto Development Protocol Mechanism Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

Q144.Which of the following energy source is most eco-friendly?

Q145.The World Environment Day is celebrated on

Q146.In the context of mitigating the impending global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide, which of the following can be the potential sites for carbon sequestration? 1. Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams 2. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs 3. Subterranean deep saline formations Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Q147.Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?

Q148.The main role of solar radiation is in

Q149.Consider the following statements. 1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries. 2. The CCAC focuses on methane black carbon and hydrofluoro carbons. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q150.Which form of energy does not create environment issue?

Q151.National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is situated at

Q152.Concerning ‘Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is global partnership of Governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous people. 2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop ecofriendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management. 3. It assists the countries in their ‘REDD + (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)’ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Q153.Which one of the following fuels creates the least pollution?

Q154.What is important for Sustainable Development?

Q155.The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2ºC above the pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3ºC above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world? 1. Terrestrial biosphere tends towards a net carbon source. 2. Widespread coral mortality will occur. 3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear. 4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Q156.What is meant by energy crisis?

Q157.What was the title of the Rio-20 declaration?

Q158.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. The 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?

Q159.Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the view point of sustainable development?

Q160.The first ‘Earth Summit’ was held at