Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Environment & Biodiversity for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC and State PSC Exams.
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Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Environment & Biodiversity
Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Environment & Biodiversity
Q. Match the following environmental treaties with their focus areas:
| Treaty | Focus Area |
| 1. Kyoto Protocol | Climate change mitigation |
| 2. Basel Convention | Hazardous waste management |
| 3. Ramsar Convention | Wetland conservation |
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 & 2
(C) All 1, 2 & 3
(D) None
Answer: (C)
Q. what does contain” Red Data Book?
[1] Astrology
[2] Endangered wild plants, animals
[3] Communism Facts
[4] Endangered Forests
Answer: 2 [Endangered wild plants, animals]
Notes:
IUCN publishes “Red Data Book” compiling information from a network of conservation organizations to rate which species are most endangered in the world. It contains endangered species of animals, plants and fungi.
Q. At which among the following places first governmental meeting on tiger conservation was held in 2009?
[1] Kua Lalumpur
[2] Katmandu
[3] Colombo
[4] Bangkok
Answer: 2 [Katmandu]
Notes:
India’s project tiger was launched in 1973. The first governmental meeting on tiger conservation was held in Kathmandu, Nepal in October 2009. This meeting had recommended a series of 15 global actions that need to be taken to change the trajectory of tigers from extinction to recovery, as well as commitments from several tiger range countries. Later, first Asian ministerial conference on tiger conservation was held in Hua Hin, Thailand in January 2010. This conference adopted the goal of doubling the number of tigers by 2022.
Q. “Bengal Desi” is a Hybrid variety of which of the following crops?
[1] Jute
[2] Cotton
[3] Sesame
[4] Gram
Answer: 2 [Cotton]
Notes:
Some of the varieties of cotton are Bengal Desi (West Bengal), Cernuum cotton (Meghalaya), Karung Kanni Parthi (Tamil Nadu), Wagad and Kala cotton (Gujarat), Pundur (Andhra Pradesh), Jayadhar (Karnataka).
Q. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in which year?
[1] 1980
[2] 1981
[3] 1982
[4] 1983
Answer: 2 [1981]
Notes:
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of the year 1981 was enacted by the Parliament of India to control and prevent air pollution in India. It was also amended in the year 1987.
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Q. In which year the National Green Tribunal Act was enacted?
[1] 2005
[2] 2009
[3] 2010
[4] 2011
Answer: 3 [2010]
Notes:
The National Green Tribunal Act was enacted in 2010 by the Parliament of India which enables creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues.
Q. Animal Welfare Board was established in which year?
[1] 1962
[2] 1963
[3] 1964
[4] 1965
Answer: 1 [1962]
Notes:
The Animal Welfare Board of India was established in the year 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Rukmini Devi Arundale as its first chairman.
Q. Ecological pyramid of energy or productivity is –
[1] Always upright
[2] Always inverted
[3] Can be upright or inverted
[4] Can take any form like food web
Answer: 1 [Always upright]
Notes:
Ecological pyramid of Energy or Productivity shows the movement of energy from one trophic level to another. It is always upright as energy is lost from the lower trophic level to higher trophic level.
Q. Which of the following directly depends on solar radiation for their survival?
[1] Plants
[2] Cows
[3] Bacteria
[4] None of the above
Answer: 1 [Plants]
Notes:
Plants are autotrophes and use sunlight to produce their food. Though some bacterias are autotrophic as a category they will come under the classification of decomposers.
Q. Which of the following biotic interaction is characterized by the loss to one specie and no effect on other specie?
[1] Commensalism
[2] Competition
[3] Predation
[4] Amensalism
Answer: 4 [Amensalism]
Notes:
Amensalism is the biotic interaction in which one species is harmed and the other specie remain unaffected. Example- In evergreen tropical forest large trees shade the small tree thus restricting their growth, an example of anemalism.
Q. What will be the effect of the destruction of the phytoplankton in the sea?
1. The number of zooplanktons will increase
2. The amount of oxygen will decrease
3. Increase in the number of primary consumers
Select the Answer from the codes given below-
[A] 1, 2, 3
[B] 2 only
[C] 1 & 2 only
[D] 2 & 3 only
Answer: B [2 only]
Notes:
Phytoplanktons are autotrophic organism and are the main food of zooplanktons. They make their food by using carbon dioxide and release oxygen. So their destruction will decrease the number of zooplanktons in the sea and will decrease the oxygen in the water.