1. The Environment (Protection) Act : ’ of India was enacted in : [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013] (A) 1981 (B) 1986 (Cc) 1995 (D) 2000 2. In which of the following years was : passed the Environment Protection : Act? [UPPCS (Pre) 2014] - (A) 1982 (B) 1986 _ © 1990 (D) 19943. Environment refers to [UPPCS (Pre) 2006) | (A) The natural world of land, | water, air, plants and animals ! that exists around it (B) The sum total of conditions | which surround human beings ' at a given point of time ‘(C) The interacting system of: physical, biological and cultural ' elements which are interlinked | (D) All of the above 4. Which of the following is not | related to environment protection? | [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013] : (A) Sustainable Development (B) Poverty Alleviation \ (C) Air Conditioning _ @) Use of Paper Bags5. Environment is composite state of : [53 to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011] | (A) Biotic factors (B) Physiographic factors (C) Abiotic factors (D) All of the above ‘ 6. Sustainable development is a: matter of inter-generational sensi- : bility in respect of use of [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2017 : UPPCS (Pre) 2012] : (A) Natural resources (B) Material resources (C) Industrial resources (D) Social resources7. The Decade of Sustainable Energy | for all is the initiative of ' [UPPCS (Pre) 20171; (A) United Nations (B) India (C) Germany (D), World Bank 8. Acountry’s natural capital included ! all of the following except [UPPCS (Pre) 2012] 1 (A) Forest (B) Water ' (C) Roads (D) Minerals 9. The World Environment Day is | celebrated on [UPPCS (Mains) 2014, 11, 04 UPPCS (Pre) 2012 | Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007 : Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006] ; (A) 1 December (B) 5 June (C) 14 November (D) 15 August10. The main role of solar radiation is ' 11. 12. in [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004 (A) Carbon cycle (B) Hydrogen cycle (C) Water cycle (D) Nitrogen cycle National Environmental Engineer- : UPPCS (Pre) 2000] | ing Research Institute is situated | at [UPPCS (Pre) 2014, 12 UPPCS (Mains) 2011, 05 ; Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010] (A) Bangalore (B) Hyderabad (C) Nagpur (D) ‘New Delhi What is important for Sustainable Development? ' diversity (B) Prevention and Control of Pollution (C) Decreasing poverty (D) All of the above [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004] | (A) Conservation of biological13. What was the title of the Rio-20 declaration? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015] (A) The future we want (B) The future we seek (C) The future we have (D) The future we see 14. The first ‘Earth Summit’ was held at [MPPCS (Pre) 1998] (A) Washington (B) Geneva (C) Rio-de-Janeiro (D) Buenos Aires 15. International Conference held in Rio-de-Janeiro was [MPPCS (Pre) 1992] (A) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (B) Environment and _ Pollution Summit (C) International new Economics _ @) None of the above16. What is the thin layer of gases around the earth called? [44*" BPSC (Pre) 2000] (A) Biosphere (B) Water particle (C) Atmosphere (D) Hydrosphere . Airis a/an [39% Bpsc (Pre) 1994] (A) Compound (B) Element (C) Mixture. (D) Electrolyte - Percentage of nitrogen in dry air [MPPCS (Pre) 1990] (A) 21% (B) 27% (C) 50% (D) 78% - Which of the following is considered to be the optimum concentration of carbon dioxide for natural balance in atmosphere? ' [UPPCS (Pre) 2017] (A) 0.02% (B) 0.03% (C) 0.04% (D) 0.05%20. Which one of the following Noble | 22. Gases is not present in air? [UPPCS (Pre) 2005) | (A) Helium (B) Argon (C) Radon (D) Neon -In atmosphere, the highest : percentage is of [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 20071 | (A) Oxygen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Hydrogen The highest percentage of gas in the | air is [415t BPSC (Pre) 1996] | (A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon dioxide : (C) Oxygen (D) Nitrogen23. If all the. plants and trees vanish 24. 25. from the earth, the gas which will ; decrease is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012) ; (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Nitrogen (C) Water vapour (D) Oxygen Which of the following is not a function of the tree? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993] | (A) Absorption of carbon dioxide (B) Absorption of noise (C) Air pollution (D) Releasing oxygen Which of the following does not : add the carbon dioxide to carbon | cycle on the planet Earth? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012) (A) Respiration (B) Photosynthesis (C) Decay of organic matter (D) Volcanic action26. The concept of weathering relates » 27. to [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006] ‘ (A) Deposition of decomposed material i (B) Change in weather conditions | day to day (C) Natural process leading to the | decomposition of rocks (D) None of the above ‘ The headquarter of World Meteo- : rological Organization is located at | [UPPCS (Mains) 2010] | (A) Geneva (B) Rome (C) Sidney (D) Tokyo29. What does EPA stand for? 1 ., {Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2003) | . (A): Environment Pollution Agency : (B) Environmental Prohibition * Agency ~‘(€) Environmental Protection Agency “ {D) None of the above 30. N.E.A. stands for [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003] | (A) National Enquiry Act ‘(B) National Environment Autho- : rity -(C) National Examination Agency (D) National Event Association 31. The headquarters of the Green | Peace Internationalislocatedat | [UPPCS (Mains) 2005] : (A) Amsterdam (B) Canberra (C) Ottawa (D) Nagasaki32. Eco-Mark is given to an Indian : product which is [UPPCS (Pre) 2012) (A) Pure and unadulterated (B) Rich in protein (C) Environment-friendly (D) Economically viable : 33. To label environment-friendly : consumer products, fe otis has introduced [Tripura PSC (Pre) 2018 | UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004] ' (A) Agmark (B) Eco mark i (C) ISI mark (D) Water mark 34. Sustainable agriculture means [UPPCS (Pre) ear (A) Self-sufficiency (B) To be able to export and import : under WTO norms (C) To utilise land so that its quality ; remains intact (D) To utilise Wasteland for agricultural purposes35. 36. Which one of the following States in India has recently introduced the ‘Greenhouse Farming’? (A) Haryana (B) Punjab (C) Maharashtra (D) Uttar Pradesh [UPPCS (Pre) 2003, 01] | Urbanization and industrialization : is harmful (A) For balanced development (B) Environment and ecology (C) For biodiversity conservation (D) All of the above [UPPCS (Mains) 2002] : 1 : ‘ a : ’ ‘37. What is Rio+20 Conference, g mentioned in the news? [Telangana PSC (Pre) (A) It is the United Na - Conference on Sustai Development (B) It isa Ministerial Meeting World Trade Organization - (C) It is a Conference of the governmental Panel on Cli Change (D) Itisa Conference of the Me Countries of the Convention Biological Diversity. 38. In the year 1997, the World En ronment conference was organt in [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 20: (A) Rio-de-Janeiro (B) Nairobi (C) Kyoto (D) New York aS ._ 1 nae39. 40. 41. National Green Tribunal ( vc was established by the Govern of India in [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2¢ (A) 2008 (B) 2009 (C) 2010 (D) 2011 The author of ‘Green Develop is. [Punjab PSC (Pre UPPCS (Pre) (A) M.J. Bradshaw (B) M. Nicolson (C) R.H. Whittaker (D) W.M. Adams The Earth Summit + 5 was hel [West Bengal PSC (Pre) UPPCS (Mains) 2016) (A) 2005 (B) 2000 (C) 1999 (D) 199742. Many transplanted seedlings do | grow because [Goa PSC (Pre) 2 IAS (Pre) 20 (A) The new soil does not contair favourable minerals (B) Most of the root hairs grip new soil too hard (C) Most of the root hairs are | during transplantation (D) Leaves get damaged du transplantation 43. Environmental degradation mea [Sikkim PSC (Pre) 2017. UPPCS (Pre) 2006] (A) overall degradation f environmentalattributes | (B) adverse changes brought in by human activities (C) ecological imbalance because of ecological diversity (D) All of the above45. _ Concerning ‘Global Environment | racility, which of the following | statements is/are correct? [Himachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2016 | IAS (Pre) 2014] : (A) Itservesas financial mechanism | for ‘Convention on Biological ' Diversity and ‘United Nations .; Framework Convention on | Climate Change’ (B) It undertakes scientific research | on environmental issues at global level (C) It is an agency under OECD | to facilitate the transfer of ' technology and funds to under- : developed countries with: specific aim to protect their ; environment (D) Both (A) and (B) Plachimada which has been in the | news for immense damage to its ‘ environment lies in [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2009] | \ (A) Karnataka (B) Konkan (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu