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Environment & Ecology

385 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.

2001 · Q35Environment & EcologyEnvironmental Governance & Legislationmoderate

Consider the following statements regarding environment issues of India: I. Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves. II. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan. III. The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts nonformal education in environment and conservation. IV. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralised information network for environmental information. Which of these statements are correct?

  1. (a)I, II and IV
  2. (b)I, II, III and IV
  3. (c)II and III
  4. (d)I, III and IV
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Official answer(b) I, II, III and IV

2001 · Q52Environment & EcologyInternational Environmental Treaties & Summitseasy

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Important Day) I. World Environment Day II. World Forestry Day III. World Habitat Day IV. World Ozone Day List II (Date) A) March 20 B) June 5 C) September 16 D) October 3 E) December 10

  1. (a)I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-E
  2. (b)I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
  3. (c)I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
  4. (d)I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
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Official answer(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C

2000 · Q35Environment & EcologyRenewable Energy & Green Technologiesdifficult

Match List I (Power generation plant) with List II (Feed material) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. M/s Gowthami Solvents Oil Limited, Andhra Pradesh II. M/s KM. Sugar Mills, Uttar Pradesh III. M/s Satia Paper Mills, Punjab IV. M/s Al Kabeer Exports Limited, Andhra Pradesh List II A) Rice husk B) Slaughter-house waste C) Distillery spent wash D) Black liquor Codes:

  1. (a)I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
  2. (b)I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
  3. (c)I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
  4. (d)I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
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Official answer(c) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B

1999 · Q54Environment & EcologyProtected Areas & Wildlifemoderate

"India has the largest population of the Asian X. Today, there are just about 20,000 to 25,000 X in their natural habitat spreading across the evergreen forests, dry thorn forests, swamps and grasslands. Their prime habitats are, however, the moist deciduous forests. The X population in India ranges from Northwest India where they are found in the forest divisions of Dehradun, Bijnor and Nainital districts of UP to the Western Ghats in the states of Karnataka and Kerala and in Tamil Nadu. In Central India, their population is distributed in southern Bihar and Orissa. In the East, they are seen in North Bengal, Assam and a few other states." The animal 'X' referred to in this quotation is

  1. (a)Lion
  2. (b)Elephant
  3. (c)Tiger
  4. (d)One horned rhinoceros
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Official answer(b) Elephant