14000+ MCQs Environment & Ecology(Climate Change)

I. The Vienna convention on the ozone layer and the subsequent Montreal Protocol on substances that depleted the ozone layer, adopted in 1987.
II. The protocol provided for a multilateral fund to assist developing countries cover their incremental costs in eliminating CFCs or ODS.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. A layer of O₃ is spread like an invisible canopy over the Earth’s atmosphere to a variable extent.
II. Highest concentration is found between 15- 35 km in stratosphere.
III. It is also found in troposphere.
IV. It helps in keeping troposphere warm and regulates the jet stream which is found at the lower part of the stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to reduce short lived climate pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries.
II. The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

I. With 17% of the world’s population, India contributes only 4% of the total global greenhouse gas emission.
II. India’s CO₂ emissions are approximately 1 tonne per annum as against a world average of 4.2 tonnes per annum.
III. India is one of the few developing countries in the world where the forest cover is increasing, despite the pressure of population growth and rapid economic development.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Assertion (A): Ozone is essential for biotic life.
Reason (R): The ozone layer protects the earth’s surface from high energy radiation.
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I. It is an initiative of the European Union.
II. It provides technical and financial supports to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets.
III. It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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I. burning of fossil fuels.
II. cement manufacture.
III. land use such as deforestation.
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I. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
II. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
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I. in the production of plastic foams.
II. in the production of tubeless tyres.
III. in cleaning certain electronic components.
IV. as pressurising agents in aerosol cans.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. The international political response to climate change began with the adoption of the UNFCCC in 1997.
II. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sets out a framework for action aimed at stabilising atmospheric concentrations of Greenhouse gases to avoid ‘dangerous anthropogenic interference’ with the climate system.
III. The UNFCCC entered into force in 1998 and now has 1992 parties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Rise in sea level
II. Melting of glaciers
III. Spread of diseases
IV. Bleaching of Coral reefs
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I. The ozone oxygen cycle is the process by which ozone is continually regenerated in the Earth’s stratosphere, all the while converting Ultra Violet (UV) radiation into heat.
II. Each Cl or Br atom produced from the emissions of chlorofluorocarbons and halons can catalyse around 10 decomposition reactions of ozone before it is removed from the stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits in one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.
II. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Assertion (A): Climate change is leading to increase in social tension in India.
Reason (R): The frequency and intensity of the extreme water events will have serious repercussions on food security.
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I. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005.
II. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer.
III. Methane as a Greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Excessive burning of fossil fuels.
II. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil.
III. Increasing solar flares.
IV. Heavy deforestation.
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