14000+ MCQs Environment & Ecology(Climate Change)

I. Contour bunding
II. Relay cropping
III. Zero tillage In the context of global climate change,
which of the above helps/help in carbon sequestration/storage in the soil?

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. Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams.
II. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs.
III. Subterranean deep saline formations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. Rio Earth Summit
II. Publication of Brundtland Commission Report
III. Enforcement of Montreal Protocol
IV. Publication of 'The Limit to Growth' Report

I. Melting of glaciers.
II. Rise in sea level.
III. Changes in weather conditions.
IV. Rise in global temperature.
Selects the correct answer from the codes given below.

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. Rice fields
II. Coal mining
III. Domestic animals
IV. Wetlands
Which of the above is a source of methane, a major greenhouse gas?

I. better global communication.
II. melting of glaciers.
III. flowering of mango trees before times.
IV. adverse impact on health.
Select your answer from the codes given below.

I. Vienna convention – Protection of ozone layer
II. Stockholm convention – Hazardous wastes and their disposal
III. Rotterdam convention – Hazardous chemicals
IV. Basel convention – Persistent organic pollutants

I. The United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under which the industrialised countries were required to reduce emission of greenhouse gases that cause global warming and related atmospheric problem.
II. The Convention on Biological Diversity, which failed for halting the destruction of species, habitats and ecosystem.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

I. Chlorofluorocarbons
II. Halons
III. Carbon tetrachloride
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?