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41. The concept of ‘carbon credit’ originated from which one of the following?
[Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Kyoto Protocol
(B) Earth Summit
(C) Montreal Protocol
(D) G-8 Summit
42. Bio-Carbon Fund Initiative for
Sustainable Forest Landscapes is
managed by the [IAS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) United Nations Environment
Programme
(D) World Bank
43. Which of the following is not
related to the astronomical theories
of climate change?
[UPPCS (Pre)(Re. Exam) 2015]
(A) Eccentricity of earth’s orbit
(B) Obliquity of earth’s rotational
axis
(C) Precession of Equinoxes
(D) Solar irradiance
44. Who had suggested that shifting
Earth on its axis is one of the
factors, responsible for the climatic
change? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
(A) Robert Hooke
(B) Milutin Milan Kolich
(C) George Simpson
(D) T.C. Chamberlain
45. Which one of the following provides
the cryogenic indicator of climate
change?
[UPPCS (Pre)(Re. Exam) 2015]
(A) Ice core
(B) Fossilized pollen
(C) Tree ring growth
(D) Evaporite Deposit
46. India’s first National Action Plan on
climate change was released in
[UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) 2008 AD (B) 2012 AD
(C) 2014 AD (D) 2015 AD
47. Which of the following is not listed
under eight action of climate action
plan of Government of India?
[UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Mains) 2010]
(A) Solar Energy
(B) Atomic Energy
(C) Waste Energy Conversion
(D) Afforestation
48. Which one of the following is not
included in Eight Missions under
India’s National Action Plan on
Climate Change?
[UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Solar Power
(B) Afforestation
(C) Nuclear power
(D) Waste to energy conversion
49. When was Jharkhand Action Plan
on Climate Change published?
[Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) 2013 (B) 2014
(C) 2015 (D) 2011
50. According to Jharkhand Action
Plan on Climate Change Report
(2014) which is the most sensitive
District? [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) E. Singhbhum
(B) Saraikela Kharaswan
(C) Ranchi
(D) Bokaro
51. Scientists of Manchester University
recently suggested controlling
global warming by cloud
brightening over Pacific ocean
through geo-engineering. Which of
the following substances is used for
this? [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
(A) Silver salt (B) Iron powder
(C) Sea water (D) Gypsum
52. Which of the following statements
is incorrect for ‘Green Climate
Fund’ (GCF)? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]
(A) It was established in the Durban
Conference on Climate change
(B) It would support programs and
policies in developing nations
(C) The developed nations would
provide the fund
(D) The fund will start operating
from 2014
53. Which one of the following
countries is the first country in the
world to propose a carbon tax for its
people to address global warming?
[IAS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Australia (B) Germany
(C) Japan (D) New Zealand
54. Which of the following represents
the average increase in earth’s
temperature during the last
century? [Mizoram PSC (Pre) 2019
UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 0.6ºC (B) 0.7ºC
(C) 0.8ºC (D) 0.9ºC
55. The United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) is an international
treaty drawn at [IAS (Pre) 2010]
(A) United Nations Conference
on the Human Environment,
Stockholm, 1972
(B) UN Conference on Environment
and Development, Rio-de-
Janeiro, 1992
(C) World Summit on Sustainable
Development, Johannesburg,
2002
(D) UN Climate Change Conference,
Copenhagen, 2009
56. Consider the following statements.
1. Kyoto Protocol came into force
in the year 2005.
2. Kyoto Protocol primarily
deals with reducing overall
greenhouse emissions.
3. Carbon dioxide is five times
more effective as a greenhouse
gas than methane.
Which of the above statements is/
are correct? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 (D) Only 3
57. With reference to the Agreement
at the UNFCCC meeting in Paris
in 2015, which of the following
statements is/are correct?
1. The Agreement was signed by
all the member countries of the
UN and it will go into effect in
2017.
2. The Agreement aims to limit
the greenhouse gas emissions
so that the rise in average global
temperature by the end of
this century does not exceed
2ºC or 1.5ºC above pre-industrial
levels.
3. Developed countries acknowledged
their historical responsibility
in global warming and
committed to donate $ 1000
billion a year from 2020 to help
developing countries to cope
with climate change.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Only 1 and 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
58. Consider the following statements.
1. Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) is respect of carbon
credits in one of the Kyoto
Protocol Mechanisms.
2. Under the CDM, the projects
handled pertain only to the
Annex-I countries.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
[IAS (Pre) 2008]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
59. Consider the following pairs.
Term sometimes Their
seen in the news origin
1. Annex-I - Cartagena
Countries Protocol
2. Certified - Nagoya
Emission Protocol
Reductions
3. Clean - Kyoto
Development Protocol
Mechanism
Which of the pairs given above is/
are correctly matched?
[IAS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
60. In the context of mitigating the
impending global warming due to
anthropogenic emissions of carbon
dioxide, which of the following can
be the potential sites for carbon
sequestration?
1. Abandoned and uneconomic
coal seams
2. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs
3. Subterranean deep saline
formations
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
61. Consider the following statements.
1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition
(CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived
Climate Pollutants is a unique
initiative of G20 group of
countries.
2. The CCAC focuses on methane
black carbon and hydrofluoro
carbons.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
[IAS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
62. Concerning ‘Forest Carbon Partnership
Facility’, which of the following
statements is/are correct?
1. It is global partnership of
Governments, businesses, civil
society and indigenous people.
2. It provides financial aid
to universities, individual
scientists and institutions
involved in scientific forestry
research to develop ecofriendly
and climate adaptation
technologies for sustainable
forest management.
3. It assists the countries in their
‘REDD + (Reducing Emission
from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation+)’ efforts by
providing them with financial
and technical assistance.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
63. The scientific view is that the
increase in global temperature
should not exceed 2ºC above the
pre-industrial level. If the global
temperature increases beyond 3ºC
above the pre-industrial level, what
can be its possible impact/impacts
on the world?
1. Terrestrial biosphere tends
towards a net carbon source.
2. Widespread coral mortality will
occur.
3. All the global wetlands will
permanently disappear.
4. Cultivation of cereals will not
be possible anywhere in the
world.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
64. Human activities in the recent
past have caused the increased
concentration of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere, but a lot of it does
not remain in the lower atmosphere
because of
1. Its escape into the outer
stratosphere.
2. The photosynthesis by phytoplankton
in the oceans.
3. The trapping of air in the polar
ice caps.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
[Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2016
IAS (Pre) 2011]
(A) 1 and 2 (B) Only 2
(C) 2 and 3 (D) Only 3
65. What would happen if phytoplanton
of an ocean is completely destroyed
for some reason?
1. The ocean as a carbon sink
would be adversely affected.
2. The fond chains in the ocean
would be adversely affected.
3. The density of ocean water
would drastically decrease.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 1 and 2 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
66. Which of the following are the
primary causes of climate change?
1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels
2. Exploding numbers of automobiles
driven by oil
3. Increasing solar flares
4. Heavy deforestation
Select the correct answer using the
code given below.
[UPPCS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Only 2 and 3
(B) Only 1, 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(D) Only 1 and 4
67. With reference to ‘Global Climate
Change Alliance’, which of the
following statements is/are correct?
1. It is an initiative of the
European Union.
2. It provides technical and
financial support to targeted
developing countries to
integrate climate change into
their development policies and
budgets.
3. It is coordinated by World
Resources Institute (WRI)
and World Business Council
for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD).
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
68. Which of the following statements
regarding global warming are
correct? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2002]
1. Melting of polar ice caps and
subsequent rise in the sea level
is the most important effect of
global warming.
2. The sea level is likely to rise by
one metre by 2070 AD if the
present level of global warming
is not controlled.
3. All the coral islands in the
world will be submerged.
4. By 2044 AD, Fiji is likely to
submerged and the rise in the
sea level by the same year will
pose a grave danger to the
Netherlands.
Code
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) Only 4
69. Consider the following agricultural
practices.
1. Contour bunding
2. Relay cropping
3. Zero tillage
In the context of global climate
change, which of the above help/
helps in carbon sequestration/
storage in the soil?
[IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) None of the above
70. Which of the following statements
regarding ‘Green Climate Fund’ is/
are correct?
1. It is intended to assist the developing
countries in adaptation
and mitigation practices to
counter climate change.
2. It is founded under the
aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian
Development Bank and World
Bank.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
71. Due to their extensive rice
cultivation, some regions may be
contributing to global warming.
To what possible reason/reasons is
this attributable?
1. The anaerobic conditions
associated with rice cultivation
cause the emission of methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilizers
are used, nitrous oxide is emitted
from the cultivated soil.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
[Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2018
IAS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
72. Which of the following statements
are true regarding the members of
the Asia Pacific Partnership?
1. Their population account to
45% of the world’s population.
2. They consume the world’s 48%
of energy.
3. They contribute nearly 48% of
the world’s greenhouse gases.
4. They intend to support the
Kyoto Protocol.
Select the correct answer from the
code given below.
[UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) All of the above
73. Consider the following statements.
1. Kyoto Protocol came into force
in the year 2005.
2. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily
with the depletion of the ozone
layer.
3. Methane as a greenhouse gas
is more harmful than carbon
dioxide.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
[IAS (Pre) 2005]
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3
(C) Only 1 (D) Only 3
74. Which one of the following is not
correctly matched?
[UPPCS (Pre) 2017]
Greenhouse Gas Source
(A) Carbon dioxide - Thermal
Power
Stations
(B) Chlorofluoro - Automobile
carbon
(C) Nitrous Oxide - Waterlogged
Paddy fields
(D) Sulphur - Brick Kilns
dioxide
75. As a result of global warming, there
has been
1. Better global communication
2. Melting of glaciers
3. Flowering of mango trees
before times
4. Adverse impact on health
Select your answer from the code
given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 2003
UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002
UPPCS (Pre) 2001]
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(D) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
76. Which of the following conditions
indicate the impact of global
warming?
1. Melting of glaciers
2. Rise in sea level
3. Changes in weather conditions
4. Rise in global temperature
Select the correct answer from the
code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2009]
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) All of the above
77. Consider the following.
1. Rice fields
2. Coal mining
3. Domestic animals
4. Wetlands
Which of the above is a source of
methane, a major greenhouse gas?
[IAS (Pre) 2008]
(A) 1 and 4 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
78. Consider the following statements
regarding ‘Earth Hour’.
1. It is an intiative of UNEP and
UNESCO.
2. It is a movement in which the
participants switch off the
lights for one hour on a certain
day every year.
3. It is a movement to raise the
awareness about the climate
change and the need to save the
planet.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
[IAS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Only 1 and 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
79. Given below are two statements.
Assertion (A): Climate change is
leading to increase in social tension
in India.
Reason (R): The frequency
and intensity of the extreme
weather events will have serious
repercussions on food security.
Choose the correct answer from the
code given below.
[Tripura PSC (Pre) 2018
UPPCS (Pre) 2017]
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct reason of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct reason of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
41. (A) 42. (D) 43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (A) 46. (A) 47. (B) 48. (C) 49. (A) 50. (B)
51. (C) 52. (A) 53. (D) 54. (C) 55. (B) 56. (A) 57. (B) 58. (A) 59. (C) 60. (D)
61. (B) 62. (C) 63. (B) 64. (B) 65. (A) 66. (B) 67. (A) 68. (C) 69. (C) 70. (A)
71. (C) 72. (C) 73. (B) 74. (B) 75. (B) 76. (D) 77. (D) 78. (C) 79. (A)
