[Set 2] Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change MCQs | RRB JE, ALP, NTPC Environment Previous Questions - gk lokam

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[Set 2] Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change MCQs | RRB JE, ALP, NTPC Environment Previous Questions

 [Set 2] Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change MCQs | RRB JE, ALP, NTPC Environment Previous Questions

Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change   MCQs (1)


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)

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