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Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
1. Greenhouse effect is the process [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) to obtain suitable temperature for plantation
(B) of heating the atmosphere by absorption of infrared radiations by atmospheric
carbon dioxide
(C) by which barren mountains changes into green
(D) in which deep water seems green
2. Where was the climate change conference held in the year 2015? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Paris (B) Quata
(C) Bon (D) Colombo
3. Which of the following United Nation’s climate change conference was held in Paris?
[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
(A) 25th (B) 23rd
(C) 22nd (D) 21st
4. Climate change is caused by [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Greenhouse gases
(B) Depletion of ozone layer
(C) Pollution
(D) All of the above
5. What is ‘Greenhouse effect’?[MPPCS (Pre) 1991, 2006]
(A) Increase in temperature of Earth due to concentration of gases in atmosphere
(B) Acid rain
(C) Black rain
(D) None of the above
6. The concept of Greenhouse Gases was postulated by [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
(A) C.C. Park
(B) J.N.N. Jeffers
(C) Joseph Fourier
(D) L. Zobler
7. ‘Intended Nationally Determind Contribution’ sometime seen in news refers to [IAS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Promise made by European countries for rehabilitation of refugees from middle East
(B) World action plan to deal with climate change
(C) Equity share holding of member countries in AIIB
(D) World action plan for sustainable development goals
8. ‘Kyoto Protocol’ is related to [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Air pollution
(B) Greenhouse gas
(C) Climate change
(D) Water pollution
9. Greenhouse effect is enhanced in the environment due to [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Carbon monoxide
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Oxygen
(D) None of the above
10. Which one of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas? [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) CO2 (B) CH4
(C) NO2 (D) O2
11. Which of the following group of gases contribute to the ‘Greenhouse Effect’? [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Ammonia and Ozone
(B) Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide
(C) Carbon tetrafluoride and Nitrous oxide
(D) Carbon dioxide and Methane
12. Which set of the following gases is most important for greenhouse effect? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Carbon dioxide, Methane, Chlorine, Nitric oxide
(B) Nitric oxide, Methane, Ethane, Chlorfluoro carbons
(C) Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Water vapour
(D) Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, Methane, Water vapour
13. Which one of the following naturally occurring greenhouse
gases causes the highest percentage of Greenhouse effect? [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Ozone
(D) Water vapour
14. Which one of the following is not responsible for global warming? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Methane
(B) Water vapour
(C) Argon
(D) Carbon dioxide
15. Which one of the following statements regarding the Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement
signed with the World Bank in May, 2011 is not correct? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) The agreement has been signed between the World Bank and the Government of India
(B) The agreement shall be valid for ten years
(C) The agreement is for securing carbon credits for a project of Himachal Pradesh
(D) As per the agreement, one ton of carbon dioxide will be equivalent to one credit unit
16. Which one of the following gases is both harmful and beneficial to life on Earth?
[UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]
(A) Oxygen
(B) Ozone
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide
17. Today the largest contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is
[UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) China (B) Japan
(C) Russia (D) USA
18. Which of the following countries is the largest emitter of carbon?
[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) India
(D) European Union
19. Which of the following is known as ‘carbon negative country’ in the world? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
(A) Afghanistan (B) Bahrain
(C) Bhutan (D) Nepal
20. Which one among the following substances does not contribute to global warming? [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
(B) Methane
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Water vapour
21. Which of the following is not Greenhouse Gas?
[UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Sulphur dioxide
(C) Methane
(D) All of the above
22. Which one of the following gas is responsible for global warming?
[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006, 2004]
(A) Only Oxygen
(B) Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
(C) Carbon dioxide and Methane
(D) Only methane
23. Which of the following is responsible for global warming?
[Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Methane
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Water vapour
(D) All of the above
24. Which of the following is not Greenhouse Gas?
[UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Methane
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Chlorofluoro carbons
(D) Hydrogen
25. Which of the following is not Greenhouse Gas? [UPPCS (Pre) 2012
RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Nitrogen
26. Global warming is caused due to the emmission of [UPPCS (Mains) 2004]
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Carbon mono-oxide
(D) Hydro carbon
27. Apprehension of Global Warming are aggravated by increased concentration,
in the atmosphere of
[UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008
UPPCS (Pre) 2006
UPPCS (Mains) 2004]
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Ozone
(D) Sulphur dioxide
28. The ‘Global Warming’ is due to [UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Increase in carbon dioxide
(C) Decrease in carbon dioxide
(D) Increase in forestation
29. Which one of the following is the most fragile ecosystem that will be first affected by global warming?
[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet
(B) Amazon rain forest
(C) Taiga
(D) Indian Monsoon
30. The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere because it absorbs [IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) the water vapour of the air and retains its heat
(B) the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation
(C) all the solar radiations
(D) the infrared part of the solar radiation
31. Which human activity is most affected by climate? [West Bengal PSC (Pre) 2019
Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Fishing
(B) Mining
(C) Manufacturing
(D) Farming
32. The greenhouse gas liberated by cud-chewing animals is [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2018
Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2005]
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) CFC
(D) Nitrous oxide
33. The United Nations Convention on climate change ratified by more than 50 countries became effective
on [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 21st March, 1994
(B) 21st May, 1995
(C) 21st June, 1996
(D) 21st June, 1999
34. Which of the following countries does not have global atmosphere watch station to collect data on
world temperature?
[UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Algeria (B) Brazil
(C) Kenya (D) India
35. Which of the following statement is not true about CDM?
[Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2016
UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]
(A) It controls Greenhouse emission
(B) It reduces global warming
(C) Kyoto Protocol suggests for assessment of the sustainable development of it
(D) It prohibits developed countries from investing in projects in developing countries
36. In the context of CO2 Emission and Global Warming. What is the name
of a market driven device under the UNFCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives
from the developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
[Jammu & Kashmir PSC (Pre) 2017 IAS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Carbon Footprint
(B) Carbon Credit Rating
(C) Clean Development Mechanism
(D) Emission Reduction Norm
37. What is ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol’? [IAS (Pre) 2016]
(A) It is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand
quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions
(B) It is an initiative of the United Nations to offer financial incentives
to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly
technologies
(C) It is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the United
Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022
(D) It is one of the multilateral REDD + initiatives hosted by the World Bank
38. Which of the following is not true for India to combat the adverse impact of Climate Change?
[UPPCS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Establishment of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
(B) Investment of `100 crores as an initial corpus under National Adaptation Fund
(C) Not attended the 19th Meeting of BASIC at Sun City, South Africa held recently.
(D) All of the above are true
39. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [MPPCS (Pre) 2017
UPPCS (Pre)(Re. Exam) 2015]
(A) First World Climate Conference -1979
(B) First Earth Summit-Agenda-21
(C) Earth Summit Plus 5-1997
(D) Carbon Trading - Montreal Protocol
40. Regarding ‘carbon credits’ which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS (Pre) 2011]
(A) The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
(B) Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases
below their emission quota
(C) The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission
(D) Carbon credits are traded at price fixed from time-totime by the United Nations Environment Programme
Answers
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (D)
11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (D) 25. (D) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (D)
31. (D) 32. (B) 33. (A) 34. (D) 35. (D) 36. (C) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (D) 40. (D)
