Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Carbon Trading - Montreal Protocol

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Carbon Trading - Montreal Protocol”.
Event Location Year
First World Climate Conference Geneva 1979
Earth Summit Rio de Janeiro 1992
Earth Summit Plus-5 New York 1997
Carbon Trading (Kyoto Protocol) Kyoto 1997
Montreal Protocol (ozone layer) Montreal 1987

Similar Questions:

Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists -

List I - List-Il
(Sustainable Development Goal) - (Related With)

(A) SDG - 10 - (1) Climate Action
(B) SDG - 13 - (2) Life on Land
(C)SDG-14 - (3) Reduced inequalities
(D) SDG - 15 - (4) Life below water
Code -
  1. A) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
  2. B) A-(2), B-(3), C-(1), D-(4)
  3. C) A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1)
  4. D) A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
First National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) of India is situated at -
  1. A) Mumibai
  2. B) Jamnagar
  3. C) Bhavnagar
  4. D) Puducherry
Trophic levels are formed by-
  1. A) Organisms linked in food chain
  2. B) Plants only
  3. C) Animals only
  4. D) Carnivorous animals
Environment refers
  1. A) as the natural world of land, water, air, plants and animals that exist around it
  2. B) to the sum total of conditions which surround man at a given point of time
  3. C) the interacting systems of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked
  4. D) all the above
The temperature of the human body:
  1. A) decreases in winters
  2. B) increases in summers
  3. C) neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers
  4. D) increases in winters
The name of which of the following countries closely means "country of 40 tribes"?
  1. A) Kazakhstan
  2. B) Kyrgyzstan
  3. C) Tajikistan
  4. D) Uzbekistan
The ‘Deepavali Declaration’ issued in the year 1929 was related to the:
  1. A) Communal problem
  2. B) Dominion status
  3. C) Labour leaders
  4. D) Untouchability
What was the theme of the "19th National Youth Festival" held in January, 2015?
  1. A) Young India – Skilled India
  2. B) Youth for clean, green and progressive India
  3. C) Progressive India – Young India
  4. D) One India – Strong India
Which of the following represents the average increase in earth's temperature during the last century?
  1. A) 0.6 degree Celsius
  2. B) 0.7 degree Celsius
  3. C) 0.8 degree Celsius
  4. D) 0.9 degree Celsius
Which of the following Fundamental Rights under the Constitution is guaranteed only to the citizens of India and not to foreigners living in India?
  1. A) Equality before law
  2. B) Freedom of speech and expression
  3. C) Protection of life and personal liberty
  4. D) Free practice of religion
As an ecosystem, wetlands are useful for which of the following?
  1. A) For nutrient recovery and cycling
  2. B) For releasing heavy metals through absorption by plants
  3. C) In reducing siltation of rivers by retaining sediments
  4. D) All the above
Read the following and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion(A): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to be headed by a person who has been a former Chief Justice of India.
Reason(R): The Chairperson of NHRC holds office for a term of 5 years or till he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.

Codes:
  1. A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
  4. D) Both (A) and (R) are false.