Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following is the First National Park established in India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Jim Corbett National Park

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Jim Corbett National Park”.
The first national park established in India is the Jim Corbett National Park, which was established in 1936.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Biosphere sites) - List-II (Year of setting up)

A. Nilgiri - Year 2000
B. Nanda Devi - Year 1989
C. Sunderban - Year 1988
D. Kanchanjunga - Year 1986

A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 2 3 1 4
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) World Environment day - 5th June
  2. B) Earth day - 22nd April
  3. C) Anti-tobacco day -5th May
  4. D) Ozone day - 16th September
Which of the following step is of paramount importance for living on the best of human population?
  1. A) Afforestation
  2. B) Stoppage of mining work
  3. C) Protection on wild goods
  4. D) Reduce the use of natural resources
Which one of the following is not a collective privilege of the members of Parliament?
  1. A) Freedom of debates and proceedings
  2. B) The Right to regulate the internal matters of the Parliament
  3. C) Freedom from attendance as Witness
  4. D) The privilege of excluding strangers from the house
Example of Lotic ecosystem is
  1. A) Swamps
  2. B) Rivers
  3. C) Ponds
  4. D) Marshy area
Which of the following fuels would produce minimum environmental pollution?
  1. A) Hydrogen
  2. B) Diesel
  3. C) Kerosene
  4. D) Coal
Today the largest contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is:
  1. A) China
  2. B) Japan
  3. C) Russia
  4. D) U.S.A.
Plants and animals that live on land are called:
  1. A) Abiotic
  2. B) Aquatic habitants
  3. C) Terrestrial habitants
  4. D) Biotic
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

(1) Idukki: Thermal Power Station
(2) Sabarigiri: Hydroelectric project
(3) Ghatprabha: Irrigation project
(4) Ramganga: Multipurpose project
  1. A) 2, 3 and 4
  2. B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 3 and 4
  4. D) 1 and 2
The book 'Silent Spring' published in 1962 which set the tone for an environmental movement in the world, was written by:
  1. A) Carolyn Merchant
  2. B) Karl Marx
  3. C) Rachel Carson
  4. D) Rajgopalan
Which of the following countries was the largest emitter of CO2 in 2015?
  1. A) China
  2. B) U.S.A.
  3. C) India
  4. D) France
Match List I with List Il and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Cityl - List II [River]

(A) Khartoum - (a) Zaire
(B) Brazzaville - (b) Nile
(C) Rotterdam - (c) Seine
(D) Paris - (d) Rhine
  1. A) A-b, B-a, C-d, D-c
  2. B) A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
  3. C) A-d, B-c, C-b, D-a
  4. D) A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b