Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2019 GS-I
Question

India aims to achieve land degradation neutrality by the year?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 2030

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2030”.
India has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030 as part of its targets under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This goal aligns with global efforts to combat land degradation and improve land management practices.

Similar Questions:

The 'Global–500' Award is given for rare achievement in which of the following fields?
  1. A) Gene preservation
  2. B) Environment conservation
  3. C) Population control
  4. D) Pollution control
"Project Tiger" of the Government envisages:
  1. A) To observe the habits of the tiger
  2. B) Collect vital information about different species
  3. C) To save the Indian tiger from extinction
  4. D) None of these
The level of pollution in the food chain, based on estimates of DDT concentration in aquatic environment increases in the following sequence:
  1. A) Bird, fish, snail, water plant
  2. B) Water plant, snail, fish, bird
  3. C) Snail, water plant, fish, bird
  4. D) Snail, fish, bird, water plant
Which of the following statements is not true about "ecological niche"?
  1. A) Dominant species occupy extensive and broader ecological niche.
  2. B) Number of species becomes large in ecological niche of natural ecosystem, if resources are sufficient.
  3. C) Number of species becomes small in ecological niche if resources are sufficient.
  4. D) Dominance of single species becomes minimum if the resource distribution is equitable in a habitat.
Match the following list-I with list-II and select, the correct answer from the code given below the Lists:
List-I (States) - List-II (National parks)

A. Uttar Pradesh - 1. Bandipur
B. Assam - 2. Rajaji National Park
C. Orissa - 3. Similipal
D. Karnataka - 4. Manas

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 4 3 2 1
  4. D) 2 3 1 4
The amount fo energy during transfer from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem:
  1. A) Increases
  2. B) Decreases
  3. C) Remain Constrant
  4. D) May increase or decrease
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  2. B) It is not enforceable
  3. C) It may be enforced in special circumstances
  4. D) None of the above
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  1. A) Club of Rome
  2. B) UNESCO
  3. C) Brundtland Commission
  4. D) Agenda 21
Which of the following regions of India have been designated as biodiversity hot spots? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Eastern Himalaya
2. Eastern Ghat
3. Western Ghat
4. Western Himalaya

Codes:
  1. A) 4 and 2 only
  2. B) 1 and 3 only
  3. C) 2 and 4 only
  4. D) 3 and 4 only
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  1. A) Increased industrial activities in the coastal regions
  2. B) Increase of 2° C temperature in the Indian Ocean
  3. C) Heavy marine pollution
  4. D) Decrease of temperature by 4° C in the Indian Ocean
United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019 was held at which of the following cities?
  1. A) Paris
  2. B) Geneva
  3. C) Doha
  4. D) New York
Which of the following is the most significant factor in coral bleaching?
  1. A) Mining of coral rocks
  2. B) Outbreak of coral diseases
  3. C) Siltation of seawater
  4. D) Global warming