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UPPSC 2022 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

As per the "India State of Forest Report – 2021" which of the following States has registered maximum increase in the forest cover during the last two years?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Andhra Pradesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Andhra Pradesh”.
As per the India State of Forest Report – 2021, the state of Andhra Pradesh has registered the maximum increase in forest cover during the last two years.

The report also states that the total forest cover in India has increased by 6329 square kilometers, which is a 0.32% increase from the previous assessment in 2019.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

National Parks States
A) Indravati 1) Jharkhand
B) Mollem 2) Haryana
C) Kalesar 3) Goa
D) Betla 4) Chhattisgarh
  1. A) 4, 3, 2, 1
  2. B) 4, 2, 3, 1
  3. C) 4, 1, 3, 2
  4. D) 3, 4, 2, 1
With reference to Western Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1. Western region of U.P. is much more developed compared to other regions.
2. The region has witnessed the Green Revolution.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
  1. A) Neither 1 nor 2
  2. B) Both 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) Only 1
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -

Assertion (A) - Population control is necessary to maintain the environment of the country.
Reason (R) - Due to the rapid increase in population, the environmental balance is maintained.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D) (A)is false but (R )is true
Which one of the following is the correct order of biological organization ranging from organism to biosphere?
  1. A) Population > Ecosystem > Community > Landscape
  2. B) Landscape > Community > Ecosystem > Population
  3. C) Population > Community > Ecosystem > Landscape
  4. D) Population > Landscape > Community > Ecosystem
Which of the following is NOT a green house gas?
  1. A) Argon
  2. B) Chlorofluorocarbon
  3. C) Methane
  4. D) Carbon dioxide
The Government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year:
  1. A) 1976
  2. B) 1980
  3. C) 1983
  4. D) 1988
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

List-I (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)) List-II (Related with)
A. SDG 10 - 1. Climate change
B. SDG 13 - 2. Life on land
C. SDG 14 - 3. Reduced inequalities
D. SDG 15 - 4. Life below water
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 3 1 4
  3. C) 3 2 4 1
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Ocean) – List-II (Maximum Deepest Point)

A. Pacific – 1. Sunda Trench
B. Arctic – 2. Puerto Rico Trench
C. Indian – 3. Mariana Trench
D. Atlantic – 4. Molloy deep

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 3 2 1 4
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 3 4 1 2
Example of Lotic ecosystem is
  1. A) Swamps
  2. B) Rivers
  3. C) Ponds
  4. D) Marshy area
While India's Human population is growing at an astounding pace, the bird population is shrinking fastly mainly because:

1. there has been an abnormal increase in the number of hunters.
2. bio-pesticides and organic manure are being used on an large scale.
3. there has been a large scale reduction in the habitats of the birds.
4. there has been a large scale used of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and mosquito repellents.

Select your answer correctly using the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2 are correct
  2. B) 2 and 3 are correct
  3. C) 3 and 4 are correct
  4. D) 1 and 4 are correct
Which of the following species is the largest of the "toothed-whales"?
  1. A) Finback whale
  2. B) Blue whale
  3. C) Sperm whale
  4. D) Humpback whale
Which one of the following air pollutants can affect blood stream leading to death?
  1. A) Asbestos dust
  2. B) Cadmium
  3. C) Lead
  4. D) Carbon monoxide