Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

Which one among the following substances does not contribute to global warming?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen”.
The oxide of sulfur and nitrogen does not contribute to the generating temperature.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following is not correct about ecosystem?
  1. A) It comprises both, abiotic and biotic components.
  2. B) It has its own productivity.
  3. C) It is a closed system.
  4. D) It is a natural resource system.
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 pain killer given to cattle is responsible for near extinction of vultures in India?
  1. A) Ibuprofen
  2. B) Acetaminophen
  3. C) Asprin
  4. D) Diclofenac
Photosynthesis using the invisible part of the sunlight is done by some
  1. A) Trees
  2. B) Algae
  3. C) Bacteria
  4. D) Fungi
Former CBI Director Ashwini Kumar has been recently appointed Governor of
  1. A) Assam
  2. B) Bihar
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Nagaland
Which of the following is indicator of air pollution ?
  1. A) Puffballs
  2. B) Algae
  3. C) Lichen
  4. D) Moss
The Uttar Pradesh Zamindari abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 is included in the:
  1. A) Fifth Schedule
  2. B) Seventh Schedule
  3. C) Ninth Schedule
  4. D) Eleventh Schedule
The arsenic contamination of drinking water is highest in:
  1. A) Chennai
  2. B) Kanpur
  3. C) Kolkata
  4. D) Mumbai
Given below are two statements:

Assertion [A]: Climate change is leading to an increase in social tension in India.
Reason [RI: The frequency and intensity of the extreme weather events will have serious repercussions on food security.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
  1. A) Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct reason of [A]
  2. B) Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is not the correct reason of [A]
  3. C) [A] is true but [R] is false
  4. D) [A] is false but [R] is true
Which animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?
  1. A) Tiger
  2. B) Giant Panda
  3. C) Hornbill
  4. D) White Bear
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II

A) Ukai - 1) Jharkhand
B) Patratu - 2) Gujarat
C) Pench - 3) Maharashtra
D) Dabhol - 4) Madhya Pradesh
  1. A) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
  2. B) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
  3. C) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
  4. D) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
Which one of the following is a bio indicator of air pollution?
  1. A) Fern
  2. B) Lichen
  3. C) Money plant
  4. D) Dodder