Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following states has the ideal habitat for the Siberian crane?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Rajasthan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rajasthan”.
Keoladeo National Park, located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is the ideal home for the Siberian crane.

Similar Questions:

"Chipko" movement was basically against
  1. A) Water pollution
  2. B) Noise pollution Deforestation
  3. C) Deforestation
  4. D) Pollution
In which part of the body bile is synthesized?
  1. A) Liver
  2. B) Spleen
  3. C) Gall bladder
  4. D) Pancreas
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Day) - List-II (Event)

A. April 18 – 1. International Tiger Day
B. May 22 – 2. World Heritage Day
C. July 29 – 3. World Soil Day
D. December 5 – 4. International Day of Biodiversity

Code :
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 1 2 3 4
  3. C) 2 4 1 3
  4. D) 3 2 1 4
Which of the following conditions indicate the impact of global warming?

1. Melting of glaciers
2. Rise in sea level
3. Changes in weather conditions
4. Rise in global temperature

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) All the four
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
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
Which of the following is indicator of air pollution ?
  1. A) Puffballs
  2. B) Algae
  3. C) Lichen
  4. D) Moss
How many agreements are there in Agenda-21 ?
  1. A) 4
  2. B) 5
  3. C) 6
  4. D) 7
When did Simon Commission visit India?
  1. A) 1927
  2. B) 1928
  3. C) 1929
  4. D) 1931
When the Environment (Protection) Act for the protection and preservation of environment was passed by the Government of India ?
  1. A) 1971
  2. B) 1974
  3. C) 1981
  4. D) 1986
Who described Mahatma Gandhi for the first time as the "Father of the Nation"?
  1. A) Sarojini Naidu
  2. B) Sardar Patel
  3. C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Which were the main objectives of National Forest Policy? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. To ensure ecological balance
2. To promote social forestry
3. To bring one-third of the total area of the country under the forest cover
4. To encourage mass community participation in forest management

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 4
  4. D) 2 and 3