Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following countries receive the most acid rain?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: China

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “China”.
China is the country that receives the most acid rain.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following is NOT an example of in-situ conservation strategy?
  1. A) Biosphere reserve
  2. B) Botenical garden
  3. C) National Park
  4. D) Sacred groves
"Haripura" Where annual session of Indian National congress was held under the Presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose in 1938 is situated in the state of:
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Rajasthan
'Vegetation is the true index of climate'. This statement is associated with:
  1. A) Thornthwaite
  2. B) Koppen
  3. C) Trewartha
  4. D) Stamp
Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world
2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
Which one of the following trees which was once popular in Social forestry has now turned out to be an "ecological terrorist"?
  1. A) Babool
  2. B) Amaltash
  3. C) Eucalyptus
  4. D) Neem
Laterite soils are predominant in:
  1. A) Malabar Coastal Region
  2. B) Coromandel Coastal Region
  3. C) Bundelkhand
  4. D) Baghelkhand
Assertion (A): The Government is resorting to disinvestment of some of the public sector units (PSU's).
Reason (R): PSU's have not generated enough employment opportunities.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Assertion (A): "Golden rice" is biotechnological achievement to the benefit of consumers as much as the farmers.

Reason (R): The yellow colour of this rice reflects high level of betacarotene, a compound that is converted to vitamin A in the body.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not a 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 not achieved by transgenics?
  1. A) Production of biodegradable plastics
  2. B) Production of edible vaccines
  3. C) Production of cloned animals
  4. D) Production of transgenic crops
Which of the following Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) will target to water availability for all and its permanent management upto 2030 in India?
  1. A) SDG – 6
  2. B) SDG – 7
  3. C) SDG – 8
  4. D) SDG – 9
The Government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year:
  1. A) 1976
  2. B) 1980
  3. C) 1983
  4. D) 1988
The richest bio-diversity is found in:
  1. A) Kashmir valley
  2. B) Silent valley
  3. C) Surma valley
  4. D) Valley of flowers