Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Environment & Ecology
Question

World Environment Day is celebrated on:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: June 5

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “June 5”.
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on June 5th every year.

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following has been recognized as a Megadiverse Country?
  1. A) New Zealand
  2. B) Australia
  3. C) Nepal
  4. D) Austria
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I (Air Pollutant) - List-II (Part affected)

A. Asbestos dust - 1. Brain
B. Lead - 2. Stomach
C. Mercury - 3. Lung
D. Carbon Monoxide - 4. Blood stream

A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 1 2 4
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
The country most ravaged by the Tsunami fury was:
  1. A) Australia
  2. B) India
  3. C) Indonesia
  4. D) Thailand
The first National Park established in India is:
  1. A) Namdapha National Park
  2. B) Corbett National Park
  3. C) Dudhwa National Park
  4. D) Guinady National Park
Which is the most stable ecosystem?
  1. A) Marine (ocean)
  2. B) Forest
  3. C) Mountain
  4. D) Desert
The reason of mirage is
  1. A) Interference of light
  2. B) Diffraction of light
  3. C) Polarisation of light
  4. D) Total internal reflection of light
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Fulani – West Africa
  2. B) Bantu – Sahara
  3. C) Masai – East Africa
  4. D) Nuba – Sudan
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 one of the following is an artificial ecosystem?
  1. A) Rice field
  2. B) Forest
  3. C) Grassland
  4. D) Lake
Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river.
Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is.

Select the correct answer from the following code:
  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
What is the name of the luxury cruise ship which capsized near the western coast of Italy on 13th January 2012
  1. A) Costa Allegra
  2. B) Costa Concordia
  3. C) Costa Fortuna
  4. D) Enrica Lexie
'Green Index' has been developed by:
  1. A) United Nation Environment Programme
  2. B) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  3. C) World Bank
  4. D) None of the above