for children are publications of which NGO? a. Kalpavriksh b. Sulabh International c. Development Alternatives d. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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EVS+ETHICS 2. TERI is a public interest research and advocacy organisation that promotes environmentally sound and equitable development strategies. It was formally established in a. 1974 b. 1975 c. 1976 d. 1978 6/18/2017 BY ARUN SHARMA 2 EVS+ETHICS 3. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries. The Union’s headquarters are located in Gland, near Geneva, in Switzerland. 6/18/2017 BY ARUN SHARMA 3 EVS+ETHICS 4. Currently, the WHO (world health organisation) has ______ member states. a. 192 b. 193 c. 194 d. 195
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EVS+ETHICS 5. An amendment was made in 1982 in the WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 which introduced a provision permitting the capture and transportation of wild animals for the scientific management of animal population. (True/False)
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EVS+ETHICS 6.Till today, how many parties have ratified PARIS AGREEMENT CONVENTION? a. 136 b. 140 c. 144 d. 148
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EVS+ETHICS 7.What do you mean by AGENDA 21 in environment and development? • Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. • Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.
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EVS+ETHICS 8. Aluminium sulphate (alum) is the most common coagulant used for water purification. What is the difference between coagulation and flocculation? Coagulation and flocculation are important processes in water treatment with coagulation to destabilize particles through chemical reaction between coagulant and colloids, and flocculation to transport the destabilized particles that will cause collisions with floc.
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EVS+ETHICS 9. Arsenic is found in ground water in some parts of West Bengal. The technology is used to remove arsenic .Which among the following is/are correct? a. Bleaching powder and alum are used for removal of arsenic. b. The technology is based on reduction Based on oxidation instead of reduction
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EVS+ETHICS 10. Bones start disintegrating due to the excess in concentration of which element? a. Iron b. Mercury c. Fluorine d. Arsenic
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EVS+ETHICS 11.Which among the following is/are correct regarding geothermal energy? a. Steam contains Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) having odour of rotten eggs. b. Minerals in the steam corrosive to pipe lines and equipment causing maintenance problems. c. Minerals in the water toxic to fish. ALL A,B AND C ARE CORRECT 6/18/2017 BY ARUN SHARMA 11 EVS+ETHICS 12. WHICH STATEMENT REGARDING FUEL CELLS IS /ARE CORRECT? a. Fuel cells are highly efficient power-generating systems that produce electricity by combining fuel (hydrogen) and oxygen in an electrochemical reaction b. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy of a fuel directly and very efficiently into electricity (DC) and heat, thus doing away with combustion. 6/18/2017 BY ARUN SHARMA 12 EVS+ETHICS 13. What do you mean by PETRO PLANTS ? Petroleum and wood are chief energy resources from time immemorial, but they have been overused and not being replenished fast enough. This is cause for concern. There is a need for alternative energy providing sources that can be regenerated. Recent researches suggest that hydrocarbon producing plants can become alternative energy sources, which can be inexhaustible and ideal for liquid fuel. These plants called petro plants/petro crops can be grown on land which are unfit for agriculture and not covered with forests.
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EVS+ETHICS 14. Indian sugar mills are rapidly turning to bagasse, the leftover of cane after it is crushed and its juice extracted, to generate electricity. This is mainly being done to clean up the environment, cut down power costs and earn additional revenue. According to current estimates, about 6000 MW of power can be generated from bagasse in the existing 430 sugar mills in the country. (True/False) ITS 3500MW NOT 6000MW 6/18/2017 BY ARUN SHARMA 14 EVS+ETHICS 15. International Day Of Climate Action is observed every year on a. September 21 b. September 26 c. October 24 d. December 05
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EVS+ETHICS 16. Match the following: a. Lignite b. Bituminous c. Anthracite i. Brown coal ii. Hard coal iii. Soft coal a-i, b-iii, c-ii
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EVS+ETHICS 17.‘The India Hydrocarbon Vision 2025’, gives the projected need for petroleum products for India to be 368 million tonnes by 2025.
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EVS+ETHICS 18.Under what conditions natural gas can be converted into LNG (LIQUIFIED NAATURAL GAS) ? The natural gas is condensed into a liquid at close to atmospheric pressure by cooling it to approximately −162 °C (−260 °F) or we can say by coooling natural gas to very low temp.
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EVS+ETHICS 19. WHICH STATEMENT/S IS /ARECORRECT REGARDING NATURAL GAS? a. Natural gas is used as a source of hydrogen gas needed in fertilizer industry b. Natural gas is used as a source of carbon used in tyre industry
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EVS+ETHICS 20. In India, monazite that is the main source of thorium, is found in commercial quantities on the Travancore coast between Kanya Kumari and Quilon, while uranite or pitchblende mineral of uranium is found in Gaya (Bihar), Ajmer (Rajasthan) and Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). (TRUE/FALSE)
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EVS+ETHICS 21. In case of solar collectors huge arrays of computer-controlled mirrors called HELIOSTATS track the sun and focus sunlight on a central heat collection tower.
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EVS+ETHICS 22. La Rance in France is the only commercial tidal power station operating in the world.
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EVS+ETHICS 23. Match the following countries with the total solar PV installed capacity (MW) a. Japan b. China c. Germany d. United states e. India I. 9,000 II. 40,300 III. 78,100 IV. 41,200 V. 42,800 a- V, b-III, c-IV, d-II, e-I
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EVS+ETHICS 24. ‘Green revolution’ is substantial increase in yield of crop using high yielding varieties of seeds, and providing enough fertilizer and pesticides and good irrigation. Name the professor who helped India in bringing in ‘Green revolution’. Prof. Norman Borlaug
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EVS+ETHICS 25.What do you mean by the term ‘blue revolution’ ? Aquaculture (Blue revolution) is a sustainable way of harvesting aquatic edible, crustaceans (lobsters and prawns). It helps to save the oceans or marine ecosystem from getting damaged.
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EVS+ETHICS 26.Which points are correct regarding WIND EROSION 1. Wind erosion removes the finer soil material including organic matter, clay and slit, in a suspension (colloidal) form and leaving behind coarser, less fertile material. 2. Productive capacity of the soil is lost as most of the plant nutrients which remain attached smaller colloidal soil fraction are lost. 3. Wind erosion also damages roads and fertile agricultural fields by depositing large quantities of air blown soil particles. 1, 2 & 3 all are correct 6/18/2017 BY ARUN SHARMA 26 EVS+ETHICS 27.Excess nitrates in water is harmful especially in bottle-fed infants in whom it cause the disease, called Methaemoglobinaemia or Blue baby syndrome
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EVS+ETHICS 28. What do you mean by ‘strip farming’? Strip Farming: This involves planting the main crops in widely spaced rows and filling in the spaces with another crop to ensure complete ground cover. The ground is completely covered so it retards water flow which thus soaks down into the soil, consequently reducing erosion problems
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EVS+ETHICS 29. BLACK BUCK IS _____ SPECIES. a. ENDANGERED b. EXTINCT c. VULNERABLE d. CRITICALLY ENDANDERED
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EVS+ETHICS 30. National Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is well known for the protection of a. Crocodile b. Rhinoceros c. Mangroves d. Ducks