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ENVIRONMENT
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 Total Geography ICSE 9th and 10th
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Test 37 Shankar IAS - Part III- Climate Change

Test 38 Shankar IAS - Part V -Various Organisations
Test 39 Shankar IAS - Part II- Biodiversity + Appendix and Glossary
Test 40 Shankar IAS - Part I - Environment Ecology and Part IV - Agriculture
Q.1) With reference to the Paris Convention for
the protection of Industrial property of 1883,
consider the following statements:
1. It protects armorial bearings, flags, and other
State emblems of the States party to the
convention.
2. The signs published with the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
under this convention are prevented from
being used as trademarks, across the world,
without authorization.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.2) Consider the following statements:
1. Bharat Stage (BS) Emission Standards are
instituted by the Government of India to
regulate the output of air pollutants from
motor vehicles.
2. BS-VI fuel will bring down sulfur content by
10 times from the BS-IV levels.
3. The cost of producing BS-VI grade fuels will
be lower as compared to BS-IV fuels.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.3) Which among the following gases has the
least Global Warming Potential?
a) Nitrous Oxide
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Methane
d) Sulfur Hexafluoride
Q.4) Which of the following statements is/are
correct regarding the Green Rating for Integrated
Habitat Assessment (GRIHA)?
1. It is the national rating system for green
buildings.
2. It was developed by The Energy and Resources
Institute (TERI) with support from the
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.5) Which of the following statements best
describes “carbon fertilization”?
a) Increased plant growth due to increased
concentration of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
b) Increased temperature of Earth due to
increased concentration of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere
c) Increased acidity of oceans as a result of
increased concentration of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere
d) Adaptation of all living beings on Earth to the
climate change brought about by the increased
concentration of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding 1. The sea levels are rising because of the thermal
the Kigali Amendment: expansion of ocean waters due to rising
temperatures.
1. It is an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to
reduce the manufacture and use of 2. The sea levels are rising because of the melting
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). of glaciers and polar ice.

2. India is in the third group of countries who will Select the correct answer using the code given
be phasing down HFCs by 2028 and reduce it below.
to 15% of 2024-2026 levels till 2047.
a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
b) 2 only
correct?
c) Both 1 and 2
a) 1 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2
Q.9) Consider the following statements about
d) Neither 1 nor 2
‘ECO Niwas Samhita’

1. It is an Energy Conservation Building Code

Q.7) Which of the following best define Climate for Residential Buildings.
Forcings?
2. It is launched by the Ministry of Housing and
a) Factors that can only increase the effect on the Urban Affairs.
climate system.
3. It aims to promote energy efficiency in the
b) Factors that can only decrease the effect on the design and construction of homes.
climate system.
Which of the statements given above is/are
c) Factors that can either increase or decrease the correct?
effect on the climate system.
a) 1 and 2 only
d) Factors that can neither increase nor decrease
b) 1 and 3 only
the effect on the climate system.
c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.8) With reference to the recently released
“IPCC report on the Ocean and Cryosphere”,
which of the following statements is/are correct?
Q.10) Which of the following best describe/ b) 1 only
describes the aim of ‘Green India Mission’ of the c) 3 only
Government of India?
d) 2 and 3 only
1. Incorporating environmental benefits and
costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby
Q.12) Consider the following statements
implementing the `green accounting’
regarding the Montreal Protocol on Substances
2. Launching the second green revolution to
that Deplete the Ozone Layer:
enhance agricultural output so as to ensure
1. It is a protocol to the Vienna Convention for
food security to one and all in the future
the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover and
2. It is the first treaty in the history of the United
responding to climate change by a
Nations to achieve universal ratification.
combination of adaptation and mitigation
measures Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given
below. a) 1 only

a) 1 only b) 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only c) Both 1 and 2

c) 3 only d) Neither 1 nor 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.13) Consider the following statements:

Q.11) Consider the following statements 1. Water Vapour does not contribute to the

regarding the East Asian Observatory (EAO): GreenHouse Effect on Earth.

1. It is formed by ASEAN for the purpose of 2. Greenhouse Gases increase the amount of

pursuing joint projects in astronomy within Water Vapour in the air.

the East Asian region. Which of the statements given above is/are

2. India is a part of the EAO Consortium of correct?

countries. a) 1 only

3. Its first task is to assume the operation of the b) 2 only

James Clerk Maxwell Submillimetre c) Both 1 and 2
Telescope.
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
Q.14) Consider the following statements: b) 2 only

1. Blue carbon is the carbon stored in coastal and c) Both 1 and 2

marine ecosystems. d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, tidal
marshes, and seagrass meadows sequester and Q.17) Consider the following statements
store less carbon per unit area than terrestrial regarding the Powering Past Coal Alliance:
forests.
1. It was launched at COP24 to the United
Which of the statements given above is/are Nations Framework Convention on Climate
correct? Change (UNFCCC), 2018.
a) 1 only 2. It is led by the UK and Canada.
b) 2 only 3. It is binding on its signatories to phase-out coal
c) Both 1 and 2 by 2030.
d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

Q.15) In the context of which of the following do a) 1 only

some scientists suggest the use of the cirrus cloud b) 2 only
thinning technique and the injection of sulphate c) 2 and 3 only
aerosol into the stratosphere?
d) 1 and 3 only
a) Creating the artificial rains in some regions.

b) Reducing the frequency and intensity of

Q.18) Which of the following is/are impacts of
tropical cyclones.
Global Warming?
c) Reducing the adverse effects of the solar wind
1. The rise in sea level
on the earth.
2. Melting of glaciers
d) Reducing the global warming.
3. Spread of diseases

4. Bleaching of coral reefs

Q.16) Consider the following statements about
5. Change in rainfall pattern
‘geo-engineering’:
Select the correct answer using the code given
1. This aims at modifying and cooling the earth's
below.
environment.
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
2. This includes placing mirrors in space,
b) 1 and 4 only
whitewashing roofs to reflect sunlight.
c) 2, 3 and 5 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
correct?

a) 1 only
Q.19) Consider the following statements 2. The convention prescribes that the minimum
regarding the National Action Plan on Climate standards of training, certification and
Change (NAPCC): watchkeeping of officers and ratings are to be
1. It covers 10 national missions. established by individual governments.
2. The National Mission on Strategic Knowledge Which of the statements given above is/are
for Climate Change is one of the components. correct?
3. It aims at creating awareness about the threat a) 1 only
posed by climate change and the steps to b) 2 only
counter it. c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the statements given above is/are d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct?
a) 1 only Q.22) Consider the following statements
b) 3 only regarding Carbon dioxide:
c) 2 and 3 only 1. It is emitted from fossil fuel combustion (oil,
d) 1, 2 and 3 gas, and coal).
2. Forests and oceans are the sinks for the carbon
Q.20) The Partnership for Action on Green dioxide.
Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist Which of the statements given above is/are
countries transition towards a greener and more correct?
inclusive economies, emerged at a) 1 only
a) The Earth Summit on Sustainable b) 2 only
Development 2002, Johannesburg c) Both 1 and 2
b) The United Nations Conference on d) Neither 1 nor 2
Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro
c) The United Nations Framework Convention Q.23) This gas is a short-lived climate pollutant
on Climate Change 2015, Paris with an atmospheric lifetime of around 12 years.
d) The World Sustainable Development Summit This is a powerful greenhouse gas emitted by
2016, New Delhi human activities such as leakage from natural gas
systems and the raising of livestock, as well as by
Q.21) With reference to the International natural sources such as wetlands. Identify the
Convention on Standards of Training, Greenhouse Gas.
Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers a) Carbon Dioxide
(STCW), 1978, consider the following statements: b) Nitrous Oxide
1. It was the first to establish basic requirements c) Perfluorocarbons
on training, certification, and watchkeeping d) Methane
for seafarers on an international level.
Q.24) Which of the following statements is
incorrect regarding the National Adaptation
Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)?
a) It is meant to support concrete adaptation
activities that mitigate the adverse effects of
climate change.
b) This is a Central Sector Scheme set up in 2015-
16.
c) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research
is the National Implementing Agency.
d) Its objective includes preparing and updating
climate scenarios, assessing vulnerability and
climate impact assessment.
Q.25) In the context of mitigating the impending
global warming due to anthropogenic emissions
of carbon dioxide, which of the following can be
the potential sites for carbon sequestration?
1. Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams
2. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs
3. Subterranean deep saline formations
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
1. It is one of three conventions adopted at the
“Rio Earth Summit” in 1992.
2. The International Solar Alliance was launched
on the sidelines of the COP 22 meeting of
UNFCCC.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.27) With reference to the Kyoto Protocol,
consider the following statements:
1. Joint Implementation allows a country with an
emission reduction or limitation commitment
under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to
earn emission reduction units from an
emission-reduction project in developing
countries.
2. Clean Development Mechanism allows a
country with an emission-reduction
commitment under the Kyoto Protocol

a) 1 and 2 only (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-

reduction project in another Annex B Party.
b) 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
c) 1 and 3 only
correct?
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 only

b) 2 only
Q.26) Consider the following statements about
c) Both 1 and 2
the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC): d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.28) Consider the following statements: 1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit

1. Black carbon is formed by the complete held in Paris in 2015.

combustion of fossil fuels. 2. Membership of GACSA does not create any

2. Black carbon is a long-lived climate pollutant. binding obligations.

3. Brown carbon is a light-absorbing organic 3. India was instrumental in the creation of

carbon. GACSA.

Which of the statements given above is/are Select the correct answer using the code given

correct? a) 1 and 3 only

a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only

c) 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

d) None of the above

Q.31) Consider the following statements

Q.29) Consider the following statements: regarding the International Court of Justice (ICJ):

1. Sulfur Hexafluoride is used in electric 1. It is the principal judicial organ of the United

transmission equipment including circuit Nations.

breakers. 2. Of the six principal organs of the United

2. Hydrofluorocarbons deplete the stratospheric Nations, it is the only one not located in New

ozone layer. York (United States of America).

3. Perfluorocarbons have a short Atmospheric 3. The Court is composed of 15 judges, who are

Life but high Global Warming Potential. elected for terms of office of five years by the
United Nations General Assembly and the
Which of the statements given above is/are
Security Council.
correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are
a) 1 only
correct?
b) 1 and 3 only
a) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.30) With reference to the ‘Global Alliance for
Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA)’, which of
the following statements is/are correct?
Q.32) Which of the following is/are India’s d) 1, 2 and 3
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
(INDCs)?
Q.34) Consider the following statements
1. To reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP
regarding Global Warming Potential (GWP):
by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2010 level.
1. Ozone has a GWP of 1 and serves as a baseline
2. To achieve about 40 percent cumulative
for other GWP values.
electric power installed capacity from non-
2. Methane has more GWP than Carbon dioxide
fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
for a 100-year time scale.
3. To create an additional carbon sink of 1 to 2
Which of the statements given above is/are
billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through
correct?
additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code given
below. b) 2 only

a) 1 and 2 only c) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.35) Which of the following statements is/are

correct?

Proper design and effective implementation of

Q.33) Consider the following statements
UN-REDD+ Programme can significantly
regarding Ozone:
contribute to
1. It absorbs ultraviolet radiation in the
1. protection of biodiversity
stratosphere
2. resilience of forest ecosystems
2. Antarctic ozone hole forms during the
Southern Hemisphere's late winter. 3. poverty reduction

3. Ozone in the troposphere helps to form smog. Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? a) 1 and 2 only

a) 1 only b) 3 only

b) 2 only c) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.36) Which of the following is/are the outcomes Q.38) Consider the following statements
of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the regarding the Greenhouse Effect:
United Nations Framework Convention on
1. The greenhouse effect is a natural process that
Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
warms the Earth’s surface.
1. It assessed the pre-2020 gaps through round
2. Life on the earth has been possible because of
tables at COP 25, with written submissions
this natural greenhouse effect.
from Parties.
3. Greenhouse gases trap the outgoing infrared
2. It established the Warsaw International
radiation from the earth’s surface.
Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and Damage.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code given
correct?
below.
a) 1 and 2 only
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) 1, 2 and 3
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.39) Which of the following statements is/are

Q.37) Consider the following statements
correct regarding the PAT (perform, achieve &
regarding the Emissions Gap Report:
trade):
1. It is released by the United Nations
1. It was introduced under the National Mission
Environment Programme (UNEP).
for Enhanced Energy Efficiency.
2. The 2019 Report states that India is the third-
2. It provides the option to trade additional
largest emitter of Greenhouse Gases.
certified energy savings.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
a) 1 only
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.40) The term “sixth mass extinction/sixth c) Both 1 and 2
extinction” is often mentioned in the news in the d) Neither 1 nor 2
context of the discussion of

a) Widespread monoculture practices in

Q.42) Consider the following statements
agriculture and large-scale commercial
regarding the Blue Carbon Initiative:
farming with indiscriminate use of chemicals
1. It focuses on mangroves, salt marshes, and
in many parts of the world that may result in
seagrasses, which are found on every continent
the loss of good native ecosystems.
except Antarctica.
b) Fears of a possible collision of a meteorite with
2. It was launched at COP25 to the United
the Earth in the near future in the manner it
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
happened 65 million years ago that caused the
Change (UNFCCC), 2019.
mass extinction of many species including
Which of the statements given above is/are
those of dinosaurs.
correct?
c) Large scale cultivation of genetically modified
a) 1 only
crops in many parts of the world and
promoting their cultivation in other parts of b) 2 only

the world which may cause the disappearance c) Both 1 and 2

of good native crop plants and the loss of food d) Neither 1 nor 2
biodiversity.

d) Mankind’s over-exploitation/misuse of Q.43) The Global Environment Facility (GEF)

natural resources, fragmentation/loss of serves as a financial mechanism to which of the
natural habitats, destruction of ecosystems, following conventions?
pollution and global climate change.
1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

2. Minamata Convention on Mercury

Q.41) Consider the following statements
3. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
regarding the Archaea:
Pollutants (POPs)
1. They are a primitive group of microorganisms
Select the correct answer using the code given
that thrive in extreme habitats such as hot
below.
springs, cold deserts, and hypersaline lakes.
a) 1 and 2 only
2. They are also present in the human gut.
b) 1 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
c) 2 and 3 only
correct?
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 only

b) 2 only
Q.44) Consider the following statements Q.47) Which of the following statements is/are
regarding the Star Rating Program: correct regarding the Intergovernmental Panel on
1. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) sets the Climate Change (IPCC):
standards and labels for marking star-rating of 1. It was established by the United Nations
various appliances. Environment Programme (UNEP) and World
2. Star ratings are given out of 5 where higher the Meteorological Organization (WMO).
rating, lower is the energy consumption. 2. It reviews and assesses the most recent
3. Star Rating is solely based on the appliance’s scientific, technical and socio-economic
power consumption. information produced worldwide relevant to
Which of the statements given above is/are the understanding of climate change.
correct? 3. It conducts research and monitors climate-
a) 1 only related data and parameters.
b) 3 only Select the correct answer using the code given
c) 1 and 2 only below.
d) 1, 2 and 3 a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
Q.45) “Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral c) 2 and 3 only
Now” is an initiative launched by d) 1, 2 and 3
a) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change Q.48) Which of the following statements is/are
b) The UNEP Secretariat correct regarding the recently released ‘IPCC
c) The UNFCCC Secretariat Report on Land Use’?
d) The World Meteorological Organisation 1. Agriculture and cattle rearing are major
sources of Nitrous Oxide.
Q.46) Consider the following statements: 2. Methane and Nitrous Oxide are more
1. As Carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolves in dangerous than Carbon Dioxide as
seawater, it forms carbonic acid and decreases Greenhouse gases.
the ocean’s pH. Select the correct answer using the code given
2. Ocean acidification has the potential to change below.
marine ecosystems. a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are b) 2 only
correct? c) Both 1 and 2
a) 1 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.49) Consider the following statements: TEST 37 | ANSWER KEY
1. The Adaptation Fund was established to 1 C 11 C 21 A 31 A 41 C
2 A 12 C 22 C 32 B 42 A
finance concrete adaptation projects in
3 B 13 B 23 D 33 D 43 D
developing country Parties to the Kyoto 4 A 14 A 24 C 34 B 44 C
Protocol that are particularly vulnerable to the 5 A 15 D 25 D 35 D 45 C
6 C 16 C 26 A 36 D 46 C
adverse effects of climate change. 7 C 17 B 27 D 37 A 47 A
2. Green Climate Fund aims to deliver equal 8 C 18 D 28 C 38 D 48 C
9 B 19 C 29 A 39 C 49 A
amounts of funding to mitigation and
10 C 20 B 30 B 40 D 50 C
adaptation while being guided by the
Convention’s principles and provisions.
3. Green Climate Fund is financed with a share
of proceeds from the clean development
mechanism project activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.50) Recently seen in the news, Vyom Mitra is

a) the world's first living, self-healing robot.
b) the prototype of the half-humanoid, made for
the Chandrayaan 2 mission.
c) the prototype of the half-humanoid, made for
the first unmanned Gaganyaan mission.
d) the chat-bot for customer interactions in State
Bank of India.
Q.1) For which of the following reasons 26th 1. No person shall hunt any wild animal specified

January was chosen as the Republic Day of India? in any Schedule under this Act.

a) The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly 2. The Chief Wildlife Warden can permit the

was conducted on 26th January 1947. hunting of the animal in Schedule 1 under
certain circumstances.
b) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from
South Africa on 26th January 1915. Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
c) The INC celebrated 26th January 1930 as
Independence Day. a) 1 only

d) None of the above. b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

Q.2) Which of the following statements is/are d) Neither 1 nor 2

correct regarding the Global Tiger Forum?

1. It is the only intergovernmental international
body established with members from willing
countries to embark on a global campaign to
protect the Tiger.
2. It was formed in 1993 on recommendations
from an international symposium on Tiger
Conservation at St Petersburg, Russia.
3. It is focused on saving the remaining 5
subspecies of Tigers distributed over 13 Tiger
Range countries of the world.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding
the Montreal Protocol:
1. It is an international treaty designed to protect
the ozone layer without which diseases like
melanoma, other cancers, and eye cataracts can
happen.
2. The treaty aims to phase out and completely
eliminate the usage of Chlorofluorocarbons
only.
3. The protocol is to date the only UN treaty ever
that has been ratified by all of 197 UN Member
States

a) 2 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are

b) 1 and 3 only incorrect?

c) 3 only a) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 b) 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

Q.3) With reference to the Wild Life (Protection) d) 1, 2 and 3

Act, 1972, consider the following statements:

Q.5) With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes Q.7) The Chief Wildlife Warden can grant to any
seen in the news, consider the following person a permit to enter or reside in a Wildlife
statements : Sanctuary for which of the following purposes?

1. It is a global action plan for sustainable 1. Investigation or study of wildlife

development. 2. Photography
2. It originated in the World Summit on 3. Scientific research
Sustainable Development held in 4. Tourism
Johannesburg in 2002.
5. Transaction of lawful business with any
Which of the statements given above is/are person residing in the sanctuary
correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given
a) 1 only below.
b) 2 only a) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) Both 1 and 2 b) 1 and 3 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) 2, 4 and 5 only

d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding
CITES (Convention on International Trade in
Q.8) India is not a signatory to which of the
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
following International Conventions working in
1. The species covered by CITES treaty are listed the domain of the conservation of wildlife in
in three Appendices, according to the degree of India?
protection they need.
1. International Union for Conservation of
2. The Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
the Parties happened in Oslo, Norway.
2. Convention on International Trade in
3. Its Appendix I lists endangered species that are Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora
at risk of extinction and prohibits completely (CITES).
the commercial trade of these plants and
3. Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
animals.
Select the correct answer using the code given
Which of the statements given above is/are
below.
incorrect?
a) None of the above
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.9) Which of the following is/are the objectives Q.11) Consider the following statements:
of the National Forest Policy, 1988? 1. Vyommitra is the prototype of the half-

1. Checking the extension of sand-dunes in the humanoid made for the first unmanned

desert areas of Rajasthan and along the coastal Gaganyaan mission.

tracts. 2. Sophia is a social humanoid robot developed

2. Discouraging the usage of forest produce and by The National Aeronautics and Space

minimizing the substitution of wood. Administration (NASA).

3. SBI Intelligent Assistant (SIA) is a humanoid

3. Creating a massive people's movement for
to assist the customer inquiries of the State
achieving the objectives of the policy.
Bank of India (SBI).
Select the correct answer using the code given
Which of the statements given above is/are
below.
correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.10) Consider the following statements in Q.12) Consider the following statements:

respect of Trade Related Analysis of Fauna and 1. Convention on International Trade in

Flora in Commerce (TRAFFIC): Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s

1. TRAFFIC is a bureau under the United secretariat is administered by UNEP.

Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2. The International Whaling Commission has a

2. The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that full-time Secretariat with headquarters located

trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat in Geneva, Switzerland.

to the conservation of nature. 3. The International Tropical Timber

Organization’s official secretariat is located in
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Yokohama, Japan.
a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
b) 2 only
correct?
c) Both 1 and 2 a) 1 and 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2 b) 1 and 3 only

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.13) With reference to the Coastal Regulation
Zone (CRZ), consider the following statements:
1. CRZ-I includes the area between the High
Tide Line and Low Tide Line.
2. CRZ-III includes areas that have developed up
to or close to the shore.
Q.15) According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act,
1972, which of the following animals cannot be
hunted by any person except under some
provisions provided by law?
1. Gharial
2. Indian wild ass

3. CRZ-IV includes areas that are 12 Nautical 3. Wild buffalo

Miles from the Low Tide Line towards the sea.
Select the correct answer using the code given
Which of the statements given above is/are below.
correct?
a) 1 only
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.16) Which of the following pollutants is/are

Q.14) Which of the following treaties/ included in the National Ambient Air Quality
conventions deal in Hazardous Materials? Standards?

1. Basel Convention 1. Carbon Monoxide

2. Stockholm Convention 2. Carbon Dioxide

3. Kyoto Protocol 3. Lead

4. Vienna Convention 4. Ozone

Select the correct answer using the code given Select the correct answer using the code given
below. below.

a) 1 and 2 only a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only b) 1 only

c) 1 only c) 1, 3 and 4 only

d) 3 and 4 only d) 3 and 4 only

Q.17) With reference to the Biological Diversity c) 1 and 3 only
Act, 2002, consider the following statements: d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Vaids and Hakims, who have been practicing
indigenous medicine can obtain biological
Q.19) Which of the following statements is
resources for commercial utilization, only
correct regarding the Wetlands as mentioned in
after giving prior intimation to the State
The Wetlands (Conservation and Management)
Biodiversity Board concerned.
Rules, 2017?
2. No person can ever apply for any intellectual
a) A wetland includes areas of marine water the
property right outside India for any invention
depth of which at low tide does not exceed six
based on any information on a biological
meters.
resource obtained from India.
b) A wetland includes river channels and paddy
Which of the statements given above is/are
fields.
correct?
c) A wetland includes human-made water
a) 1 only
bodies/tanks specifically constructed for
b) 2 only drinking water purposes.
c) Both 1 and 2 d) A wetland includes human-made structures
d) Neither 1 nor 2 specifically constructed for aquaculture and
salt production.

Q.18) Consider the following regarding the Green

Climate Fund (GCF): Q.20) In India, if a species of tortoise is declared

1. It is aimed at achieving the goal set out by the protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife

United Nations Framework Convention on (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?

Climate Change. a) It enjoys the same level of protection as the

2. It is a mechanism to redistribute money from tiger.

the developed to the developing world for b) It no longer exists in the wild, a few individuals
adaptation and mitigation practices to counter are under captive protection, and now it is
climate change. impossible to prevent its extinction.

3. It was established under the Paris Agreement c) It is endemic to a particular region of India.
2015. d) Both (b) and (c) stated above are correct in this
Which of the statements given above is/are context.
correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only
Q.21) Which of the following statements is/are b) 2 and 3 only
correct regarding the Vakataka Dynasty? c) 3 only
1. Its major capital was situated at Kanchipuram. d) None of the Above
2. The earliest evidence of Koh-i-Noor was
obtained from this dynasty. Q.24) Consider the following statements
3. Its King, Rudrasena II had matrimonial regarding the Eco Mark Scheme:
relations with the Gupta Dynasty. 1. It is administered by the Bureau of Indian
Select the correct answer using the code given Standards.
below. 2. Its objective is to provide an incentive for
a) 1 only manufacturers and importers to reduce the
b) 2 and 3 only adverse environmental impact of products.

c) 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are

d) None of the above correct?

a) 1 only

Q.22) The most important strategy for the b) 2 only

conservation of biodiversity together with c) Both 1 and 2

traditional human life is the establishment of d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) biosphere reserves

b) botanical gardens Q.25) Consider the following statements:

c) national parks 1. The definition of “Critical Wildlife Habitat” is
d) wildlife sanctuaries incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been

Q.23) Consider the following statements given Habitat Rights.

regarding Compensatory Afforestation Fund 3. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Management and Planning Authority: Climate Change officially decides and declares

1. It is a statutory authority established under the Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable

Biodiversity Conservation Act, 2002. Tribal Groups in any part of India.

2. Its Chairperson is the Minister of Which of the statements given above is/are

Environment, Forest and Climate Change. correct?

3. It promotes afforestation activities as a way of a) 1 and 2 only

compensating for forest land diverted to non- b) 2 and 3 only

forest uses. c) 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are d) 1, 2 and 3
correct?

a) 1 only
Q.26) With reference to the Animal Welfare Q.28) With reference to the Central Zoo
Board of India, consider the following statements: Authority, consider the following statements:

1. It is a statutory advisory body on Animal 1. It was established under the Wildlife

Welfare Laws. Protection Act in 1972.

2. It is headquartered at Chennai 2. Every zoo in the country is required to obtain

3. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay pioneered the recognition from the Authority for its

setting up of the Board. operation.

Which of the statements given above is/are 3. It regulates the exchange of animals under

correct? Schedule-I and II of the Wildlife Protection

a) 1 only Act among zoos in India.

b) 1 and 2 only Which of the above statements is/are correct?

c) 3 only a. 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 b. 1 and 3 only

c. 2 and 3 only

Q.27) With reference to The Scheduled Tribes d. 1, 2 and 3

and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers

(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Q.29) Which of the following statements is/are
consider the following statements: correct regarding the Environment (Protection)

1. The Gram Sabha shall be the authority to Act, 1986?

initiate the process for determining the nature 1. No civil court shall have jurisdiction to
and extent of community forest rights. entertain any suit in respect of anything done

2. The State Government shall constitute a State by the Central Government under this Act.

Level Monitoring Committee to monitor the
process of recognition and vesting of forest
rights.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
2. It makes the rule of ‘Locus Standi’ compulsory
for a citizen to approach the court.
3. A court can take cognizance of an offence
under this Act on a complaint made by any
person with prior notice of ninety days of the

a) 1 only alleged offence.

b) 2 only Select the correct answer using the code given

c) Both 1 and 2 below.

d) Neither 1 nor 2 a) 1 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 2 only

d) None of the above

Q.30) How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Q.32) Consider the following statements
different from the Central Pollution Control regarding the Coalition Against Wildlife
Board (CPCB)? Trafficking (CAWT):

1. The NGT has been established by an Act 1. It aims to focus public and political attention
whereas the CPCB has been created by the and resources on ending the illegal trade in
executive order of the Government. wildlife and wildlife products

2. The NGT provides environmental justice and 2. It was established in 2005 by a group of non-
helps reduce the burden of litigation in the governmental bodies only, to combat illicit
higher courts whereas the CPCB promotes wildlife trafficking.
cleanliness of streams and wells, and aims to Which of the statements given above is/are
improve the quality of air in the country. incorrect?
Which of the statements given above is/are a) 1 only
correct?
b) 2 only
a) 1 only
c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.33) With reference to the Biological Diversity
Act, 2002, which of the following statements
Q.31) Consider the following statements is/are correct regarding the National Biodiversity
regarding Sharks: Authority?

1. White Shark is Extinct in Wild as per the
IUCN Red List.
2. Tiger Shark is Endangered as per the IUCN
Red List.
3. Ganges shark is Vulnerable as per the IUCN
Red List.
1. Its headquarters shall be situated in New Delhi.
2. Its Chairperson shall be the Minister of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
3. Its ex officio members include a person
representing the Ministry dealing with Tribal
Affairs.

Which of the statements given above is/are Select the correct answer using the code given
correct? below.

a) 1 and 2 only a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 only b) 2 only

c) 3 only c) 3 only

d) None of the above d) 1 and 3 only

Q.34) Consider the following pairs: Q.35) Consider the following statements:

1. Blue carbon is the carbon stored in coastal and

Convention/ Objectives of the convention
marine ecosystems.
Treaties
2. Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, tidal
marshes, and seagrass meadows sequester and
1. Rotterdam It deals with the prior informed
store less carbon per unit area than terrestrial
convention consent of the countries to which
forests.
certain hazardous chemicals are
being exported. Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

2. Basel It deals with the control of a) 1 only

Convention persistent organic pollution
b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2
3. Stockholm It deals with the Control of
convention Transboundary Movements of d) Neither 1 nor 2

Hazardous Wastes and their

Disposal.
Q.36) Consider the following statements
regarding the Environment Pollution (Prevention
4. Cartagena To Control the Transboundary
& Control) Authority:
Convention Movement and Management of
1. It was constituted by the Central Government
Hazardous Wastes within the
in pursuance of the order by the Supreme
South Pacific Region
Court.

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly 2. It was constituted with the objective of
matched? controlling environmental pollution in capital
cities of all the states in India.
a) 1 and 3 only

Which of the statements given above is/are

b) 2, 3 and 4 only
correct?
c) 1 ,2 ,3 and 4
a) 1 only
d) 2 and 3 only
b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.37) Which of the following statements is/are
correct regarding the Coastal Regulation Zone
(CRZ) Notification 2018?
1. For all Backwater Islands in the mainland, a No
Development Zone of 20 m has been
stipulated.
2. The powers for clearances of projects with
respect to CRZ-I and II have been delegated at
the State level.
3. For CRZ-II areas, Floor Space Index has been
frozen as per the 1991 Development Control
Regulation (DCR) levels.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
Q.39) For the purposes of The Scheduled Tribes
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, which
of the following rights are available to the forest-
dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional
forest dwellers?
1. Community rights such as nistar including
those used in the erstwhile Princely States.
2. Rights for the conversion of Pattas or leases
issued by any State Government on forest
lands to titles.
3. Rights of settlement and conversion of all
forest villages, old habitation and other villages
in forests into revenue villages.
Select the correct answer using the code given

c) 3 only below.

d) None of the above a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only
Q.38) Consider the following statements
c) 2 and 3 only
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory
d) 1, 2 and 3
Species of Wild Animals:
1. It provides a global platform for the
conservation and sustainable use of migratory Q40) Which of the following best define Climate
animals and their habitats Forcings?
2. Migratory species threatened with extinction
a) Factors that can only increase the effect on the
are listed on Appendix I of the Convention
climate system.
3. India ratified the Convention on the
b) Factors that can only decrease the effect on the
Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild
climate system.
Animals recently in 2016.
c) Factors that can either increase or decrease the
Which of the statements given above is/are
effect on the climate system.
correct?
a) 1 only d) Factors that can neither increase nor decrease

b) 1 and 2 only the effect on the climate system.

c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.41) Which of the following statements is/are Q.43) Which of the following statements is/are
correct regarding the Mission Shakti, India’s correct regarding the functions of the Secretariat
Anti-Satellite Missile? of Ramsar convention:

1. It was carried out by the Indian Space Research 1. To maintain the List of Wetlands of
Organisation. International Importance and note any

2. It has the capability to interdict and intercept a additions and changes to the List and the

satellite in outer space based on complete Ramsar Sites Database.

indigenous technology. 2. To provide administrative, scientific, and

3. It has not violated any international law or technical support to Contracting Parties.

treaty to which India is a signatory. 3. To conserve the sites and habitats important

Select the correct answer using the code given for faunal biodiversity.

below. Which of the statements given above is/are

a) 1 and 2 only correct?

b) 3 only a) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only b) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 only

Q.42) Which of the following bodies/

Conventions are provided funds from the Green Q.44) Consider the following statements,
Climate Fund? regarding the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

1. Convention on Biodiversity (WCCB):

2. United Nations Framework Convention on 1. It is a statutory multi-disciplinary body to

climate change combat organized wildlife crime in the

3. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic country.

pollution 2. It is responsible for the implementation of the

4. Minamata Convention. country’s obligations under various

international conventions such as CITES.
Select the correct options:
3. It has headquarters in New Delhi and five
a) 1 and 2 only
regional offices.
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
a) 1 only
d) None of the above
b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3
Q45) Consider the following statements Q.47) Consider the following statements about
regarding Carbon dioxide: NGT (National Green Tribunal):

1. It is emitted from fossil fuel combustion (oil, 1. It is not bound by the procedure laid down
gas, and coal). under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

2. Forests and oceans are the sinks for the carbon 2. It is guided by principles of natural justice.
dioxide. 3. It is mandated to dispose of the appeals within
Which of the statements given above is/are 1 year of the filing of the same.
correct? Which of the statements given above is/are
a) 1 only correct?

b) 2 only a) 1 and 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2 b) 1 and 3 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.46) With reference to the Biological Diversity

Act, 2002, which of the following persons shall be
required to take the approval of the National
Biodiversity Authority to obtain any biological
resource occurring in India for commercial
utilisation?
1. A Citizen of India
2. A person who is not a Citizen of India
3. A body corporate not incorporated or
registered in India
Q.48) Which of the following statements is/are
correct regarding the Phase II of FAME (Faster
Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric
Vehicles) Scheme in India?
1. It will help in addressing the issue of
environmental pollution and fuel security.
2. The benefits of incentives will be extended to
only those vehicles which are fitted with
advanced batteries like a Lithium-Ion battery

Select the correct answer using the code given and other new technology batteries.

below. 3. It does not include incentives for two-wheeler

a) 1 only vehicles.

b) 2 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?
c) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 and 2 only
d) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.49) Consider the following statements:
1. India has proportionally more inland wetlands
than coastal wetlands.
2. The main objective of the National Plan for
Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems is to
mainstream aquatic ecosystems in
developmental programming.
3. National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic
Eco-systems is formed after the merger of the
National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) and
the National Wetlands Conservation
Programme (NWCP).
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.50) The term, jing kieng jri, recently seen in the

news is related to
a) a local medicine system of North East India.
b) a dam being built by China on the
Brahmaputra in Tibet.
c) a living root bridge in Meghalaya.
d) a new virus emerged in South - East Asia

TEST 38 | ANSWER KEY

1 C 11 A 21 C 31 D 41 C
2 B 12 B 22 A 32 B 42 D
3 B 13 B 23 B 33 C 43 A
4 B 14 A 24 C 34 B 44 D
5 A 15 D 25 A 35 A 45 C
6 C 16 C 26 A 36 A 46 C
7 D 17 D 27 C 37 A 47 A
8 A 18 A 28 C 38 B 48 A
9 B 19 A 29 B 39 D 49 D
10 B 20 A 30 B 40 C 50 C
Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding 3. The National Tiger Conservation Authority is

the Indian Gaur: established under this Act.

1. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red Which of the statements given above is/are

List. correct?

2. It is listed as Schedule I species under the a) 1 only

Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 b) 1 and 3 only

3. It is the largest of the existing bovines. c) 2 only

Which of the statements given above is/are d) 1, 2 and 3

correct?

a) 1 and 2 only Q.4) Which of the following are included in the

b) 1 and 3 only World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the

c) 2 and 3 only Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme of

d) 1, 2 and 3 UNESCO?

1. Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve

Q.2) Which of the following is/are the in-situ 2. Similipal Biosphere Reserve

methods of conservation? 3. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve

1. Biosphere Reserve 4 Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve

2. Community Reserve Select the correct answer using the code given

3. National Parks below.

4. Seed Banks a) 2 and 4 only

Select the correct answer using the code given b) 1, 2 and 3 only

below. c) 3 and 4 only

a) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3 only

c) 2 and 4 only Q.5) Which one of the following National Parks

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 lie completely in the Temperate alpine zone?

a) Manas National Park

Q.3) With reference to the Wildlife Protection b) Namdapha National Park

Act, 1972, consider the following statements: c) Neora Valley National Park

1. It has six schedules which give varying degrees d) Valley of Flower National Park

of protection to wild animals, birds, and plants.

2. Nilgai and Flying Fox are listed in Schedule I of

the Act.
Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding a) 1 only
Montreux Record: b) 2 only
1. It is a register of wetland sites on the Ramsar c) Both 1 and 2
list, which are facing immediate challenges.
d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. It includes Loktak Lake of Manipur and
Vembanad Lake of Kerala.
Q.9) Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/ are
1. It is not a coastal wetland.
correct?
2. It is an important stopover for migratory birds
a) 1 only
in the winters such as Flamingos.
b) 2 only
3. It is a natural freshwater lake.
c) Both 1 and 2
4. It is a Ramsar Site.
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following fit the description given
above?
Q.7) Which of the following statements is/are
a) Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary
correct regarding the Golden Butterfly?
b) Kodaikanal Lake
a) It is a rare species of Rice found in Arunachal
c) Nal Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary
Pradesh.
d) Sambhar Lake
b) It is a rare variety of Tea found in Assam.

c) It is a rare species of Butterfly found in

Himachal Pradesh. Q.10) Consider the following statements:

d) It is a rare variety of Coffee found in 1. Asiatic Lions are naturally found in India only.

Karnataka. 2. Double-humped Camels are naturally found

in India only.

Q.8) Consider the following statements regarding 3. One-horned Rhinoceros is naturally found in

the Tiger Census in India: India only.

1. It is conducted by The National Tiger Which one of the statements given above is/are

Conservation Authority across India correct?

biennially. a) 1 only

2. According to the recent census, Karnataka has b) 2 only

the highest number of Tigers. c) 1 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are d) 1, 2 and 3
correct?
Q.11) Which of the following is/are features of the
Bodo Accord 2020?
1. It increases the scope and powers of the
Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
2. It resolves issues related to Bodo people
residing outside Bodoland Territorial Area
Districts (BTAD).
3. It promotes and protects Bodo people’s social,
cultural, linguistic and ethnic identities.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.12) With reference to Tiger Conservation in
India, consider the following statements:
1. Project Tiger is an Ongoing Central Sector
Scheme of the Union Government.
2. The National Tiger Conservation Authority is
headed by the Minister of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change.
3. The National Tiger Conservation Authority
formulates Tiger Conservation Plans for the
tiger range states.
4. There are 50 tiger reserves in the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1, 3 and 4 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.13) Consider the following statements:
1. Alpha diversity refers to diversity within a
particular area or ecosystem.
2. Beta diversity is a comparison of diversity
between ecosystems.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.14) Which of the following statements is/are
incorrect regarding the Phytoplanktons?
a) It refers to the group of organisms which float
in the surface waters of rivers and oceans.
b) Phytoplanktons can be bacteria, protists or
single-celled plants.
c) They are limited to the uppermost layers of the
oceans where light intensity is sufficient for
photosynthesis to occur.
d) They do not require any inorganic nutrients
for growth and reproduction.
Q.15) What is/are unique about ‘Kharai Camel’, a
breed found in India?
1. It is capable of swimming up to three
kilometres in seawater.
2. It survives by grazing on mangroves.
3. It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.16) Consider the following pairs: Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Tiger Reserve Located in
a) 1 only
1. Pakke Arunachal Pradesh b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2
2. Indravati Odisha
d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Bandipur Karnataka

Q.19) Consider the following statements:

4. Satkosia Chattisgarh
1. National Parks enjoy a greater degree of
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly protection than Wildlife Sanctuaries.
matched? 2. Wildlife Sanctuary can be created for a
a) 1 and 2 only particular type of species.
b) 1 and 3 only 3. The boundaries of a National Park can be
c) 2 and 4 only altered by the State Legislature.
d) 1, 3 and 4 only Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Q.17) Which of the following is/are both listed as a) 1 only
Critically Endangered as per the Red list of IUCN b) 1 and 2 only
and listed in the Schedule I of Wildlife Protection c) 3 only
Act, 1972? d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Great Indian Bustard

2. White-rumped Vulture Q.20) Consider the following pairs :

3. Pygmy Hog
Wildlife Naturally found in
4. Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
1. Blue finned mahseer Cauvery River
Select the correct answer using the code given
2. Irrawaddy dolphin Chambal River
below.
3. Rusty-spotted cats Eastern Ghats
a) 1 and 4 only
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
matched?
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
a) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only
Q.18) Consider the following statements
d) 1, 2 and 3
regarding Snow Leopard:

1. It is the state animal of Himachal Pradesh.

2. It is Endangered as per the Red list of IUCN.

Q.21) Consider the following statements: 2. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve was the

1. Parliament requires prior permission of the first in India to become a part of the MAB

President to create a State Legislative Council. programme.

2. Creation of Legislative Councils in State is 3. It aims to establish a scientific basis for the

deemed to be an amendment of the improvement of relationships between people

Constitution under Article 368. and their environments.

Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are

correct? correct?

a) 1 only a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 only b) 1 and 3 only

c) Both 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2 d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.22) With reference to the Elephant Q.24) With reference to the Wildlife Protection

Conservation in India, consider the following Act, 1972, consider the following statements?

statements: 1. Plants listed in Schedule VI are prohibited

1. Project Elephant is a centrally sponsored from being cultivated.

scheme launched in 1992. 2. Red Vanda, Blue Vanda, Pitcher Plant are listed

2. The welfare of domesticated elephants is one in Schedule VI.

of the objectives of the Project Elephant. Which of the statements given above is/are

3. The first elephant reserve in India was set up correct?

in Karnataka. a) 1 only

Which of the following statements is/are correct? b) 2 only

a) 1 and 2 only c) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3 only d) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 1 and 3 only

d. 1, 2 and 3 Q.25) In which of the following regions of India

are you most likely to come across the `Great

Q.23) With reference to Man and the Biosphere Indian Hornbill’ in its natural habitat?

(MAB) Programme, consider the following a) Sand deserts of northwest India

statements: b) Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir

1. It was launched in 1971 by UNESCO. c) Salt marshes of western Gujarat

d) Western Ghats
Q.26) Which of the following species are present Q.29) Which of the following Mangroves lie/lies
in 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ to the east of the Standard Meridian of India (82.5
(IDWH)’ Species Recovery Programme? degrees East Longitude)?
1. Pangolin 1. Ratnagiri Mangroves
2. Nilgiri Tahr 2. Cauvery deltaic Mangroves
3. Malabar Civet 3. Mahanadi Deltaic Mangroves
4. Northern River Terrapin 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Mangroves
Select the correct answer using the code given Select the correct answer using the code given
below. below.
a) 1 and 4 only a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only b) 3 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only c) 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.27) Which of the following Biosphere Reserves Q.30) Due to some reasons, if there is a huge fall
is incorrectly matched with the state in which it is in the population of species of butterflies, what
located? could be its likely consequence/consequences?
a) Dehang- Dibang - Arunachal Pradesh 1. Pollination of some plants could be adversely
b) Pachmarhi - Odisha affected.
c) Panna - Madhya Pradesh 2. There could be a drastic increase in the fungal
d) Nokrek - Meghalaya infections of some cultivated plants.
3. It could lead to a fall in the population of some
Q.28) Which of the following invasive alien species of wasps, spiders and birds.
species are found in India? Select the correct answer using the code given
1. Water Hyacinth below:
2. Thorn Apple a) 1 only
3. Viper grass b) 2 and 3 only
Select the correct answer using the code given c) 1 and 3 only
below. d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only Q.31) The Oslo Accords, often seen in the news,
c) 2 only are a set of agreements between
d) 1, 2 and 3 a) USA and Russia
b) India and Pakistan
c) USA and UK
d) Israel and Palestine
Q.32) Which of the following is/are Indian 1. White Shark is Extinct in Wild as per the
biodiversity hotspots? IUCN Red List.
1. Himalaya 2. Tiger Shark is Endangered as per the IUCN
2. Indo-Burma Red List.
3. Sundalands 3. Ganges shark is Vulnerable as per the IUCN
4. The Western Ghats & Sri Lanka Red List.
Select the correct answer using the code given Which of the statements given above is/are
below. correct?
a) 1 and 4 only a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 3 only b) 1 only
c) 2 and 4 only c) 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) None of the above

Q.33) Consider the following statements Q.36) Consider the following statements
regarding Seaweeds: regarding Conservation Reserves:
1. These are microscopic algae with 1. These areas were introduced by the
differentiation of tissues. Environment Protection Act, 1986.
2. Agar-Agar and Iodine are extracted from 2. These areas act as buffer zones between
seaweeds. established Protected Areas of the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
a) 1 only a) 1 only
b) 2 only b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.34) India’s first Butterfly Park was established Q.37) Which of the following is not a MIKE
at which of the following National Parks? (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants) site
a) Bannerghatta National Park, Karnataka in India?
b) Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka a) Chirang Ripu Elephant Reserve
c) National Zoological Park, Calcutta b) Wayanad Elephant Reserve
d) Kaziranga National Park, Assam c) Periyar Elephant Reserve
d) Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve
Q.35) Consider the following statements
regarding Sharks:
Q.38) Which of the following statements is/are 2. Rights for the conversion of Pattas or leases
correct regarding Hangul? issued by any State Government on forest
1. It is listed as Endangered as per the Red list of lands to titles.
IUCN. 3. Rights of settlement and conversion of all
2. It is the only subspecies of the Red deer to be forest villages, old habitation and other villages
found in India. in forests into revenue villages.
3. It is one of the species under the Integrated Select the correct answer using the code given
Development of Wildlife Habitats’ Species below.
Recovery Programme. a) 1 and 2 only
Select the correct answer using the code given b) 1 and 3 only
below. c) 2 and 3 only
a) 2 only d) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only Q.41) Consider the following statements:
d) 3 only 1. India is the third-largest producer of cotton in
the world.
Q.39) With reference to the Sacred Groves, 2. Bt cotton was introduced for the first time in
consider the following statements: India in 2016.
1. Invasion by exotic weeds is a threat to the 3. Gujrat is the largest producer of cotton in
Sacred Groves in India India.
2. These areas are ecologically significant for the Which of the statements given above is/are
conservation of biodiversity. correct?
Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 only
a) 1 only b) 2 only
b) 2 only c) 3 only
c) Both 1 and 2 d) 1, 2 and 3
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.42) Which of the following local terms for the
Q.40) For the purposes of The Scheduled Tribes Sacred Groves is not correctly matched with the
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers State/UT?
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, which a) Kovil Kadu in Puducherry
of the following rights are available to the forest- b) Kavu in Kerala
dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional c) Bugyal in Uttarakhand
forest dwellers? d) Gumpa Forest in Himachal Pradesh
1. Community rights such as nistar including
those used in the erstwhile Princely States.
Q.43) With reference to Mangroves for the 2. Methane and Nitrous Oxide are more
Future (MFF) Initiative, consider the following dangerous than Carbon Dioxide as
statements: Greenhouse gases.
1. It was established by India to promote Select the correct answer using the code given
investment in coastal ecosystem conservation below.
for sustainable development. a) 1 only
2. It was established in 2004 immediately after b) 2 only
the Indian Ocean Tsunami. c) Both 1 and 2
3. It includes coastal ecosystems, such as coral d) Neither 1 nor 2
reefs, estuaries, lagoons, sandy beaches,
seagrass and wetlands. Q.46) Arrange the following National Parks from
Which of the above statements is/are correct? West to East.
a) 1 and 2 only 1. Nanda Devi National Park
b) 2 and 3 only 2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park
c) 3 only 3. Manas National Park
d) None of the Above 4. Kaziranga National Park
Select the correct answer using the code given
Q.44) Which of the following is/are included in below.
the criteria for a region to qualify as a Biodiversity a) 1-2-3-4
Hotspot by Conservation International? b) 1-2-4-3
1. It should contain at least 3,000 species of c) 2-1-3-4
vascular plants found nowhere else on Earth. d) 2-1-4-3
2. It should have lost at least 50 per cent of its
primary native vegetation. Q.47) Consider the following statements

Which of the statements given above is/are regarding Indian Rhino Vision 2020:

correct? 1. It is launched by the Assam Forest Department

a) 1 only in partnership with WWF-India.

b) 2 only 2. The vision is to attain a population of 3000

c) Both 1 and 2 wild rhinos in Assam by 2020.

d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?

Q.45) Which of the following statements is/are a) 1 only

correct regarding the recently released ‘IPCC b) 2 only

Report on Land Use’? c) Both 1 and 2

1. Agriculture and cattle rearing are major d) Neither 1 nor 2

sources of Nitrous Oxide.

Q.48) Which of the following has become the TEST 39 | ANSWER KEY
first Tiger Reserve in India to get its official 1 C 11 D 21 D 31 D 41 C
2 B 12 B 22 A 32 D 42 D
Mascot?
3 B 13 C 23 B 33 B 43 C
a) Panna 4 B 14 D 24 C 34 A 44 D
b) Kanha 5 D 15 A 25 D 35 D 45 C
6 A 16 B 26 C 36 B 46 C
c) Tadoba- Andhari 7 B 17 Cancel 27 B 37 C 47 C
d) Pench 8 D 18 A 28 D 38 C 48 B
9 C 19 D 29 B 39 C 49 A
10 A 20 C 30 C 40 D 50 A
Q.49) Consider the following statements
regarding Marine Protected Area:
1. It is the place in the ocean where exploitative
human activities and interventions are strictly
regulated.
2. Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of
Marine Protected Areas in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.50) Which of the following statements is

correct regarding PUNCH Mission?
a) It is a mission of NASA that will study Sun’s
outer atmosphere.
b) It is a mission of ISRO that will study Pluto’s
composition.
c) It is a mission of JAXA that will analyze Black
Holes in space.
d) It is a mission of ESA that will search for
Goldilock Zones.
Q.1) Which of the following statements is/are
cropping growing two or more crops
correct regarding Ramsar sites in India?
in a sequence usually
1. India has 37 Ramsar Sites across the country.
planting the succeeding
2. Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of
crop after the flowering and
Ramsar Sites in the country. the harvesting of the
3. Maharashtra has no Ramsar Sites. preceding crop.
Select the answer from the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2 only 3. Ratoon Cultivation of an additional

b) 3 only cropping crop from the regrowth of

c) 2 only stubbles of the main crop

d) 1, 2 and 3 after its harvest, thereby

avoiding replanting.

Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
Weeds: matched?
1. It causes health problems for human beings. a) 2 only
2. It has therapeutic value and can be used as b) 1 and 3 only
medicines. c) 3 only
3. It is a useful indicator of good and bad soil. d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the statements given above is/are
incorrect? Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding
a) 1 only the Hydropower Projects in India:
b) 2 only 1. Projects up to 50 MW station capacities are
c) 2 and 3 only categorized as Small Hydro Power (SHP)
d) None of the above projects.
2. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is
Q.3) Consider the following pairs: responsible for both Small and Large

Cropping Definition Hydropower Projects.

pattern Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?
1. Sequential Growing two or more crops a) 1 only
cropping in a sequence, planting b) 2 only
succeeding crops after the c) Both 1 and 2
harvesting of the previous
d) Neither 1 nor 2
one.

2. Relay A form of mixed cropping

Q.5) With reference to technologies for solar d) Neither 1 nor 2
power production, consider the following
statements:
Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding
1. ‘Photovoltaics’ is a technology that generates Laterization:
electricity by direct conversion of light into
1. It refers to a cemented horizon in soils, which
electricity, while ‘Solar Thermal’ is a
when dried, becomes very hard.
technology that utilizes the Sun’s rays to
2. It occurs in the hot, rainy tropics where
generate heat which is further used in the
chemical weathering proceeds at a rapid rate.
electricity generation process.
3. Soils subject to laterization are rich in organic
2. Photovoltaics generates Alternating Current
matter.
(AC), while Solar Thermal generates Direct
Current (DC). Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
3. India has a manufacturing base for Solar
Thermal technology, but not for Photovoltaics. a) 1 and 2 only

Which of the statements given above is/are b) 2 only

correct? c) 3 only

a) 1 only d) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 Q.8) Which of the following statements is/are

d) None of the above correct regarding the Environmental Impacts of

Palm oil production?

1. Loss of Biodiversity
Q.6) Which of the following is/are the
characteristics of the Climax Community? 2. Deforestation

1. Compared to the immediate community it has 3. Misuse of pesticides and fertilizers

a greater diversity. Select the correct answer using the code given

2. Individuals in the climax stage are replaced by below.

others of a similar type. a) 1 and 2 only

Select the correct answer using the code given b) 2 only

below. c) 3 only
a) 1 only d) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2
Q.9) Consider the following statements about b) 2 only
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): c) Both 1 and 2
1. It started in 1976 when the Department of d) Neither 1 nor 2
Science and Technology was asked by the
Planning Commission to examine River valley
Q.11) Which of the following methods is/are used
projects.
by the Government to undertake Disinvestment?
2. Amendment in EIA Notification, 2006
1. Follow on Public Offering
centralized the process of environmental
2. Initial Public Offering
clearances.
3. Offer for Sale
3. Amendment in EIA Notification, 2006
reduced the categories of developmental Select the answer from the codes given below.

projects to five. a) 1 and 2 only

Which of the statements given above is/are b) 1 and 3 only

correct? c) 2 only

a) 1 only d) 1, 2 and 3

b) 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only Q.12) Consider the following statements:

d) 1 and 3 only 1. Bio-remediation is the use of microorganisms

to degrade the environmental contaminants

Q.10) With reference to two non-conventional into a less toxic form.

energy sources called ‘coal bed methane’ and 2. Bio-remediation is a quick process and takes a

‘shale gas’, consider the following statements: shorter time than other treatment processes.

1. Coal bed methane is the pure methane gas 3. The Bioreactor is an in-situ Bioremediation

extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a technique involving the processing of solid

mixture of propane and butane only that can materials through an engineered containment

be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary system.

rocks. Select the correct answer using the code given

2. In India abundant coal bed methane sources below.

exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been a) 1 only

found. b) 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are c) 3 only
correct?
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 only
Q.13) Consider the following statements a) 1, 3 and 4 only
regarding Ecological Pyramids:
b) 2 and 3 only
1. The Pyramid of Biomass is always upright.
c) 1 and 4 only
2. The Pyramid of Energy is always upright. d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. Saprophytes are an essential part of ecological
pyramids.
Q.16) Consider the following statements
a) 1 and 2 only
regarding various Biogeochemical Cycles:
b) 2 only
1. The sulfur cycle is sedimentary in nature.
c) 2 and 3 only
2. Due to the large presence of nitrogen in the
d) 1, 2 and 3 atmosphere living organisms use it directly.

3. Main storage of Phosphorous is the Earth’s

crust
Q.14) Which of the following is/are the effects of
salinization on the irrigated land? Which of the statements given above is/are

1. It results in the dehydration of plants. correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
2. It interferes with nitrogen uptake in plants.
b) 1 and 3 only
3. It makes some soils impermeable.
c) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

a) 1 and 2 only d) 2 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only Q.17) Consider the following statements

regarding Millets:
d) None of the above
1. They are water-intensive.

2. They are photo-insensitive.

Q.15) Which of the following are some important
3. They are rich in iron, calcium, and magnesium.
pollutants released by the steel industry in India?

1. Oxides of sulfur Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
2. Oxides of nitrogen
b) 1 and 3 only
3. Carbon monoxide
c) 2 and 3 only
4. Carbon dioxide
d) 1, 2 and 3
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
Q.18) Consider the following pairs of chemicals 3. Lowering of the water table
and the diseases caused by them: Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
Name of Diseases Chemicals
a) 1 only
1. Blue Baby Syndrome Uranium b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only
2. Itai-Itai Calcium
d) 1, 2 and 3
3. Black-foot Disease Arsenic

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly Q.21) Which of the following authorities grant the

matched? Minority Educational Institution Status to

Educational Institutions?
a) 1 and 2 only
a) National Commission for Minorities
b) 1 and 3 only
b) Ministry of Minority Affairs
c) 2 and 3 only
c) Cabinet Committee on Minorities
d) 1, 2 and 3
d) National Commission for Minority
Educational Institutions.
Q.19) Consider the following statements:

1. Benthos are unattached organisms that live at

Q.22) Which of the following statements best
the air-water interface.
explains Blind Tillage?
2. Nektons are those animals that are able to
a) It refers to the working of the soil of the entire
swim and move independently of water
field in such a way that no living plant is left
currents.
undisturbed.
3. Neustons are organisms that live at the bottom
b) It refers to tillage done after seeding or
of the water mass.
planting the crop at the preemergence stage of
Which of the statements given above is/are
the crop plants to uproot extra weeds without
correct?
damaging the plant.
a) 1 and 2 only
c) It is practiced for crops that are sown in
b) 2 and 3 only
dryland condition having sufficient moisture
c) 2 only
for the germination of seeds.
d) 1, 2 and 3
d) In this new crop is planted on the residue of the
previous crop without any prior soil tillage or
Q.20) Which of the following is/are the possible
seedbed preparation.
consequences of heavy sand mining in riverbeds?

1. Decreased salinity in the river

2. Pollution of groundwater
Q.23) Consider the following statements: Agriculture” assumes significance. Which of the
following falls under the Conservation
1. Tamil Nadu produces the largest wind energy
Agriculture?
in India.
1. Avoiding monoculture practices
2. Karnataka has the highest Renewable Energy
Production Potential in India. 2. Adopting minimum tillage

Which of the statements given above is/are 3. Avoiding the cultivation of plantation crops
correct?
4. Using crop residues to cover soil surface
a) 1 only
5. Adopting spatial and temporal crop
b) 2 only sequencing/crop rotations

c) Both 1 and 2 Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
Q.24) Consider the following statements:
c) 2, 4 and 5 only
1. Photochemical smog is produced when
ultraviolet light from the sun reacts with d) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

2. Fly ash is a byproduct obtained from burning

Q.26) Consider the following statements
pulverized coal in electric power generating
regarding Colony Collapse Disorder:
plants.
1. It is the phenomenon that occurs when the
3. Radon and Volatile Organic Compounds are
majority of ants in a colony disappear and
common indoor pollutants.
leave.
Which of the statements given above is/are
2. It is caused due to inadequate forage or poor
correct?
nutrition.
a) 1 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
b) 1 and 2 only incorrect?

c) 2 and 3 only a) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

Q.25) With reference to the circumstances in d) Neither 1 nor 2

Indian agriculture, the concept of “Conservation
Q.27) Match the following methods of farming Which of the statements given above is/are
with their definition. incorrect?

a) 1 only
Farming method Definition
b) 2 only

1. Contour i. The practice of ploughing c) Both 1 and 2

farming across a slope following its d) Neither 1 nor 2
elevation outline

Q.29) Which of the following places in India have

2. Subsidiary ii. The practice of cutting and
both Mangroves and Tropical Evergreen Forests?
farming clearing forests for cultivation
for a short period before going 1. Gulf of Kutch

elsewhere. 2. Pichavaram

3. Bhitarkanika
3. Subsistence iii. Settled farming in river
4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
farming banks and streams in addition
Select the correct answer using the code given
to gathering and hunting.
below.

4. Shifting iv. Farming only for family a) 1, 2 and 4 only

cultivation needs and not commercial b) 2 only
purposes.
c) 1 and 3 only

Choose the correct answer by using the codes d) 4 only

given below.

a) 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i Q.30) Which of the following practices can help

b) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii in water conservation in agriculture?

c) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-ii 1. Reduced or zero tillage of the land

d) 1-iv, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-i 2. Applying gypsum before irrigating the field

3. Allowing crop residue to remain in the field

Q.28) Consider the following statements about Select the correct answer using the code given

the Carbon Cycle: below:

1. It occurs through the atmosphere, ocean and a) 1 and 2 only

through the living and dead organisms. b) 3 only

2. It involves carbon returning to the atmosphere c) 1 and 3 only

as CO2 through the respiratory activities of the d) 1, 2 and 3
producers and consumers.
Q.31) Consider the following statements d) 1-iv, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-iii
regarding Reintroduction of Cheetah Initiative of
Union Government of India: Q.33) Arrange the following Renewable Power
1. African Cheetah will be imported from Sectors in the increasing order of their Installed
Namibia for this initiative. capacity (GW) in India.
2. Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary has been 1. Wind Power
chosen for the possible reintroduction. 2. Small Hydro
3. African Cheetah is listed as Endangered under 3. BioEnergy
the IUCN Red List.
4. Solar Power
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code given
incorrect?
below.
a) 1 and 2 only
a) 2-3-4-1
b) 2 and 3 only
b) 3-2-1-4
c) 3 only
c) 2-3-1-4
d) 1, 2 and 3
d) 3-2-4-1

Q.32) Match the following micronutrients with

Q.34) Consider the following statements:
their function.
1. The gradual change in the species composition

Micronutrient Function of a given area is called ecological succession.

2. The entire sequence of communities that

1. Potassium i. Part of essential amino
successively change in a given area is called
acids
sere.

3. The newly cooled lava and newly created

2. Phosphorus ii. Help to fix light energy
ponds are examples of primary succession
3. Magnesium iii. Ensures carbon areas.
assimilation Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
4. Sulfur iv. Occurs in chlorophyll
a) 1 only
and activates enzymes
b) 1 and 2 only
Select the correct answer using the code given c) 2 and 3 only
below.
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv

b) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv

c) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-iv, 4-i

Q.35) With reference to Man and the Biosphere 2. Commensalism is the interaction in which one
(MAB) Programme, consider the following species is harmed and the other is unaffected.
statements: Which of the statements given above is/are
1. It was launched in 1971 by UNESCO. incorrect?
2. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve was the a) 1 only
first in India to become a part of the MAB b) 2 only
programme. c) Both 1 and 2
3. It aims to establish a scientific basis for the d) Neither 1 nor 2
improvement of relationships between people
and their environments. Q.38) Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are regarding waterlogging:
correct? 1. It is a cause of salinity.
a) 1 and 2 only 2. Black cotton soils are prone to waterlogging.
b) 1 and 3 only 3. In waterlogged lands, there is a decline in the
c) 2 and 3 only level of oxygen.
d) 1, 2 and 3 Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Q.36) This type of soil formation is associated a) 1 and 2 only
with humid cold mid-latitude climates having b) 3 only
short, cool summers and long, severe winters. c) 2 and 3 only
Here the decomposition of coniferous litter and d) 1, 2 and 3
heavy summer precipitation create strongly acidic
soil. This acidic soil solution enhances the Q.39) Consider the following statements
processes of eluviation and leaching causes the regarding Saline and Alkaline Soils.
removal of soluble base cations and aluminum and 1. These soils are formed as a result of over-
iron compounds from the A Horizon. Identify the irrigation.
process. 2. These soils are infertile and poor in drainage.
a) Calcification 3. These types of soils are found in Haryana and
b) Podzolization Punjab in India.
c) Solonization Which of the above statements is/are correct?
d) Solodization a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
Q.37) Consider the following statements: c) 2 only
1. Amensalism is the interaction in which one d) 1, 2 and 3
species benefits and the other is neither
harmed nor benefited.
Q.40) Which of the following pollutants is/are Which of the above statements is/are correct?
included in the National Ambient Air Quality a) 1 only
Standards?
b) 1 and 3 only
1. Carbon Monoxide
c) 3 only
2. Carbon Dioxide
d) 1 and 2 only
3. Lead

4. Ozone
Q.43) Consider the following statements:
Select the correct answer using the code given
1. Detritus food chain begins with dead organic
below.
matter.
a) 1 and 2 only
2. Detritus food chain is made up of
b) 1 only decomposers.
c) 1, 3 and 4 only 3. Decomposers are also known as saprotrophs.
d) 3 and 4 only Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
Q.41) The term QRSAM recently seen in the news b) 1 and 2 only
is related to?
c) 2 and 3 only
a) Short Range Surface to Air Missile developed
d) 1, 2 and 3
by DRDO

b) Short Range Radar system developed by

Q.44) Which of the following statements is/are
DRDO
correct regarding Organic Farming?
c) Stealth Submarine developed by DRDO
1. Vermiculture and vermicomposting are parts
d) None of the above
of organic farming.

2. It largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs.

Q.42) Consider the following statements:
3. Kerala is the first organic state in India.
1. Xerophytes are plants that have adapted to life
Select the correct answer using the code given
in dry habitats.
below.
2. Heliophytes are plants which are shade-loving
a) 1 and 2 only
and require less light intensity.
b) 1 only
3. Sciophytes are plants of sun-loving species
c) 2 only
that require intense light for normal
development. d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.45) Which of the following statements is Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
incorrect regarding the National Adaptation a) 1 and 2 only
Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)? b) 1 and 3 only
a) It is meant to support concrete adaptation c) 2 only
activities that mitigate the adverse effects of d) 3 only
climate change.
b) This is a Central Sector Scheme set up in 2015- Q.48) Consider the following statements
16. regarding Kharif Crops:
c) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research 1. They are also known as monsoon crops.
is the National Implementing Agency. 2. They require warm, wet weather at the major
d) Its objective includes preparing and updating period of crop growth.
climate scenarios, assessing vulnerability and 3. They require long daylight for flowering.
climate impact assessment. 4. Groundnut, Sesame, and Soybean are Kharif
crops.
Q.46) The terms Jeevamrutha, Bijamrita, Which of the statements given above is/are
Acchadana, and Whapasa are associated with correct?
which type of farming? a) 1, 2 and 3 only
a) Organic farming b) 3 and 4 only
b) Eco-Farming c) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) Zero budget natural farming d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) Permaculture
Q.49) Consider the following statements about
Q.47) Consider the following statements Trophic Level:
regarding the difference between intercropping 1. Organisms occupy a specific place in the food
and mixed cropping: chain based on the source of their nutrition or
1. In intercropping, there is a competition food known as a trophic level.
between the main and subsidiary crops 2. Producers belong to the second trophic level.
whereas in mixed cropping both the crops are Which of the statements given above is/are
given equal importance. correct?
2. In intercropping, the main and intercrops are a) 1 only
sown in definite row arrangement whereas in b) 2 only
mixed cropping, there is no specific row c) Both 1 and 2
arrangement. d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. In intercropping, the sowing time of both
crops is the same whereas in mixed cropping
it's different.
Q.50) The term ‘Arrokoth’ recently seen in the
news is related to
a) an object in Kuiper Belt.
b) an object in Hailey's Comet.
c) a mountain discovered on Mars.
d) an alien object found in Milky Way Galaxy.

TEST 40 | ANSWER KEY

1 A 11 D 21 D 31 C 41 A
2 D 12 A 22 B 32 C 42 A
3 B 13 B 23 A 33 A 43 D
4 D 14 D 24 C 34 D 44 A
5 A 15 D 25 C 35 B 45 C
6 B 16 B 26 A 36 B 46 C
7 A 17 C 27 C 37 C 47 B
8 D 18 A 28 D 38 D 48 C
9 A 19 C 29 D 39 D 49 A
10 D 20 B 30 C 40 C 50 A