ENVIRONMENT

Question 1

In which year did Environment Protect Act brought about?

Answer 1

1986

Question 2

It is ___________________________ duty of every citizen to protect the environment. Also name the articles.

Answer 2

Fundamental, Article 51- A, 47, 48, 48- A

Question 3

Environment Protection Act was enacted after which UN conference

Answer 3

UN conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in the year June 1972

Question 4

When was EPA last amended

Answer 4

1991

Question 5

What are Milankovitch oscillations

Answer 5

reason for climate change. something to do with sun’s surface.

Question 6

Name the greenhouse gasses

Answer 6

1. Water vapour
2. carbon Dioxide
3. methane
4. Nitrous Oxide
5. Ozone

Question 7

Fluorinated gasses are released through

Answer 7

Industrial processes

Question 8

Highest emission of CO2 (countries)

Answer 8

China> US> India

Question 9

Per capita emission of CO2

Answer 9

Saudi Arabia> Australia> US> Canada

Question 10

In which layer is Ozone gas found?

Answer 10

Stratosphere

Question 11

Ozone is measured in

Answer 11

Dobson Unit

Question 12

The ozone hole is where?

Answer 12

Above Antarctica

Question 13

which treaty was signed keeping in mind the ozone hole

Answer 13

Montreal Treaty in 1987

Question 14

When is World Environment Day celebrated

Answer 14

5th June (1974)

Question 15

The theme for 2018 Environment Day was

Answer 15

Beat Plastic Pollution

Question 16

The theme for the 2019 environment day

Answer 16

Biodiversity (Columbia in partnership with Germany)

Question 17

which country will host 2020 environment day and what will be the theme

Answer 17

Columbia with the partnership of Germany, thetheme being Biodiversity

Question 18

United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted where and when

Answer 18

Earth Summit Rio De Jenerio , in the year 9 May 1992

Question 19

Rio declaration consists of

Answer 19

27 principles

Question 20

Rio Summit came into force in the year

Answer 20

21 March 1994

Question 21

What is IPCC

Answer 21

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Question 22

Kyoto Protocol was adopted in the year

Answer 22

11 December 1997

Question 23

Kyoto Protocol made boundations for nations for the time period?

Answer 23

2008- 2012

Question 24

Paris Agreement was adopted in the year?

Answer 24

2015

Question 25

Earth Summit was held where and in which year?

Answer 25

Johannesburg, 2002

Question 26

Earth Summit was nicknamed as

Answer 26

Rio 10 +

Question 27

MDG was a result of which summit?

Answer 27

Rio Summit

Question 28

Rio 2012, Rio + 20 is called

Answer 28

Earth Summit 2012

Question 29

Earth Summit 2012 was hosted by which country

Answer 29

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Question 30

Kyoto Protocol applies to 6 greenhouse gases

Answer 30

carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride

Question 31

amendment to Kyoto Protocol is

Answer 31

Doha amendment in 2012

Question 32

What happens after second commitment to Doha ammendments

Answer 32

Paris Agreement in 2015

Question 33

What are India's commitment to Paris Agreement

Answer 33

1. Share of non- fossil fuel in the total installed capacity to be 40 % by 2030. 2. Emission intensity of GDP to reduce by 33- 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels. 3. To create additional carbon sink of 2.5- 3 billion tonnes of CO2 through additional forest cover by 2030 to India.

Question 34

Montreal Agreement is responsible for

Answer 34

ozone

Question 35

Montreal Agreement

Answer 35

1987

Question 36

Kigali Agreement is an amendment to

Answer 36

Montreal Agreement

Question 37

When did Kigali Agreement come into effect

Answer 37

1st January 2019

Question 38

Kigali was signed by _____________ counties

Answer 38

65

Question 39

Cancun Agreement was signed in which year

Answer 39

2010

Question 40

Paris Agreement was adopted in

Answer 40

2015

Question 41

Bali Action plan was initiated in

Answer 41

2007

Question 42

NAPCC has how many missions and when was it established.

Answer 42

2008, has 8 missions

Question 43

Cartagena Protocol is about

Answer 43

Biosafety, Biological Diversity

Question 44

Nagoya Protocol

Answer 44

Genetic Resources

Question 45

India enacted the biodiversity act in

Answer 45

2002

Question 46

UNCCD is

Answer 46

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Question 47

International Solar Alliance, what is India's pledge

Answer 47

installation of 100GW by 2022 and reduction in emission intensity by 33- 35% by 2030

Question 48

Paris Summit's India Pledge said

Answer 48

40% of its electricity generation capacity from non- fossil sources by 2030

Question 49

COP 14 was held when

Answer 49

New Delhi in September 2019

Question 50

MDG 's no of goals, for which year?,

Answer 50

8, for 2015

Question 51

SDGs replaced by MDGs in

Answer 51

the year 2016

Question 52

no of targets for MDG

Answer 52

21

Question 53

No Of Targets for SDG

Answer 53

169

Question 54

___________ has been authorizing SDG

Answer 54

Niti Ayog

Question 55

Air ( prevention and control of pollution) Act came into force when?

Answer 55

1981

Question 56

Natural resources create ____________ % of the nitrous oxide emissions

Answer 56

62

Question 57

Benzene is part of ___________

Answer 57

VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds

Question 58

particulate matter of ____________micrometer or less are harmful

Answer 58

PM 2.5

Question 59

5 chief pollutants

Answer 59

Particulate matter with a diameter less than 10 micrometer, Particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometer, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide

Question 60

water act was made in

Answer 60

1974

Question 61

Ganga Action Plan was launched in

Answer 61

1984

Question 62

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

Answer 62

2016

Question 63

Jal Shakti

Answer 63

2019

Question 64

Swatch Bharat Abhiyan was launched in

Answer 64

2016

Question 65

updated biomedical waste management rule

Answer 65

2016