GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 126

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 126

1251) Arrange the following environmental legislations in India in a chronological Order with respect to their passing and enactment.
1. The Air (Prevention and Control 0l Pollution) Act
2. Forest Conservation Act
3. Wildlife Protection Act
4. The Water (Prevention and control Pollution) Act
A) 1,2,3,4
B) 3,4,2,1
C) 4,3,2,1
D) 3,2,4,1

Answer: 3,4,2,1
   
1252) With reference to the wetlands of India, consider the following statements
1. The country's total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujarat as compared to other states.
2. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is larger than that of wetlands.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both1 and 2
   
1253) Consider the following Tiger Reserves of India
1 .Udanti Sitanadi Rajasthan
2. Dandeli Anashi Chhattisgarh
3. Sariska-Odisha
4. Satkosia Karnataka
Which of the above Tiger Reserves are correctly paired with their respective locations?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1, 2 and 4
C) 2 , 3 and 4
D) None of these

Answer: None of these
   
1254) The Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Protocol adopted by COP-10 at
Nagoya is regarding the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of
A) the genetic resources of the earth.
B) Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)
C) marine and coastal areas significant for 'eco tourism'.
D) technology transfer mechanisms for Clean Energy Development.

Answer: the genetic resources of the earth.
   
1255) Consider the following statements
1. Now-a-days travel companies are running 'Human Safari Tours' to enable tourists to glimpse members of a rare and endangered tribe 'Jarawa' in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Human Safari Tours are promoted by the government.
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 1

1256) Consider the following statements
1. National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory authority with legal backing to ensure tiger conservation.
2. Project Tiger had no statutory status.
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1257) Which of the following is wrongly matched?
1. The Environment Protection Act: 1986
2. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act: 1984
3. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act: 1981
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Only 3
D) None of these

Answer: Only 2
   
1258) Consider the following statements
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e.. Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
   
1259) Consider the following about 'Ramsar Convention'
1. 2nd February each year is World Wetlands Day.
2. The Ramsar Convention is the only global environmental treaty that deals with a particular ecosystem.
3. The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (Ramsar COP11) was held in Bucharest, Romania.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?

A) Only 3
B) 1 and 3
C) 1 and 2
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1260) On 3rd December. 1984, due to leakage of a poisonous gas from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, thousands of people died. The poisonous gas responsible for this was
A) methyl cyanide
B) hydrogen cyanide
C) methyl isocarbide
D) mehtyl isocyanate

Answer: mehtyl isocyanate