GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 131

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 131

1301) Which of the following conditions indicate the impact of global warming?
1.Melting of glaciers.
2. Rise in sea level.
3. Changes in weather conditions.
4. Rise in global temperature.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 1,2 and 3
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1302) Which of the following animals is declared as the national heritage animal?
A) Tiger
B) Lion
C) Elephant
D) Rhino

Answer: Elephant
   
1303) The United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) was launched in
A) 1972 at Nairobi
B) 1978 at Bali
C) 1993 at Copenhagen
D) 1997 at Stockholm

Answer: 1972 at Nairobi
   
1304) In which year UNESCO launched a research programme called Man and Biosphere?
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1993
D) 1994

Answer: 1971
   
1305) What are the possible limitations of lndia in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future?
1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available.
2. India can not invest huge funds in research and development.
3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) Only 2
C) 1 and 3
D) 1,2 and 3

Answer: 1 and 2

1306) Which of the following statements is/are true?
1. The first ever Himalayan Day was observed in the country on 9th September, 2010.
2. The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Defence Research and Development Organisation have jointly launched a national initiative for seabuckthom (Leh berry) cultivation in the cold desert ecosystems of the country.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1307) In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours. fibre-content, sugar content and even shelf-life. The large variation is on account of
A) species diversity
B) induced mutations
C) genetic diversity
D) hybridization

Answer: genetic diversity
   
1308) Biosphere reserves differ from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries because in the former
A) human beings are not allowed to enter.
B) people are an integral part of the system.
C) plants are paid greater attention than the animals.
D) living organisms are brought from all over the world and preserved for posterity.

Answer: people are an integral part of the system.
   
1309) Statement I Diversity observed in the entire geographical area is called gamma diversity.
Statement II Biodiversity decrease from high altitude to low altitude.
A) Statement I is correct II is wrong
B) Statement II is correct I is wrong
C) Both the statements I and II are correct
D) Both the statements I and II are wrong

Answer: Both the statements I and II are wrong
   
1310) The World Biodiversity Day is celebrated annually on
A) 5th June
B) 29th December
C) 22nd May
D) 16th September

Answer: 22nd May