GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 133

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 133

1321) Consider the following statements
1. The red list is maintained by lUCN.
2. According to red list, the organisms which face very high risk of extinction in the near future are under the group of endangered species.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of the above.

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1322) Consider the following statements
1. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) headed by Madhav Gadgil, has recommended to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest to provisionally notify the limits of Ecologically Sensitive Zones.
2. The panel suggested barring Genetically Modified crops, Special Economic Zones and new hill stations across the Western Ghats.
3. It was suggested that the road and other infrastructural expansion plans should be submitted for Environment Impact Assessment scrutiny by the Urban Local Bodies or Local Planning Authorities Before its execution.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1323) On this day in .1972, the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment was held in Sweden. Since then the World Environment Day is celebrated on this day. State the date
A) 8th March
B) 5th June
C) 22nd May
D) 8th October

Answer: 5th June
   
1324) Which of the following is not a goal under Millennium development goals?
A) To reduce child mortality
B) To ensure environmental sustainability
C) Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger
D) To Improve universal sex ratio

Answer: To ensure environmental sustainability
   
1325) Beginning in the 1960s, though high yielding varieties of food grains revolutionised Indian agriculture, it came with a price. What are the environmental costs associated with this phenomenal growth in food production?
A) Vast amounts of fertilisers used
B) Excessive use of underground water
C) Due to their higher water requirement
D) Excessive application of pesticides

Answer: Excessive application of pesticides

1326) Consider the following statements
1. The olive ridley sea turtles are the more abundantly seen but they are considered endangered because of their few remaining nesting sites In the world.
2. The Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha is one of the largest nesting sites of Olive Ridley Turtles where the nesting begins every year in the last week 0f February.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) None of these
D) All of these

Answer: Only 1
   
1327) The United Nation held the first international conference on human environment in
A) Stockholm Conference, 1972
B) London Convention, 1990
C) Rio Earth Summit, 1992
D) Copenhagen Conference, 1992

Answer: Stockholm Conference, 1972
   
1328) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Biosphere Reserve)      List II (State)
A. Nilgiri      1. Odisha
B. Manas      2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Panchmarhi      3. Tamil Nadu
D. Simlipal      4. Assam

The below codes are given as A B C D as follows
A) 3 2 4 1
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 1 2 4 3

Answer: 3 4 2 1
   
1329) Consider the following statements
1. A new museum gallery on North-East Bio-diversity will be opened in Bhubaneshwar.
2. Year 2012 marks the 40th Anniversary of the world heritage convention.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1330) Which of the following is/are true?
1. India is one of the 12 mega biodiversity countries in the world.
2. An area is designated as a hotspot when it contains at least 0.5% of plant species as endemic.
3. There are 4 such hotspots of biodiversity in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 2
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1 and 2