GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 142

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 142

1411) With reference to the lnternational Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
2. IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural environments.
3. CITES is legally binding on the states that have loined it. but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 2 and 3
   
1412) Global warming is expected to result in
A) increase in level of sea
B) change in crop pattern
C) change in coastline
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
1413) Regarding 'carbon credits', which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol.
B) Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota.
C) The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission.
D) Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Answer: Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.
   
1414) Human activities in the recent past have caused the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but a lot of it does not remain in the lower atmosphere because of
1. itsescapeinto the outer stratosphere.
2. the photosynthesis by phytoplankton in the omens.
3. the trapping 01 air in the polar ice caps.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) Only 2
C) 2 and 3
D) Only 3

Answer: 2 and 3
   
1415) The concept of 'carbon credit' originated from which one of the following?
A) Kyoto Protocol
B) Earth Summit
C) Montreal Protocol
D) Rio Summit

Answer: Kyoto Protocol

1416) Consider the following statements
1. The Government of India had launched an initiative to study the phenomenon of black carbon, commonly known as soot.
2. Black carbon is a form of particular air pollution, produced from incomplete combustion from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels, and diesel exhaust.
3. The National Black Carbon Programme is the joint effort of the Ministry of Environment, Earth Sciences, Science and Technology and ISRO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) Only 1
D) Only 2

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
1417) Consider the following statements
1. Global Warming is a phenomenon in which lower atmosphere traps more terrestrial radiation and thus the mean global temperature of the earth rises beyond 14°C.
2. Global Warming takes place because of rise in the concentration of gases known as greenhouse gases namely-water vapour, C02. CH4. oxides of Nitrogen and man-made gases. like CFCs.
3. Among the greenhouse gases, 602 is primarily responsible tor Global Warming.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 2 and 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 3

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
1418) Consider the following statements
1. The international political response to climate' change began with the adoption of the UNFCCC in 1997.
2. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sets out a framework for action aimed at stabilising atmospheric concentration s of greenhouse gases to avoid 'dangerous anthropogenic interference e' with the climate system.
3. The UNFCCC entered into force in 1998, and now has 192 parties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) Only 2
D) Only 3

Answer: Only 2
   
1419) Consider the following statements about Kyoto Protocol
1. By 2012. developed countries would reduce their collective emissions by 5.2 per cent from 1990 levels.
2. The emission covered by the Protocol are not only carbon dioxide, but also methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluoric carbons, per fluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride.
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: Both 1 and 2
   
1420) Which one of the following is not a part of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)?
A) National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
B) National Water Mission
C) National Mission on Pollution Control
D) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

Answer: National Mission on Pollution Control