GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 143

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 143

1421) Consider the following statements
1. The United Nation Conservation to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is one of the Copenhagen Convention that focuses on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD)
2. 'Desertification' as defined in the UNCCD refers to land degradation in the dry lands (arid, semi arid and dry sub-humid regions) resulting from various factors and does not connote spread or expansion of deserts.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2
   
1422) Consider the following statements
1. With 17% of the world's population, India contributes only 4% of the total global greenhouse gas emission.
2. India's C02 emissions are approximately 1 tone per annum as against a world average of 4.2 tonnes per annum.
3. India is one of the few developing countries in the world where the forest cover is increasing, despite the pressure of population growth and rapid economic development.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) Only 2
D) None of these

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
1423) Consider the following statements
1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) did not allow for company projects in developing Countries, with no mandated emission reduction targets, to trade in Certified Emission Reduction (CER) with the countries that having such targets.
2. One Certified Emission Reduction (CER) is equivalent to a reduction of ten tonne of carbon.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither1 nor 2

Answer: Neither1 nor 2
   
1424) Greenhouse effect' with respect to global warming refers to
A) cooling and moist condition
B) warming effect
C) increased rainfall and greenery
D) desertification

Answer: warming effect
   
1425) Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Methane
C) Calcium carbonate
D) Water vapour

Answer: Calcium carbonate

1426) The Earth Summit produced legally binding convention(s) on
1. The United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under which the industrialized countries were required to reduce emission of green house gases that cause global warming and related atmospheric problem.
2. The Convention on Biological Diversity, which failed for halting the destruction of spices, habitats and ecosystem.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1427) Following is the most widely discussed impact of climate change
A) increase in average sea level
B) deforestation
C) soil erosion
D) None of the above

Answer: increase in average sea level
   
1428) 'Global Dimming' means
A) gradual increase of the temperature of ionosphere
B) gradual loss of biodiversity hot spots
C) gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
D) gradual increase in the melting of ice in polar regions

Answer: gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
   
1429) Sea level is expected to rise because of warmer climate due to the following
A) oceans expand as they get warmer
B) glaciers and ice sheets melt
C) Both 'a' and 'b'
D) None of the above

Answer: Both 'a' and 'b'
   
1430) Climate change may have an impact on the following
A) agriculture, natural terrestrial ecosystems, and water resources
B) air quality, oceans. and coastal zones
C) energy and human health .
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above