GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 145

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 145

1441) Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason / reasons is this attributable?
1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilisers are used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the cultivated soil.
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
   
1442) Consider the following statements regarding 'Kyoto Protocol'
1. It is legally binding for Annex I countries.
2. It emerged from the deliberations of COP-3 to the UNFCCC.
3. The signatories have to reduce their individual Green House Gas emissions by 5.2% from 1990 level.
Which the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 2
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1,2 and 3

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
1443) Which among the following is the most abundant Green House-Gas (GHG) in the earth's atmosphere?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Water vapour .
C) Sulphur dioxide
D) Tropospheric ozone

Answer: Water vapour .
   
1444) The ranking of countries as the highest per capita emitters of Carbon Dioxide in the world, takes into account their annual 002 emissions from
1. burning of fossil fuels.
2. cement manufacture.
3. land use such as deforestation.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 1 and 3
D) 1,2 and 3

Answer: 1 and 2
   
1445) The United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at
A) United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
B) UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
C) World Summit on Sustainable Development. Johannesburg, 2002
D) UN Climate Change Conference Copenhagen, 2009

Answer: UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992

1446) Identify the non Green House Gas (GHG) from the following
A) methane
B) nitrous oxide
C) sulphur hexafluoride
D) carbon monoxide

Answer: carbon monoxide
   
1447) The highest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide in the world is
A) US
B) China
C) Qatar
D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: Qatar
   
1448) Among the following greenhouse gases, the emission of which one of the following is entirely anthropogenic?
A) Chlorofluorocarbons
B) Methane
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Hydrogen sulphide

Answer: Chlorofluorocarbons
   
1449) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Global Warming
1. Global warming refers to an increase in average global temperature.
2. Major cause of global warming is built up of SO; in earth's atmosphere.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Only 1
   
1450) The first research project programme which focused on the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and its predictability was called
A) Climate Variability and Predictability
B) Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)
C) Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem (GCTE)
D) Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA)

Answer: Climate Variability and Predictability