GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 153

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 153

1521) Reserved Forest (RF) area of land duly notified under provisions of India Forest
Act or State Forest Act, have full degree of protection. Choose correct statement
(s) regarding RF.
1. All activities are prohibited unless permitted. .
2. It is notified under of Indian Forest Act 1927 or under reservation provision
of Forest Act of State Government.
3. State Government issues preliminary notification to constitute a Reserved Forest.
4. Centre eventually has a decision in declaring Reserved Forest.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) Only 4
C) 1,3 and 4
D) 1,2 and 3

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
1522) Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally
known as Earth Summit, resulted in following documents?
1. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
2. Agenda 21
3. Forest principles
4. Legally binding agreements in form of convention on Biological Diversity and UNFCCC
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 3 and 4
B) 1,3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1523) Match the following
Treaties/Protocol      Objective
A. Cartagena      1. Persistent organic pollutant
B. Nagoyo-Kuala Lumpur      2. Transboundary movement of hazardous waste
C. CMS(Bonn convention)     3. Migratory species of wild animals
D. Stock holm Convention     4. response in case of damage to biodiversity resulting from LMO
E. Basel Convention     5. Biosafet

Below codes are given as A B C D E order
A) 5 4 3 1 2
B) 1 3 4 2 5
C) 1 2 3 4 5
D) 4 3 1 2 5

Answer: 5 4 3 1 2
   
1524) Which among the following statements is incorrect?
A) Brundtland Report in 1987 is a document which coined and defined the meaning of the term 'sustainable development'.
B) The Millennium Development Goals are 10 international development goals that were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000.
C) In its 57th meeting in December 2002. the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2005-2014 as the UN Decade of Education for sustainable development.
D) A non-binding document, 'The Future We Want' was signed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 at Rio.

Answer: The Millennium Development Goals are 10 international development goals that were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000.
   
1525) Consider the following statements about Earth Summit 1992
1. Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992 led to the enforcement of a legally binding convention on biological diversity.
2. It also led to the formulation of a document on forest principles to emphasise
national sovereignty over forests and intolerance towards any kind of foreign encroachment.
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

1526) Consider the following statements regarding Project Brahma?
1. It aims to document ideas on Education, Environment and Society related on relevant to India.
2. www.biodiversityofindia.org is a website related to the project.
3. It is an open source community driven project.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
1527) Which among the following conferences/commissions is recognized as the beginning of modern political and public awareness of global environmental problems?
A) The Brundtland Commission
B) Stockholm Conference
C) Earth Summit, 1992
D) World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen

Answer: Stockholm Conference
   
1528) With respect to India, choose the correct statement
1. 60% of landmass is prone to earthquake
2. 8% of total area is prone to cyclones
3. 68% of area is susceptible to drought
4. 12% of area is susceptible to flood
A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1529) Which among the following will be counted as disasters?
1. Heatwave
2. Dam bursts
3. Mine flooding
4. Air, road and rail accidents
5. pest attacks
A) 1 and 2
B) 1,4and 5
C) 1 and 5
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1530) National Institute for Disaster Management (NIDM) established under Disaster Management Act, 2005 has following task
1. Captures data on disasters including its impact on socio economic life.
2. Disaster impact on GDP growth.
3. Plans and promotes training.
4. Research in disaster management mitigation and prevention measures.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these