[DAY 24] 60 DAY RAPID REVISION (RaRe) SERIES for UPSC Prelims 2022 – ENVIRONMENT, CURRENT AFFAIRS & CSAT; Test Series, Videos & Notes!

1) Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding to the Green Climate Fund (GCF)?

1. It was set up by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
2. It is being managed by the World Bank.
3. It engages directly with the private sector through its Private Sector Facility.

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With reference to the Cartagena Protocol, consider the following statements:

1. It was adopted as a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Rio Summit, 1992.
2. It seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by the transboundary movements of the living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.
3. It establishes an advance informed agreement (AIA) procedure for ensuring that countries are provided with the information necessary to make informed decisions before agreeing to the import of such organisms into their territory.
4. It is a legally binding protocol even altering the rights and obligations of governments under the World Trade Organization.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Animal Board of India was constituted under which of the following Acts?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)?

1. It is constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
2. It serves as apex body to approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.
3. Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) can alter the boundaries of national parks without the approval of the NBWL.

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Consider the following statements regarding World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature:

1. WWF for Nature is an international non-governmental organization.
2. It publishes ‘The living planet report’ every three years.
3. It is working for the reduction of humanity’s footprint on the environment.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 Consider the following statements about Man and Biosphere Programme:

1. It was launched by IUCN and WWF.
2. It aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.
3. Biosphere Reserves are nominated by national government for inclusion in the world network of Biosphere Reserves.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:

1. Animals listed in schedule 1 and parts II of schedule 2 have absolute protection.
2. Animals listed in schedule 4 are called ‘vermin’ which can be hunted.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

EnviStats India report publishes data on various environmental factors as a means to raise awareness about environmental issues. It is released annually by

With reference to Earth Summit, consider the following statements:

1. It is the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development that took place in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro.
2. Agenda 21, a non-binding action plan, was an outcome of this summit.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to ‘National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)’, consider the following statements:

1. It is a pioneer laboratory in the field of environmental science and engineering.
2. It falls under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
3. It is presided by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are the powers of the Central Government under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?

1. It can set the standards for the emissions of pollutants from any source.
2. It can lay down the procedures and safeguards for the handling of hazardous substances.
3. It can compel a state government to take prior approval for directing any forest land for non-forest purposes.

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Which of the following are the objectives of National Forest Policy 1988?

1. Protect, improve, and enhance the production of minor forest produce with regard to the generation of employment for the tribals.
2. Checking the extension of sand-dunes in the desert areas of Rajasthan and along the coastal tracts.

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Consider the following statements with reference to the ‘World Water Council’:

1. It is an inter-governmental organization under the aegis of United Nations.
2. The Council focuses on the political dimensions of water security, adaptation and sustainability.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following substances/gases are controlled under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer?

1. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
2. Methyl Bromide
3. Nitrous Oxide
4. Carbon tetrachloride

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With reference to the ‘UNDP Sea Turtle Project’ in India, consider the following statements:

1. It aims to conserve the Olive Ridley Turtles only.
2. It is being implemented by the Animal Welfare Board of India.
3. The project is implemented across all the coastal states of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Global Environment Facility serves as a ‘financial mechanism’ to which of the following environmental conventions?

1. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
2. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)
3. Minamata Convention on Mercury
4. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

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With reference to REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+), consider the following statements:

1. It is a mechanism developed by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
2. Developing countries would receive results-based payments for results-based actions.
3. India has prepared its National REDD+ Strategy in compliance with the decisions made on REDD+ by UNFCCC.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Bonn Convention:

1. It is the only global convention specializing in the conservation of migratory species.
2. It is an environmental treaty under the aegis of UNEP.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Global Eco-regions?

1. Global Eco-regions is a science-based global ranking of the Earth’s most biologically outstanding terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats.
2. It is developed by WWF scientists, in collaboration with regional experts around the world.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Vienna convention entered in force after Montreal protocol.
2. It has been ratified by all United Nations Member states.
3. India has ratified Vienna Convention but not Montreal protocol to protect MSMEs.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Double Asteroid Redirection Test’

1. It is aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs)
2. It is launched by NASA in collaboration with European Space Agency (ESA)

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With reference to ‘Coal Gasification’, consider the following statements

1. Coal gasification is a process in which coal is partially oxidized with air, oxygen, steam or carbon dioxide
2. Coal gasification does not leave any by-product and is eco-friendly
3. The syngas technology allows conversion of non-mineable coal/lignite into combustible gases

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Select the appropriate answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Global Hunger Index’:

1. It is a peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Food and Agriculture Organization and Welthungerhilfe.
2. GHI determines hunger on a 100-point scale, where 0 is the worst possible score and 100 is the best.
3. Europe and Central Asia has the lowest 2021 GHI score of any region

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the President every year
2. All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards

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A cylindrical overhead tank of radius 2 m and height 14 m is to be filled from an underground tank of size 5.5m * 6m * 8m. How much portion of the underground tank is still filled with water after filling the overhead tank completely?

A village having a population of 4800 requires 150 litres of water per head per day. It has a tank measuring 20m * 15m * 6m. The water of the tank will last for

Twelve equal squares are placed to fit in a rectangle of diagonal 10 cm. There are three rows containing four squares each. No gaps are left between adjacent squares. What is the area of each square?

A gardener changed the area of his rectangular garden by increasing it’s length by 25% and decreasing it’s width by 20%. The area of the new garden

Read the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answer to these items should be based on the passages only

When a language seems especially telegraphic (that is, requiring less to be actually said to put a sentence together), it is usually because enough adults learnt it at a certain stage in its history that, given the difficulty of learning a new language after childhood, it became a kind of stripped-down schoolroom version of itself. Because all languages are, to some extent, busier than they need to be, this streamlining leaves the language thoroughly complex and nuanced, just lighter on the bric-a-brac that so many languages pant under. For example, Indonesian, one of the most economical languages in the world, is a first language to only one in four of its speakers; the language has been used for many centuries as a lingua franca in a vast region, imposed on speakers of several hundred languages. This means that while other languages can be like overgrown lawns, Indonesian’s grammar has been regularly mowed, such that especially the colloquial forms are tidier.

Q.30) Which one of the following best summarizes the passage?