Environment and Natural Resources

These MCQs are based on Environment and Natural Resources.

This includes The Protection of Global Commons, Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Commons Property Resources, India’s Stand on Environmental Issues, Environmental Movements, and many more.

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Which is the longest railway in the world?

Union Pacific Canadian National Trans Siberian Trans Andean

Cultivation should never be done on the slope gradient of

5 – 7 percent 8 – 10 percent 15 – 25 percent 10 – 12 percent

The earliest Iron and Steel Company to be established in India was:

IISCO TISCO Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works Mysore Iron and Steel Works

The first modern cotton mill was established in Mumbai because:

Mumbai is a port It is located near a cotton-growing area Mumbai was the financial center All of the above.

The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was formed in:

1973 1974 1975 1976

The progress that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is:

The tragedy of global commons Sustainable development Development without Destruction The politics of the developed nations

Smog is a combination of

Air and water vapours Water and smoke Fire and water Smoke and fog

Expand UNFCCC?

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Framework Counter on Climate Change United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Call United Nations Fast Convention on Climate Change

Mark Correct or Wrong against each of the following statements below that describe the Earth Summit.

It was attended by 170 countries, thousands of NGO’s and many MNCs. The summit was held under the aegis of the U.N. For the first time, global environmental issues were firmly consolidated at the political level. It was a summit meeting.

The Earth Summit was held at:

London New York New Delhi Rio-de-Janeiro

Which among the following are True about the Global Commons?

The earth’s atmosphere, Antarctica ocean floor and outer space are considered as part of the global commons. The global commons arc outside the sovereign jurisdiction. The question of managing the global commons reflected the North-South divide. The countries of the North are more concerned about the protection of the global common than the countries of the South.

World Environment Day is celebrated each year on:

5 March 5 June 5 January 7 June

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in:

2004 1997 2001 1992

The multinational company Western Mining Corporation (WMC) belongs to

USA

Australia

New Zealand

Which, seas are joined by the Suez canal?

Mediterranean and Red sea

Black and the Mediterranean

North Sea and Baltic Sea