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Environment PYQs Flashcards

1
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Gadgil and Kasturiranjan Committee

A

protection of western ghats

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2
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AQI gases

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Carbon Monoxide
Nitogen Diaoxide
Sulphur Dioxide

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3
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chairman of NGBRA

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PM

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4
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Red Sanders is endemic to

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Southern Eastern Ghats and Tropical dry decidouos forests

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5
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schedule 5

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vermins like crow, mice, rat, fruit ball etc can be killed

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6
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gharials’ population

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chambal valley

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7
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Eastern and the western ghats meet at

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Nilgiri

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8
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Nilgiri hills are in

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Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

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9
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TRAFFIC is a joint program of ___________ and its mission is

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WWF and IUCN

ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature

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10
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BOD

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Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) represents the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria and other microorganisms while they decompose organic matter under aerobic (oxygen is present) conditions at a specified temperature.

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11
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Carbon Sequestration

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pumping carbon into carbon sink -

a. natural sinks
b. artificial sinks

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12
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global climate change alliance

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EU

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13
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climate and clean air coalition

A

UNEP + Ghana Bangladesh etc

- focuses on black carbon, methane and hydrofluorocarbons

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14
Q

prosopis juliflora

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native of Mexico, spread in india, an invasive species, a weed

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15
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6th mass extinction

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human’s overexploitation leading to loss of natural habitat

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16
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CPCB is a _________ body under water (prevention and control of pollution) act 1974
objective-

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stat

promote cleanliness of streams and wells

17
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NGT was set up in

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2010

18
Q

Baigas

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PVGT
shifting agri
MP and Chattis
they became India’s first community to get habitat rights

19
Q

Forest Rights Act district level committees

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have to adjudicate the rights

20
Q

Tribal ministry only issues

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guidelines

21
Q

PAGE (Partnership for action on green economy) was launched in

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2013, in Rio +20 in 2012

22
Q

Momentum for change: Climate Neutral Now is an initiative by

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UNFCCC secretariat in 2015

23
Q

lesser one horned rhinos

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Javan rhino

24
Q

cirrus cloud thinning

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prevention of global warming

25
Q

gangetic dolphins found in

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Chambal

26
Q

methane into Co2 in how many years

A

8 years

27
Q

Central ground water authority was found under

A

Environment protection act

28
Q

tiger with largest area under critical tiger habitat

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nagarajuna srisailam

29
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schedule 4 of the wildlife protection act 1972

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a license is required to cultivate that plant

30
Q

tensiometre

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providing estimates of soil moisture

31
Q

tal chapar wildlife sanctuary

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Rajasthan

32
Q

musk deer in natural habitat

A

ascot wildlife sanctuary

gangotri national park

33
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construction of road by geotextile

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coir

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