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Multiple choice commercial applications issues of the environment excessive consumption of resources atmosphere and its components atmosphere- wind

Where are the days and nights of equal length all year long?

  1. At $66.5^{o}$

  2. Nowhere
  3. At $23.5^{o}$

  4. At the Equator
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Equator receives approximately equal day and night lengths throughout the year because it is positioned such that the sun's path remains consistent relative to the horizon.

Multiple choice commercial applications issues of the environment excessive consumption of resources atmosphere and its components atmosphere- wind

Typically, water vapor occupies about what percentage of the air's volume near the earth's surface?

  1. About 78 percent

  2. About 21 percent

  3. Close to 10 percent

  4. Less than 4 percent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Water vapor is a variable gas in the atmosphere, typically ranging from 0 to 4 percent by volume depending on temperature and location. It is most concentrated near the surface in tropical regions.

Multiple choice commercial applications issues of the environment excessive consumption of resources atmosphere and its components atmosphere- wind

At which latitude heat gain through insolation approximately equals heat loss through terrestrial radiation:

  1. $22.5^0$ North and South
  2. $40^0$ North and South
  3. $42.5^0$ North and South
  4. $66^0$ North and South
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Heat gain from solar insolation approximately balances heat loss from terrestrial radiation around the 40 degree latitude lines in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Lower latitudes receive a net surplus of energy, while higher latitudes experience a net deficit.

Multiple choice commercial applications issues of the environment excessive consumption of resources atmosphere and its components atmosphere- wind

If climate change keeps on disrupting atmospheric pressure, it would bring ice age in

  1. America

  2. Northern Europe

  3. Africa

  4. Canada
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Disruption of the North Atlantic Current, often linked to climate change, could lead to a significant cooling effect in Northern Europe. This is a common hypothesis regarding the impact of melting Arctic ice on ocean circulation.

Multiple choice commercial applications forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use environmental conservation. our social responsibility conservation of forest laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

National Forest Policy was enunciated in

  1. 1972

  2. 1978

  3. 1982

  4. 1988
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Thw National Forest Policy which emphasised on protecting the forests & maintaining the ecological balance & stability was enunciated in the year 1988.

So, the correct answer is '1988'

Multiple choice commercial applications forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use environmental conservation. our social responsibility conservation of forest laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

In which of the following areas, Clark R Bavin Awards are given?

  1. Sports

  2. Wildlife Protection

  3. Films & Television

  4. Journalism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards are given to individuals or organizations for their efforts in wildlife protection and combating illegal wildlife trade.

Multiple choice commercial applications forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use environmental conservation. our social responsibility conservation of forest laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

Which among the following is a wildlife trade monitoring network?

  1. DISS

  2. PETA

  3. UN- HABITAT

  4. TRAFFIC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

TRAFFIC is the leading non-governmental organization working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Multiple choice commercial applications forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use environmental conservation. our social responsibility conservation of forest laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

The Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 was first amended in

  1. 1991

  2. 1995

  3. 2001

  4. 2007
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 was first amended in 1991. It is enacted for protection of plants and animal species and controling poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife and its derivatives.

Thus, the correct answer is '1991.'

Multiple choice commercial applications forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use environmental conservation. our social responsibility conservation of forest laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

Wild life protection act was formulated during the period of  _______________

  1. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

  2. Lal Bahadur Shasthri

  3. Rajiv Gandhi

  4. Morarji Desai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Wildlife Protection Act was passed in India in 1972, during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.