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The historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as  

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  1. CITES Convention

  2. The Earth Summit

  3. G - 16 Summit

  4. MAB Programme.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, the Rio Summit, the Rio Conference, and the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO 92),was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. More than 100 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Earth Summit was created as a response for Member States to cooperate together internationally on development issues after the Cold War. 
So the correct option is 'The Earth Summit'.

Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances, was adopted by :

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  1. The Vienna Convention

  2. Rio de Janeiro Conference

  3. The Montreal Protocol

  4. The Kyoto Protocol

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Correct Option: C

The second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol was decided at

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  1. Bali

  2. Doha

  3. Cancun

  4. Durban

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The 1st commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol was from 2008-2012. The 2nd commitment period for the period 2013- 2020 was adopted in 2012 by the Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol. India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (or Doha Amendment) that commits countries to contain the emission of the greenhouse.
So the correct answer is 'Doha'.

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I Column II
A. Bishnoi community (i) Rajasthan
B. Chipko movement (ii) Reduce the emissionof ozone depleting substances
C. Montreal protocol (iii) Garhwal Himalayas
D. Kyoto protocol (iv) Reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
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  1. A-(i), B-(iii), c-(ii), D-(iv)

  2. A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii)

  3. A-(iii), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iv)

  4. A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 A. Bishnoi community  The Bishnois are a community in India living mostly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. They are renowned for adapting to the harsh conditions of the Thar Desert. As such, they are a perfect example for showing that the biodiversity of Rajasthan’s arid desert can be preserved not by isolating people, but through their active participation. Bishnoi population in Rajasthan is around 640,000, making it the state with the largest number of their people. So the correct option is 'rajasthan'.
 B. Chipko movement The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan was a forest conservation movement in India where people embraced the trees to prevent them from being cut down. It began in April 1973 in Reni village of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world.It created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India, and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non-violent movement, which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power. Hastened by increasing hardships, the Garhwal Himalayas soon became the centre for a rising ecological awareness of how reckless deforestation had denuded much of the forest cover, resulting in the devastating Alaknanda River floods of July 1970, when a major landslide blocked the river and affected an area starting from Hanuman Chatti, near Badrinath to 320 kilometer downstream till Haridwar, further numerous villages, bridges and roads were washed away.So the correct option is 'Garhwal Himalayas'.
 C. Montreal protocol  Montreal protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 26 August 1987, and entered into force on 26 August 1989, followed by a first meeting in Helsinki, May 1989. Since then, it has undergone eight revisions, in 1990 (London), 1991 (Nairobi), 1992 (Copenhagen), 1993 (Bangkok), 1995 (Vienna), 1997 (Montreal), 1998 (Australia), 1999 (Beijing) and 2016 (Kigali, adopted, but not in force).So the correct option is 'reduce the emission of ozone depleting substances'.
 D. Kyoto protocol  The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part one) global warming is occurring and (part two) it is extremely likely that human-made CO2 emissions have predominantly caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. There are currently 192 parties (Canada withdrew from the protocol, effective December 2012) to the Protocol.So the correct option is 'reduce the emission of greenhouse gases'.

Multiple Choice Questions
Identity the correctly matched pair

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  1. Basal Convention - Biodiversity conservation

  2. Kyoto Protocol - Climate change

  3. Montreal Protocol - Global warming

  4. Ramsar Convention - Ground water pollution.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aimed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming and climate change. It was adopted in the year 1997.

So, the correct answer is option B, Kyoto protocol - Climate change.

Which chemical was used for cleaming equipements?

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  1. $CO _{2}$

  2. $Cl$

  3. $CacO _{3}$

  4. $CFCs$

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Correct Option: D

The Ozone Day is observed every year on September 16 as on this day in 1987 the ___________ was signed for launching efforts to arrest the depletion of the fragile ozone layer in the stratosphere that prevents the harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun from reaching the earth. Fill the correct word in blank.

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  1. Montreal Protocol

  2. Geneva Protocol

  3. Kyoto Protocol

  4. Nagoya Protocol

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Correct Option: A

According to scientists, CFCs are supposed to last for more than 100 years, in

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  1. Biosphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Troposphere

  4. Hydrosphere

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Correct Option: B

Which among the following protocols is also related to the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism?

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  1. Kyoto protocol

  2. Nagoya Protocol

  3. Geneva Protocol

  4. Cartagena Protocol

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Correct Option: B

CFCs can destroy;

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  1. 100, 000 ozone molecules

  2. 1000 ozone molecule

  3. 10, 000 ozone molecules

  4. 20, 000 ozone molecules

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Correct Option: B