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The key element of the Paris Agreement is to set a goal of limiting _________ to less than 2 degree celsius compared to pre-industrial level. 

  1. global warming

  2. urban temperature

  3. rural temperature

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

UN climate change conference was held in the year _________ in Paris, France.

  1. 2015

  2. 2012

  3. 2009

  4. 2013


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Global warming refers to increase in the average temperature of the globe due to heat that gets trapped in the atmosphere because of which the surface of the earth is heated. Global warming has caused global climatic changes that has hampered the food security as a result of soil erosion and reduced rainfall on agricultural production. There was a United nations climate change conference that was held in the year 2015 in Paris, France which is known as Paris agreement. 

Global warming refers to increase in the average ___________ globally.

  1. income

  2. standard of living

  3. temperature

  4. population


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Global warming refers to increase in the average temperature of the globe due to heat that gets trapped in the atmosphere because of which the surface of the earth is heated.

The Paris Agreement was signed to take action to curb ____________.

  1. population

  2. greenhouse gas emissions

  3. trade restrictions

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Which among the following is a cause of environmental degradation?

  1. Population growth

  2. Technological progress

  3. Industrialisation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Environmental degradation refers to the depletion of the environment and its resources by the acts of human beings that include population growth, technological progress, and industrialization.

How many countries signed the Paris Agreement, which is a global agreement for the reduction of climate change?

  1. 125

  2. 196

  3. 188

  4. 157


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Global warming refers to increase in the average temperature of the globe due to heat that gets trapped in the atmosphere because of which the surface of the earth is heated. Global warming has caused global climatic changes that have hampered food security as a result of soil erosion and reduced rainfall. There was a United Nations Climate Change Conference that was held in the year 2015 in Paris, France which is also known as the Paris agreement. It was signed by around 196 countries. 

Which among the following can be stated to be a cause of global warming?

  1. Urbanisation

  2. Industrialisation

  3. Both A & B

  4. Neither A nor B


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Global warming refers to an increase in the average temperature of the globe due to heat that gets trapped in the atmosphere because of which the surface of the earth is heated. Both urbanization and industrialization have resulted in a large amount of pollution that has caused global warming. 

Industrialization has led to the depletion of which among the following natural resources?

  1. Agricultural resources

  2. Mineral resources

  3. Both A & B

  4. Either A or B


Correct Option: C

With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of sugar industry, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Bagasse can be used as biomass fuel for the generation of energy.
2. Molasses can be used a source of the feed stocks for the production of synthetic chemical fertilizers.
3. Molasses can be used for the production of ethanol. 

  1. Only 1

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Synthetic chemical fertilizer don't use molasses as their stocks.

____________ marks the beginning of international cooperation to protect the health of our planet.

  1. Paris Agreement

  2. Climate Control Cooperation

  3. Association for Control of Global Warming

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A