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

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  1. Urbanisation

  2. Industrialisation

  3. Both A & B

  4. Neither A nor B

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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?

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  1. Agricultural resources

  2. Mineral resources

  3. Both A & B

  4. Either A or B

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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. 

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  1. Only 1

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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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.

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  1. Paris Agreement

  2. Climate Control Cooperation

  3. Association for Control of Global Warming

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Greenhouse gases resulting in global warming of environment include which of the following gases?

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  1. CO2

  2. CH4

  3. Nitrous oxide

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Trapping of sun’s heat in the lower atmosphere due to increase in the pollution causing gases like carbon dioxide is called greenhouse effect.
  • Greenhouse gases are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, nitrous oxide etc.
  • Sun’s radiation is partly absorbed by earth and rest of the radiations are reflected back to the atmosphere which is escaped. But the greenhouse gases form a blanket in the atmosphere and traps the radiation from escaping. This causes an increase in earth’s temperature resulting in Global warming.

A pollutant which is directly released into the environment is called __________.

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  1. primary pollutant

  2. secondary pollutant

  3. tertiary pollutant

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Introduction of substances that are harmful to the environment is called environmental pollution and the substance is called pollutant. A pollutant which is directly released into the environment is called primary pollutant. Examples of primary pollutants are Carbon mono oxide, particulate matter like dust, ash, salt particles etc.

Which of the following is true regarding the 'Compendium on Human Rights and the Environment'?

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  1. It describes multilateral environmental agreements

  2. It describes international human rights treaties

  3. It describes international resolutions and declarations

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Compendium on Human Rights and the Environment' is released by United Nation’s Environment Program. All the given options are true regarding this, because it describes multilateral environmental agreements, it describes international human rights treaties, it describes international resolutions and declarations.

A chemical substance which is not a pollutant but becomes a pollutant on reaction with other substance is called ___________.

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  1. primary environmental pollutant

  2. secondary environmental pollutant

  3. tertiary environmental pollutant

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Introduction of substances that are harmful to the environment is called environmental pollution and the substance is called pollutant. A chemical substance which is not a pollutant but becomes a pollutant on reaction with other substance is called secondary pollutant. Example, secondary pollutant include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight, acid rain, which is formed when sulphur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water etc.

The policy of forest conservation in which the government and local communities strive for the conservation of forests to protect the environment is called ______________.

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  1. Joint Forest Management

  2. Beej Bachao Andolan

  3. Chipko Movement

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Joint forest management is originated in West Bengal accidentally in 1971. According to this policy, there exists partnership between state and local communities in safeguarding forests.
  • Forests are protected from illegal harvesting and exporting of timber. Forests are also protected from fire and grazing, in exchange, people get non-timber products and a share of revenue from the sale of timber.

Aarhus convention which provided right to access information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters took place in ____________.

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  1. France

  2. Denmark

  3. Russia

  4. India

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Arhus convention which provided right to access information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters took place in Denmark. This was signed on 25 June 1998.