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Environment — Questions with Solutions

6 solved Environment questions from General Awareness, as asked in SSC CGL and other SSC exams. Read the answer and explanation below, then practise the full set in the practice section.

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Q1. Armenia has unveiled a butterfly-based logo for COP17 featuring which endemic species?

आर्मेनिया ने COP17 के लिए तितली-आधारित लोगो का अनावरण किया है जिसमें किस स्थानिक प्रजाति को दर्शाया गया है?

  1. A. Monarch Butterfly
  2. B. Apollo Butterfly
  3. C. Erivan Anomalous Blue
  4. D. Swallowtail Butterfly

Solution

Armenia unveiled the COP17 logo featuring the Erivan Anomalous Blue, a butterfly species endemic to the region.

Q2. The 'Ramsar Convention' is related to the conservation of:

'रामसर कन्वेंशन' किसके संरक्षण से संबंधित है?

  1. A. Tigers
  2. B. Wetlands
  3. C. Coral reefs
  4. D. Elephants

Solution

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

Q3. Constructing sea walls and raising structures in a coastal area against sea-level rise mainly exemplifies:

समुद्र के स्तर में वृद्धि के खिलाफ तटीय क्षेत्र में समुद्री दीवारें बनाना और संरचनाओं को ऊपर उठाना मुख्य रूप से किसका उदाहरण है?

  1. A. Climate Change Mitigation
  2. B. Carbon Sequestration
  3. C. Geoengineering
  4. D. Climate Change Adaptation

Solution

Building sea walls is an adaptive measure to cope with the existing or anticipated impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise.

Q4. As of the June 2021, how many biosphere reserves are established in India?

जून 2021 तक, भारत में कितने बायोस्फीयर रिजर्व स्थापित हैं?

  1. A. 18
  2. B. 20
  3. C. 26
  4. D. 15

Solution

As of June 2021, India officially recognizes 18 Biosphere Reserves, established by the government to protect larger areas of natural habitat.

Q5. In which year was Project Tiger launched in India?

  1. A. 1985
  2. B. 1973
  3. C. 1972
  4. D. 1970

Solution

Project Tiger, a tiger conservation programme, was launched in April 1973.

Q6. Which of the following can be represented as a functional unit of nature?

  1. A. Vehicles
  2. B. Ecosystem
  3. C. Humans
  4. D. Plants

Solution

An ecosystem is considered the basic functional unit of nature where living organisms interact among themselves and with their surrounding physical environment.