With which of the following, the Agenda 21’ of Rio Summit, 1992 is related to?

(a)

Sustainable development

(b)

Combating the consequences of population

(c)

Mitigation norms of Green House Gases (GHGs) emission

(d)

Technology transfer mechanism to developing countries for ‘clean-energy’ production

Which among the following awards instituted by the Government of India for individuals or communities from rural areas that have shown extraordinary courage and dedication in protecting Wildlife?

(a)

Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar

(b)

Medini Puruskar Yojana

(c)

Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award

(d)

Pitambar Pant National Award

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.

(a)

Montreal Protocol

(b)

Geneva Protocol

(c)

Kyoto Protocol

(d)

Nagoya Protocol

The Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are the compounds which have the following molecules:

(a)

Hydrogen

(b)

Carbon

(c)

Chlorine

(d)

Fluorine

__________ is an example for a non persistant pollutant.

(a)

DDT

(b)

Vegetable waste

(c)

Plastic

(d)

Mercury

Oil spills can lead to ________________

(a)

increase of BOD

(b)

decrease of BOD

(c)

No change in BOD

(d)

None of the above

The tolerable level of sound is _____________

(a)

140 db

(b)

120 db

(c)

100 db

(d)

2220 db

Incineration is the best method to dispose ____________

(a)

Agricultural waste

(b)

Sewage

(c)

Medical waste

(d)

Oil spills

The 2018 UN climate change conference was held in ___________

(a)

Rwanda

(b)

New York

(c)

Russia

(d)

Poland

Ozone is found in the ________ layer of the atmosphere.

(a)

Ionosphere

(b)

Thermosphere

(c)

Stratosphere

(d)

Mesosphere

____________ is not a green house gas.

(a)

CO₂

(b)

Methane

(c)

PAN

(d)

Nitrous oxide

PCB is a major component of ______________

(a)

e-waste

(b)

Agro waste

(c)

sewage

(d)

Plastics

Kyoto protocol was held in Japan in ________________

(a)

1995

(b)

1997

(c)

2012

(d)

2017

DB is a standard abbreviation  used for the quantitative expression of

(a)

The density of bacteria in a medium

(b)

A particular pollutant

(c)

The dominant bacillus in a culture

(d)

A certain pesticide

In an area, where DDT had been used extensively the population of birds declined significantly because

(a)

Birds stopped laying eggs

(b)

Earthworms in the area got eradicated

(c)

Cobras were feeding exclusively on birds.

(d)

Many of the birds eggs laid, did not hatch.