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Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity

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Practice Questions

1. Q1

   The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 established which body to regulate access to biological resources?

   • A. Central Pollution Control Board
   • B. National Biodiversity Authority
   • C. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
   • D. CAMPA

2. Q2

   The "Project Tiger" was launched in India in:

   • A. 1960
   • B. 1973
   • C. 1980
   • D. 1992

3. Q3

   The Ramsar Convention deals with the conservation of:

   • A. Migratory birds
   • B. Wetlands
   • C. Marine biodiversity
   • D. Tropical forests

4. Q4

   Which gas is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect?

   • A. Nitrogen (N₂)
   • B. Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
   • C. Oxygen (O₂)
   • D. Argon (Ar)

5. Q5

   Assertion: Mangrove forests are important carbon sinks (blue carbon).

   Reason: Mangroves store large amounts of carbon in their biomass and especially in the soil beneath them.

   • A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   • B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
   • C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
   • D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

6. Q6

   The Montreal Protocol (1987) was designed to protect:

   • A. Tropical rainforests
   • B. The ozone layer
   • C. Migratory marine species
   • D. The global climate system

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