Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2023

Q. Which among the following sectors used maximum commercial energy in India?

(A) Household sector
(B) Agriculture
(C) Industry
(D) Transport

Correct Answer: (C) Industry.

Q. The least albedo is noted in case of

(A) Soil
(B) Snow
(C) Asphalt
(D) Forest

Correct Answer: (C) Asphalt.

Q. The NDRF is under which Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Ministry of Environment and Forest
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Correct Answer: (A) Ministry of Home Affairs.

Q. The OTEC plant in India is located in

(A) Andaman and Nicobar Island
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Gujarat
(D) Odisha

Correct Answer: (B) Lakshadweep.

Q. The average temperature of the Earth due to the albedo effect is

(A) 10°C
(B) 15°C
(C) 20°C
(D) 25°C

Correct Answer: (B) 15°C.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2022

Q. Which one of the following is not a predicted consequence of global climate change?

(A) Spread of diseases carried by insects, such as malaria.
(B) Rise in sea levels.
(C) Increases in the global average air and ocean temperatures.
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer: (D) All of the above.

Q. What is the primary cause of ocean acidification?

(A) Atmospheric CO₂ dissolving in ocean water.
(B) Increases in acid rain.
(C) Increased erosion of acid-containing rocks.
(D) Water draining into the ocean has a higher pH from industrial pollutants.

Correct Answer: (A) Atmospheric CO₂ dissolving in ocean water.

Q. In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?

(A) Biosphere Reserves
(B) National Parks
(C) Wetlands declared under Ramsar Convention
(D) Wildlife Sanctuaries

Correct Answer: (B) National Parks.

Q. In what rate the temperature of earth’s atmosphere is increasing per year due to Green house effect?

(A) 1°C
(B) 0.05°C
(C) 0.5°C
(D) 0.8°C

Correct Answer: (B) 0.05°C.

Q. The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?

(A) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence; and inflow of CFCs.
(B) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of CFCs.
(C) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and CFCs.
(D) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming.

Correct Answer: (B) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of CFCs.

Q. Which one of the following is not a renewable source of energy?

(A) Nuclear
(B) Wind
(C) Solar
(D) Hydropower

Correct Answer: (A) Nuclear.

Q. Renewable source of energy is

(A) biomass
(B) coal
(C) petroleum
(D) kerosene

Correct Answer: (A) biomass.

Q. What is the meaning of coral bleaching?

(A) Paling of coral color or decline in zooxanthellae due to climate change
(B) Impacts of excessive sea trade on fishing industry
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (A) Paling of coral color or decline in zooxanthellae due to climate change.

Q. Acid rains are produced by

(A) excess NO₂ and SO₂ from burning fossil fuels
(B) excess production of NH₃ by industry and coal gas
(C) excess release of carbon monoxide by incomplete combustion
(D) excess formation of CO₂ by combustion and animal respiration

Correct Answer: (A) excess NO₂ and SO₂ from burning fossil fuels.

Q. Which one of the following is not a major cause of biodiversity loss?

(A) Habitat loss
(B) Climate change
(C) Invasive Species
(D) Zoonotic diseases

Correct Answer: (D) Zoonotic diseases.

Q. Green house effect is warming due to

(A) infra-red rays reaching earth
(B) moisture layer in atmosphere
(C) increase in temperature due to increase in carbon dioxide concentration of atmosphere
(D) ozone layer of atmosphere

Correct Answer: (C) increase in temperature due to increase in carbon dioxide concentration of atmosphere.

Q. What is the carbon credit?

(A) It is the difference between the carbon emission allowed and actually emitted carbon
(B) It is the loan amount by IMF for reducing pollution
(C) It is loan given to poor people for buying Modern Stoves
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer: (A) It is the difference between the carbon emission allowed and actually emitted carbon.

Q. Coal, oil, and natural gas are created and contain the remains of

(A) over millions of years; algae and plants
(B) over millions of years; dinosaurs and other animals
(C) over hundreds of years; algae and plants
(D) over hundreds of years; dinosaurs and other animals

Correct Answer: (A) over millions of years; algae and plants.

Q. If there was no CO₂ in the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of earth’s surface would be

(A) higher than the present
(B) dependent on the amount of oxygen in atmosphere
(C) same as present
(D) less than the present

Correct Answer: (D) less than the present.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2021

Q. Which of the following is not a biofuel?

(A) Vegetable oil
(B) Green diesel
(C) Biogas
(D) Gasoline

Correct Answer: (D) Gasoline.

Q. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas produced when fossil fuels burn?

(A) Methane
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide

Correct Answer: (D) Carbon dioxide.

Q. Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because it is

(A) transparent to sunlight but traps heat.
(B) transparent to heat but traps sunlight.
(C) used in greenhouse to increase plant growth.
(D) transparent to both sunlight and heat.

Correct Answer: (A) transparent to sunlight but traps heat.

Q. Air pollution causes

(A) Global warming
(B) Respiratory problem
(C) Soil erosion
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) Respiratory problem.

Q. Renewable energy is generated from

(A) Natural resources
(B) Man-made resources
(C) Both natural and man-made resources
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (A) Natural resources.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2020

Q. Animal species protected in Kaziranga National Park is

(A) Pantherleo
(B) Rhinoceros unicornis
(C) Panther tigris
(D) Macacamulatta

Correct Answer: (B) Rhinoceros unicornis.

Q. Result of Ozone hole is

(A) greenhouse effect
(B) global warming
(C) acid rain
(D) UV radiations reach the earth

Correct Answer: (D) UV radiations reach the earth.

Q. OH radicals in atmosphere play a role of

(A) Scavenger
(B) Acidifier
(C) Reducing agent
(D) Greenhouse gas

Correct Answer: (A) Scavenger.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2019

Q. Which of the following two countries named the first and second best performing country after the Climate Change Performance Index, 2019?

(A) Norway and Iceland
(B) Sweden and Bhutan
(C) Bhutan and Finland
(D) Sweden and Morocco

Correct Answer: (B) Sweden and Bhutan.

Q. Maximum energy consumption in Asia is by

(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Pakistan

Correct Answer: (B) China.

Q. Which is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?

(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Water vapour
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrogen

Correct Answer: (B) Water vapour.

Q. Which of the following is the largest sink for carbon dioxide gas?

(A) Forests
(B) Oceans
(C) Ice sheets
(D) Grasslands

Correct Answer: (B) Oceans.

Q. What property of Earth protects us from harmful radiation from the Sun?

(A) Trees
(B) Atmosphere
(C) 70% water
(D) Earth’s motion around the Sun

Correct Answer: (B) Atmosphere.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2018

Q. Mention the main constituent of biogas and natural gas.

(A) Ethane
(B) Methane
(C) Propane
(D) Butane

Correct Answer: (B) Methane.

Q. ________ assists in environmental protection.

(A) Urbanisation
(B) Nuclear explosion
(C) Industrialisation
(D) Plantation and Forestation

Correct Answer: (D) Plantation and Forestation.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2017

Q. The article which ensures environment protection in the Constitution of India is

(A) 38A
(B) 48A
(C) 51A
(D) 61A

Correct Answer: (B) 48A.

Q. The gases responsible for green house effect are

(A) O₂
(B) CO₂
(C) N₂
(D) SO₂

Correct Answer: (B) CO₂.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2016

Q. The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve was mainly created to protect

(A) Coral reef
(B) Sea horses
(C) Sea cucumber
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer: (D) All of the above.

Q. The country that produces highest amount of wind energy is

(A) Netherland
(B) Sweden
(C) Denmark
(D) Belgium

Correct Answer: (C) Denmark.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2015

Q. The global warming potential of CO2 is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

Correct Answer: (A) 1.

Q. The protected bird of India is

(A) Monal
(B) Dove
(C) Great Indian Bustard
(D) Crane

Correct Answer: (C) Great Indian Bustard.

Q. Which one of the following is a green house gas?

(A) SO2
(B) CO2
(C) CFC
(D) All of the above.

Correct Answer: (D) All of the above.

Q. The original article which talks about protection of environment in Indian constitution is

(A) 38A
(B) 48A
(C) 51A
(D) 61A

Correct Answer: (B) 48A.

Climate Change, Global Warming & Renewable Energy Questions 2014

Q. One tree which yields biodiesel is

(A) jatropha
(B) teak
(C) rubber
(D) sal

Correct Answer: (A) jatropha.

Q. Greenhouse gases emit and absorb radiation within the

(A) microwave region
(B) infrared region
(C) visible region
(D) ultra violet region

Correct Answer: (B) infrared region.

Q. To control the Global warming we should control the use of

(A) fossil fuel
(B) Renewable energy
(C) Solar energy
(D) atomic energy

Correct Answer: (A) fossil fuel.

Q. Ramsar convention (1971) is related to protection of

(A) national monuments
(B) wetlands
(C) national parks and forests
(D) coral reefs

Correct Answer: (B) wetlands.