Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2023

Q. Silent Valley Movement occurred in

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala

Correct Answer: (D) Kerala.

Q. The year in which NCEPC was set up is

(A) 1970
(B) 1972
(C) 1974
(D) 1980

Correct Answer: (B) 1972.

Q. UNDP HeadQuarters is located in

(A) New York
(B) Geneva
(C) London
(D) Paris

Correct Answer: (A) New York.

Q. UNCED was held in

(A) Rio
(B) Stockholm
(C) Oslo
(D) London

Correct Answer: (A) Rio.

Q. World Earth Day is celebrated on

(A) 2nd May
(B) 22nd April
(C) 20th March
(D) 28th February

Correct Answer: (B) 22nd April.

Q. Where is the COP 28 scheduled to be held?

(A) India
(B) Dubai
(C) USA
(D) Japan

Correct Answer: (B) Dubai.

Q. The HQ for CPCB is located in

(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) New Delhi
(D) Bangalore

Correct Answer: (C) New Delhi.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2022

Q. In which year the first environmental conference (Stockholm Conference) was held?

(A) 1965
(B) 1968
(C) 1970
(D) 1972

Correct Answer: (D) 1972.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2021

Q. Joint Forest Management was initiated in Medinipur District of West Bengal at the area-

(A) Digha
(B) Tamluk
(C) Arabari
(D) Salboni

Correct Answer: (C) Arabari.

Q. Who among the following was associated with Bishnoi movement?

(A) Amrita Devi
(B) Gaura Devi
(C) Govind Singh Rawat
(D) Samsher Singh Bist

Correct Answer: (A) Amrita Devi.

Q. The concept of ‘Biosphere Reserve’ was evolved by

(A) Government of India
(B) Botanical Survey of India
(C) UNESCO
(D) UNDP

Correct Answer: (C) UNESCO.

Q. ‘Silent Spring’ was written by

(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Ruskin Bond
(C) Rachel Carson
(D) Rachel Bond

Correct Answer: (C) Rachel Carson.

Q. Identify the correctly matched pair:

(A) Basal Convention – Biodiversity
(B) Montreal Protocol – Global Warming
(C) Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change
(D) Ramsar Convention – Groundwater Pollution

Correct Answer: (C) Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change.

Q. In which state ‘Chipko’ movement was organized?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (C) Uttar Pradesh.

Q. Lion-tailed Macaque was an issue in the movement of

(A) Narmada Banchao Andolon
(B) Silent Valley Movement
(C) Chipko Movement
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) Silent Valley Movement.

Q. World Environment Day is celebrated on

(A) 1st June
(B) 5th June
(C) 7th June
(D) 21st June

Correct Answer: (B) 5th June.

Q. In which year, the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented?

(A) 1970
(B) 1971
(C) 1972
(D) 1974

Correct Answer: (C) 1972.

Q. The Environment Protection Act was passed in India in the year of

(A) 2002
(B) 1986
(C) 2010
(D) 1981

Correct Answer: (B) 1986.

Q. Earth Summit was held in

(A) 1972 at Stockholm
(B) 1992 at Rio de Janeiro
(C) 1972 at Paris
(D) 1992 at New York

Correct Answer: (B) 1992 at Rio de Janeiro.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2020

Q. The Environmental Protection Act was enacted in

(A) 1986
(B) 1985
(C) 1987
(D) 1972

Correct Answer: (A) 1986.

Q. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for major pollutants were notified by CPCB in

(A) 1994
(B) 1984
(C) 2004
(D) 1974

Correct Answer: (A) 1994.

Q. Ozone day is

(A) January 30
(B) September 16
(C) April 21
(D) December 25

Correct Answer: (B) September 16.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2019

Q. Who named cyclone ‘Foni’?

(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Myanmar

Correct Answer: (C) Sri Lanka.

Q. The Disaster Management Act was enacted in

(A) 2000
(B) 2003
(C) 2005
(D) 2010

Correct Answer: (C) 2005.

Q. Silent Valley became national park in the year

(A) 1980
(B) 1984
(C) 1988
(D) 1990

Correct Answer: (B) 1984.

Q. The Biodiversity Act was passed in

(A) 2000
(B) 2002
(C) 2004
(D) 2008

Correct Answer: (B) 2002.

Q. Bengal Smoke Nuisance Act came up for the first time in

(A) 1900
(B) 1905
(C) 1950
(D) 1978

Correct Answer: (B) 1905.

Q. The green bench in Kolkata High Court was established in

(A) 1990
(B) 1996
(C) 1997
(D) 1998

Correct Answer: (C) 1997.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2018

Q. World Environment Day is observed on

(A) 14th November
(B) 27th February
(C) 5th June
(D) 5th September

Correct Answer: (C) 5th June.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2016

Q. The Silent Valley Movement had taken place in

(A) Kerala
(B) Odisha
(C) Jaharkhand
(D) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (A) Kerala.

Q. World Wildlife Day is observed on

(A) March 3
(B) March 5
(C) March 8
(D) March 10

Correct Answer: (A) March 3.

Q. WCED (World Commission on Environment and Development) report is also called

(A) Our common enemy
(B) Silent Spring
(C) Our common goal
(D) Our common future

Correct Answer: (D) Our common future.

Q. Tarun Bharat Sangh was established for water conseveration in

(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (C) Rajasthan.

Q. Energy Conservation Act was introduced in India since

(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2003
(D) 2005

Correct Answer: (B) 2001.

Q. Basel convention is dated back to

(A) 1978
(B) 1982
(C) 1985
(D) 1989

Correct Answer: (D) 1989.

Q. Silent Valley Movement took place in

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Kerala
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (C) Kerala.

Q. Arbori Model is representing

(A) Social forestry
(B) Joint forestry
(C) Sustainable forestry
(D) Farm forestry

Correct Answer: (A) Social forestry.

Q. On which date is World Tsunami Awarness day observed?

(A) October 20
(B) November 5
(C) November 10
(D) December 5

Correct Answer: (B) November 5.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2015

Q. ‘Green Accounting’ indicates

(A) level of environmental pollution
(B) Counting of environmental bodies
(C) level of Greenary in the world
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (A) level of environmental pollution.

Q. ‘Kyoto Protocol’, signed in 1977 was related to

(A) Reduction of green house gas
(B) Pulse Polio Immunisation Program
(C) World’s Youth Policy
(D) Nuclear disarmament treaty

Correct Answer: (A) Reduction of green house gas.

Q. Biomedical waste disposal Act is dated back to

(A) 1992
(B) 1998
(C) 2000
(D) 2002

Correct Answer: (B) 1998.

Q. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer is observed on

(A) April 6
(B) February 22
(C) September 16
(D) December 12

Correct Answer: (C) September 16.

Q. “Green Party” was initiated in

(A) Germany
(B) Canada
(C) France
(D) USA

Correct Answer: (A) Germany.

Q. Agenda 21 was formulated in

(A) Stockholm Summit
(B) Nairobi
(C) Rio Summit
(D) Johannesburg Summit

Correct Answer: (C) Rio Summit.

Q. Global Environment Facility was initiated by

(A) WHO
(B) UNDP
(C) UNEP
(D) WMO

Correct Answer: (B) UNDP.

Q. International Board of Plant Genetic Resources was an initiative of

(A) IUCN
(B) FAO
(C) UNEP
(D) FAO and UNEP

Correct Answer: (B) FAO.

Q. Climate Action Network formed in 1989 included

(A) 20 countries
(B) 22 countries
(C) 28 countries
(D) 32 countries

Correct Answer: (A) 20 countries.

Q. The first environmental protection act in Independent India was

(A) Air pollution act
(B) Water pollution act
(C) Environmental Protection act
(D) Hazardous waste act

Correct Answer: (B) Water pollution act.

Environment Environmental Laws & International Conventions Questions 2014

Q. The book ‘Silent Spring’ written by Rachel Carson described the detrimental effects of

(A) chemical fertilizers
(B) deforestation
(C) chemical pesticides
(D) green house gases

Correct Answer: (C) chemical pesticides.

Q. World Environment Day is on

(A) 5th September
(B) 5th June
(C) 15th September
(D) 15th June

Correct Answer: (B) 5th June.

Q. Which movement is related with Forest protection?

(A) Chipko movement
(B) Narmada Banchao movement
(C) Narmada Dam movement
(D) Green Bench

Correct Answer: (A) Chipko movement.