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  1. 261UPSC2016Environment & EcologyEnglish

    With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017. 2. The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2ºC or 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. 3. Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: B — Only 2

  2. 262UPSC2008Environment & EcologyEnglish

    Consider the following statements. 1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is respect of carbon credits in one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms. 2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: A — Only 1

  3. 263UPSC2016Environment & EcologyEnglish

    Consider the following pairs. Term sometimes Their seen in the news origin 1. Annex-I - Cartagena Countries Protocol 2. Certified - Nagoya Emission Protocol Reductions 3. Clean - Kyoto Development Protocol Mechanism Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

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    Correct option: C — Only 3

  4. 264UPSC2017Environment & EcologyEnglish

    In the context of mitigating the impending global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide, which of the following can be the potential sites for carbon sequestration? 1. Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams 2. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs 3. Subterranean deep saline formations Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: D — 1, 2 and 3

  5. 265UPSC2017Environment & EcologyEnglish

    Consider the following statements. 1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries. 2. The CCAC focuses on methane black carbon and hydrofluoro carbons. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: B — Only 2

  6. 266UPSC2015Environment & EcologyEnglish

    Concerning ‘Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is global partnership of Governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous people. 2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop ecofriendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management. 3. It assists the countries in their ‘REDD + (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)’ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: C — Only 1 and 3

  7. 267UPSC2014Environment & EcologyEnglish

    The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2ºC above the pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3ºC above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world? 1. Terrestrial biosphere tends towards a net carbon source. 2. Widespread coral mortality will occur. 3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear. 4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: B — Only 1 and 2

  8. 268TNPSC2016Environment & EcologyEnglish

    Human activities in the recent past have caused the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but a lot of it does not remain in the lower atmosphere because of 1. Its escape into the outer stratosphere. 2. The photosynthesis by phytoplankton in the oceans. 3. The trapping of air in the polar ice caps. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: B — Only 2

  9. 269UPSC2012Environment & EcologyEnglish

    What would happen if phytoplanton of an ocean is completely destroyed for some reason? 1. The ocean as a carbon sink would be adversely affected. 2. The fond chains in the ocean would be adversely affected. 3. The density of ocean water would drastically decrease. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: A — 1 and 2

  10. 270UPPSC2017Environment & EcologyEnglish

    Which of the following are the primary causes of climate change? 1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels 2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil 3. Increasing solar flares 4. Heavy deforestation Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: B — Only 1, 2 and 4

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