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Environment & Ecology - MOST IMPORTANT UP PCS Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of UP PCS.

📘 Basics of Environment & Ecology📚 Definitions - Environment, Ecology

Q1

Environment refers to: (a) The natural habitat of land, water, air, plants and animals that exists around it. (b) The sum total of conditions which surround human beings at a given point of time. (c) The interacting system of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked. (d) All the above

🎯 UP PCS PRE G.S. 2006

A.

The natural habitat of land, water, air, plants and animals that exists around it.

B.

The sum total of conditions which surround human beings at a given point of time.

C.

The interacting system of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked.

D.

All the above

📘 Basics of Environment & Ecology📚 Definitions - Environment, Ecology

Q2

Generally, environment can be classified as following categories. Which among the following is NOT a part of such category?

🎯 UP PCS CSE PRE 2020

A.

Operational Environment

B.

Physical Environment

C.

Cultural Environment

D.

Biological Environment

📘 Basics of Environment & Ecology📚 Definitions - Environment, Ecology

Q3

Environmental degradation means-

🎯 UP PCS PRE G.S. 2006

A.

Overall degradation of environmental attributes

B.

Adverse changes brought in by human activities

C.

Ecological imbalance because of ecological diversity

D.

All the above

📘 National Organizations📚 National Green Tribunal

Q4

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) came into force from-

🎯 UP PCS PRE (M) G.S. IInd 2017

A.

October, 2010

B.

November, 2008

C.

January, 2011

D.

April, 2012

📘 Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming📚 Organic, Natural & Climate-Smart Agriculture

Q5

Which among the following was the first 100 percent organic state in the world?

🎯 UP PCS PRE 2019

A.

Queensland (Australia)

B.

California (United States of America)

C.

Sikkim (India)

D.

Quebec

📘 Pollution - Introduction📚 Definitions

Q6

Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes. Assertion (A): Natural environment is clean. Reason (R): Human activities are responsible for environmental pollution. Code:

🎯 UP PCS PRE G.S. 2003

A.

(A) and (R) both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

B.

(A) and (R) both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C.

(A) is true but (R) is false

D.

(A) is false but (R) is true

📘 Global Conservation Efforts📚 Rio+5, 1997

Q7

The Earth Summit + 5 was held in –

🎯 UP PCS PRE (Mains) G.S. 2016

A.

2005

B.

2000

C.

1999

D.

1997

📘 Global Conservation Efforts📚 Rio Earth Summit (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)), 1992

Q8

Which one of the following is the correct definition of Agenda-21?

🎯 UP PCS PRE GS, 2013

A.

It is an action plan of U.N.O for protecting human rights

B.

It is a book of 21 chapters on nuclear disarmament

C.

It is an action plan for the conservation of global environment in 21st century

D.

It is an agenda for the election of the President in the next meeting of SAARC

📘 Sustainable Development📚 Definition and General Facts

Q9

Who has propounded the concept of ‘Limit to Growth’?

🎯 UP PCS PRE 2019

A.

Club of Rome

B.

UNESCO

C.

Brundtland Commission

D.

Agenda 21

📘 Global Conservation Efforts📚 Brundtland Report, 1987

Q10

The discussion on 'Sustainable Development' was started after submitting a report on environment to the United Nations in 1987. That report was

🎯 UP PCS CSE PRE 2020

A.

First Report on Climate Change

B.

Our Common Future

C.

Second Report on Climate Change

D.

Fifth Assessment Report

📘 Sustainable Development📚 Definition and General Facts

Q11

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Sustainable development is important for well being of human society. Reason (R) : Sustainable development is a kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

🎯 UP PCS PRE 2019

A.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B.

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C.

(A) is true, but (R) is false

D.

(A) is false, but (R) is true

📘 Climate Change Mitigation📚 Carbon Sequestration

Q12

With reference to 'NET - ZERO' goal for 2050, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It means that a country will bring down its emissions to zero by 2050. 2. It means that a country's emissions will be compensated by absorption and removal of green house gases from the atmosphere. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

🎯 UP PCS CSE PRE 2021

A.

Only 1

B.

Only 2

C.

Both 1 and 2

D.

Neither 1 nor 2

📘 Environmental Movements📚 Misc

Q13

The book 'Silent Spring' published in 1962 which set the tone for an environmental movement in the world, was written by :

🎯 UP PCS CSE PRE 2020

A.

Carolyn Merchant

B.

Karl Marx

C.

Rachel Carson

D.

Rajgopalan

📘 Sustainable Development📚 Misc

Q14

The main objective of sustainable tourism is :

🎯 UP PCS CSE PRE 2020

A.

To increase the number of tourists

B.

To manage mass scale tourism and small scale travel

C.

To manage tourism and environment while maintaining cultural integrity and ecological processes

D.

None of the above

📘 Sustainable Development📚 Definition and General Facts

Q15

'Saving energy and other resources for the future without sacrificing people's comfort in the present is the definition of which of the following concepts?

🎯 UP PCS PRE 2018

A.

Economic growth

B.

Economic development

C.

Sustainable development

D.

Human development

📘 National Environmental Laws - Pollution📚 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Q16

The Environment (Protection) Act was passed in India in

🎯 UP PCS CSE PRE 2021

A.

1981

B.

1986

C.

1995

D.

2000

📘 National Environmental Laws - Pollution📚 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Q17

The Environment (Protection) Act was passed in India in

🎯 UP PCS PRE (M) G.S. Ist 2017

A.

1981

B.

1986

C.

1995

D.

2000

📘 Sustainable Development📚 Sustainable Development Goals (UN)

Q18

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. List-I (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)): A. SDG 10, B. SDG 13, C. SDG 14, D. SDG 15 List-II (Related with): 1. Climate change, 2. Life on land, 3. Reduced inequalities, 4. Life below water Codes (A B C D):

🎯 UP PCS PRE 2022

A.

3 1 4 2

B.

2 3 1 4

C.

3 2 4 1

D.

1 2 3 4

📘 In Situ Conservation – Protected Areas📚 Biosphere Reserves

Q19

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Biosphere Reserve) A. Simlipal B. Nokrek C. Agasthyamalai D. Manas List-II (State) 1. Kerala 2. Odisha 3. Assam 4. Meghalaya

🎯 UP PCS PRE 2024

A.

A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

B.

A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

C.

A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

D.

A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

📘 Basics of Environment & Ecology📚 Ecological Hierarchy

Q20

Which one of the following is the correct order of biological organization ranging from organism to biosphere?

🎯 UP PCS PRE G.S.-Ist Paper 2017

A.

Population → Ecosystem → Community → Landscape

B.

Landscape → Community → Ecosystem → Population

C.

Population → Community → Ecosystem→ Landscape

D.

Population → Landscape → Community → Ecosystem

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