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environment easy MCQ Renewable and Non-renewable Energy SSC, Railway

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

  1. Ethanol
  2. Natural Gas
  3. Hydrogen
  4. Biodiesel
environment medium MCQ Renewable and Non-renewable Energy UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is an advantage of using biofuels over fossil fuels?

  1. Higher energy density
  2. Lower production cost
  3. Potential for carbon neutrality
  4. No impact on food security
environment easy MCQ Renewable and Non-renewable Energy SSC, Railway

Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy?

  1. It is a renewable source
  2. It produces no greenhouse gases during operation
  3. It is intermittent and depends on weather/daylight
  4. It has low maintenance costs
environment medium MCQ National Parks and Protected Areas SSC, Railway

Which of the following is NOT a Tiger Reserve in India?

  1. Pench
  2. Satpura
  3. Panna
  4. Bandipur
environment easy MCQ National Parks and Protected Areas SSC, Railway

Which National Park is famous for the annual migration of Siberian Cranes (though now rare)?

  1. Bharatpur (Keoladeo) National Park
  2. Ranthambore National Park
  3. Bandhavgarh National Park
  4. Kanha National Park
environment medium MCQ National Parks and Protected Areas SSC, Railway

Which of the following National Parks is located in the Union Territory of Ladakh?

  1. Valley of Flowers National Park
  2. Hemis National Park
  3. Nanda Devi National Park
  4. Great Himalayan National Park
environment medium MCQ International Agreements UPSC, SSC

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides funding for projects related to which of the following?

  1. Only climate change
  2. Biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, and other global environmental issues
  3. Only ozone layer protection
  4. Only marine conservation
environment medium MCQ International Agreements UPSC, SSC

The Rotterdam Convention primarily deals with:

  1. Trade in endangered species
  2. Prior Informed Consent procedure for hazardous chemicals and pesticides
  3. Climate change mitigation
  4. Marine pollution
environment medium MCQ Environmental Acts and Policies UPSC, SSC

The 'Polluter Pays Principle' in Indian environmental law implies that:

  1. The government pays for pollution cleanup
  2. The polluter bears the cost of preventing and remedying environmental damage
  3. Victims of pollution are compensated by the state
  4. Industries are exempt from environmental liabilities
environment medium MCQ Environmental Acts and Policies SSC, Railway

Which of the following is a function of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) under the Water Act, 1974?

  1. Granting licenses for industrial expansion
  2. Consent to establish and operate for industries discharging effluents
  3. Setting international environmental standards
  4. Managing national parks
environment hard MCQ Environmental Acts and Policies UPSC

Which of the following is a key provision of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (amended 2022) in India?

  1. Complete ban on all plastic use
  2. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging
  3. Mandatory incineration of plastic waste
  4. Export of plastic waste to other countries