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environment medium MCQ Environmental Indices and Reports UPSC, SSC

Which of the following best describes the 'Ecological Footprint' metric?

  1. Measures only carbon emissions
  2. Calculates the biologically productive area required to support a population's resource consumption and waste absorption
  3. Tracks only water usage
  4. Measures industrial output only
environment medium MCQ Environmental Indices and Reports UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is assessed in the 'Global Hunger Index' (GHI) that has environmental dimensions?

  1. Only caloric intake
  2. Undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality
  3. Only adult obesity rates
  4. Food export volumes
environment hard MCQ Environmental Indices and Reports UPSC

Which of the following indicators is NOT typically included in India's 'State of Forest Report' published by the Forest Survey of India?

  1. Forest and tree cover assessment
  2. Carbon stock estimation
  3. Mangrove cover monitoring
  4. Industrial pollution levels in forest areas
environment medium MCQ Environmental Indices and Reports UPSC, SSC

Which organization publishes the 'Environmental Performance Index' (EPI) that ranks countries on environmental health and ecosystem vitality?

  1. United Nations Environment Programme
  2. Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with WEF
  3. World Bank
  4. Greenpeace International
environment medium MCQ Environmental Law and Policy UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a challenge in implementing environmental laws in India?

  1. Excessive public participation
  2. Weak enforcement capacity, regulatory overlap, and limited technical expertise
  3. Overabundance of environmental clearances
  4. Lack of industrial development
environment medium MCQ Environmental Law and Policy UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a key feature of the 'Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016' (amended)?

  1. Complete ban on all plastic use
  2. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging waste management
  3. Mandatory incineration of all plastic waste
  4. Export of plastic waste without restrictions
environment easy MCQ Environmental Law and Policy SSC, Railway

Which of the following is a function of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)?

  1. Granting mining leases
  2. Granting consent to establish and operate for industries under Water and Air Acts
  3. Managing national parks
  4. Regulating international trade
environment hard MCQ Environmental Law and Policy UPSC

Which of the following principles was affirmed by the Supreme Court in the 'Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum vs Union of India' case?

  1. Absolute liability for hazardous industries only
  2. Precautionary Principle and Polluter Pays Principle as part of Indian environmental law
  3. Exemption of small industries from norms
  4. Privatization of environmental governance
environment medium MCQ Environmental Law and Policy UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a key provision of the 'Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority' (CAMPA) Act, 2016?

  1. Allowing unrestricted forest diversion
  2. Mandating that funds from forest land diversion be used for afforestation and ecosystem restoration
  3. Exempting projects from environmental clearance
  4. Privatizing all forest lands
environment medium MCQ Energy and Environment UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a key component of India's 'National Hydrogen Mission'?

  1. Promoting fossil fuel-based hydrogen only
  2. Producing green hydrogen through electrolysis using renewable electricity
  3. Banning all hydrogen research
  4. Importing all hydrogen needs
environment medium MCQ Energy and Environment UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a benefit of using biomass energy from agricultural residues?

  1. Increasing open burning of crop waste
  2. Reducing air pollution from stubble burning and providing renewable energy
  3. Depleting soil nutrients permanently
  4. Requiring fossil fuel inputs
environment easy MCQ Energy and Environment SSC, Railway

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal
  2. Natural gas
  3. Wind power
  4. Nuclear fission
environment hard MCQ Energy and Environment UPSC

Which of the following is a key advantage of decentralized renewable energy systems for rural electrification?

  1. High transmission losses
  2. Reduced dependence on grid extension, faster deployment, and community ownership
  3. Exclusive use of fossil fuels
  4. Centralized control only
environment medium MCQ Energy and Environment UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a challenge associated with hydropower projects?

  1. Zero environmental impact
  2. Displacement of communities, ecosystem fragmentation, and sedimentation issues
  3. Unlimited water availability
  4. No need for environmental clearance
environment medium MCQ Agriculture and Environment UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a key objective of the 'National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture' (NMSA)?

  1. Promoting chemical-intensive farming
  2. Enhancing agricultural productivity through sustainable practices, water efficiency, and soil health management
  3. Encouraging deforestation for agriculture
  4. Ignoring climate change impacts
environment medium MCQ Agriculture and Environment UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a climate-resilient agricultural practice?

  1. Monoculture of water-intensive crops
  2. Diversification of crops, drought-tolerant varieties, and water harvesting
  3. Clearing forests for expansion
  4. Over-extraction of groundwater
environment easy MCQ Agriculture and Environment SSC, Railway

Which of the following is a benefit of using biofertilizers in agriculture?

  1. Increasing soil salinity
  2. Enhancing nutrient availability through nitrogen fixation or phosphate solubilization
  3. Killing beneficial soil microbes
  4. Causing soil compaction
environment hard MCQ Agriculture and Environment UPSC

Which of the following is a potential environmental risk associated with genetically modified (GM) crops?

  1. Increased crop yield only
  2. Gene flow to wild relatives, development of resistant pests, and impacts on non-target organisms
  3. Reduced need for any management
  4. Universal acceptance by all farmers
environment medium MCQ Agriculture and Environment UPSC, SSC

Which of the following is a practice of 'Conservation Agriculture'?

  1. Intensive tillage and monocropping
  2. Minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop rotation
  3. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers
  4. Clearing forests for new farmland