UPSC Exam: Civil Services-General Studies 2012 free model test 3- Part 1
1. India
1. Fundamental Right deals about the Environmental Protection.
2. Directive Principles of State Policy deals about Environmental Protection.
3. Fundamental Duties deals about Environment.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 alone
Answer: c
2. Find out the correct statement:
1. Rachel Carson – The Sea around us
2. Edward Abbey – The Monkey Wrench Gang
3. Aldo Leopold – A Sand Country Almanac
4. Chico
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) None of the above
Answer: b
3. Who among the following persons are famous Environmentalist?
1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Al Gore
3. Edward Osborne Wilson
4. Gaylord Nelson
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer: a
4. Find out the founder of Earth Day:
a) Edward Abbey
b) Aldo Leopold
c) Gaylord Nelson
d) John Muir
Answer: c
5. “When we plant new trees, we plant the seeds of Peace: was said by
a) Al Gore
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Wangari Mathai
d) Darwin
Answer: c
6. Fall of a Sparrow is the Autobiography of
a) Sunderlal Bahuguna
b) Anil Agarwal
c) Salim Ali
d) Robin Banerjee
Answer: c
7. Who among the following Environmentalist are followers of Gandhian Values?
1. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
2. Sunderlal Bahuguna
3. Anil Agarwal
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 1 and 3
Answer: c
8. Find out the correct statement:
1. Menaka Gandhi – Chipko Movement
2. Sunderlal Bahuguna – People Action
3. Remi Chandran – Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring Sustem
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 3 alone
Answer: d
9. Find out the correct statement:
1. Heads and Tails – Menaka Gandhi
2. Lakes are still standing – Anupam Mishra
3. Book of Indian Birds – Remi Chandran
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer: d
10. Who among the following Environmentalist received Right Livelihood Award?
1. Vandana Shiva
2. Madha Patkar
3. Sunderlal Bahuguna
4. Salim Ali
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
11. Which of the following are the aims of Green Building
1. Minimise the demand of renewable resources
2. Maximise reuse and recycling of available resources
3. Utilisation of Nonrenewable resources
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 alone
d) 2 alone
Answer: d
12. Artic Council was established in 1996 with the co-operation on Artic Affairs beyond the environment. Find out the incorrect statement about Artic Council:
1. It deals about exploit the Artic Resources
2. It recognise the traditional and cultural need of Indigenous people.
3. It regulate the commercial exploitation of Artic Oil Reserve
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) None of the above
Answer: c
13. Find out the incorrect statement about Red Panda:
1. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red list of threatened
2. All the varieties of Red Panda are there in China
3. Ailurus fulgens fulgens sub sup species of Red Panda are found in West Bengal , Arunachal Pradesh and Andra Pradesh
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer: c
14. Indra Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award is given to Individuals and Institutions. Find out the Individual/Organisation who received the Award for 2010:
1. ISHA Foundation
2. A.T. Mishra
a) Both
b) 1
c) 2
d) None of the above
Answer: c
15. Champions of the Earth is the United Nations Flagship Environmental Award that recognises outstanding visionaries and leaders in the field of policy, science etc. Find out the Person who received the Award for 2011:
1. Felipe Calderon
2. Zhang Yunae
3. Olga Speranskay
4. Mary C. Comerio
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None of the above
Answer: c
16. Find out the name of the Scottish Environmentalist who was killed in Afghanistan
a) Mary C. Comerio
b) Linda Norgrove
c) Luis Palmer
d) An Gelique Kidjo
Answer: b
17. The Whitley Award is given by
a) US
b) Canada
c) UN
d) UK
Answer: d
18. Find out the region which is highly Biodiverse and its cave are the richest for subterranean fauna in the world. It is stretching from Italy to Albania
a) Caracus Arc
b) Dinaric Arc
c) Betpak
d) Ustiurt
Answer: b
19. Belize Western Atlantic . Which of the following atolls are there in Belize
1. Turneffe Islands
2. Lighthouse Reef
3. Glovers Reef
4. May Otte
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer: c
20. Find out the correct statement about India State of Forest Report 2011:
1. 1st time it provide Information about Bamboo Resources.
2. It provides Information on Carbon Stock for two time periods and methodology for its estimation.
a) Both
b) 1
c) 2
d) None of the above
Answer: a
21. Find out the incorrect statement:
1. 1/3 of the India
2. Forest cover in the Tribal districts are increasing
3. Contribution of very dense forest is more than open forest.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
Answer: c
22. Find out the correct statement:
1. Forest Survey of India mapped the Forest types based on Champion and Seth classification
2. The percentage of Tropical Dry Decious Forest is more than all other type of Forest .
3. The percentage of Tropical Moist decidious Forest drug decidious Forest
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1
d) 2
Answer: a
23. As per the FSI report 2011 Forest Cover declined in Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya. Find out the reason for decrease in Forest Cover:
1. Shortening of Shifting Cultivation cycle and Biotic Resoruces.
2. Management Intervention like harvesting of short rotation crops, Forest clearness.
a) None of the above
b) 1
c) 2
d) Both
Answer: d
24. Find out the incorrect statement:
1. Reserved Forest – Limited degree of Protection
2. Protected Forest – Full degree of Protection
3. Unclassed Forest
4. Tree Cover – Tree patches out the Unclassed Forest
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: d
25. Which of the following places/states in India
1. Baster
2. Assam
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Arunachal Pradesh
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) None of thea bvoe
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 2 and 4
Answer: c
Courtesy: P.L.Raj Memorial IAS Study Circle
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