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SSC CGL Geography – Environment, Ecology & Climate Change – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 20 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Match the followingMatch the convention with its subject:
P. CITES Q. Basel R. Bonn
1. migratory species 2. trade in endangered species 3. hazardous wastes

Correct Answer: B [P-2, Q-3, R-1]

Explanation:

Which convention table.

2.  
The Bonn Convention (1979) is also known as the:

Correct Answer: D [Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)]

Explanation:

Migratory animals.

3.  
The Nagoya Protocol (2010) deals with:

Correct Answer: A [access to genetic resources and benefit sharing]

Explanation:

Parent: CBD.

4.  
The Kigali Amendment (2016) to the Montreal Protocol aims to phase down:

Correct Answer: B [hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)]

Explanation:

Strong greenhouse gases.

5.  
Which pair is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: C [Itai-itai – cadmium]

Explanation:

Memory Aid 3.

6.  
By the 10% law, a top carnivore at the fourth trophic level gets 5 J. How much did the producers fix?

Correct Answer: D [5,000 J]

Explanation:

Three steps up: 5 × 10 × 10 × 10.

7.  
The pyramid of numbers in a single-tree ecosystem is usually:

Correct Answer: B [inverted]

Explanation:

One tree, many insects.

8.  
Odd one outWhich is NOT one of the 'evil quartet' causes of biodiversity loss?

Correct Answer: D [photosynthesis]

Explanation:

H-O-A-C.

9.  
Odd one outWhich is NOT one of India's four biodiversity hotspots?

Correct Answer: C [Thar Desert]

Explanation:

Him, Indo, West, Sun.

10.  
The greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N₂O) comes mainly from:

Correct Answer: A [nitrogen fertilisers]

Explanation:

Paddy gives methane; fridges give CFCs/HFCs.

11.  
Acid rain is mainly caused by:

Correct Answer: D [sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides]

Explanation:

Form sulphuric and nitric acids.

12.  
Classical (London-type) smog is mainly a mixture of:

Correct Answer: C [smoke, fog and sulphur dioxide]

Explanation:

Cool, humid air; ozone and PAN mark photochemical smog.

13.  
Assertion–Reason
A: The pyramid of energy is always upright.
R: Energy is lost as heat at every trophic level.

Correct Answer: B [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Energy Never Flips.

14.  
Which Act was renamed the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam by a 2023 amendment?

Correct Answer: A [Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980]

Explanation:

Centre's approval needed to divert forest land.

15.  
Which Act of 2010 set up a specialised tribunal for environmental cases?

Correct Answer: D [National Green Tribunal Act]

Explanation:

NGT.

16.  
The International Solar Alliance was launched in 2015 by India and:

Correct Answer: A [France]

Explanation:

At COP21 Paris.

17.  
Arrange in orderArrange in chronological order:
1. Paris Agreement 2. Montreal Protocol 3. Ramsar Convention 4. Kyoto Protocol

Correct Answer: C [3, 2, 4, 1]

Explanation:

1971, 1987, 1997, 2015.

18.  
Eutrophication of a lake is caused mainly by:

Correct Answer: B [excess nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates]

Explanation:

Algal blooms use up oxygen.

19.  
World Ozone Day is observed on:

Correct Answer: A [16 September]

Explanation:

Days list.

20.  
Sacred groves in Meghalaya are found in the:

Correct Answer: C [Khasi and Jaintia hills]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 12 Biology.

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