Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Climate Change/Conference of Parties (COP)/Cop 27/UNFCCC/Paris Agreement/Climate Index with respect to India. Which is based on Current Affairs & Contemporary issues. It is useful for various competitive exams like UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, IAS/PCS and others.
MCQ on Climate Change, COP27, Index with respect to India:
Q 1. India will achieve net zero targets by:
a) 2045
b) 2050
c) 2070
d) 2075
Answer (c)
Explanation: India’s declaration of net-zero by 2070 and
tremendous efforts in domestic climate action with a wide range of initiatives,
programmes and schemes.
Q 2. Consider the following statements regarding India’s
renewable energy target 2022:
1. India missed its 2022 renewable energy target of 175 GW.
2. India achieved its 2022 renewable energy target of 175 GW.
3. India targeted 500 GW renewable energy b 2030.
Which of the above given statements are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (c)
Explanation: India missed its 2022 renewable energy target
of 175 GW, it continues its expansion of renewable energy capacity, which is
one of the fastest in the world and has a 500 GW target for 2030.
Q 3. What is full form of LiFE at the side event held at India Pavilion at COP 27?
a)
Life for the Environment
b)
Lifestyle for the Environment
c)
Leader for the Environment
d)
Light for the Environment
Answer (b)
Explanation: The campaign aims to inspire young people
between the ages of 18 and 23 to spread the word about sustainable lifestyles.
Q 4. In context of India’s greenhouse gas emissions, which
one of the following options is correct?
a) India contributes only about 4 % of the global emission.
b) India contributes only about 7 % of the global emission.
c) India contributes only about 5 % of the global emission.
d) India contributes only about 6 % of the global emission.
Answer (a)
Explanation: According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India
with more than 17 % of global population has contributed only about 4 % of the
global cumulative greenhouse gas emissions between 1850 and 2019.
Q 5. What is India's NDC target by 2030?
a) To achieve 50% cumulative electric power from non-fossil
fuel.
b) An emissions-intensity target of 45% below 2005 levels by
2030.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None
Answer (c)
Explanation: India’s 2022 NDC has three main targets:
- An emissions-intensity target of 45% below 2005 levels by 2030;
- A target of achieving 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030; and
- Creation of a carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 GtCO2e through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
Q 6. India is a Party of:
a) UNFCCC
b) Kyoto Protocol
c) Climate &
Clean Air Coalition
d) All of the
Above
Answer (d)
Explanation: India is a Party to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and its Kyoto Protocol (KP),
and the Paris Agreement (PA). India has formally joined the Climate & Clean
Air Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership.
Q 7. Consider the
following:
1. MoES
2. ISRO
3. Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
4. Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Which of the following
is/are sponsoring the research on climate change in India? Select the correct code
given below:
a) 1, 2, and 3
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer (d)
Explanation: Research on climate change is mainly sponsored by the
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES),
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Q 8. What are per capita emissions of India 2022?
a) Below the World Average
b) Higher the World Average
c) Same as the World Average
d) One-fourth of the World Average
Answer (a)
Explanation: India’s annual per capita emissions are about
one-third of the global average.
MCQ on India's Rank in Various Climate Based Index:
Q 9. What is the rank of India's in carbon emissions?
a) 5th
b) 6th
c) 7th
d) 8th
Answer (d)
Explanation: India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 countries in
the Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI).
Q 10. What is the rank of India in Environmental Performance
Index 2022?
a) 150th
b) 160th
c) 170th
d) 180th
Answer (d)
Explanation: The 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released on World Environment Day. India has been ranked at the bottom in a list of 180 countries. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by World Economic Forum (WEF).
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