MCQ on Climate Change COP & Index for India

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:

1. An emissions-intensity target of 45% below 2005 levels by 2030;
2. A target of achieving 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030; and
3. 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) 5^th

b) 6^th

c) 7^th

d) 8^th

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) 150^th

b) 160^th

c) 170^th

d) 180^th

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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