Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ Quiz) on Climate Change and Greenhouse Effect section of Environment & Ecology with
answers and explanation. The MCQ based on Previous Year Questions (PYQ) of
various exams such as UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, MPPSC Prelims. It is useful for
various competitive exams like UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, IAS/PCS and others.
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Previous Year Questions (PYQ) of UPPSC (Prelims) on Climate Change and Greenhouse Effect:
Q 1. Climate change is caused
by –
(a) Greenhouse gases
(b) Depletion of the ozone layer
(c) Pollution
(d) All the above
Answer (d)
Q 2. Greenhouse effect is the
process:
(a) To obtain suitable
temperature for plantation
(b) Of heating the atmosphere by
absorption of infrared radiations by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
(c) By which barren mountains
changes into the green.
(d) In which deep water seems
green.
Answer (b)
Q 3. The concept of Greenhouse
Gases was postulated by:
(a) C.C. Park
(b) J.N.N. Jeffers
(c) Joseph Fourier
(d) L. Zobler
Answer (c)
Q 4. ‘Kyoto Protocol’ is related
to:
(a) Air pollution
(b) Greenhouse Gas
(c) Climate change
(d) Water pollution
Answer (c)
Q 5. Consider the following
statements:
1. Kyoto Protocol came into force
in the year 2005.
2. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily
with the depletion of the ozone layer.
3. Methane as a greenhouse gas is
more harmful than carbon dioxide.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only
Answer (b)
Q 6. Greenhouse effect is
enhanced in the environment due to:
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Oxygen
(d) None of the above
Answer (b)
Q 7. Which of the following
countries is the largest emit of CO2?
(a) China
(b) U.S.A.
(c) India
(d) France
Answer (a)
Q 8. Which of the following is
not a greenhouse gas:
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Chlorofluorocabons
(d) Methane
Answer (a)
Q 9. Which of the following
group of gases contribute to the major Greenhouse Effect?
(a) Ammonia and Ozone
(b) Carbon monoxide and Sulphur
dioxide
(c) Carbon tetrafluoride and
Nitrous oxide
(d) Carbon dioxide and Methane
Answer (d)
Q 10. Which one of the
following naturally occurring greenhouse gasses causes the highest percentage
of the greenhouse effect?
(a) Carbon Dioxide
(b) Methane
(c) Ozone
(d) Water Vapour
Answer (d)
Q 11. Which one of the
following is not responsible for global warming?
(b) Water vapour
(a) Methane
(c) Argon
(d) Carbon dioxide
Answer (c)
Q 12. Which one of the
following gases is both harmful and beneficial to life on earth?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Ozone
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide
Answer (d)
Q 13. Which of the following
is known as ‘carbon negative country’ in the world?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bahrain
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal
Answer (c)
Q 14. The Gases most
responsible for Global Warming are:
(a) Carbon-di-oxide and Methane
(b) Ammonia and Butane
(c) Radon and Nitrogen
(d) Ozone and Hydrogen Chloride
Answer (a)
Q 15. The total amount of
green-house gases produced, directly and indirectly support human activities,
referred to as:
(a) Carbon dioxide index
(b) Carbon footprint
(c) Carbon sequestration
(d) Carbon capture
Answer (b)
Q 16. As a result of global
warming there has been:
1. Better global communication
2. Melting of glaciers
3. Flowering of mango trees
before times
4. Adverse impact on health
Select your answer from the code
given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(d) 1,3 and 4 are correct
Answer (b)
Q 17. Which one of the
following is the most fragile eco-system that will be first affected by global
warming?
(a) The Arctic and Greenland Ice
sheet
(b) Amazon rain forest
(c) Taiga
(d) Indian Monsoon
Answer (a)
Q 18. The increasing amount of
carbon dioxide in the air slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere
because it absorbs:
(a) The water vapour of the air
and retains its heat
(b) The ultraviolet part of the
solar radiation
(c) All the solar radiations
(d) The infrared part of the
solar radiation
Answer (d)
Q 19. Consider the following:
1. Rice fields
2. Coal mining
3. Domestic animals
4. Wetlands
Which of the above is a source of
methane, a major greenhouse gas?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer (d)
Q 20. Which human activity is
most affected by climate?
(a) Fishing
(b) Mining
(c) Manufacturing
(d) Farming
Answer (d)
Q 21. Consider the following
statements regarding Earth Hours:
1. It is an initiative of UNEP
and UNESCO.
2. It is a movement in which the
participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year.
3. It is a movement to raise
awareness about climate change and the need to save the planet.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (c)
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