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ESE 2019 GS & EA Quiz 21

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Question 1

Consider the following statement regarding National Green Tribunal
1) Chairperson of NGT is a retired judge of Supreme Court
2) NGT has no power to look in to cases regarding Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
3) It is guided by the principle of Natural justice
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct:

Question 2

Consider the following statements regarding the basic objectives of the National Forest Policy 1988: 
1) Maintenance of environmental stability
2) Conservation of natural heritage
3) Creating massive people’s movement
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 3

Consider following statements regarding Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
1) It is constituted under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974
2) It was constituted under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
3) It is a statutory body
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct:

Question 4

Keeping in view of sustainable energy development, Government of India is focusing on renewable energy to meets its energy demand. With Reference to renewable energy, select the correct decreasing order of energy on the basis of current production in India.

Question 5

Among the following, which are related to hazardous material?
1) Bonn Convention
2) Stockholm Convention
3) Nagoya Protocol
4) Basel Convention

Question 6

Consider the following statements about Lichen:
1) A lichen is a combination of an algae and a bacteria and the two live deriving mutual benefit.
2) They are most common in wetlands, rare in rivers and streams and are not found in ground water.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 7

Which of the following statement about a Biosphere reserve is incorrect?

Question 8

Consider the following definitions:
1) Alpha diversity: measure of the overall diversity for the different ecosystems within a region.
2) Beta Diversity: a comparison of diversity between ecosystems
3) Gamma diversity: diversity within a particular area or ecosystem
Which of the definitions given above is/are correctly matched?
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