Climate Change

General Knowledge Test with questions about Environment & Biodiversity for exams like UPSC, SSC, UPPSC, Banking, RPSC, MPSC, KAS, MPPSC, and others.

1. Which organization initiated the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) in 2008, aiming to encourage a shift towards a low carbon world?

  1. Greenpeace
  2. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
  3. International Energy Agency (IEA)
  4. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Answer: Option D. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

2. Which of these is not considered a primary greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?

  1. Methane
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Carbon Dioxide
  4. Nitrous Oxide
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Answer: Option B. Nitrogen

3. In which Indian state has the country’s first carbon dioxide measurement exchange tower been installed?

  1. Uttarakhand
  2. Kerala
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra
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Answer: Option A. Uttarakhand

4. Which organization, established by the WMO and UNEP in 1988 to evaluate the risk of human-induced climate change?

  1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  2. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  3. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  4. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Answer: Option A. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

5. Which of the following is considered the most potent greenhouse gas?

  1. Ozone
  2. Carbon dioxide
  3. Methane
  4. Water vapor
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Answer: Option D. Water vapor