Environment Conservation Treaties and Organizations

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

1. Which of the options listed below is not an ex-situ site for Biodiversity conservation?

  1. Seed Banks
  2. Zoos
  3. Botanic Gardens
  4. Marine National Parks
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Answer: Option D. Marine National Parks

2. The Stockholm Convention is a global agreement that relates to which of the following?

  1. Greenhouse Gases
  2. Fossil Fuel Consumption
  3. Nuclear Waste
  4. Protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants
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Answer: Option D. Protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants

3. Which organization presents the “Equator Prize” to honor exceptional community actions that work towards reducing poverty by conserving and sustainably using biodiversity?

  1. United Nations Development Programme
  2. World Wildlife Fund
  3. World Bank
  4. International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Answer: Option A. United Nations Development Programme

4. The “Aichi Targets” pertain to what subject?

  1. Climate Change
  2. Clean Energy
  3. Biodiversity
  4. Ocean Pollution
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Answer: Option C. Biodiversity

5. Which animal is represented in the logo for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?

  1. Panda
  2. Lion
  3. Elephant
  4. Turtle
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Answer: Option A. Panda