Prelims

What is ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol’?

With reference to an organization known as ‘BirdLife International’, which of the following
statements is/are correct?
(1) It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.
(2) The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.
(3) It identifies the sites known/referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.
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With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
(2) IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural
environments.
(3) CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
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Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances?

Consider the following countries:
1. Denmark
2. Japan
3. Russian Federation
4. United Kingdom
5. United States of America
Which of the above are the members of the ‘Arctic Council’?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Earth Hour’:
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 the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment describes the following major categories of ecosystem services-provisioning, supporting, regulating, preserving and cultural. Which one of the following is supporting service?

The “Red Data Books’’ published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) contain lists of

As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm GlobeScan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score ?

In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing ‘The Climate Change Accountability Bill’?