How to Make Environment notes for UPSC preparation?

How to best use these Environment notes for UPSC preparation?

• Aspirants often have the Environment related relevant information but presenting all the information in the IAS exam becomes a challenge, especially in the UPSC mains.
• Make a habit of listing current affairs along with static parts of the UPSC notes.
• If one goes through the UPSC previous year question papers, one can see the nature of questions are changing.

Few Environment questions from UPSC previous year question papers are given below.

Q.1 Consider the following pairs:

Terms sometimes seen in the news Their origin

1. Annexe- I Countries: Cartagena Protocol
2. Certified Emissions Reductions: Nagoya Protocol
3. Clean Development Mechanism: Kyoto Protocol

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1,2 and 3

Ans. C

Q 2 Which of the following best describes/describe the aim of ‘Green India Mission’ of the Government of India?

1. Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the ‘green accounting’
2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security to one and all in the future
3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1,2 and 3

Ans. C

Q.3 What is/are the unique about the ‘Kharai Camel’ a breed found in India

1. It is capable of swimming up three kilometres in seawater
2. Its survives by grazing on mangroves
3. It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated

Select the correct answers using the code given below

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. A

Q.4 What is ‘greenhouse gas protocol ‘?

1. it is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions
2. it is an initiative of the united nations to offer financial incentives to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly technologies
3. it is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the united nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022
4. it is one of the multilateral REDD+ initiatives hosted by the world bank

Ans. A

Q.5 With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:

1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development.
2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. A

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