UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 38/60 SAMVEG

Q.1 Consider the following statements about National Air Quality Monitoring Programme: (NAMP)

1. CPCB has been executing a nationwide Programme of ambient air quality monitoring known as NAMP.
2. Currently, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), run out of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, serves as apex forecaster of pollution trends in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.
3. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards has undertaken 5 pollutants only.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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

Q.2 Consider the following pairs and identify the correct pairs:

1. Basel Convention : : Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
2. Rotterdam Convention: : certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
3. Stockholm Convention : : persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Choose correct answer:

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

Q.3 Consider the following International Conventions

1. Aarhus Convention
2. Geneva Convention
3. Stockholm Convention
4. Rotterdam Convention
5. Basel Convention
6. Bonn Convention

Which of the above are related to Hazardous Substances?

1. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
2. 2, 3, 4 and 5
3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Q.4 ‘BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes’ is managed by the

1. Asian Development Bank
2. International Monetary Fund
3. United Nations Environment Programme
4. World Bank

Q.5 Consider the following regarding ‘Conservation International’

1. It is an international organization under United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) that aims to help stabilize global climate, protect fresh water, and ensure human well-being.
2. Biodiversity Hotspots is an initiative of Conservation International.

Select the correct statement/s

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both
4. None