181. Which of the following periods has generally been considered to be the ‘Little Ice Age’?
750 A.D.–850 A.D.
950 A.D.–1250 A.D.
1650 A.D.–1870 A.D.
8000 to 10,000 years B.P. (Before Present)
182. Which of the following is not related to the astronomical theories of climate change?
Eccentricity of earth’s orbit
Obliquity of earth’s rotational axis
Precession of equinoxes
Solar irradiance
183. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
First World Climate Conference – 1979
First Earth Summit – Agenda 21
Earth Summit Plus – 1997
Carbon Trading – Montreal Protocol
184. India’s first National Action Plan on climate change was released in
2008 A.D.
2012 A.D.
2014 A.D.
2015 A.D.
185. Which one of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas?
CO2
CH4
NO2
O2
186. Given below are two statements: Assertion (A): Climate change is leading to increase in social tension in India. Reason (R): The frequency or intensity of the extreme weather events will have serious repercussions on food security. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
187. Which one of the following atmospheric changes takes place due to greenhouse effect?
Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere
Increase in humidity in atmosphere
Increase in biological population
Increase in wind speed
188. Which of the following are the primary causes of climate change? 1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels 2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil 3. Increasing solar flares 4. Heavy deforestation Select the correct answer using the code given below: Codes:
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
1 and 4 only
189. United Nations Conference on climate change, COP21 was held in
Moscow
Paris
Berlin
Tokyo
190. When was India’s first National Action Plan on Climate Change released?
2000
2008
2012
2015
191. What is ‘Green House Effect’?
Increase in global temperature
Decrease in global temperature
Increase in sea water temperature
Increase in temperature of rivers and lakes
192. Which of the following countries was the largest emitter of CO2 in 2015?
China
U.S.A
India
France
193. As a result of global warming the frequency and severity of which of the following are due to global warming?
Cyclones only
Storms only
Hurricanes only
All of the above
194. Ultra-violet radiation from sun light causes the reaction that produce which of the following?
CO
SO2
O3
Fluorides
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