Railway Science (Environment – Environmental Conservation)

Total Questions: 53

31. What does WCCB stand for in the context of Environment and Forest? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (07/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Solution:

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau: Formed - 6 June 2007. Headquarters - New Delhi. Motto - "Fighting Transboundary Environmental Crime". Established by amending the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to combat organised wildlife crime.

32. How many schedules are there in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 of India? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (09/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) VI
Solution:

Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Provides a legal framework for the protection of various species of wild animals and plants. Schedule I - Covers endangered species that need rigorous protection.
Schedule II - Animals on this list are given High protection, with the prohibition on their trade. Schedule (III-IV) - Deal with the species that are not endangered.
Schedule V - Contains animals that are considered as vermin, small wild animals. Schedule VI - Provides for regulation in the cultivation of a specified plant and restricts its possession, sale, and transportation.

33. Which of the following, like the Chipko Movement, aims to protect forests in the Uttara Kannada district? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (09/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) Appiko Movement
Solution:

Appiko movement (1983): Place - Karnataka. Led by Pandurang Hegde. Aim - To stop felling of natural trees against commercial forestry of teak and eucalyptus trees.

34. The Earth Summit is also known as [RRB NTPC CBT - I (10/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) Rio Summit
Solution:

The Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992 by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development.
The Kyoto Protocol was an international agreement that aimed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and the presence of greenhouse gasses (GHG) in the atmosphere.

35. The United Nation Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that was held in Brazil in 1992 is known as- [RRB NTPC CBT - I (11/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) Earth Summit
Solution:

Main objectives of this summit - To promote economic development, reduce poverty, and preserve and protect Earth's ecological systems.

36. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development was approved by the United Nation in the year ____. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (18/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) 1992
Solution:

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED): It is called the Earth summit, was held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in June 1992. Important Outcomes: Rio Declaration, Agenda 21, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The first world conference on the environment - Stockholm (Sweden) in 1972, Outcome - Creation of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

37. Where was the last Earth Summit held? [RRB NTPC CBT - I ( 27/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (b) Rio de Janeiro
Solution:

1992 - The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) or Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro (Brazil). 2002 - The World Summit on Sustainable Development, Earth Summit 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa. 2012 - The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), Rio De Janeiro,Brazil.

38. Which of the following was the first official international step to protect the environment? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (29/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) Stockholm conference
Solution:

Started - 1972 (Sweden). Theme - ‘Only One Earth. Declaration - To build the “interconnections between development, poverty and the environment”. Rio Summit or the Earth Summit - Started - June 1992 (Brazil).
Declaration - Agenda 21 and the Forest Principles. Nairobi declaration - Adopted - 1982 (10th anniversary of Stockholm). Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - Signed - 1985.

39. Select the legislation that does NOT deal with the protection of environment [RRB NTPC CBT - I (05/02/2021)Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) The Port Laws Amendment Act, 1997
Solution:

Port Laws Amendment Act 1997 to constitute the TAMP (The Tariff Authority for Major Ports). The Forest ( Conservation) Act, 1980 - Protects and conserves forests, regulates diversion of forest land.
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 - To provide for public liability insurance for persons affected by accidents occurring while handling any hazardous substance. The Water Cess Act, 1977 - Imposes a tax on water use by industries for pollution control.

40. ‘Agenda 21’ was a set of practices recommended at the _______ . [RRB NTPC CBT - I (09/02/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (a) Rio Summit, 1992
Solution:

Rio Summit, 1992 (Earth Summit) - A major United Nations conference on climate change held in Rio de Janeiro. It resulted in the following documents : Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Agenda 21, Forest Principles. Agenda 21 - A non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development.