Railway Science (Environment – Environmental Conservation)

Total Questions: 53

51. Which of the following statements is related to The United Nations Conference on Environment in the Stockholm Declaration? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (26/07/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) Creation of United Nations environment programme
Solution:

United Nations Environment Programme: It is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. UNEP’s core mission is to find solutions to the triple planetary crisis (climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, pollution). UNEP founded on 5 June 1972 Nairobi (Kenya). Stockholm Declaration (1972).

52. Which of the following organization prepares the Red List of Endangered Species? [RRB ALP Tier - II (21/01/2019) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) IUCN
Solution:

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). It is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organizations. It works for the conservation of the world's fauna and flora.
The IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, Created in 1948, its headquarters are located in Gland, Switzerland.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - Its mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland. Office International des Epizooties (OIE) - Founded in 1924, organization for Animal Health, headquarters - Paris, France.

53. The Living Planet Report, released every two years, is the flagship publication of which organization? [RRB ALP Tier - II (23/01/2019) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) World Wide Fund for Nature
Solution:

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Established in 1961, and Headquartered at Gland (Switzerland). The Energy report is also published by WWF. Living Planet Index (LPI) - It is a measure of the state of the world’s biological diversity based on population trends of vertebrate species in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats. The Nature Conservancy (founded - US,1951) is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.