Water Conservation (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

1. In which of the following institutes, the Environmental Information System (ENVIS)'s 'Centre on Population and Environment' is located? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) IIT Kharagpur
(b) L.I.T. New Delhi
(c) IIPS Mumbai
(d) N.I.R.S. Dehradun

Correct Answer: (c) IIPS Mumbai

Solution:The Environmental Information System (ENVIS)'s 'Centre on Population and Environment' is located in International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.

2. The "Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative" (KSLCDI) is a collaboration among which three nations? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) India, Afghanistan, China
(b) India, Nepal, Afghanistan
(c) India, Nepal, Pakistan
(d) India, China, Nepal

Correct Answer: (d) India, China, Nepal

Solution:The "Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative" (KSLCDI) is a collaboration among India, China and Nepal.

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2017]

List-I (Institute)	List-II (City)
(a) Forest Research Institute	1. Dehradun
(b) Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute	2. Jhansi
(c) Central Arid Zone Research Institute	3. Jodhpur
(d) Indian Agricultural Research Institute	4. New Delhi

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	4	1	3
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	1	3	2	4
(d)	4	2	3	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows -

List - I (Institute)	List - II (City)
Forest Research Institute	Dehradun
Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute	Jhansi
Central Arid Zone Research Institute	Jodhpur
Indian Agricultural Research Institute	New Delhi

4. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services is located in which of the following cities? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre), 2023]

(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Hyderabad

Correct Answer: (d) Hyderabad

Solution:Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services is located in Hyderabad. It was established as an autonomous body in 1999 under the Ministry of Earth Sciences and is a unit of the Earth System Science Organisation.

5. The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is awarded every year for- [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

(a) Significant contribution to the field of environment.
(b) Outstanding contribution in the field of afforestation.
(c) Outstanding contribution in the field of waste land development.
(d) Exemplary work in the field of wildlife conservation and research.

Correct Answer: (a) Significant contribution to the field of environment.

Solution:Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is an environment award instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India in the year 1987 in order to encourage public participation in environment. It is awarded to individuals and organizations that have made a significant and measurable contribution in the field of environment protection and improvement.

6. In which of the scientific fields, Borlaug award is given: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Medicine
(b) Space Research
(c) Agriculture
(d) Atomic Physics

Correct Answer: (c) Agriculture

Solution:The Borlaug Award is given for outstanding research and contribution in the field of agriculture.

7. Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Prize in which field? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Agriculture
(b) Economics
(c) Medicine
(d) Peace

Correct Answer: (d) Peace

Solution:Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

8. Prestigious 'Tyler Prize' is given in the field of- [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Drama
(b) Woman Rights
(c) Child Rights
(d) Environment Protection

Correct Answer: (d) Environment Protection

Solution:The Tyler Prize for Environment Achievement is the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring a great benefit upon mankind. In 2016, this prize was given to Sir Partha Das Gupta, Professor, University of Cambridge. Tyler Prize 2018 was awarded to two biological oceanographers: Paul Falkowski and James J. Mc Carthy. Tyler Prize 2020 is awarded to Pavan Sukhdev and Gretchen C. Daily. Tyler price 2022 was awarded to Sir Andrew Haines and 2023 Danial Pauly and Ussif Rashid Sumaila.

9. Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award is given for outstanding contribution to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Afforestation and conservation of wastelands
(b) Neat technology and development
(c) Wildlife Conservation
(d) Hindi books on environment

Correct Answer: (b) Neat technology and development

Solution:Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award is given to the industrial units that make a significant contribution towards the development of new or the innovative modification of existing technologies or adoptation and use of clean technologies and practices that substantially reduce or prevent environmental pollution.

10. 'Global 500' awards are given for achievements in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, 2004, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, 2001, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Population control
(b) Campaign against terrorism
(c) Protection of environment
(d) Campaign against drugs

Correct Answer: (c) Protection of environment

Solution:The Global 500 Award was launched in 1987 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to recognize and honour environmental and humanitarian achievement. This award was a tribute to success on the front lines of environmental action and honoured individuals and organizations that combat environmental issues despite immense social, political and logistical obstacles.

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