MCQ
Environment MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 3 Environment questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1With reference to the WMO State of the Climate in Asia 2025 report released at Paro, Bhutan, consider the following statements: 1. The warming trend during 1991-2025 was about twice that of the 1961-1990 period. 2. All 23 monitored glaciers in high-mountain Asia lost mass in 2025. 3. Sea level along the Indian subcontinent rose slower than the global mean rate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the 1991-2025 warming trend was about twice that of 1961-1990. Statement 2 is correct: all 23 monitored high-mountain Asia glaciers lost mass. Statement 3 is incorrect: sea level along the Indian subcontinent rose 4.9 mm/year (1999-2025), faster than the global mean of 3.6 mm/year. Hence only 1 and 2 are correct.
Q2With reference to the ''Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar'' campaign seen in the news recently, consider the following statements: 1. The nationwide coastal cleanliness campaign is scheduled to be held from 10 to 19 September 2026. 2. The high-level review meeting for the campaign was chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences. 3. The same meeting also reviewed preparations for ESTIC-2026, IISF 2026 and National Space Day 2026. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
All three statements are correct. The nationwide ''Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar'' coastal cleanliness campaign is scheduled from 10 to 19 September 2026. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, chaired the high-level review meeting of the Science Ministries at the CSIR-Science Centre, New Delhi, which also reviewed preparations for ESTIC-2026, the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2026 and National Space Day 2026.
Q3Consider the following statements regarding the CAQM special road inspection drive in Noida and Greater Noida (July 2026): 1. It covered 17 urban road stretches spanning about 46.87 km. 2. All 17 stretches were found to have end-to-end paving. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The CAQM special inspection drive on 10 July 2026 covered 17 urban road stretches spanning about 46.87 km in Noida and Greater Noida, so statement 1 is correct. However, only 9 stretches had end-to-end paving while 8 lacked it, so statement 2 is incorrect. Road dust is a major source of particulate air pollution.
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