General Awareness Questions For Competitive Exams

1. The first National park in the word is:
Ans: Yellow Stone National Park (1872, USA)

2. The first National park of India is:
Ans: Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)

3. The concept of biosphere reserves was launched under.
Ans: MAB (Man and Biosphere) programme of UNESCO started in 1975.

4. Biosphere Reserve programme was started in India in:
Ans: 1986

5. The first biosphere reserve established was:
Ans: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

6. The world summit on sustainable development was held in August, 2002 at:
Ans: Johannesburg

7. The heating of earth due to increased level of green house gases is called:
Ans: Global warming

8. The major gas which cause global warming is:
Ans: Co2 (Carbon dioxide)

9. The shield of gas present in stratosphere that protect earth from UV rays is:
Ans: Ozone (03)

10. The formation of ozone hole is mainly due to ____.
Ans: Chlorofluro carbons (CFCS) used as refrigerants

11. Minamata disease is due to _____.
Ans: Mercury poisoning

12. Itai- Itai disease is due to _____.
Ans: Cadmium poisoning

13. Accumulation of toxic substances as we go up in a trophic level is called:
Ans: Biomagnifications

14. Bhopal gas tragedy occurred on 3rd December, 1984 by the leakage of:
Ans: Methyl iso cyanate (Mic) from a pesticide unit of Union carbide

15. The area of Biosphere reserve where limited human activity is allowed is called:
Ans: core zone

16. The disaster that occurred at Ukraine due to nuclear fall out is:
Ans: Chernobyl disaster on 26th April 1986

17. Recently endangered species are:
Ans: Dodo of Mauritius and Red panda of Siwalik Himalaya

18. The plants which are indicators of SO2 air pollution is _____.
Ans: Lichens

19. The annual tree planting festival in India initiated in 1950 is:
Ans: Van mahotsava by Dr. N.M Munshi

20. Conservation of organisms outside their natural habitats is called:
Ans: Exsitu conservation

21. A collection of living plants maintained for both pure and applied studies is:
Ans: Botanical Gardens

22. The technique that helps in the genetic manipulation of an organism and increasing its usefulness to people is:
Ans: Genetic Engineering

23. The Lion Project was started in:
Ans: Gir National park, Gujarat, 1972.

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