This Environment & Ecology quiz on International Environmental Conventions puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 3 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
11 questions with answers and explanations
Ramsar Convention is related to
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar and came into force in 1975.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements best describes the 'Polar Code'?
The Polar Code is the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, adopted by the International Maritime Organization and in force since the beginning of 2017.
Read the full explanation →Which declaration was signed at UNCED 1992 at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil?
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, popularly called the Earth Summit, met at Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and adopted Agenda 21, a detailed non-binding programme of action for sustainable development.
Read the full explanation →The Montreal Protocol, adopted in 1987, deals with:
The Montreal Protocol was adopted in 1987 under the Vienna Convention of 1985 and entered into force in 1989. It fixed timetables for phasing out chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride and other ozone depleting chemicals, with later deadlines for developing countries.
Read the full explanation →International trade in endangered species of wild animals and plants is regulated by which convention?
It was agreed at Washington in 1973 and came into force in 1975.
Read the full explanation →The Kyoto Protocol, which set binding greenhouse gas reduction targets for developed countries, was adopted in which year?
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted at the third Conference of the Parties to the framework convention on climate change, held at Kyoto in Japan in 1997.
Read the full explanation →The Paris Agreement of 2015 aims to hold the rise in global average temperature to:
The Paris Agreement was adopted at the twenty-first Conference of the Parties in 2015 and entered into force in 2016.
Read the full explanation →The Basel Convention of 1989 is concerned with:
The Basel Convention was adopted in 1989 after public anger at the export of toxic waste from industrialised countries to poorer ones, and it requires prior informed consent from the importing state before such a shipment may be made.
Read the full explanation →The United Nations Environment Programme was established following which conference?
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment met at Stockholm in June 1972 and was the first global gathering to treat the environment as a subject of international policy.
Read the full explanation →The Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol were adopted under which convention?
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, adopted in 2000, governs the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms produced by modern biotechnology.
Read the full explanation →The Minamata Convention, adopted in 2013, deals with which substance?
The Minamata Convention on Mercury was adopted in 2013 and entered into force in 2017. It controls the supply and trade of mercury, restricts its use in products such as batteries, switches and certain measuring devices, and regulates emissions from coal burning and from small-scale gold mining.
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