The Kyoto Protocol specifically relates to which one among the following issues?
- A.Emission reduction
- B.Ozone layer depletion
- C.Chlorofluorocarbons
- D.Biodiversity management
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The correct answer is A, Emission reduction. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in December 1997 at Kyoto in Japan under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and came into force in February 2005. It set legally binding targets for developed countries to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Its first commitment period ran from 2008 to 2012, and it introduced market tools such as emissions trading and the Clean Development Mechanism. The Paris Agreement of 2015 later became the main climate treaty. Option B is wrong because ozone depletion is dealt with by the Vienna Convention of 1985 and the Montreal Protocol of 1987. Option C is wrong because chlorofluorocarbons are phased out under the Montreal Protocol, not the Kyoto Protocol. Option D is wrong because biodiversity is the subject of the Convention on Biological Diversity signed at Rio in 1992. Exam tip: Kyoto 1997 for greenhouse gases, Montreal 1987 for ozone and CFCs, CBD 1992 for biodiversity.
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View allThe 'Ramsar Convention' relates to which one of the following areas ?
- A.Wetland preservation
- B.Promote afforestation
- C.Action plan on climate change
- D.Combat desertification
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The Ramsar Convention is the international treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. It was signed on 2 February 1971 at Ramsar, a town in Iran on the Caspian Sea, and came into force in 1975.
Read the full explanation →A new species of pit-viper was discovered in 2019 and named after the State in which it was found. Identify the State from among the following :
- A.Kerala
- B.Arunachal Pradesh
- C.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- D.Assam
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The species was named Trimeresurus arunachalensis, the Arunachal pit viper, after the state where it was found. Pit vipers are venomous snakes with a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril, which lets them detect warm-blooded prey in the dark.
Read the full explanation →Cheetahs were recently re-introduced to India from Africa. From which language is the name 'Cheetah' derived ?
- A.Swahili
- B.Afrikaans
- C.Somali
- D.Sanskrit
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The word comes from the Sanskrit 'chitraka', meaning the spotted or speckled one, and reached English through the Hindi 'cheeta'.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following is the correct order of tiger reserves situated from North to South in India ?
- A.Corbett - Simlipal - Sariska - Periyar
- B.Periyar - Sariska - Simlipal - Corbett
- C.Corbett - Sariska - Simlipal - Periyar
- D.Periyar - Simlipal - Sariska - Corbett
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Going by their states, Uttarakhand lies furthest north, then Rajasthan, then Odisha, and Kerala lies furthest south.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is correct?
- A.Guindy National Park is known for tiger reserve.
- B.Namdapha National Park is meant for lion conservation.
- C.Jaldapara is a biosphere reserve.
- D.Rann of Kutch is a Wild Ass Sanctuary.
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. The Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, set up in 1973 in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, is the last home of the Indian wild ass, or khur, a fast and hardy animal adapted to the salt desert.
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