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Questions - 1

Which of the following is a stratospheric pollutant?

a) Ground level Ozone

b) Chloro Floro Carbon

c) PM 2.5

d) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate


Questions - 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1) Sulphur dioxide causes irritation to the eyes, resulting in tears and redness. 

2) High concentration of SO2 leads to stiffness of flower buds which eventually fall off from plants.

3) The irritant red haze in the traffic and congested places is also due to the oxides of Sulphur.

Choose the correct option from below -

a) 3 Only

b) 2, 3 Only

c) 1,2 Only

d) 1 Only


Questions - 3

PH of the normal rain water is - 

a) 5.6

b) 6.4

c) 7.2

d) 8.6


Questions - 4

Which of the following are Greenhouse Gases?

1) carbon dioxide, 

2) methane, 

3) ozone, 

4) chlorofluorocarbon compounds (CFCs) and 

5) water vapour

Choose the correct option from below -

a) 1,2,4,5 Only

b) 1,2,4 Only

c) 1,2,3,4 Only

d) All of the above


Questions - 5

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1) Classical smog occurs in cool humid climate. It is a mixture of smoke, fog and sulphur dioxide. 

2) Photochemical smog occurs in warm, dry and sunny climate.

3) Photochemical smog is also called reducing smog.

Choose the correct option from below -

a) 1,2 Only

b) 2,3 Only

c) 1,3 Only

d) All of the above


Questions - 6

Which of the following are not secondary precursors of photochemical smog?

1) Ozone

2) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate

3) Nitrous Oxide

4) Hydrocarbon

Choose the correct option from below -

a) 1,2 Only

b) 2,3 Only

c) 1,2,3 Only

d) 3,4 Only


Questions - 7

Colourless gas coming out from motor vehicles and cigarettes due to incomplete combustion is - 

a) Carbon dioxide

b) Nitrous Oxide

c) Carbon Monoxide

d) Methane


Questions - 8

The non-biotic pollutant in underground water is -

a) Bacteria

b) Algae

c) Arsenic

d) Viruses


Questions - 9

Which of the following is not related to air pollution?

a) Smog

b) Acid Rain

c) Eutrophication

d) Asbestosis


Questions - 10

Which of the following is a bioindicator of air pollution?

a) Lichen

b) Fern

c) Money Plant

d) Dodder


Questions - 11

The problem of water pollution with Arsenic is maximum in -

a) Haryana

b) Rajasthan

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) West Bengal


Questions - 12

Which of the following is not part of Short-lived climate pollutants?

a) Carbon-dioxide

b) Tropospheric Ozone

c) Methane

d) Black Carbon


Questions - 13

The world water day is celebrated on -

a) 28 February

b) 22 March

c) 5 June

d) 11 July


Questions - 14

In which of the following years was constituted the 'Central Ganga Authority’ by the government of India?

a) 1975

b) 1982

c) 1985

d) 1995


Questions - 15

Who among the following environmentalists is known by the name of 'Jal Purush'?

a) Sunderlal Bahuguna

b) Rajendra Singh

c) B. Ventateshwarlu

d) Salim Ali


Questions - 16

The Yamuna action plan was formally launched in -

a) 1991

b) 1992

c) 1993

d) 1994


Questions - 17

What was the name of last US soldier leaving Afghanistan? 

a) Chris Donahue

b) Simon Renne

c) Micheal Rodriguez

d) Joseph kaleyn


Questions - 18

Consider the following statement regarding BH series registration plate.

1) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Bharat series In order to free vehicle owners from all the hassle of transferring registration from one state to another.

2) Only Government service personnel can use this service if they are transferred from one state to another.

Which of the above given statement is/are correct?

a) 1 Only

b) 2 Only

c) Both 1, 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2


Questions - 19

Which of the following has not received Ramon Magsaysay award 2021?

a) Dr. Firdousi Qadri

b) Muhammad Amjad

c) Jean Phillipe Vassal

d) Steven Muncy


Questions - 20

Which country has recently declared an economic emergency?

a) Colombia

b) Belarus

c) Zimbabwe

d) Sri Lanka


Questions - 21

UN resolution 2593 is related to ____.

a) Called for the Taliban to facilitate safe passage for people wanting to leave Afghanistan, allow humanitarians to access the country, uphold human rights etc.

b) Addressing root causes of conflict while promoting post-pandemic recovering Africa.

c) UN Member States to combat and criminalize the financing of terrorists and their activities, and urges all Member States to implement FATF Standards.

d) It concerns the Israeli settlements in "Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem". 


Questions - 22

Which of the following countries had recently joined BRICS' New Development Bank?

1) Bangladesh

2) United Arab Emirates

3) Uruguay

Choose from the codes below-

a) 1 Only

b) 1, 2 Only

c) 2 Only

d) All of the above


Questions - 23

Consider the following statement regarding Sky striker.

1) They are a type of missile.

2) ‘SkyStriker’ will be manufactured in Bengaluru by a joint venture between Israel’s Elbit System and India’s Alpha Design.

3) They have been recently used in a conflict between  Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Which of the above given statement is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 Only

b) 2, 3 Only

c) 1, 3 Only

d) All of the above


Questions - 24

Defence expo 2022 will be hosted in ___.

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Gujrat

c) Tamilnadu

d) Andhra Pradesh


Questions - 25

Consider the following statement regarding Plastic pact.

1) It is a new collaborative initiative that aims to bring together businesses, governments, and nonprofits to set time-bound commitments to reduce plastics from their value chains.

2) India is the first Asian country to develop a plastic pact.

3) Plastic pact is a  collaboration between WWF India, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Which of the above given statement is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 Only

b) 2, 3 Only

c) 1, 3 Only

d) All of the above


Questions - 26

Who recently won Behler turtle conservation award?

a) Shailendra Singh

b) Sumita Mitra

c) Shyam Sundar Jyani

d) Shakuntla Haraksingh

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ANSWERS -

1 - b

2 - c

3 - a

4 - d

5 - a

6 - d

7 - c

8 - c

9 - c

10 - a

11 - d

12 - a

13- b

14 - c

15 - b

16 - c

17 - a

18 - a

19 - c

20 - d

21 - a

22 - d

23 - b

24 - b

25 - d

26 - a