Free download PDF of CSAT prelims general awareness multiple choice questions(MCQs) and answers on Ecology and Biodiversity. These previous years solved questions include mcqs on National biodiversity Authority, soil erosion etc.
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The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, because it absorbs
A
the infrared part of the solar radiation
B
the water vapour of the air and retains its heat
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Every year, a month long ecological important campaign/ festival if held during which certain communities/ tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/ tribes?
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With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild Fauna and flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
II. IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural environments.
III. CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national lows.
Select of the correct answer using the code given below.