Climate Change PYQs

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1. Prelims 2016Q55Climate Change

   What is 'Greenhouse Gas Protocol'?

   aIt is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissionsbIt is an initiative of the United Nations to offer financial incentives to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly technologiescIt is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the United Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022dIt is one of the multilateral REDD+ initiatives hosted by the World Bank
2. Prelims 2016Q97Climate Change

   With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?

   1.The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017.

   2.The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2 °C or even 1·5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

   3.Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 and 3 onlyb2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2015Q40Climate Change

   Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances?

   aBretton Woods ConferencebMontreal ProtocolcKyoto ProtocoldNagoya Protocol
4. Prelims 2015Q49Climate Change

   Which of the following statements regarding ‘Green Climate Fund’ is/are correct?

   1.It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.

   2.It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
5. Prelims 2015Q74Climate Change

   With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct?

   1.It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.

   2.It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management.

   3.It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
6. Prelims 2014Q53Climate Change

   The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2 °C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3 °C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world?

   1.Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source.

   2.Widespread coral mortality will occur.

   3.All the global wetlands will permanently disappear.

   4.Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc2, 3 and 4 onlyd1, 2, 3 and 4
7. Prelims 2014Q79Climate Change

   Consider the following statements regarding ‘Earth Hour’ :

   1.It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO.

   2.It is a movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year.

   3.It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 and 3 onlyb2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
8. Prelims 2012Q17Climate Change

   Consider the following statements :

   Chlorofluorocarbons, known as ozone-depleting substances, are used

   1.in the production of plastic foams

   2.in the production of tubeless tyres

   3.in cleaning certain electronic components

   4.as pressurizing agents in aerosol cans

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1, 2 and 3 onlyb4 onlyc1, 3 and 4 onlyd1, 2, 3 and 4
9. Prelims 2012Q50Climate ChangeAnswer disputed

   The acidification of oceans is increasing. Why is this phenomenon a cause of concern?

   1.The growth and survival of calcareous phytoplankton will be adversely affected.

   2.The growth and survival of coral reefs will be adversely affected.

   3.The survival of some animals that have phytoplanktonic larvae will be adversely affected.

   4.The cloud seeding and formation of clouds will be adversely affected.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1, 2 and 3 onlyb2 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2, 3 and 4
10. Prelims 2012Q62Climate Change

    The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, because it absorbs

    athe water vapour of the air and retains its heatbthe ultraviolet part of the solar radiationcall the solar radiationsdthe infrared part of the solar radiation
11. Prelims 2011Q9Climate Change

    The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?

    aPresence of prominent tropospheric turbulence; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbonsbPresence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbonscAbsence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbonsdIncreased temperature at polar region due to global warming
12. Prelims 2011Q15Climate Change

    Regarding “carbon credits”, which one of the following statements is not correct?

    aThe carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto ProtocolbCarbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quotacThe goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emissiondCarbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme
13. Prelims 2011Q21Climate Change

    Human activities in the recent past have caused the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but a lot of it does not remain in the lower atmosphere because of

    1.Its escape into the outer stratosphere,

    2.The photosynthesis by phytoplankton in the oceans,

    3.The trapping of air in the polar ice caps.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 onlyc2 and 3d3 only
14. Prelims 2010Q56Climate Change

    The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at

    aUnited Nations’ Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972bUN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992cWorld Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002dUN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 2009
15. Prelims 2010Q61Climate Change

    Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/reasons is this attributable?

    1.The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of methane.

    2.When nitrogen based fertilizers are used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the cultivated soil.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
16. Prelims 2010Q129Climate Change

    What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future ?

    1.Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available.

    2.India cannot invest huge funds in research and development.

    3.Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
17. Prelims 2010Q149Climate Change

    Consider the following which can be found in the ambient atmosphere :

    1.Soot

    2.Sulphur hexafluoride

    3.Water vapour

    Which of the above contribute to the warming up of the atmosphere ?

    a1 and 2 onlyb3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
18. Prelims 2009Q111Climate Change

    In the context of CO₂ emission and Global Warming, what is the name of a market-driven device under the UNFCCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives from the developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions ?

    aCarbon FootprintbCarbon Credit RatingcClean Development MechanismdEmission Reduction Norm
19. Prelims 2009Q112Climate Change

    The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following ?

    aEarth Summit, Rio de JaneirobKyoto ProtocolcMontreal ProtocoldG-8 Summit, Heiligendamm
20. Prelims 2009Q117Climate Change

    In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill" ?

    aAustraliabCanadacGermanydJapan
21. Prelims 2008Q20Climate Change

    Consider the following:

    1.Rice fields

    2.Coal mining

    3.Domestic animals

    4.Wetlands

    Which of the above are sources of methane, a major greenhouse gas?

    a1 and 4 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1, 2 and 3 onlyd1, 2, 3 and 4
22. Prelims 2008Q96Climate Change

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.

    2.Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
23. Prelims 2006Q54Climate ChangeAnswer disputed

    Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?

    aAustraliabGermanycJapandNew Zealand
24. Prelims 2005Q6Climate Change

    Consider the following statements :

    1.Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005

    2.Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer.

    3.Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b1 and 3c1 onlyd3 only
25. Prelims 1998Q101Climate Change

    World Environment Conference to discuss global warming was held in 1997 in

    aStockholmbRio de JaneirocParisdKyoto