11. Social forestry aims at raising plantation by the common man so as to meet the growing demand for:
i) Food

ii) Fuel wood
iii) Fodder

iv) Fibre
v) Fertilizer





Answer & Solution

Answer:

i, ii, iii, iv & v

12. Consider the following:
1. Stockholm - Convention on persistent organic pollutants
2. Basel Convention - Convention on the control of trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal

3. Rotterdam convention - Pesticides and industrial chemicals banned


Which of the above is/are correctly matched?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

1, 2 and 3

13. Consider the following:
I. Minamata Disease - Caused by mercury contamination

II. Itai-Itai Disease - Caused by Cadmium contamination
III. Blue baby Disease - Caused by nitrate contamination


Which of the above are correctly matched?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

I, II & III only

14. Consider the following:
1. Forcing river to change its course
2. Depletion of ground water tables
3. Threat to agriculture
4. Damage to coastal ecosystems

 

Which of the above is/are consequences of illegal sand mining?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

All of the above

15. Consider the following Ramsar Wetland sites in India and their respective states:
1. Chandra Taal - U.P.
2. Harike - Punjab
3. Deepor Beel - Assam
4. Rudra Sagar - Rajasthan


Which of the above is/are incorrectly matched?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

1, 4 only