World Environment Day

Earth Hour is organized by ___?

• UNESCO
• Earth Hour Foundation
• World Wildlife Fund
• United Nations Environment Programme.

Which of the following is responsible for turning Taj Mahal to yellow?

• Nitrogen dioxide
• Sulphur
• Chlorine
• Sulphur dioxide

“Nagoya Protocol ” is related to which among the following?

• International Finance
• Biodiversity
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Global Warming. Answer is

The protocol which decided to completely phase out CFC is

• Cartagena protocol
• Stockholm Convention
• Montreal protocol
• Kyoto protocol.

Which of the following is a source for boron air pollution?

• Rockets and jets
• Automobiles
• Soap industries
• Refrigerants.

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

• The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
• Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota
• The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission
• Carbon credits are- traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among.

• NO2, Ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight
• CO, O2 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight
• CO, CO2 and NO2 at low temperature
• High concentration of NO2, Ozone and CO in the evening

What is theme of world environment day 2023 ?

• Beat plastic Pollution
• Go wild for life
• Seven billion people plante
• Go for Bio-diversity

The Environment Protection Act of 1986 (EPA) came into force soon after which of the following disaster in India?

• Bhopal Gas Tragedy
• Oleum Gas Leak
• Maline Landslide in Pune
• None of the above

What color of the Air Quality Index lets us know that the air outside is 'unhealthy'?

• Green
• Yellow
• Orange
• Red