The Environmental studies MCQ section provides the most important question and answer session in the environment and ecology section as a part of any competitive examination. These environmental studies MCQ are very important and provide a handy practice before any exam.
Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change MCQ-Environmental studies
1.  Greenhouse effect is enhanced in the environment due to
(A)Â Carbon monoxideÂ
(B)Â Carbon dioxide
(C)Â Oxygen
(D)Â All of these
2.  Climate change is caused by
(A) Greenhouse gasesÂ
(B) Depletion of ozone layer
(C) Pollution
(D) All of the above
3.  Who proposed he concept of Greenhouse Gases?Â
(A) C.C. Park
(B) J.N.N. Jeffers
(C) Joseph Fourier
(D) L. ZoblerÂ
4. Which  greenhouse gase has the highest percentage of Greenhouse effect?
(A)Â Carbon dioxide
(B)Â Methane
(C)Â Ozone
(D)Â Water vapour
5. Which one of the following is not responsible for global warming?
(A)Â Methane
(B)Â Water vapour
(C)Â Argon
(D)Â Carbon dioxide
6. Where was the climate change conference held in the year 2015?
(A) ParisÂ
(B) Quata
(C) Bon
(D) Colombo
7. Climate change is caused by
(A) Greenhouse gases
(B) Depletion of ozone layer
(C) Pollution
(D) All of the above
8. Which of the following United Nation’s climate change conference was held in Paris?Â
(A) 25th
(B) 23rd
(C) 22nd
(D) 21st
9. ‘Kyoto Protocol’ is related to
(A) Air pollution
(B) Greenhouse gas
(C) Climate change
(D) Water pollution
10. Which of the following is known as ‘carbon negative country’ in the world?
(A) AfghanistanÂ
(B) Bahrain
(C) Bhutan
(D) Nepal
11. Which one among the following substances does not contribute to global warming?
(A) Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
(B) Methane
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Water vapourÂ
12. Which of the following is not Greenhouse Gas?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Sulphur dioxide
(C) Methane
(D) All of the above
13. Which one of the following is the most fragile ecosystem that will be first affected by global warming?
(A) Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet
(B) Amazon rain forest
(C) Taiga
(D) Indian Monsoo
14. Which human activity is most affected by climate?
(A) Fishing
(B) Mining
(C) Manufacturing
(D) Farming
15. The greenhouse gas liberated by cud-chewing animals is
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) CFC
(D) Nitrous oxide
16. The United Nations Convention on climate change ratified by more than 50 countries became effective on
(A) 21st March, 1994
(B) 21st May, 1995
(C) 21st June, 1996
(D) 21st June, 1999
17. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) First World Climate Conference -1979
(B) First Earth Summit-Agenda-21
(C) Earth Summit Plus 5-1997
(D) Carbon Trading
18. The concept of ‘carbon credit’ originated from which one of the following?
(A) Kyoto Protocol
(B) Earth Summit
(C) Montreal Protocol
(D) G-8 Summit
19. Bio-Carbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes is managed by the
(A) Asian Development BankÂ
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) United Nations Environment Programme
(D) World Bank
20. Who had suggested that shifting Earth on its axis is one of the factors, responsible for the climatic change?
(A) Robert Hooke
(B) Milutin Milan Kolich
(C) George Simpson
(D) T.C. Chamberlain
21. India’s first National Action Plan on climate change was released in__?
(A) 2008Â
(B) 2012Â
(C) 2014Â
(D) 2015Â
22. 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?
(A) AustraliaÂ
(B) Germany
(C) Japan
(D) New Zealand
23. Which of the following represents the average increase in earth’s temperature during the last century?
(A) 0.6ºCÂ
(B) 0.7ºC
(C) 0.8ºC
(D) 0.9ºC
24. Consider the following statements.
1. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005.Â
2. Kyoto Protocol primarily deals with reducing overall greenhouse emissions.
3. Carbon dioxide is five times more effective as a greenhouse gas than methane.
Which of the above statements is/
are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) Only 1
(D) Only 3
25. 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 2ºC or 1.5ºC 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.
(A) Only 1 and 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
26. Consider the following agricultural practices.
1. Contour bunding
2. Relay cropping
3. Zero tillage
In the context of global climate change, which of the above help/ helps in carbon sequestration/ storage in the soil?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) None of the above
27. Which one of the following gases is both harmful and beneficial to life on Earth?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Ozone
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide
28. At Present,  the largest contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) USA
29. The ‘Global Warming’ in the Environment is caused due to
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Increase in carbon dioxide
(C) Decrease in carbon dioxide
(D) Increase in forestation
30. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) First World Climate Conference-1979
(B) First Earth Summit-Agenda-21
(C) Earth Summit Plus 5-1997
(D) Carbon Trading – Montreal Protocol
