#1. The number of wetlands in India listed under Ramsar Convention is :

35

21

27

39

#2. India ratified the Stockholm Convention for protecting human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants in :

2005

2006

2002

2010

#3. Which of the following represents the major loss to the human kind due to environmental degradation?

Ecosystem goods

Ecosystem services

Ecosystem-based tourism

Ecosystem-dependent tribes

#4. United Nations has declared 2017 as the International Year of :

Sustainable tourism for development

Pulses

Light and light-based Technologies

Soils

#5. The global agreement that deals with the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal is called:

Basel Convention

Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution form Ships

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

#6. Which of the following is the most promising biodiesel crop?

Sugarcane

Soybean

Switchgrass

Oat

#7. The biological oxygen demand of water is reduced mainly by:

Primary treatment

Secondary treatment

Tertiary treatment

None of the above

#8. Dead zones in the world’s oceans and large lakes are characterized by:

High biological oxygen demand

Excessive bloom of algae

Excess nutrients like nitrates and phosphates

All of the above

#9. One of the better achievements of Kanha National Park is :

Conservation of tiger from near extinction

Conservation of swamp deer from near extinction

Conservation of Gaur from near extinction

Conservation of bison from near extinction

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HPAS Previous Year Question Paper 2017 – ENVIRONMENT

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