Insights Static Quiz -258, 2019
Environment
INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about Global Footprint Network.
- The Global Footprint Network is an attached office of UNEP, promoting and driving sustainable policy decisions.
- Global Footprint Network’s goal is to create a future where all humans can live well, within the means of one planet Earth.
- Global Footprint Network calculatesEarth Overshoot Day every year.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
The Global Footprint Network is an international think tank promoting and driving sustainable policy decisions in a world of limited resources. Together with its various partners, Global Footprint Network (GFN) coordinates research, develops methodological standards, and provides decision makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s ecological limits.
Global Footprint Network calculates Earth Overshoot Day every year using Ecological Footprint accounting, which adds up all of people’s competing demands on nature, including demand for food, timber, and fibers (cotton); absorption of carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels; and buildings, roads and other infrastructure. August 1 is the earliest Earth Overshoot Day since the world went into ecological overshoot in the 1970s.
The Global Footprint Network was founded in 2003 with the aim to safeguard a sustainable world for all people in which they can live a fulfilled life within natural ecological boundaries. The headquarters of the Global Footprint Network is located in Oakland (USA), with further offices in Switzerland, Belgium and the Philippines.
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Solution: b)
The Global Footprint Network is an international think tank promoting and driving sustainable policy decisions in a world of limited resources. Together with its various partners, Global Footprint Network (GFN) coordinates research, develops methodological standards, and provides decision makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s ecological limits.
Global Footprint Network calculates Earth Overshoot Day every year using Ecological Footprint accounting, which adds up all of people’s competing demands on nature, including demand for food, timber, and fibers (cotton); absorption of carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels; and buildings, roads and other infrastructure. August 1 is the earliest Earth Overshoot Day since the world went into ecological overshoot in the 1970s.
The Global Footprint Network was founded in 2003 with the aim to safeguard a sustainable world for all people in which they can live a fulfilled life within natural ecological boundaries. The headquarters of the Global Footprint Network is located in Oakland (USA), with further offices in Switzerland, Belgium and the Philippines.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in
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Solution: d)
MP becomes first state to map trees using DNA to curb smuggling. Madhya Pradesh’s Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary has started collecting DNA samples of standing trees, stumps and logs. This smart use of technology will not only discourage wood poachers from felling trees in reserved forests, but also fix responsibility of conniving officials.
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Solution: d)
MP becomes first state to map trees using DNA to curb smuggling. Madhya Pradesh’s Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary has started collecting DNA samples of standing trees, stumps and logs. This smart use of technology will not only discourage wood poachers from felling trees in reserved forests, but also fix responsibility of conniving officials.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Keystone species.
- The top predatorsare considered as keystone species.
- If keystone species are lost, it will lead to the degradation of whole ecosystem.
- Plants cannot be Keystone species.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance. Such species are described as playing a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community.
A keystone species is a plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions.
Top predators (Lion, Tiger, Crocodile, and Elephant) are considered as keystone species because it regulates all other animal population indirectly. Hence top predators are given much consideration in conservation.
If keystone species are lost, it will lead to the degradation of whole ecosystem. For example certain plant species (ebony tree, Indian-laurel) exclusively depends upon bats for its pollination. If the bat population is reduced then regeneration of particular plants becomes more difficult.
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Solution: c)
A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance. Such species are described as playing a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community.
A keystone species is a plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions.
Top predators (Lion, Tiger, Crocodile, and Elephant) are considered as keystone species because it regulates all other animal population indirectly. Hence top predators are given much consideration in conservation.
If keystone species are lost, it will lead to the degradation of whole ecosystem. For example certain plant species (ebony tree, Indian-laurel) exclusively depends upon bats for its pollination. If the bat population is reduced then regeneration of particular plants becomes more difficult.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about Biodiversity Heritage Sites.
1. They are selected under the provisions of Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
2. National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) provides financial support for the establishment of Biodiversity Heritage Site.
3. Ameenpur Lake is the first Biodiversity Heritage Site in the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
“Biodiversity Heritage Sites” (BHS) are well defined areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems – terrestrial, coastal and inland waters and, marine having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components: richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories, high endemism, presence of rare and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance, wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or their varieties, past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having significant cultural, ethical or aesthetic values and are important for the maintenance of cultural diversity, with or without a long history of human association with them.
Under Section 37 of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BDA) the State Government in consultation with local bodies may notify in the official gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS).
Once the BHS is notified by the State Government, the NBA may support the initial establishment of BHS financially by allocating adequate funding support as seed money through State Biodiversity Boards (SBB). Simultaneously, the financial requirement of BHS may be included in the annual budget of the local body(ies). The State Government may also allocate adequate seed money to each BHS on its notification through SBB.
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Solution: d)
“Biodiversity Heritage Sites” (BHS) are well defined areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems – terrestrial, coastal and inland waters and, marine having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components: richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories, high endemism, presence of rare and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance, wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or their varieties, past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having significant cultural, ethical or aesthetic values and are important for the maintenance of cultural diversity, with or without a long history of human association with them.
Under Section 37 of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BDA) the State Government in consultation with local bodies may notify in the official gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS).
Once the BHS is notified by the State Government, the NBA may support the initial establishment of BHS financially by allocating adequate funding support as seed money through State Biodiversity Boards (SBB). Simultaneously, the financial requirement of BHS may be included in the annual budget of the local body(ies). The State Government may also allocate adequate seed money to each BHS on its notification through SBB.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Asiatic Lion Conservation Project.
- It was launched by CITES(the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
- It will be funded by World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has launched the “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” with an aim to protect and conserve the world’s last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem.
The total budget of the project for 3 years that amounts to nearly Rs. 9784 lakh will be funded from the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- Development of Wildlife Habitat (CSS-DWH) with the contributing ratio being 60:40 of Central and State share.
The project activities is envisaged in a manner to cause habitat improvement, scientific interventions, disease control and veterinary care supplemented with adequate eco development works for the fringe population in order to ensure a stable and viable Lion population in the Country.
Asiatic Lions are listed as ‘Endangered’ under the IUCN Red List. Its population is restricted to the state of Gujarat in India.
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Solution: d)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has launched the “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” with an aim to protect and conserve the world’s last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem.
The total budget of the project for 3 years that amounts to nearly Rs. 9784 lakh will be funded from the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- Development of Wildlife Habitat (CSS-DWH) with the contributing ratio being 60:40 of Central and State share.
The project activities is envisaged in a manner to cause habitat improvement, scientific interventions, disease control and veterinary care supplemented with adequate eco development works for the fringe population in order to ensure a stable and viable Lion population in the Country.
Asiatic Lions are listed as ‘Endangered’ under the IUCN Red List. Its population is restricted to the state of Gujarat in India.
