Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (08 October 2015)

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1. Consider the following statements.

1) The World Nature Foundation (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working for conservation, research and restoration of the environment
2) WWF’s logo is Giant Panda
3) Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) All of the above
(d) 1 & 3

2. Consider the following statements.

1) The earth summit held in 1992 at Rio de Janerio resulted into a Convention on Biodiversity.
2) The earth summit convention came into force in 1994.
3) The World Conservation Union & the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) support projects worldwide to promote conservation & appropriate development of Biosphere reserves.

Which of the above statements is / are true

(a) 1 & 3
(b) All of the above
(c) 1 & 2
(d) 2 & 3

3. Consider the following statements.

1) Biosequestration is the capture & storage of the atmospheric greenhouse gas CO2 by biological processes.
2) Sulphur dioxide is the most abundant & stable greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) Both 1 & 2
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the following statements.

1) Algae naturally captures sunlight & use its energy to split water into hydrogen, oxygen & oil which can be extracted.
2) The United Nations Collaborative programme on Reducing emissions from Deforestation & forest Degradation in Developing countries is a collaboration between UNDP & Asian Development Bank (ADB).