Interview General Questions,

1.

At the conclusion of the Earth Summit of 1992, the following were
accomplished:
a. Agenda 21 was signed
b. An international agreement to reduce CO 2 outputs was signed
c. The Earth Charter was developed
d. All of the above

In 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which two countries announced
that they would resume whale hunting?
a. India and Bangladesh
b. Iceland and Norway
c. USA and Canada
d. Egypt and Israel

2.

3.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was opened for signature at
the Rio Earth Summit. Name the
landmark protocol that was adopted 5 years later, which required industrialized nations to
collectively reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 5% below their 1990 levels.
a. Kyoto Protocol
b. Vienna Convention
c. Basel Convention
d. Agenda 21

In recent years, the environment has become a major issue all over the world
and various steps have been taken for its protection. The United Nations held
its first international conference on Human Environment on 5 June 1972 in this city.
Since then, the World Environment Day is also celebrated on this day. Name the city.
a. Berlin
b. Stockholm
c. Washington
d. Vienna

4.

5.

Its primary objective is the conservation and management of diversity among
plants, animals, birds, etc. It also provides opportunities for the protection of
indigenous knowledge practices and innovations related to the natural
environment. This is known as the
a. Convention on Biological Diversity
b. Montreal Protocol
c. Framework Convention on Climate Change
d. Kyoto Protocol

6.

What is Agenda 21?
a. A list of 21 actions that people can take to save the planet
b. A challenge to the government and local communities to prepare for the 21st
century
c. The 21st of 27 agendas produced at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992
of
the
above
d. None

7.

Agenda 21, a United Nations document, does not use which of the following as
one of its important themes:
a. The clean world—managing chemicals and waste
b. The shared world—managing global and regional resources
c. The equalized world—using force to take resources from rich countries
d. The just world—promoting sustainable living everywhere

8.

According to the Agenda, this group has the foremost responsibility for bringing
about changes in the environment.
a. Communities
b. National governments
c. Local governments
d. Individuals

9.

The problems of pollution are growing. Maximum pollution can be seen and felt
in the
a. Countryside
b. Mountains
c. Grasslands
d. Cities

10. Which group of countries has made the largest contribution to environmental
degradation
and
pollution
in
the
last
century?
a. Developing countries
b. Developed countries
c. Third World countries
d. a and c

11. Nature endows all creatures with certain abilities to help them adapt to their surroundings.
Sea mammals possess an insulating layer of fat that protects them from the cold. Name this
layer.
a. Thermofat
b. Blubber
c. Thermocol
d. Sea foam

12. This 140-MW ISCC (Integrated Solar Combined Cycle) power plant with a solar thermal
power generation technology will be India’s first and among the world’s largest. The solar
thermal component is based on the parabolic trough collector technology. The combined
cycle power plant of 105 MW capacity with supplementary firing during non-sunny hours will
be run on naphtha / natural gas. In which state is it being set up?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Bengal
d. Madhya Pradesh

13. Some organisms in the ocean use this greenhouse gas for photosynthesis and shell-
formation, thereby preventing it from contributing to global warming. Name the gas.
a. Nitrous oxide
b. Sulphur dioxide
c. Carbon dioxide

d. Oxygen

14. Volcanoes emit large volumes of pollutants into the air. The largest volcano on Earth rises to
a height of 56 000 feet from its base in the sea. Among Earth’s most active volcanoes, its the
most recent eruption was in 1984. Name this volcano.
a. Krakatoa
b. Vesuvius
c. Azores
d. Mauna Loa

15. In the animal kingdom, a variety of relationships exist among creatures. What type of
relationship is seen between the lion and the zebra?
a. Host/parasite
b. Mutualism
c. Predator/prey
d. Parasitism

16. Indian coal generally has a high ash content and low calorific value. Therefore, most coking
coal must be imported. Major Indian coalfields are found in Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya
Pradesh. Along with China and the United States, India ranks as the ______ largest coal
producer in the world.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth

17. This method of farming reduces soil erosion in hilly regions. It also creates hundreds of small
dams, slows down water flow, and increases infiltration, which reduces erosion and promotes
better water quality. What is this beneficial method known as?
a. Contour farming
b. Multiple cropping
c. Crop rotation
d. Jhum cultivation

18. The People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous country and the second largest
energy consumer (after the United States). It is also the world’s largest producer and
consumer of one of the following fuels. Name the fuel.
a. Petroleum
b. Natural gas
c. Biomass
d. Coal

19. India was the first country to insert an amendment into its Constitution, allowing the State to
protect and improve the environment for safeguarding public health, forests, and wildlife. In
which year, was this 42nd amendment adopted?
a. 1975
b. 1976
c. 1977
d. 1978

20. Water engineers often say, ‘The solution to pollution is dilution’. This is true to some extent in
the case of River Yamuna. By the time it flows through Delhi, it is considered highly polluted

but on the way to Allahabad, it is joined by another tributary and gets diluted, thereby bringing
down the pollution level. Name this tributary.
a. Chambal
b. Beas
c. Sutlej
d. Kopili