UPSC Environment & Ecology Questions

“Membrane Bioreactors” are often discussed in the context of:

Consider the following materials: 1. Agricultural residues 2. Corn grain 3. Wastewater treatment sludge 4. Wood mill waste Which of the above can be used as fee…

Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, powered by hydrogen?

With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements: 1. To implement the scheme, the Central Government …

Recently, the term "pumped-storage hydropower" is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of the following?

With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements: 1. RTGs are miniature fission reactors. 2. RTGs are used for…

Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization: 1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations. 2. World Toilet Summit, World Toilet …

The organisms ‘Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater’ are:

Consider the following: 1. Cashew 2. Papaya 3. Red sanders How many of the above trees are actually native to India?

Consider the following pairs: Country : Animal found in its natural habitat 1. Brazil : Indri 2. Indonesia : Elk 3. Madagascar : Bonobo How many of the pairs gi…

Consider the following: 1. Butterflies, 2. Fish, 3. Frogs. How many of the above have poisonous species among them?

Consider the following plants: 1. Groundnut, 2. Horse-gram, 3. Soybean. How many of the above belong to the pea family?

Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree?

Consider the following: 1. Carabid beetles 2. Centipedes 3. Flies 4. Termites 5. Wasps. Parasitoid species are found in how many of the above kind of organisms…

Consider the following statements: 1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season. 2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar. 3. Unlike male lions,…

One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and th…

Consider the following statements: 1. In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realisation of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol. 2. T…

Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?

Consider the following statements : Statement-I: Marsupials are not naturally found in India. Statement-II: Marsupials can thrive only in montane grasslands wit…

Consider the following fauna: 1. Lion-tailed Macaque 2. Malabar Civet 3. Sambar Deer How many of the above are generally nocturnal or most active after sunset?