Welcome to your environmentquiz27
1.
BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes' is managed by the: [2015]
2.
With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct? [2015]
- It is global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.Â
- It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management.
- It assists the countries in their ‘REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)’ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
3.
Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances? [2015]
4.
What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news? [2015]
5.
Which of the following statements regarding 'Green Climate Fund' is/are correct? [2015]
- It is intended to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.Â
- It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank
6.
With reference to 'Global Environment Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct? [2014]
7.
Regarding 'carbon credits', which one of the following statements is not correct? [2011]
8.
As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm GlobeScan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score? [2010]
9.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at: [2010]
10.
Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts? [2010]
