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TEST BOOKLET

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GENERAL STUDIES

Ecology & Environment

Time Allowed: Two Hours                                            Max.Marks:200

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INSTRUCTIONS

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2. You have to enter your roll number on the test booklet in the

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3. Enter your name clearly and in CAPTIALS on the top right hand side of this page

4. This test booklet contains 100 questions. Each question comprises four answer choices, of which you will choose only one as your response. In case you feel there is more than one correct response, mark the one which you consider as the best.

5. You have to mark all your responses only on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet.

6. All questions carry equal marks.

7. After the conclusion of the exam, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the answer sheet. You are allowed to retain the question paper with you.

8. Do all your rough work within the question paper itself. You are not allowed the use of any separate sheets.

9. Penalty for wrong answers:

For each question which has a penalty for a wrong answer has been marked by the candidate, one third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

CSAT Mock Series 04/15

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1. Consider the following 

1.     A nationwide air quality index has been launched by the government recently

2.     Ozone and lead are grouped as pollutants under the index

Choose the correct statements from the codes given below

a)     Both 1 and 2

b)     Only 1

c)     Neither 1 nor 2

d)     Only 2

2. Consider the following

1.     Guru Ghasidas

2.     Ratapani

3.     Sunabeda

Which of the above sanctuaries have been given permission to be declared as tiger reserves recently?

a)     Only 2

b)     1 and 3

c)     1 and 2

d)     1,2 and 3

3. Consider the following

1.     Reduced water consumption

2.     Enhanced image and marketability

3.     Increased user productivity

Benefits of the “Green Design” include

a)     Only 2

b)     1 and 3

c)     1,2 and 3

d)     1 and 2

4. The process for establishing the SDGs-Sustainable Development goals - was a major outcome of the

a)     Rio+20 United Nations Conference

b)     Rio conference

c)     Bali summit

d)     Warsaw climate change conference

5. Consider the following

1.     The core areas have the legal status of a sanctuary

2.     Multiple uses is allowed in periphery

3.     Non-forest land is included in periphery

4.     Buffer area is characterized by inclusive people oriented development

Which features are associated with the conservation of tiger in India?

a)     2 and 3

b)     1, 2 and 3

c)     1,3 and 4

d)     1,2,3 and 4

6. Consider the following

1.     Emphasis on environmental protection by railways

2.     Creation of an Environment Directorate

3.     Bio toilets initiative

Latest railway budget had the indications of

a)     Only 3

b)     1 and 3

c)     2 and 3

d)     1,2 and 3

7. Consider the following

1.     Major economies forum is related to UN climate negotiations

2.     The Clean Energy Ministerial focuses on improving the energy efficiency worldwide

3.     India is a member in clean energy ministerial

Choose the correct statements from the list

a)     1 and 3

b)     Only 3

c)     Only 2

d)     1,2 and 3

8. The term INDCs is used to signal the next level of evolution in 

a)     Climate change negotiation

b)     Carbon capture

c)     Desertification

d)     Poverty alleviation

9. The basic activity takes place in a fuel cell is

a)     Electrochemical energy conversion

b)     Mechanical energy conversion

c)     Chemical storage

d)     Power amplification

10. Consider the following

1.     Syngas is a product of gasification

2.     Syngas contains hydrogen

3.     Syngas is an alternative to natural gas 

Choose the correct statements

a)     Only 1

b)     2 and 3

c)     1 and 2

d)     1,2 and 3

11. Which of the below listed urban body has decided to install first plant for plasma gasification in Asia

a)     New Delhi Municipal Corporation

b)     Mumbai Municipal Corporation

c)     Bengaluru Municipal Corporation

d)     Kokota Municipal Corporation

12. “The future we want” resolution was the outcome of

a)     Rio+ 20 Conference

b)     Millennium Development Goals

c)     Stockholm declaration

d)     Kyoto protocol

13. Consider the following

1.     BIOFIN project is implemented by UNEP

2.     The National Biodiversity Authority performs regulatory function on issue of Conservation

3.     National Biodiversity Authority is headquartered in Chennai

Chose the correct statements

a)     2 and 3

b)     1 and 2

c)     1,2 and 3

d)     Only 3

14. Consider the following

1.     The UN Climate Change Conference is the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

2.     The conference include the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol

3.     The annual COP is the supreme decision making body of the UNFCCC

4.     The UNFCCC has 194 member countries as partners in containing the issue of climate change

Choose the correct statements

a)     1, 2 and 3

b)     1 ,2 and 4

c)     1,2,3 and 4

d)     1 and 3

15. Consider the following

1.     A process which determines how much sunlight is reflected back into space

2.     A process which determines how much warms the Earth's surface

One of the key factors affecting the global climate is the 'albedo effect’, that means

a)     Both 1 and 2

b)     Only 1

c)     Neither 1 nor 2

d)     Only 2