Environment Quiz - Green Olympiad Practice Questions 12

Environment Quiz - Green Olympiad Practice Questions 12
Green Olympiad sample questions, previous year green Olympiad questions

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1.Name the intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President

WTO
UNEP
UNESCO
IPCC

2.Who was the Chairman of IPCC in 2007 when it was awarded Nobel Peace Prize?

Hoesung Lee
RK Pachauri
Bert Bolin
Robert Watson

3.Which camel species has two humps on its back?

Arabian camel
Australian camel
Bactrian camel
dromedary camels

4.OPEC is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries which was founded at a meeting on September 14, 1960. Which one of the following was NOT a founding member?

Qatar
Iran
Iraq
Venezuela

5.By 2040, the world s population is expected to rise to approximately

7 billion
9 billion
12 billion
20 billion

6.Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched by the Government of India ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction. Which year it was launched?

1973
1975
1978
1970

7.Name India's first national park

Manas National Park
Gir Forest National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park
Hailey National Park

8.Which state in India has got its own Wildlife Act and not covered under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972?

Kerala
Karnataka
Jammu and Kashmir
Assam

9.The Hollywood movie "Jurassic Park" was based on the novel with the same name written by

Robin Cook
Michael Crichton
Agatha Christie
Jules Verne

10.The first asteroid, today known as the largest member of the asteroid belt, was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801. Name the asteroid.

Ceres
Vesta
Pallas
Hygiea

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