9th October 2020, Static Quiz on Environment

Correct Answer : B
Answer Justification :
Justification: A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than the surrounding waters – similar to parks we have on land. These places are given special protections for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native, regional, or national authorities. MPAs can be conserved for a number of reasons including economic resources, biodiversity conservation, and species protection. They are created by delineating zones with permitted and non-permitted uses within that zone. MPAs can span a range of habitats such as the open ocean, coastal areas, inter-tidal zones, estuaries etc.

Correct Answer : C
Answer Justification :
Justification: AWBI is a statutory advisory body established in 1962 under Section 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The Board consists of 28 Members, who serve for a period of 3 years. Several government organisations, along with animal rights activists and parliamentarians, are represented on the Board. Functions of AWBI:
It keeps the law in force in India for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under constant study and to advise the government on the amendments to be undertaken in any such law from time to time. It recognises Animal Welfare Organisations by granting them recognition if they meet its guidelines. It also appoints key people to the positions of (Hon) Animal Welfare Officers, who serve as the key point of contact between the people, the government and law enforcement agencies. It suggests changes to laws and rules about animal welfare issues. It also offers guidance to organisations and officials such as police to help them interpret and apply the laws. It issues publications to raise awareness of various animal welfare issues and engages in capacity building of stakeholders. It provides financial assistance to recognised AWOs, who submit applications to the Board

Correct Answer : C
Answer Justification :
Justification: Typically, reserved forests are often upgraded to the status of wildlife sanctuaries, which in turn may be upgraded to the status of national parks, with each category receiving a higher degree of protection and government funding.
For example, Sariska National Park was declared a reserved forest in 1955, upgraded to the status of a wildlife sanctuary in 1958, becoming a Tiger Reserve in 1978.
Sariska became a national park in 1992, though primary notification to declare it as a national park was issued as early as 1982.

Correct Answer : D
Answer Justification :
Justification: Organic farming is a production system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, genetically modified organisms and livestock food additives.
To the maximum extent possible organic farming system rely upon crop rotations, use of crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manures, off farm organic wastes etc.
It also focuses on the use of biofertilizers, mechanical cultivation, mineral bearing rocks and aspects of biological control to maintain soil productivity and tilth to supply plant nutrients and to control insect, weeds and other pests

Correct Answer : A
Answer Justification :
Dibag is in Arunachal Pradesh, Kanha and Panna are in MP. Ranthambore is in Rajasthan.
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve lies in the eastern part of Rajasthan state. It comprises of the Ranthambore National Park as well as Sawai Mansingh and Keladevi Sanctuaries, each with varied conservation history. Geographically, narrow corridors link the two sanctuaries to the reserve’s core– the National Park. The vegetation includes grasslands on plateaus and dense forests along the seasonal streams.

Correct Answer : A
Answer Justification :
Learning: It spans both Kerala and Tamil Nadu regions.It is the habitat for 2,000 varieties of medicinal plants, of which at least 50 are rare and endangered species. Rare animals include the tiger, Asian Elephant, and Nilgiri Tahr. Kanikaran are one of the oldest surviving ancient tribes in the world. Even though it is said their language is a mixture of Tamil and Malayalam dialects, they have their own mother tongue, which is centuries old.

Correct Answer : D
Answer Justification :
Learning: It is located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala. It also runs the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary. It consists of a high rolling hill plateau with a base elevation of about 2,000 m. The terrain consists of high altitude grasslands interspersed with sholas. Many perennial streams criss-cross the park. They merge to form tributaries of the Periyar river in the west and of the Cauvery River in the east. Twenty six species of mammals have been recorded in the park including the largest surviving population of Nilgiri tahr

Correct Answer : C
Answer Justification :
Learning: In a first of its kind, Telangana State will have eco-friendly bridges over a canal cutting across the tiger corridor linking the TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra with the forests in Telangana’s Kumram Bheem Asifabad district.
The ‘eco-bridges’ will be constructed at key spots along the 72 km-long, with laying of fertile soil to grow grass and plants over the structure, so that fragmentation of the reserve forest is camouflaged. National Board of Wildlife will be the nodal agency for recommending the size and location of eco- bridge.

Correct Answer : C
Answer Justification :
Learning: The SLEM Programme is a joint initiative of the Government of India and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) under the latter’s Country partnership Programme (CPP). The objective of the SLEM Programmatic Approach is to promote sustainable land management and use of biodiversity as well as maintain the capacity of ecosystems to deliver goods and services while taking into account climate change It is a long-term and strategic arrangement of individual yet interlinked projects aimed at achieving large-scale impacts on the global environment.

Correct Answer : A
Answer Justification :
Justification: Statement 1: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi
Statement 2: Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts devastating India’s Sundarbans and advocates for policy changes and better implementation of the already existing policies. CSE uses knowledge-based activism to create awareness about problems and propose sustainable solutions. The activities are carried out through lectures, field trips, publications, exhibitions on the various issues they take up, meetings and workshops.
Statement 3: Down to Earth – a fortnightly environment magazine is a prominent publication of CSE.