HorthooZ – Kerala GK, PSC Questions & Onam Quiz

Question 1

Which international convention signed in 1971 focuses on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands?

A Basel Convention

B Rotterdam Convention

C Ramsar Convention

D Bonn Convention

Question 2

Which Indian state houses the Nilgiri Tahr species conservation project, the first of its kind in India?

A Kerala

B Tamil Nadu

C Maharashtra

D Karnataka

Question 3

What is the primary objective of India's 'Green Credit Programme (GCP)' launched under the Environment Protection Act?

A To subsidize fossil fuel extraction in offshore maritime basins

B To collect mandatory carbon taxes from residential households

C To fund municipal plastic waste burning furnaces

D To incentivize voluntary pro-environment actions across diverse sectors through market-based tradable green credits

Question 4

Which international agreement aims to protect 30% of the Earth's lands and oceans by 2030 (the '30x30' target)?

A Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

B Paris Climate Agreement

C Montreal Ozone Protocol

D Kyoto Protocol

Question 5

What is the primary focus of India's 'Cheetah Project' subsequent phases in Kuno and other reserves?

A Introducing cheetahs into urban municipal zoological parks

B Establishing a self-sustaining free-ranging metapopulation of cheetahs in Indian scrub forests

C Exporting captive Indian cheetahs back to African zoos

D Training cheetahs for military border reconnaissance patrols

Question 6

Which endangered large mammal conservation project was officially launched by India in 1992 across major forest ranges?

A Project Snow Leopard

B Project Elephant

C Project Hangul

D Project Tiger

Question 7

What does the 'LEAF Coalition' initiative focus on globally in forest and climate governance?

A Planting commercial rubber trees in European agricultural fields

B Exporting timber logs from tropical rainforests for profit

C Mobilizing finance to support tropical forest nations in halting deforestation and protecting carbon sinks

D Building multi-story wooden skyscrapers in metropolitan cities

Question 8

What is the primary objective of India's 'National Green Hydrogen Mission'?

A To make India a global hub for production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives

B To manufacture hydrogen-powered commercial airplanes exclusively

C To replace all domestic cooking LPG with compressed natural gas

D To subsidize nuclear thermal power plant construction

Question 9

Which endangered marine species is protected along the coastal waters of Kerala and Tamil Nadu through dedicated conservation reserves?

A Blue Whale

B Great White Shark

C Killer Whale

D Dugong (Sea Cow)

Question 10

What does the 'Bonn Convention' specifically aim to conserve globally?

A Endangered alpine medicinal plant species

B Deep-sea marine coral reefs and oceanic trenches

C Arctic polar ice caps and glaciers

D Migratory species of wild animals across their ranges

Question 11

Which Ramsar wetland site in Kerala is famous for being one of the largest artificial freshwater lakes and a key ecological sanctuary?

A Vembanad-Kol wetland

B Sasthamkotta Lake

C Vellayani Lake

D Ashtamudi Lake

Question 12

Which international day is celebrated annually on 5th June to raise global awareness and action for the environment?

A Earth Day

B Biodiversity Day

C Ozone Day

D World Environment Day

Question 13

What is the primary objective of India's 'National Solar Mission' (JNNSM)?

A To construct underground solar thermal heat storage caverns

B To establish India as a global leader in solar energy by aggressively promoting solar power generation and grid integration

C To manufacture solar-powered military tanks for border defense

D To provide free solar cookers to all urban households

Question 14

What is the primary purpose of India's 'National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)'?

A To construct massive underground air conditioning filtration domes

B To plant commercial pine trees in Himalayan snow peaks

C To reduce particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) air pollution levels across targeted Indian cities by specified percentage targets

D To ban all vehicular traffic in rural agricultural villages completely

Question 15

Which initiative was launched by India at COP26 to promote lifestyle practices that are mindful and deliberate rather than senseless consumption?

A Eco-Friendly India Alliance

B Green Earth Mission

C LIFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

D Sustainable Future Grid

Question 16

Which international treaty focuses on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal?

A Rotterdam Convention

B Basel Convention

C Stockholm Convention

D Minamata Convention

Question 17

Which international climate conference is often credited with adopting the landmark 'Paris Agreement' in 2015?

A COP28 in Dubai, UAE

B COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark

C COP26 in Glasgow, UK

D COP21 in Paris, France

Question 18

What is the primary objective of India's 'National Clean Plant Programme' launched in the agricultural and ecological sector?

A To purify atmospheric air inside agricultural greenhouses

B To filter heavy metal toxins out of agricultural irrigation canals

C To boost production of virus-free, high-quality planting material for horticultural crops, improving crop resilience and yields

D To cleanse chemical pesticide residues from industrial factory effluents

Question 19

What does the 'Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)' primarily do in global climate science?

A Assess scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change to provide objective assessments

B Manage global commercial timber export quotas

C Enforce mandatory carbon tax fines on defaulting corporations

D Fund international solar energy power plant installations directly

Question 20

What does 'Biodiversity Hotspot' terminology specifically designate in ecological science?

A A biogeographic region characterized both by exceptional levels of plant endemism and serious levels of habitat loss

B A region experiencing maximum industrial chemical pollution

C An oceanic trench with highest underwater volcanic heat

D A desert zone with highest ambient summer temperatures

Question 21

What is the primary objective of India's 'PM-KUSUM' scheme in the renewable energy sector?

A To promote solar energy installation for farmers, providing solar pumps and grid-connected solar power plants

B To distribute free electric cars to rural agricultural families

C To build nuclear power reactors in agricultural fields

D To manufacture wind turbines on rooftop houses

Question 22

What does the 'Ramsar Wetland Site' designation legally or conservationally signify for a water body?

A International importance under the Ramsar Convention for conserving biological diversity and sustaining human life

B Conversion of the lake into a commercial deep-sea shipping port

C Authorization for industrial effluent dumping

D Permission to drain the marsh for urban real estate colonies

Question 23

What is the primary ecological significance of the 'Silent Valley National Park' in Kerala?

A It is India's largest saltwater lagoon wetland

B It is a vast natural grassland plateau populated by wild zebras

C It is a rare unbroken tract of tropical evergreen rainforests harboring endangered species like Lion-tailed macaque

D It is an active geothermal volcanic hot spring zone

Question 24

Which Indian state is famous for the 'Silent Valley Movement', a landmark grassroots environmental protest against a hydroelectric dam project?

A Himachal Pradesh

B Kerala

C Uttarakhand

D Karnataka

Question 25

What does 'Carbon Sequestration' refer to in environmental science and climate mitigation?

A The chemical manufacturing of synthetic plastic polymers

B The industrial burning of fossil coal in thermal power boilers

C The depletion of stratospheric ozone molecules by CFCs

D The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to mitigate global warming

Question 26

Which iconic environmental movement in Uttarakhand involved villagers hugging trees to prevent commercial felling?

A Narmada Bachao Andolan

B Silent Valley Movement

C Chipko Movement

D Appiko Movement

Question 27

Which Indian biosphere reserve is globally celebrated for housing the largest concentration of wild Indian rhinoceros?

A Kaziranga National Park, Assam

B Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand

C Periyar National Park, Kerala

D Sundarbans, West Bengal

Question 28

Which ozone-depleting substance phase-out agreement celebrated its stellar success in repairing the stratospheric ozone layer?

A Paris Agreement

B Basel Convention

C Montreal Protocol

D Kyoto Protocol

Question 29

What is the primary objective of India's 'National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)'?

A To build luxury highway expressways across mountain ranges

B To subsidize fossil fuel petroleum imports

C To fund commercial space satellite rocket launches

D To assist climate-vulnerable states and union territories in undertaking adaptation projects to build resilience against climate impacts

Question 30

Which international organization releases the annual 'Emissions Gap Report' tracking global climate mitigation progress?

A International Energy Agency (IEA)

B World Bank

C Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

D United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Question 31

What is the primary objective of India's 'Project Elephant' launched by the Ministry of Environment?

A To export Indian elephants to international safari parks

B To domesticate wild elephants for logging operations in timber forests

C To protect elephants, their habitats, and corridors, addressing man-animal conflicts and welfare of captive elephants

D To utilize elephants for military artillery transport

Question 32

What is the primary objective of India's 'National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)'?

A To mandate electric vehicle purchases for all rural citizens

B To ban all thermal coal electricity generation within two years

C To outline national strategies encompassing solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, and eco-conservation

D To construct concrete seawalls along all coastal districts

Question 33

Which international climate summit established the historic 'Loss and Fund' to assist vulnerable developing nations affected by climate disasters?

A COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

B COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

C COP26 in Glasgow, UK

D COP28 in Dubai, UAE (2023)

Question 34

Which Indian national park became the world's first site to receive re-introduced African cheetahs under 'Project Cheetah'?

A Gir National Park, Gujarat

B Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh

C Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

D Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand

Question 35

What milestone did India's 'Project Tiger' achieve in 2023, marking 50 years of tiger conservation?

A Introduced Siberian tigers into central Indian deciduous forests

B Declared tiger as the official national aquatic animal

C Eradicated all poaching across every tiger reserve entirely

D Surpassed 3,000 tigers in population, accounting for nearly 75% of the global wild tiger population

Question 36

Which Indian state boasts the highest number of Ramsar-recognized wetland sites as of recent environmental records?

A West Bengal

B Tamil Nadu

C Uttar Pradesh

D Kerala

Question 37

What does the 'Elephant Corridors of India' report published by the Ministry of Environment highlight?

A Underground mining tunnels beneath elephant reserve forests

B Industrial manufacturing corridors near tiger reserves

C Commercial railway freight routes passing through wildlife sanctuaries

D Vital forested pathways essential for free movement of Asian elephants and reducing human-wildlife conflict

Question 38

What does the 'Stockholm Convention' specifically target in global environmental governance?

A Stratospheric ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons

B Carbon dioxide greenhouse gas industrial emissions

C Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) that linger in the environment and accumulate in living organisms

D Plastic grocery bags in marine oceans

Question 39

Which Indian ministry oversees the implementation of environmental laws, tiger conservation, and climate policies?

A Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

B Ministry of Jal Shakti

C Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

D Ministry of Earth Sciences

Question 40

Which international organization supports India's 'International Solar Alliance (ISA)' headquartered in Gurugram?

A World Trade Organization

B NATO

C OPEC

D United Nations and member solar-rich countries

Question 41

Which global initiative co-led by India and Sweden aims to speed up transition of heavy industries to low-carbon emissions?

A Green Hydrogen Coalition

B Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT)

C Global Solar Alliance

D Net Zero Industrial Pact

Question 42

What does the 'Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISHTI)' scheme focus on in India?

A Constructing commercial tourist luxury resorts across mangrove swamps

B Mangrove plantation along India's coastline and saline salt pan lands to protect shores and support coastal livelihoods

C Dredging deep-sea shipping canals through coral atolls

D Cultivating apple orchards in desert sand dunes

Question 43

What is the primary ecological significance of the 'Western Ghats' biodiversity hotspot shared by Kerala and southern states?

A Vast barren desert plateaus with low rainfall

B Extensive commercial petroleum extraction reserves

C Subterranean coal mining deposits

D Exceptional endemic biodiversity, dense evergreen forests, and origin of major peninsular rivers

Question 44

Which Indian biosphere reserve became India's first to be included in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves?

A Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

B Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

C Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

D Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve

Question 45

Which international treaty addresses the reduction and elimination of releases of mercury into the environment?

A Stockholm Convention

B Minamata Convention on Mercury

C Rotterdam Convention

D Basel Convention

Question 46

What is the primary objective of India's 'Amrit Dharohar' scheme launched to protect wetland ecosystems?

A To construct mega hydroelectric dams across marshy river mouths

B To encourage optimal use of wetlands, enhance biodiversity, carbon stock, and eco-tourism opportunities

C To convert all urban wetlands into commercial real estate housing complexes

D To dredge inland shipping cargo canals through Ramsar sites

Question 47

What does 'Net Zero Emissions' target pledged by India at COP26 signify for 2070?

A Banning all industrial manufacturing activities nationwide completely

B Achieving a balance between greenhouse gases emitted and gases removed from the atmosphere

C Halting all vehicular transportation across national highways

D Achieving 100% nuclear energy generation by 2070

Question 48

What is the primary function of the 'Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)' in India?

A To collect industrial income taxes from private factories

B To promote cleanliness of streams and wells, prevent and control air and water pollution, and advise the central government

C To regulate stock exchange commercial transactions

D To manage metropolitan real estate property registrations

Question 49

Which famous wildlife sanctuary in Kerala is renowned for its population of Asian elephants, tigers, and the Periyar lake landscape?

A Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

B Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

C Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary

D Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Question 50

Which Ramsar wetland site in Kerala is famous for the traditional Chinese fishing nets and backwater ecotourism?

A Sasthamkotta Lake

B Vellayani Lake

C Vembanad-Kol Wetland

D Ashtamudi Lake