UPSC CSE Prelims · 2012
UPSC Prelims 2012 Environment — Solved PYQs with Answers
13 solved UPSC (IAS) Prelims 2012 Environment & Ecology previous year questions, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation.
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- The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment describes the following major categories of ecosystem services— provisioni…
- What would happen if phytoplankton of an ocean is completely destroyed for some reason? 1. The ocean as a carb…
- How does the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help in protecting Indian Agriculture? 1. NBA checks the bi…
- Consider the following agricultural practices: 1. Contour bunding 2. Relay cropping 3. Zero tillage In the con…
- The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, becaus…
- The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the …
- In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collec…
- Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside some years ago are rarely seen nowadays. This is a…
- Consider the following kinds of organisms: 1. Bat 2. Bee 3. Bird Which of the above is/are pollinating agent/a…
- The Government of India encourages the cultivation of ‘sea buckthorn’. What is the importance of this plant: 1…
- Which one of the following groups of animals belongs to the category of endangered species?
- Consider the following: 1. Black-necked crane 2. Cheetah 3. Flying Squirrel 4. Snow Leopard Which of the above…
- Which of the following can be threats to the biodiversity of a geographical area? 1. Global warming 2. Fragmen…