20110523022705_Ecology and Environment 8 Q

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1. Which amongst the followingstatement is correct about the SelectionCommittee of National Green Tribunalas are the provisions in the law?(a) It is chaired by the Union LawMinister(b) It may be as constituted by theCentral Government(c) It is chaired by the Chief Justice of India(d) It is always chaired by the PrimeMinister

2. World Wetlands Day is celebrated onwhich amongst the following days?(a) 2 nd January(b) 2 nd February(c) 2 nd March(d) 2 nd April

3. Tree Growers Mela was organized inwhich amongst the following places in2010?(a) Surinsar-Mansar, Jammu andKashmir(b) Kochi, Kerala(c) Panchmarhi, Madhya Pradesh(d) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

4. Which amongst the followingstatement is correct regarding the re-appointment issue of Chairperson,Judicial Member and Expert Member incase of the National Green Tribunal?(a) Though chairpersons is not eligiblefor re-appointment but judicial membersand expert members are eligible for re-appointment(b) Though chairperson and judicialmembers are not eligible for re-appointment by expert members areeligible for re-appointment

(c) Chairperson, Judicial Members aswell as expert members are eligible forre-appointment(d) Chairperson, Judicial Members andexpert members none of them areeligible for re-appointment

5. Who amongst the following was beenappointed the Chairperson of NationalGreen Tribunal with its launch in theyear 2010?(a) Justice G. N. Ray(b) Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta(c) Justice Shri Krishna(d) None of these

6. Which amongst the followingstatement is incorrect about the NationalGreen Tribunal?(a) Chairperson, Judicial Members andExpert Members hold the office for amaximum tenure of five years(b) If the Chairperson or a JudicialMember is a person who has been the

judge of the Supreme Court then s(he)can hold office for a maximum age of 70years(c) If the Chairperson is a person whohas been the Chief Justice of High Courtbut not the Judge of the Supreme Courtthen s(he) holds office for a maximumage of 67 years(d) None of these statements is incorrect

7. Assertion (A): National GreenTribunal has been brought into existence.

Reason (R): National EnvironmentAppellate Authority has ceased to existnow.

Select the correct Code:



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(a) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) arecorrect, and Assertion (A) correctlyexplains the Reason (R)(b) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) arecorrect, but Reason (R) does notcorrectly explain the Assertion (A)(c) Assertion (A) is correct but Reason(R) is wrong(d) Assertion (A) is wrong but Reason(R) is correct

8. Which amongst the following isincorrect about the Black CarbonResearch Initiatives launched by theGovernment of India?(a) It was launched in March 2011(b) It is part of National CarbonaceousAerosols Programme (NCAP)(c) It is headed by Prof. J. Srinivasan(d) None of these

9. Expert members of National GreenTribunal hold office for a maximum ageof:(a) 60 years(b) 65 years(c) 67 years(d) 70 years

10 . National Official Tiger Estimate inIndia is generally brought out in everyhow many years?(a) Two(b) Three(c) Four(d) Five

11 . Sixth meeting of BASIC (Brazil,South Africa, India and China) in March2011 on Climate Change Issues wasorganized in which amongst thefollowing countries?

(a) Brazil(b) South Africa(c) India(d) China

12 . Which amongst the followingstatement is correct regarding theremoval of the expert members of theNational Green Tribunal?(a) They are removed by the CentralGovernment according to the procedurenotified by it(b) They are removed by the CentralGovernment after a reference beingmade to the Supreme Court and getting areport in that regard(c) They are removed by the CentralGovernment after consultation with theChief Justice of the Supreme Court(d) None of these statements is correct

13 . BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, Indiaand China) which has been moreconcentrating on the issues of theClimate Change was founded in whichamongst the following places inNovember 2009?(a) New Delhi (India)(b) Beijing (China)(c) Brasilia (Brazil)(d) Pretoria (South Africa)

14 . On the directives of the SupremeCourt Compensatory Afforestation Fundwas created but for some seven years2002 to 2009 the fund could not beaccessed by the States. What was themain reason behind this?(a) Lack of contribution by the States(b) Disagreement on the manner of disbursement(c) Lack of interests shown by the States



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(d) None of these

15 . Which amongst the followingstatements is correct about the NationalGreen Tribunal?(a) It is guided by the Principle of Natural Justice(b) It regulates its own procedure(c) It is bound by Procedure laid down inthe Code of Civil Procedure 1908(d) It is not bound by rules of evidencecontained in the India Evidence Act1872

16 . Which amongst the followingstatement is incorrect?(a) Green India Mission is the part of National Action Plan on Climate Change(b) National Ganga River BasinAuthority was set up in 2009 under theChairpersonship of the Prime Minister(c) Wildlife Protection Act was broughtin 1982 and it has been amended fromtime to time(d) None of these statements is incorrect

17 . First meeting of the parties to KyotoProtocol was held in which amongst thefollowing places in December 2005?(a) Montreal, Canada(b) Budapest, Hungary(c) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(d) Kyoto, Japan

18 . 2010 United Nations Conference onClimate Change took place in Hungary itis in which amongst the followingcountries?(a) Mexico(b) Spain(c) Canada(d) Haiti

19 . Which amongst the followingstatement is incorrect?(a) Appeals from the National GreenTribunal go to the Supreme Court(b) The National Environment TribunalAct ha been repealed(c) The National Environment AppellateAuthority Act 1997 has been repealed(d) None of these statements is incorrect

20 . Steps are being taken for setting upthe Green Climate Fund according to thedecision taken in which amongst thefollowing summit?(a) Cancun Summit(b) Copenhagen Summit(c) Kyoto Summit(d) Bali Summit



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Answers :

1. Answer: (b) It may be as constitutedby the Central Government

2. Answer: (b) 2 nd February

3. Answer: (d) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

4. Answer: (d) Chairperson, JudicialMembers and expert members none of them are eligible for re-appointment

5. Answer: (b) Justice Lokeshwar SinghPanta

6. Answer: (d) None of these statementsis incorrect

7. Answer: (b)

8. Answer: (d) None of these

9. Answer: (b) 65 years

10 . Answer: (c) Four

11 . Answer: (c) India

12 . Answer: (a) They are removed by theCentral Government according to theprocedure notified by it

13 . Answer: (b) Beijing (China)

14 . Answer: (b) Disagreement on themanner of disbursement

15 . Answer: (c) It is bound by Procedurelaid down in the Code of Civil Procedure1908

16 . Answer: (c) Wildlife Protection Actwas brought in 1982 and it has beenamended from time to time

17 . Answer: (a) Montreal, Canada

18 . Answer: (a) Mexico

19 . Answer: (d) None of thesestatements is incorrect

20 . Answer: (a) Cancun Summit

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