Fixing Climate Change UPSC Questions

General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity & Climate Change

Fixing Climate Change MCQ Questions


7.
BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Substainable Forest Landscapes' is managed by the
UPSC - 2015
A.
Asian Development Bank
B.
International Monetary Fund
C.
United Nations Environment Programme
D.
World Bank
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ANSWER :
D. World Bank
8.
Which trapping mechanism involves CO₂ reacting with minerals to form stable compounds?
A.
Hydrodynamic trapping
B.
Solubility trapping
C.
Mineral carbonation
D.
Cap-rock sealing
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ANSWER :
C. Mineral carbonation
9.
Which type of sequestration stores carbon in oceans through direct injection or fertilization?
A.
Ocean sequestration
B.
Geologic sequestration
C.
Terrestrial sequestration
D.
Biological sequestration
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ANSWER :
A. Ocean sequestration
10.
What is 'Green Carbon' primarily associated with?
A.
Mangrove ecosystems
B.
Photosynthesis in plants
C.
Carbon stored in the ocean
D.
Sedimentary deposits
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ANSWER :
B. Photosynthesis in plants
11.
Which of the following best describes 'Blue Carbon'?
A.
Carbon stored in industrial facilities
B.
Carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems
C.
Carbon stored underground
D.
Carbon traded in markets
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ANSWER :
B. Carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems
12.
Which of these is a major reason for promoting coastal blue carbon ecosystems?
A.
They support industrialization
B.
They are easy to manipulate
C.
They sequester large amounts of carbon and are disappearing rapidly
D.
They reduce salinity in oceans
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ANSWER :
C. They sequester large amounts of carbon and are disappearing rapidly