For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used?
1. Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location
2. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location
3. Land surface temperatures of a specific location
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Consider the following States:
1. Chhattisgarh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha
With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of the percentage of forest cover to the total area of the State, which one of the following is the correct ascending order?
Which of the following statements are correct about the deposite of 'methane hydrate'?
1. Global warming might trigger the release of methane gas from these deposite.
2. Large deposite of 'Methane hydrate' are found in Arctic Tundra and under the seafloor.
3. Methane in the atmosphere oxidizes to carbon dioxide after a decade or two. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Consider the following:
1. Carbon monoxide
2. Methane
3. Ozone
4. Sulphur dioxide
Which of the above are released into the atmosphere due to the burning of crop/biomass residue?
Consider the following pairs:
Sea | Bordering country |
1) Adriatic Sea | Albania |
2) Black Sea | Croatia |
3) Caspian Sea | Kazakhstan |
4) Mediterranean Sea | Morocco |
5) Red Sea | Syria |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
1, 2 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only
2 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Consider the following pairs:
Glacier | River |
1) Bandarpunch | Yamuna |
2) Bara Shigri | Chenab |
3) Milam | Mandakini |
4) Siachen | Nubra |
5) Zemu | Manas |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
1. Under Ramsar Convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government of India to protect and conserve all the wetlands in the territory of India.
2. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 also encompass the drainage area or catchment regions of the wetlands as determined by the authority.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?