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Upsc’s Fondness for International Organisations and Environment
Question 1
Invasive Species Specialist Group ‘(those develops global invasive species database) belongs to which one of the following organizations? (UPSC 2023)
(a) The International Union for Conservation of Nature
(b) The United Nations Environment Programme
(c) The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development
(d) The World Wide Fund for Nature
Explanation
– The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is a Global Network of Invasive Species Scientists and Policy Specialists Coordinated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature‘S species survival commission (SSC).
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According to the official key of UPSC, option (a) was the correct answer.
(Source: http://www.eea.europa.eu)
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Question 2
Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others (UPSC 2023)
(a) butterflies
(b) dragonflies
(c) honeybees
(d) wasps
Explanation
– Over the years, studies have reveles a remarkable depth of intellect in variable life forms, calling into dubt the unipolar definitions of intelligence, which position homo sapiens at the top. Elephants have shown to recall and revere their Deceased, rats have been trained to identify explosives in conflict zones, and dolphins can mimic human names.
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– Honeybees are extramely fascinating creatures. They can manoeuvre on highways and utilise their “waggle dance” to teach robots how to communicate.
– Karl Von Frisch, An Austrian Behavioural Biologist and Nobel Laureate in Medicine in 1973, discovered that worker would be communicate with one another thrugh a “wagggle dance.”
According to the official key of UPSC, option (c) was the correct answer.
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Question 3
Consider the Following Statements Regarding Mercury Pollution: (UPSC 2023)
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1. Gold mining activity is a source of mercury pollution in the world.
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3. There is no known safe level of exposure to mercury.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) all three
(d) none
Explanation
– Mercury Exposure Endangers Our Health, Causing Numerous and Frequently irreversible harmful effects. Developing Foetuses and Young Children are particularly vulnerable. Mercury Contamination also also causes harm to wildlife and ecosystems.
– Mercury is naturally present in the Earth’s crust, but human activities such as mining and fossil fuel combustion has a result in external global mercury policy.
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– Mercury discharged into the atmosphere eventually settles in water or on land and might be washed into it. Once Deposited, Cartain Microbes Can Convert It To Methylmercury, A very poisonous form that accumulates in fish, shellfish, and animals that consume fish.
– Mercury is naturally emited by volcanoes and the ocean. Anthropogenic (human-baused) emissions include mercury products or raw materials, as well as from their use in products or industrial processes.
-According to the United Nations Environment Program’s Global Mercury Assessment, Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold mining is the leading care of anthropogenic mercury emissions (37.7%), followed by stationary coal burning (21%). Nonferous Metals Manufacturing (15%) and Cement Production (11% of total emissions) are other significant contributors. Hence, Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
– Mercury exposure is not known to be safhe at any level. Mercury is an extramely hazardous heavy metal that can have major health consumequency even at low doses. Hence, Statement 3 is Correct.
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According to the official key of UPSC, option (c) was the correct answer.
(Other Source: http://www.epa.gov)
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Question 4
Consider the Following States: (UPSC 2022)
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Predesh
4. Tripura
How many of the above are generally known as Tea-Producing States?
(a) Only one state
(b) Only two states
(c) Only Three States
(d) all four states
Explanation
– The British are credited with establishing India’s large tea empire, having found tea in India and cultivating and consuming it in massive amounted amounted the early 1800s and India’s India India’s britain in 1947.
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– Tea is grown on 2,063 Hectares of Land in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi and Kangra Districts. Kangra, also know as “The Valley of Gods,” is noted for its peculiar taste tea.
– The Anamallais Cover 389 Square Kilometres of Majestic Hills Ranging in Elevation from 900 to 1,600 meters and are located between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Directly Across the Hill of the Highth Ranges. With almost 12,000 hectares under tea, it plays an essential role on south India’s planting map.
-According to The Tea Board, Tea-Producing States Include Himachal Predesh, Tripura, Kerela Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
According to the official key of UPSC, option (c) was the correct answer.
(Source: http://www.indiatea.org)
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Question 5
Which one of the following lakes of west africa has become dry and turned into a desert? (UPSC 2022)
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) lake faguibine
(c) lake oguta
(d) Lake Volta
Explanation
– Lake faguibine In northern mali has been dry sins the 1970s.
– The lake faguibine system, which consists of four interconnected lakes located 80 kilometres west of timbuktu, was historically one of Mali’s most fertile locations. Howver, Droughts in the 1970s caused the lakes to drink up a seven-yar period.
– The passages connecting the lakes to the river Niger were then filled with sand, making it impossible for water to reach the lakes when Rain did return. The Region’s Riches Vanished Beside the River.
According to the official key of UPSC, option (b) was the correct answer.
(Source: http://www.unep.org)
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