NDA GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Like solid rock, magma is a mixture of minerals. which of the following given statements is/are correct-

1. The high temperatures and pressure under Earth's crust keep magma in its fluid state.
2. Magma contains water vapor, carbon dioxide, and Sulfur.

The PARIVESH is a single window system for appraisal and granting Environmental Clearances and Forest Clearances. What does PARIVESH stand for?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Environment Impact Assessment?

The EAC is a multi disciplinary sectoral appraisal committee comprising of various subject matter experts for appraisal of sector specific projects. Which of the following is/are the sector specific Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) currently functional?

1. Industry Sector- (Industry-I ie.Vertical focuses on the continuous growth of trade and industry by developing new policies and Industry-II ie. Steel, Textiles, handlooms and handicrafts, Food processing, Marine products and plantation crops, Capital goods and engineering, Automotives, Circular economy, Blue economy)
2. Mining Sector- (Coal mining & Non- Coal mining) & Thermal Power Projects.
3. Building Construction, Coastal Regulation Zone, Infrastructure Development, Nuclear Power Projects and Strategic Defense projects River Valley projects.

What are the correct stages of Environmental Clearance?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)?

1. EIA Notification first time came into existence on 27th January, 1990 requiring prior environmental clearance for 29 categories of projects/processes.
2. Review of EIA Notification, 1994 was undertaken based on recommendations of a project by World Bank, World Economic Forum as well as by Govindrajan Committee on Disinvestment.

Which of the following statement is/are correct about climate change?

1. Changes in infectious disease transmission patterns are a likely major consequence of climate change.
2. Malaria is of great public health concern, and seems likely to be the vector-borne disease most sensitive to long-term climate change.
3. Malaria epidemic risk increases around five-fold in the year after albedo effect. 

Consider the following statements-

1. Ecological footprint, a concept invented in 1992.
2. Carbon emissions trading accounts for most emissions trading.
3. In carbon trading, companies that pollute more can sell their unused pollution rights to companies that pollute less.

Which of the following statement is/are incorrect?

Choose the correct statement give below regarding The Forest Survey of India-

1. Established on June 1,1981, the Forest Survey of India succeeded the "Preinvestment Survey of Forest Resources" (PISFR), a project initiated in 1952 by Government of India with the sponsorship of FAO and UNDP.
2. According to the Forest Survey of India (FSI) report-2021, the correct order for largest forest cover in India is-

• Madhya Pradesh > Odisha > Chhattisgarh > Arunachal Pradesh > Maharashtra