HPAS 2015 Environment Topic-Wise Solutions
Question 1
Which of the following is not a freshwater ecosystem?
- (A) Pond
- (B) Lake
- (C) Wetland
- (D) Open Ocean
Correct Answer: (d) Open Ocean
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Question 2
Which of these is not an ecosystem service?
- (A) Climate control
- (B) Recreational Benefits
- (C) Winds
- (D) Food
Correct Answer: (c) Winds
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Question 3
Desert ecosystems are characterized by annual rainfall of less than:
- (A) 25 cm
- (B) 30 cm
- (C) 40 cm
- (D) 50 cm
Correct Answer: (a) 25 cm
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Question 4
Which of these places is reputed to be world’s most biologically diverse?
- (A) Yasuni tropical rain forest
- (B) Western Ghats
- (C) Eastern Himalayan
- (D) Indo-Burma region
Correct Answer: (a) Yasuni tropical rain forest
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Question 5
India is home to how many (approximately) mammalian species?
- (A) 1320
- (B) 628
- (C) 350
- (D) 3560
Correct Answer: (c) 350
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Question 6
Identify the correct sequence of countries with the highest biodiversity:
- (A) Brazil > Colombia > China > Indonesia
- (B) Brazil > Colombia > India > Indonesia
- (C) Bolivia > Indonesia > Colombia > India
- (D) Bolivia > Venezuela > Indonesia > Colombia
Correct Answer: (a) Brazil > Colombia > China > Indonesia
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Question 7
Which of these is not a factor threatening extinction of several species in India?
- (A) Population explosion
- (B) Climate change
- (C) Laxity in implementation of environment policies
- (D) Socio-cultural practices
Correct Answer: (d) Socio-cultural practices
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Question 8
According to Paris agreement on climate change, the rise in average temperature of earth’s surface above pre-industrial levels should be limited to:
- (A) 1 Degree Celsius
- (B) 2 Degree Celsius
- (C) 2.5 Degree Celsius
- (D) 3 Degree Celsius
Correct Answer: (b) 2 Degree Celsius
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Question 9
The acronym UNFCC represents:
- (A) United Nation Framework on Climate Change
- (B) United Nation Fund for Climate control
- (C) United Nation Fund for Climate change
- (D) United Nation Framework for climate change
Correct Answer: (a) United Nation Framework on Climate Change
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Question 10
In the context of climate change, measures undertaken by Government of India have a target of electric power generation by renewable energy (by year 2030) of:
- (A) 350 GW
- (B) 175 GW
- (C) 500 GW
- (D) 250 GW
Correct Answer: (a) 350 GW
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