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May 30, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Which of the statements given above is/are correct about the Kelp ecosystem?.
1. They are the forests found in the Tundra region in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. They are used for the production of soda ash.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Insect Apocalypse, seen in the news, refer to
(a) a phenomenon of rapid rise in the population of the insects, leading to reduction in the population of other species.
(b) a phenomenon of a massive reduction in the population of the insects.
(c) a phenomenon of insects feeding on food crops, leading to the loss of agriculture.
(d) a phenomenon of insects growing on other planets.
3. This Protocol is on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted on 29 October 2010.
(a) Nagoya Protocol
(b) Kyoto Protocol
(c) Helsinki Protocol
(d) Cartagena Protocol
4. Basel Convention held on 22 March 1989 deals with the
(a) Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
(b) Protection and Use of Transboundary Water Courses and International Lakes
(c) Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
(d) Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
5. Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedures for certain hazardous chemicals & Pesticides in international trade, was held on 10 September 1998 at
(a) Rotterdam, Netherlands
(b) Helsinki, Finalnd
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Montreal, Canada
Answers
1 – (b)
2 – (b)
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/insect-apocalypse-climate-change-insecticides-invasive-species-agriculture-causing-earth-to-loose-insects-9193321.html
3 – (a)
4 – (c
5 – (a)