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Prelims 2014 | Important Environment and biodiversity topics.

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  • 1.Paris Talk in Dec
    2.Coral reefs
    3.TSR Subramanian report
    4.GHGs and Kyoto/Montreal debate
    5.Air Quality Index
    6.Metagenics
    7.Carbon Taxation (Economic Survey mentions this)
    8.Tyler Prize (Gadgil was awarded, but need to read up on the prize itself)
    9.Stockholm Water Prize
    10.Sunderbans
    11.Ganga Rejuvenation

    Some, which I could think of at the moment. Keep adding fellas.
  • What's the standard book for Environment/ecology part?
    shankar ias notes, bharucha book(i havent read this), k siddhartha ecology, NIOS notes on environment available on mrunal..
  • Consider following wrt to green climate fund
    1)fund is supposed to give weitage to both adaptation and mitigation in the ratio of 25:75.
    2)it aspires to build a corpus of 100 billion by 2020.
    3)the fund would purely government funded with no contribution from pvt sector

    Options
    a 1,2 only
    b 2 only
    c 123 only
    d 23 only
  • The central agencies have taken into account eight pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen oxides, sulphur
    dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, ammonia and lead while calculating and releasing the AQI.
  • Consider following wrt to green climate fund
    1)fund is supposed to give weitage to both adaptation and mitigation in the ratio of 25:75.
    2)it aspires to build a corpus of 100 billion by 2020.
    3)the fund would purely government funded with no contribution from pvt sector

    Options
    a 1,2 only
    b 2 only
    c 123 only
    d 23 only

    I think (b). :/
  • edited May 2015
    Consider following wrt to green climate fund
    1)fund is supposed to give weitage to both adaptation and mitigation in the ratio of 25:75.
    2)it aspires to build a corpus of 100 billion by 2020.
    3)the fund would purely government funded with no contribution from pvt sector

    Options
    a 1,2 only
    b 2 only
    c 123 only
    d 23 only

    I think (b). :/
    correct

    Which of these animals are found in India
    1)chevrotain
    2)dik dik
    3) linyx
    4)forest badger

    a) 1 only
    b) 1 and 2
    c) 1234
    d)34
  • edited May 2015
    ^^^ FML! :P I suck. (w/ reference to last comment)
  • if u visit north east India which of the following animals u are going to find
    1)himaliyan marteen
    2)spotted lisang
    3)bintorung
    4)slender loris
    5)pig tail macaque
    A) 12345
    B)1235
    C)12
    D)123
  • Consider following wrt to green climate fund
    1)fund is supposed to give weitage to both adaptation and mitigation in the ratio of 25:75.
    2)it aspires to build a corpus of 100 billion by 2020.
    3)the fund would purely government funded with no contribution from pvt sector

    Options
    a 1,2 only
    b 2 only
    c 123 only
    d 23 only

    I think (b). :/
    correct

    Which of these animals are found in India
    1)chevrotain
    2)dik dik
    3) linyx
    4)forest badger

    a) 1 only
    b) 1 and 2
    c) 1234
    d)34
    Answer - (d)
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