“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greeds,” – Mahatma Gandhiji. Environment has become one of the focal points in discussions and debate across the globe. The significance of ‘Environment’ as a UPSC topic is also relatively bigger as questions surrounding climate change, ecology, biodiversity are seeing an upward trend in the civil services exam question papers.
This segment covers all your queries w.r.t environment, ecology, biodiversity, climate change and more. Not only will you find answers to a wide range of questions; you would also be able to align your UPSC preparation with these questions.
Benefits of Environment Questions for IAS Exam
The IAS Exam aspirants can get the following benefits while going through the below-mentioned environment questions:
- It fits all – Questions from a minor issue to an issue that has a global relevance are covered.
- Doesn’t Discriminate – None of the doubts of the aspirants have been neglected. All doubts that are related to the UPSC examination or are related to the basic knowledge of environment have been answered by UPSC experts.
- Helps in Prelims, Mains GS 3 and even essay papers – These answers would solve various doubts w.r.t environment-related topics. Hence, these will come handy in all stages of examination.
- Apart from IAS Exam, these questions can be useful for other government exams as well.
If Biochemical Oxygen Demand is Low, it is a general indication that the water is pure as less oxygen is being depleted. High Biochemical Oxygen...
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is removed by anaerobic digestion and by solids which settle to the bottom of the water surface. The...
As per the World Health Organisation, a limit of less than 5.0 mg/l is ideal for water bodies. At this limit BOD will not cause any harmful...
The salient features of the Environment Protection Act 1986 (EPA, 1986) are as follows: The EPA covers all types of pollution: air, water, soil...
The National Park System Act declares that it will promote and regulate use of National Parks, monuments, etc. It also seeks to conserve national...
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 was passed by the Indian government to protect wildlife in India. The Act provides for the protection of...
Hunting was banned under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protectio) Act, 1972. It is illegal to hunt animals for sport but under specific...
Section 2(16) defines Hunting in the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Under the section hunting includes Poisoning Killing Trapping of wild...
Human-wildlife conflict is an event when contact between humans and wildlife usually has negative consequences. Usually those conflicts include...
Critical Tiger habitats are wildlife habitat means created in areas of National Parks and Sanctuaries which are required to be kept as inviolate...
The most serious threat to wildlife is invasive species, pollution,habitat destruction and poaching. Along with overexploitation and degradation,...
Humans can reduce wildlife conflict through the following methods: Refrain from feeding wild animals Strengthen livestock pens to prevent wild...
The United States is the country that uses the most biofuels. Along with Brazil, the United States produces about 70% of the world's total...
Biofuel day is celebrated in order to raise awareness about the importance of non-fossil based fuels as a substitute for conventional fuels....
How good (or bad) a biofuel is entirely dependent on the raw material used for its production. That being said, some of the best biofuels are...
Biodiesel used in India is mainly produced from Jatropha plant seeds which are very rich in oil. Jatropha oil has been used in India for several...
The Firefly Bird Diverter initiative was started by the ministry of environment to save the Great Indian Bustard. Bird diverters are...
World Water Day is celebrated in order to raise awareness about the inaccessibility of water for about 2.2 billion people. A core focus of...
The theme for World Water Day 2021 is Valuing Water. The focus of the theme includes the environmental, social, and cultural value people place...
The Global Climate Risk Index is an index that analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related...
