Environment Questions & Answers for UPSC

“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.
There is one national park in Manipur. It is the Keibul-Lamjao (Loktak Lake) National Park. Along with this national park Manipur is also home to...
There are a total of 21 wetlands in Punjab. Out of these 12 are natural wetlands while 9 are man made.  The Harike Wetland, located between...
The largest wetland in India is the Sundarban Wetlands.  Sundarban Wetland is located within the largest mangrove forest in the world, the...
The Beas and Sutlej meet at Harike. At the confluence with the Sutlej river, Harike barrage was constructed to divert the combined water flows of...
The Beas and Sutlej are the rivers that meet at the Harike. At the confluence with the Sutlej river, Harike barrage was constructed to divert the...
The Punjab in its entirety consists of five rivers: Sutlej Beas Ravi Chenab Jhelum In the Indian side of the Punjab the Sutlej, Ravi and Beas...
Kolleru Lake is famous as an important wetland of India. It serves as a foraging ground for resident as well as migratory birds. The Kolleru Lake...
Kolleru Lake is not artificial but is a natural freshwater lake. It is the largest natural lake in India  and is located between Krishna and...
Kolleru Lake is a Ramsar Site. Due to its biodiversity and ecological importance, it was designated as a wetland of importance under the Ramsar...
Kolleru Lake is a lagoon lake. When the lake is formed by spits and bars in coastal areas, it is called a lagoon. A lagoon is a shallow body of...
Grassland ecosystems are situated between deserts and forests. The temperate variety is found in North America, South America and in Asia along...
The three interesting facts about the grasslands are as follows: Grasslands are situated between forests and deserts. In Asia itself many deserts...
The grassland has a variety of animals. There are the herbivores that eat the plants and grasses and the predators that prey upon these...
The three types of grasslands are as follows: Temperate Grasslands Tropical Grasslands Steppe Grasslands  The Grassland Ecosystem is...
The 5 characteristics of grassland are as follows: Grasslands are ideal for agriculture because of their fertility. Grasslands have semi-arid...
The Harike Wetland is located in Tarn Sahib District in Punjab. Harike Wetland is the largest wetland in Northern India.  The Harike Wetland...
The Harike Wetland is a Ramsar Site. It was declared a Ramsar site by the International Body of Wetlands under the UNDP in 1990. The Harike...
The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the state of Meghalaya. The entire area is mountainous and Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo...
Fishing-Cat, Golden Cat, Pangolin and the tigers are some of the protected species in the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve. The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve...
The Gulf of Mannar is located between the west coast of Sri Lanka and the southeastern tip of India, in the Coromandel Coast region. The Gulf of...