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.
No, not all species of dolphins are blind. Ocean-going dolphins can see perfectly while certain river-dwelling species of dolphins cannot see...
The leatherback turtle is facing extinction because of Extensive turtle and egg harvest and bycatch in fishing gear. Their numbers in the Asian...
There are about 25,000 leatherback turtles left in the world as opposed to 115,000 a couple of decades ago. The reason for their decline is due...
The uniqueness of the leatherback turtles lies in the fact that unlike other turtle species they are able to maintain warm body temperatures in...
Leatherback turtles are known to swim at the speed of 35 km/h. This speed is usually just achieved during brief bursts, for example due to flight...
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was once a part of the World Bank before it was restructured and moved out of the organisation to become a...
Genetically modified crops are those types of crops whose DNA has been altered via genetic engineering.  The aim of this genetic engineering...
India ratified and joined the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on 17th December 1996. The UNCCD is a Convention to...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations that advances knowledge on climate change. It...
Green Fund is an investment mechanism that will be invested in companies or businesses deemed to be socially responsible towards the environment...
Fly ash concrete is not commonly used in construction as the quality of ash may affect the strength of the concrete. Poor quality fly ash can...
Fly ash is a type of ash that is formed as a result of combustion. It is composed of the particulates that are driven out of coal-fired boilers...
Portland cement is a type of cement obtained by pulverizing clinker, consisting of hydraulic calcium silicates to which some calcium sulfate has...
Fly ash bricks are suitable construction materials as it improves the strength and segregation of the concrete and makes it easier to pump. It is...
REDD+ stands for ‘Reducing emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation’. It is an international framework for the...
Yes India is a member of REDD. The United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (or UN-REDD...
The main aim of UN-REDD is to encourage developing countries to contribute to climate change mitigation efforts.  Some of these mitigation...
The GM (Genetically Modified) Mustard is a type of mustard that is a genetically modified hybrid variety of the mustard species Brassica juncea....
The GM (Genetically Modified) Mustard is a type of mustard that is a genetically modified hybrid variety of the mustard species Brassica juncea....
Most of the funding for REDD+ is through overseas development grants. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role...