“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.
India ranked 168th in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in 2020 while it ranked 177 in the 2018 edition of the EPI. India faces serious...
The extreme surface temperature of Venus, which reaches upto 463 degree celsius, makes it unlikely for any water based organisms to survive, let...
The Environmental Performance Index is an index that measures the performance of a country's environment policy based on indices such as air,...
The Living Planet Index is an indicator published by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) every two years that documents the state of the planet's...
The cleanest country in the world is Denmark as per the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Its EPI value is at 82.5. Denmark earned the rank...
The Living Planet Report documents the state of the earth's biodiversity. The Living Planet Report is important in the sense that the natural...
The biggest impact of air pollution is adverse health effects. Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental risks responsible for more than...
The Living Planet Report is published by the World Wildlife Fund. It is also managed by the Zoological Society of London. The Living Planet...
The African Savanna is important as they are crucial in protecting the rich biodiversity.. Along with being home to one of the world's most...
The Earth is called a living planet because it is where all living things such as plants, animals, and human beings call home. The...
The five major causes of biodiversity losses are as follows: 1.Habitat loss: Outright fragmentation of the...
Over the last 50 years about 68% of the wildlife population has been wiped out due to rampant deforestation, over-hunting and overexploitation....
Humans kill animals through hunting, slaughter for food and medical experiments. These are direct ways. Humans indirectly kill animals by...
The natural process, interaction with the environment and human beings, and billions of years of evolution has shaped the diversity and quantity...
Medha Patekar is a social activist who is a founder of the Narmada Bacaho Andolan. Medha Patekar has worked on various political and economic...
The state of Uttarakhand has set up an eco bridge for small animals in the Ramnagar Forest Division. The 27-metre bridge is made from bamboo,...
Eco-Bridges or Eco-Ducts are structures constructed to enhance wildlife connectivity due to highways or other human activities that disrupt it....
Ranthambore National Park is famous for its large tiger population. Ranthambore National Park is located in the state of Rajasthan. It is bounded...
As per the count done in 2020, the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve had about 75 adult tigers and 18 cubs in an area spread over 1,700 square km. Along...
The biggest reason for the decline of biodiversity is due to human activities such as land use changes, pollution and climate change. ...
