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  1. 'Eco mark' is given to the Indian products that areAsked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2006 · UPPCS Prelims 1998
  2. Which of the following is/are the function(s) of environment? 1. Supplying resources 2. Sustaining life 3. Providing aesthetic services Select the correct answer using the code given below :Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2022
  3. Which one of the following is an exhaustible but renewable natural resource ?Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2022
  4. How can resources be classified on the basis of their origin?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2023
  5. Ecological footprints is measured in the unit _____.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2019
  6. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Bharati, The research Centre of India? 1. About 3000 km East of Maitri, the new Indian research base ‘Bharati’ is located. 2. This is located approximately at 3500 meters above sea level. 3. The station was commissioned to facilitate year-round scientific research activity by the Indian Arctic Programme.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2022
  7. The Centre of Science and Environment in New Delhi publishes a popular magazine. Select its name from the options given here:Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2023
  8. What is the name of first Indian Research Station in the Arctic ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2011
  9. Environment planning organization is :Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2011
  10. Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2014 · UPPCS Prelims 1999
  11. सागरीय कृ ͪषि से आपका क्या अͧभिप्राय है ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2018
  12. Which of the following statements with reference to natural resources is/are FALSE? 1. Biotic resources are the resources obtained from biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock etc. 2. The resources which can be reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes are known as non- renewable resources. 3. The resources that occur over a very long geological time and take millions of years in their formation are called renewable resources. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:Asked in HAS Prelims 2022
  13. What is the theme of “World Soil Day, 2019” ?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
  14. 'World Environment Day'.Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
  15. World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated annually on _______.Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
  16. When is the 'International Earth Day' celebrated?Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2018
  17. The laser system which is used for monitoring the environment is calledAsked in MPSC CS Prelims 2015
  18. Which of the following factors are included in chemical environment ? (a) Temperature and soil (b) Water and soil (c) Vegetation and water (d) Human functions and Biological components Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2022
  19. "Environment means the sum total of all conditions agencies and influences which affect the development, growth, life and death of an organism, species or race". Who created this definition of environment ?Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2023
  20. Statement-I: Growth of plants is smooth with a complete fertilizer. Statement-II: A complete fertilizer always contains N, P, K.Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2015
  21. Which among the following is the unit of measurement of the "Ecological Footprint" ?Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2018
  22. Which of these natural resources is considered as non-renewable resource ?Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2023
  23. Which one of the following is need on a non- conventional source of raw material for the paper production?Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2019
  24. Which of the following characteristics of science is not true? (i) It is guided by natural law (ii) It is testable against the observable world (iii) It's conclusions are permanent (iv) It is falsifiableAsked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2022
  25. Who has propounded the concept of "Limit to Growth'?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2019