Environment & Ecology MCQs

The Forest Survey of India (FSI) is the government organization responsible for conducting periodic assessments of India's forest and tree cover.

The latest assessment report by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) indicates a significant increase of 1,540 square kilometers in India's forest cover.

The National Mission on Solar Energy aims to significantly increase India's capacity in solar energy, contributing to its renewable energy targets and mitigation efforts.

Agriculture and water resources are highly sensitive to climate change impacts, and thus, adaptation strategies for these sectors are a key focus of the NAPCC.

The NAPCC framework is built around two core strategies: adaptation to the impacts of climate change and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.

While agriculture is a climate-sensitive sector, the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture is not explicitly listed as one of the primary National Missions under the original NAPCC framework. The listed missions include Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, and the Himalayan Ecosystem.

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was launched in India in the year 2008.

A key aspect of CCAs promoted by the NBA is the preservation and integration of traditional ecological knowledge and practices in conservation efforts.

Equitable sharing of benefits means that the advantages derived from the use of biological resources are fairly distributed among those who conserve and use them, particularly local communities and indigenous peoples.

India is a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the NBA implements its commitments.