Environment & Ecology MCQs

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

The establishment of new protected areas, including National Parks, is a key strategy for countries to meet their commitments under international biodiversity frameworks like the Aichi Targets and the ongoing global biodiversity framework discussions.

Areas with significant ecological, floral, and faunal importance, and those that are vital for the conservation of biodiversity, are considered for designation as National Parks.

New National Parks are designated to conserve critical habitats, protect endangered species, and preserve areas with significant biodiversity, often including endemic species.

NMSA focuses on sustainable practices like soil health management, water use efficiency, and crop diversification, not on developing large-scale industrial agriculture parks.

NMSA aims to promote sustainable agriculture in India by enhancing agricultural productivity, improving resource use efficiency, and making agriculture more climate resilient.

The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) is one of the eight missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), launched in 2008.

The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region is known as the 'Third Pole' because it contains the largest reserve of freshwater in the form of ice and snow outside the polar regions.

Initially, melting glaciers increase river flow, but as the glacier mass shrinks, the long-term water supply to perennial rivers will decrease significantly.

Anthropogenic global warming is the primary driver of the rapid melting and retreat of glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region.