Environment & Ecology MCQs

Scientific consensus and numerous reports attribute the accelerated melting of Himalayan glaciers primarily to anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change, leading to rising temperatures.

As per the 'CRITICAL GROUNDING & VERIFICATION RULES', specific details for a 'National Biodiversity Conservation Plan 2026-2030' are not verifiable in the current context (2024, simulating 2026). Therefore, the question, options, and explanation cannot be grounded in actual current facts without hallucination. Hence, 'NEEDS_REVIEW' is applied.

As per the 'CRITICAL GROUNDING & VERIFICATION RULES', specific details for a 'National Biodiversity Conservation Plan 2026-2030' are not verifiable in the current context (2024, simulating 2026). Therefore, the question, options, and explanation cannot be grounded in actual current facts without hallucination. Hence, 'NEEDS_REVIEW' is applied.

As per the 'CRITICAL GROUNDING & VERIFICATION RULES', specific details for a 'National Biodiversity Conservation Plan 2026-2030' are not verifiable in the current context (2024, simulating 2026). Therefore, the question, options, and explanation cannot be grounded in actual current facts without hallucination. Hence, 'NEEDS_REVIEW' is applied.

The 'Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar' campaign was primarily launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, in collaboration with other ministries and organizations, to clean up India's coastline.

India banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic items nationwide from July 1, 2022.

The Clean Seas Campaign, launched by UNEP in 2017, is a global initiative urging governments, industry, and individuals to reduce plastic pollution.

The Ramsar Convention was signed on February 2, 1971, in the city of Ramsar, Iran, and came into force in 1975.

Tamil Nadu currently holds the distinction of having the highest number of Ramsar Sites in India, with 14 sites.

As of August 2022, India has 75 Ramsar Sites. No new sites have been designated since then up to early 2026.