Environmental
Studies
- Important Environment Days
World Ozone Day
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September 16
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World's Scenery Day
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February 2
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Coventry Forest Day
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March 21
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World Water Day
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March 22
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International Earth Day
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April 22
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World Turtle Protection Day
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May 23
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World Environment Day
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June 5
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World Hydrography Day
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June 21
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Sunderbun Day
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August 21
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- The description of the various elements found in Earth's crust as under:
- Most abundant Element in the universe
Hydrogen
Helium
Oxygen
Neon
Nitrogen
Carbon
Silicon
Magnesium
Iron
Sulphur
Summits &
Conference of
Environment
United
nations Framework climate change conferences (UNFCCC)
Conferences
of parties
COP
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COUNTRY
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YEAR
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1 COP 1
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Berlin, Germany
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1995
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2 COP 2
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Geneva, Switzerland
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1996
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3 COP 3-
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Kyoto, Japan
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1997
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4 COP 4-
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1998
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5 COP 5-
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Bonn, Germany
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1999
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6 COP 6 -
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Hague, Netherlands
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2000
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7 COP 6
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Bonn, Germany
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2001
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8 COP 7-
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Marrakech , Morocco
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2001
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9 COP 8-
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New Delhi, India
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2002
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10 COP 9-
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Milan , Italy
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2003
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11 COP 10
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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2004
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12 COP 11_/CMP 1
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Montreal, Canada
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2005
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13 COP 12- /CMP 2
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Kenya , Nairobi
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2006
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14 COP 13- /CMP 3
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Indonesia ,Bali
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2007
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15 COP 14- /CMP 4
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Poland , Poznań
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2008:
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16 COP 15 /CMP 5
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Denmark ,Copenhagen
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2009
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17 COP 16 /CMP 6
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Cancún,
Mexico
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2010
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18 COP 17- /CMP 7
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Durban South, Africa
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2011
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19 COP 18- /CMP 8
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Doha, Qatar
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2012
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20 COP 19- /CMP 9
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Warsaw , Poland
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2013
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21 COP 20- /CMP 10
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Lima, Peru
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2014
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22 COP 21- /CMP 11
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Paris, France
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2015
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23 COP 22/CMP 12/CMA 1-1
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Marrakech, Morocco
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2016
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24 COP 23-/CMP 13/CMA 1-2
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Bonn, Germany
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2017
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25 COP 24- /CMP 14/CMA 1-3
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Katowice, Poland
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2018:
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26 COP 25-/CMP 15/CMA 2
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Madrid, Spain
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2019
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Convention of biodiversity (Biological diversity)
COP
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COUNTRY
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YEAR
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COP 1
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Nassau , Bahamas
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1994
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COP 2
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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1995
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COP 3
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1996
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COP 4
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Bratislava Slovakia
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1998
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EXCOP1
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Cartagena , Colombia
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1999
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COP 5
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Nairobi Kenya
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2000
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COP 6
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The Hague , Netherlands
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2002
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COP 7
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Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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2004
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COP 8
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Curitiba , Brazil
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2006
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COP 9
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Bonn , Germany
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2008
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COP 10
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Nagoya , Japan
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2010
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COP 11
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Hyderabad , India
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2012
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COP 12
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Pyeongchang , Republic of Korea
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2014
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Cop 13
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Cancun, Maxico
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2016
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Cop 14
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Sharm EI.
Sheikh. Egypt
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2018
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Q. 1) Which of the following is related to an
agenda 21?
a)
Montreal Treaty
b)
Rio Conference
c)
Kyoto Treaty
d)
POSOL-5 Summit
Q. 2) World forest day is celebrated-
a)
10th January
b)
21nd March
c)
23rd May
d) 7 December
Q. 3) How many percentages of CO2 and argon are
found in the atmosphere?
a)
0.03 and 0.93 percent respectively
b)
1 and 2 percent respectively
c)
0.23 and 0.97 percent respectively
d) None of these
Q. 4) In which Indian state is the thickness of
the ozone layer is highest and where is lowest
a)
Uttarkanchal-Assam
b)
Srinagar-Trivandrum
c)
Rajasthan -Kerala
d)
Arunachal-Karnataka
Q. 5) Which gas emitted from supersonic jets,
dilutes the ozone layer?
a)
Carbon monoxide
b)
Sulfur dioxide
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxide
Q. 6) The highest carbon dioxide emitting
country is-
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Russia
d)
United States of America
Q. 7) According to the WHO list released on May
2, 2018, is the world's most polluted city?
a)
Delhi (India)
b)
Shanghai (China)
c)
Tokyo (Japan)
d)
New York (United States)
Q. 8) What percentage of the amount of sulphur
in the green diesel is found?
a)
0.001
b)
0.01
c)
0.1
d) 1.00
Answers:-
Q 1) b, Q 2) b, Q 3) a, Q 4) b, Q 5) d, Q 6) a , Q 7) a, Q 8) a.
