Question : The concept of "carbon pricing" involves:

Option 1: Imposing a tax on carbon emissions

Option 2: Subsidizing renewable energy projects

Option 3: Regulating deforestation activities

Option 4: Promoting sustainable agriculture practices

Question : The National Commission on Agriculture (1976) of India has classified social forestry into how many categories?

Option 1: 5

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

Question : Article 51 of the Indian Constitution is about ______.

Option 1: uniform civil code for the citizens

Option 2: organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry

Option 3: promotion of international peace and security

Option 4: separation of judiciary from executive

Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here?
The highest density of population and livestock and competing use of land for forestry, agriculture, human settlement and industries exert enormous pressure on the country is finite land resources.
 

Option 1: Land degradation.
 

Option 2: Degradation of Forest
 

Option 3: Soil erosion
 

Option 4: Loss of biodiversity 
 

Question : Identify which of the following statements about agriculture in India are correct.
1. Rabi crops are sown in India from October to December and harvested from April to June.
2. Important crops grown during Rabi in India are paddy, maize, gram, soybean, and mustard.
3. Aus, Aman, and Boro are three crops of paddy in Assam, West Bengal, and Odisha.

Option 1: 1, 2 and 3

Option 2: 1 and 3 only

Option 3: 2 and 3 only

Option 4: 1 and 2 only

Question : As per the United States Department of Agriculture, which of the following soil orders is most widely distributed in India?

Option 1: Aridisols

Option 2: Alfisols

Option 3: Inceptisols

Option 4: Vertisols

Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

Demand for water is also rapidly. rising due to population growth, urbanisation and increasing pressures from the agriculture and energy sector.

Option 1: promptly

Option 2: luxuriously

Option 3: leisurely

Option 4: hopefully

Question : One of the important institutes associated with the Green Revolution is the Indian Agriculture Research Institute. Where is it located?

Option 1: Mumbai

Option 2: Ludhiana

Option 3: New Delhi

Option 4: Patna

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The world is undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape. With various dramatic scientific and technological advances, such as the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, many unskilled jobs worldwide may be taken over by machines, while the need for a skilled workforce, particularly involving mathematics, computer science, and data science, in conjunction with multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, (1)________ increasingly in greater demand. With climate change, increasing pollution, and depleting natural resources, there will be a sizeable shift in how we (2)_______ the world's energy, water, food, and sanitation needs, again resulting in the need for new skilled labour, particularly in biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, climate science, and social science. The growing (3)________ of epidemics and pandemics will also (4)_______ collaborative research in infectious disease management and development of vaccines, and the resultant social issues heighten the need for multidisciplinary learning. There will be a growing (5)__________ for humanities and art as India moves towards becoming a developed country as well as among the three largest economies in the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: wane

Option 2: dissolution

Option 3: emergence

Option 4: need

Question : The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is related to ________ Ministry of India.

Option 1: Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Option 2: Earth Sciences

Option 3: Corporate Affairs

Option 4: Environment, Forests & Climate Change