Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change One Liner Questions & Answers
| Questions | Answer | |
| 1 | Where was the climate change conference held in the year 2015? | Paris |
| 2 | Which United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Paris? | 21st |
| 3 | The greenhouse effect is the process – |
Heating the atmosphere by absorption of infrared radiations by atmospheric carbon dioxide
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| 4 | The concept of Greenhouse Gases was postulated by – | Joseph Fourier |
| 5 | Which atmospheric changes take place due to the greenhouse effect? |
Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere
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| 6 | ‘Kyoto Protocol’ is related to – | Climate change |
| 7 | The greenhouse effect is enhanced in the environment due to? | Carbon dioxide |
| 8 | Which country has announced to impose a ‘Carbon Tax’ in 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions? | Singapore |
| 9 | Which gas is not a greenhouse gas? | O2 |
| 10 | Which gas has the highest contribution to global warming? | Carbon dioxide |
| 11 | Which gas is both harmful and beneficial to life on Earth? | Carbon dioxide |
| 12 | Today the largest contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions is – | China |
| 13 | Which country is known as a ‘carbon-negative country’ in the world? | Bhutan |
| 14 | The total amount of greenhouse gases produced, to directly and indirectly support human activities, is referred to as? | Carbon footprint |
| 15 | Which is the most fragile ecosystem that will be first affected by global warming? | The Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet |
| 16 | The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere because it absorbs – | The infrared part of the solar radiation |
| 17 | Which human activity is most affected by climate? | Farming |
| 18 | The greenhouse gas liberated by cud-chewing animals is – | Methane |
| 19 | The United Nations Convention on Climate Change ratified by more than 50 countries became effective on – | March 21, 1994 |
| 20 | Its place of India among the 58 Countries in the world as per the 2017 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) published by the German Watch is – | 20th |
| 21 | When was India’s first National Action Plan on Climate Change released? | 2008 |
| 22 | What is the ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol’? |
It is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions
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| 23 | Which country does not have a global atmosphere watch station to collect data on world temperatures? | India |
| 24 | In the context of CO2 Emission and Global Warming, what is the name of a market-driven device under the UNFCCC that allows developing countries to get funds/ incentives from developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions? | Clean Development Mechanism |
| 25 | The concept of ‘carbon credit’ originated from – | Kyoto protocol |
| 26 | BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes is managed by the – | World Bank |
| 27 | Without the greenhouse effect, the average temperature of the earth’s surface would be – | –18°C |
| 28 | Who had suggested that shifting Earth on its axis is one of the factors, responsible for the climatic change? | Milutin Milankovic |
| 29 | Who provides the cryogenic indicator of climate change? | Ice core |
| 30 | India’s first National Action Plan on Climate Change was released in – | 2008 A.D. |
| 31 | When was the Jharkhand Action Plan on Climate Change published? | 2013 |
| 32 | According to Jharkhand Action Plan on Climate Change Report (2014) which is the most sensitive District? | Saraikela Kharaswan |
| 33 | Scientists at Manchester University recently suggested controlling global warming by cloud brightening over the Pacific Ocean through geo-engineering. Which substance is used for this? | Sea water |
| 34 | The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at – |
UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio-de-Janeiro, 1992
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| 35 | ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contribution’ sometimes seen in the news refers to – | World Action Plan to deal with climate change |
| 36 | Which country is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming? | New Zealand |