The environment Quiz

Preliminary Round

20 QuestionsNo Negatives

Questions 1,5,10,15 and 20 are star questions

which will be considered in case of a tie

1. The name may have been derived from the tree species Heritiera fomes.

Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of "Sea Forest“.

The place is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, a Biosphere Reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Name it.

2The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was shared by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Name the Indian who was the Chairperson of the panel at that time.

3Name the former US politician who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his environment activism especially related to Climate change.

4. Of which emperor’s rule has been described as “one of the

very few instances in world history of a government

treating its animals as citizens who are as deserving of its protection as the human

residents”?

5The Dongria Kondh of India's Niyamgiri Hills are fighting mining giant Vedanta to save their sacred hills. The media coined a term to refer these tribe because of the nature of their fight.Name it.

6.The video was filmed in four geographic regions . The first

location was the Amazon Rainforest, The second scene was a war zone in Karlovac, Croatia.The third location was Tanzania,

which incorporated scenes of illegal poaching and hunting into

the video. The final location was in Warwick, New York, where a safe forest fire

was simulated in a corn field.Which Michael Jackson song are

we talking about?

7. This Committee was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to

protest and attempt to halt further underground nuclear testing by the United

States in the National Wildlife refuge at Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.This Committee later became Green Peace,

a global environmental organization.What was the name of this Committee ?

8.Which city in Colombia give its name to the Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity?

The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by genetically modified

organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.

9. The "Madrid Protocol" was negotiated as other countries

followed suit and on 14 January 1998 it entered into force.

The Madrid Protocol bans all mining in_________, designating it

a "natural reserve devoted to peace and science".

10Guru Jambheshwar gave the message to protect trees and wildlife around 540 years ago, prophesying that harming the environment means harming yourself. He formulated twenty nine tenets. The tenets were not only tailored to conserve bio-diversity of the area but also ensured a healthy eco-friendly social life for the community. Name this community in Rajasthan known for protecting trees by hugging to them.

11. On 6 September 1987 at the Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, the Montreal Protocol was finally

agreed upon.What is the area of interest of this protocol ?

12. This organisation has observer and consultative status at the United Nations, and plays a role in the implementation of

several international conventions on nature conservation and biodiversity.

It was involved in establishing the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.

Name it.

13. ____is a global partnership of conservation organisations that strives

to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with

people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. It is the

world's largest partnership of conservation organisations, with over

120 partner organisations.Name it.

14.Bachni Devi ,Chandiprasad Bhatt and Gaura devi are associated with______.

15.Identify the Logo

16.Name the environmental

nongovernmental organization

founded by the Kenyan Nobel

winner Wangari Muta Maathai .

17._____ a British interdisciplinary scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869. It was ranked the world's most cited scientific journal and is widely regarded as one of the

few remaining academic journals that publishes original research across a wide range

of scientific fields.The name of the journal is taken from a line by

William Wordsworth: "To the solid ground of _______trusts the Mind that builds for aye”.

Name it.

18.This is an international award to "honour and support those offering

practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”.

Name it.

19. The Indian Judiciary has came up with a lot of environmentally important

verdicts ;many of them against pollution.This has been done on the basis of a

constitutional article which states that “no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to

procedure established by law”.Which is the constitutional article which

interprets life and personal liberty in broader sense?

20. Name this lady who was a leader of the

campaign against Coca-

Cola company in Plachimada in

Palakkad.

ANSWERS

1. The name may have been derived from the tree species Heritiera fomes.

Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of "Sea Forest“.

The place is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, a Biosphere Reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Name it.

Sunder bansSundari tree/ Samundar Ban

2The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was shared by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Name the Indian who was the Chairperson of the panel at that time.

RAJENDRA PACHAURI

3Name the former US politician who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his environment activism especially related to Climate change.

4. Of which emperor’s rule has been described as “one of the

very few instances in world history of a government

treating its animals as citizens who are as deserving of its protection as the human

residents”?

5The Dongria Kondh of India's Niyamgiri Hills are fighting mining giant Vedanta to save their sacred hills. The media coined a term to refer these tribe because of the nature of their fight.Name it.

6.The video was filmed in four geographic regions . The first

location was the Amazon Rainforest, The second scene was a war zone in Karlovac, Croatia.The third location was Tanzania,

which incorporated scenes of illegal poaching and hunting into

the video. The final location was in Warwick, New York, where a safe forest fire

was simulated in a corn field.Which Michael Jackson song are

we talking about?

7. This Committee was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to

protest and attempt to halt further underground nuclear testing by the United

States in the National Wildlife refuge at Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.This Committee later became Green Peace,

a global environmental organization.What was the name of this Committee ?

8.Which city in Colombia give its name to the Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity?

The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by genetically modified

organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.

9. The "Madrid Protocol" was negotiated as other countries

followed suit and on 14 January 1998 it entered into force.

The Madrid Protocol bans all mining in_________, designating it

a "natural reserve devoted to peace and science".

Antarctica

10Guru Jambheshwar gave the message to protect trees and wildlife around 540 years ago, prophesying that harming the environment means harming yourself. He formulated twenty nine tenets. The tenets were not only tailored to conserve bio-diversity of the area but also ensured a healthy eco-friendly social life for the community. Name this community in Rajasthan known for protecting trees by hugging to them.

BISHNOIS

11. On 6 September 1987 at the Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, the Montreal Protocol was finally

agreed upon.What is the area of interest of this protocol ?

Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

12. This organisation has observer and consultative status at the United Nations, and plays a role in the implementation of

several international conventions on nature conservation and biodiversity.

It was involved in establishing the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.

Name it.

13. ____is a global partnership of conservation organisations that strives

to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with

people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. It is the

world's largest partnership of conservation organisations, with over

120 partner organisations.Name it.

14.Bachni Devi ,Chandiprasad Bhatt and Gaura devi are associated with______.

15.Identify the Logo

NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN

16.Name the environmental

nongovernmental organization

founded by the Kenyan Nobel

winner Wangari Muta Maathai .

17._____ a British interdisciplinary scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869. It was ranked the world's most cited scientific journal and is widely regarded as one of the

few remaining academic journals that publishes original research across a wide range

of scientific fields.The name of the journal is taken from a line by

William Wordsworth: "To the solid ground of _______trusts the Mind that builds for aye”.

Name it.

18.This is an international award to "honour and support those offering

practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”.

Name it.

19. The Indian Judiciary has came up with a lot of environmentally important

verdicts ;many of them against pollution.This has been done on the basis of a

constitutional article which states that “no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to

procedure established by law”.Which is the constitutional article which

interprets life and personal liberty in broader sense?

20. Name this lady who was a leader of the

campaign against Coca-

Cola company in Plachimada in

Palakkad.