Environment GK for SSC-CGL & UPSC Examinations 2016

 1. Which of the following was India’s First Biosphere Reserves? 

 [A] Sunderbans

 [B] Nanda Devi 

 [C] Nilgiri 

 [D] Pachmarhi 

Ans: C

2. India’s Valley of Flowers is a part of which of the following Biosphere Reserves?

 [A] Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve 

 [B] Jim Corbett Biosphere Reserve 

 [C] Gangotri Biosphere Reserve

 [D] None of them 

Ans: A

3. Contamination of drinking water with which of the following causes Blackfoot disease (BFD)? 

[A]Nitrates 

[B]Arsenic 

[C]Mercury 

[D]Cadmium 

Ans: B