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Environmental Studies - Environmental Organizations — Environmental Studies Questions & Practice

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1. What is the primary role of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)?

  1. AA specialized UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation on weather, climate, and water resources
  2. BA specialized Indian judicial body established for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection
  3. CThe UN body responsible for assessing the science related to climate change, providing periodic assessment reports
  4. DA specialized UN agency leading international efforts to defeat hunger and promote sustainable agriculture and forestry
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Answer: D

'FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)' relates to: A specialized UN agency leading international efforts to defeat hunger and promote sustainable agriculture and forestry

2. Which organization is described as: 'India's apex statutory body responsible for setting and enforcing air and water pollution control standards'?

  1. ACPCB (Central Pollution Control Board)
  2. BFAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
  3. CGreenpeace
  4. DISRO's environmental monitoring programmes
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Answer: A

This corresponds to 'CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board)'.

3. Which of the following best describes WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)?

  1. AAn international non-governmental organization working on wilderness preservation and reduction of human impact on the environment
  2. BAn international organization working in the field of nature conservation, maintaining the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  3. CThe UN body responsible for assessing the science related to climate change, providing periodic assessment reports
  4. DA specialized UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation on weather, climate, and water resources
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Answer: A

'WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)' relates to: An international non-governmental organization working on wilderness preservation and reduction of human impact on the environment

4. Which organization is described as: 'A specialized Indian judicial body established for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection'?

  1. ANGT (National Green Tribunal)
  2. BUNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
  3. CFAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
  4. DGEF (Global Environment Facility)
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Answer: A

This corresponds to 'NGT (National Green Tribunal)'.

5. Which organization is described as: 'India's space agency initiatives using satellite data for forest cover, pollution, and disaster monitoring'?

  1. AMoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)
  2. BGEF (Global Environment Facility)
  3. CISRO's environmental monitoring programmes
  4. DIUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
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Answer: C

This corresponds to 'ISRO's environmental monitoring programmes'.

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