NPTEL Environment and Development Week 10 Assignment Answers 2024
1. Which of the following process leads to heating of the earth?
- When incoming energy from the sun is absorbed by the earth
- When the sun’s energy is reflected back into space
- When absorbed energy is released back into space
- All of these
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2. In which year was the Kyoto Protocol adopted?
- 1985
- 1987
- 1992
- 1997
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3. What is the definition of climate change as per the Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?
- It refers to any change in the climate over time to natural variability
- It refers to any change in the climate over time as a result of human activity
- It refers to any change in the climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity
- None of these
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4. Which of the following statement/s best characterizes global climate change?
- It is the identifiable change in the climate of earth as a whole that lasts for an extended period of time
- Due to natural process, it is usually referred to as global climate variability
- It refers to changes forced by human activities that change the atmosphere
- All of these
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5. Which of the following process leads to cooling of the earth?
- When incoming energy from the sun is absorbed by the earth
- When the sun’s energy is reflected back into space
- When absorbed energy is released back into space
- All of these
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6. What was agreed at the First Conference of the Parties (COP 1)?
- To negotiate emission reduction targets for SARC countries
- To negotiate emission reduction targets for G77 countries
- To negotiate emission reduction targets for BASIC countries
- To negotiate emission reduction targets for industrialized countries
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7. The earth’s temperature depends on
- Incoming energy from the sun
- Released energy from the earth
- The balance between energy entering and leaving the planet’s system
- All of these
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8. Which of the following national plan/mission focused on sustainable agriculture?
- National Mission on Sustainable Habitats
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
- National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
- None of these
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9. What is the full form of UNEP?
- United Nation Energy Program
- United Nation Environment Program
- United Nation Education Program
- United Nation Ecology Program
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10. Which of the following statement is true about ‘infrared radiation’?
- It has a wavelength and a weaker energy level
- It has a shorter wavelength and a weaker energy level
- It has a longer wavelength and a higher energy level
- It has a longer wavelength and a moderate energy level
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