Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

Global Warming and Change in Atmospheric Chemistry

  1. The most significant global environmental problem faced by the world community is

    Options:
    1. Soil erosion
    2. Air pollution
    3. Global warming
    4. Water scarcity

    Option: C

  2. The main causal factors of global warming is/are

    Options:
    1. Changes in atmospheric chemistry
    2. Deforestation
    3. Ozone depletion
    4. All the above

    Option: D

  3. What are the probable net results of global warming and changes in atmospheric chemistry?

    Options:
    1. Changes in weather and climate at local, regional, and global levels
    2. Increase in sea level
    3. Increase in atmospheric dynamics including evaporation and precipitation
    4. All the above

    Option: D

  4. The major sources of global environmental problems are

    Options:
    1. Population growth
    2. Changes in atmospheric chemistry through air pollution
    3. Major land use changes
    4. All the above

    Option: D

  5. What is global warming?

    Options:
    1. A gradual rise in atmospheric and ground surface air temperatures
    2. A sudden drop in atmospheric and ground surface air temperatures
    3. An increase in the amount of rainfall globally
    4. An increase in the amount of sunlight received globally

    Option: A

  6. What is the main cause of global warming?

    Options:
    1. Natural processes
    2. Anthropogenic processes
    3. Changes in ocean currents
    4. Changes in atmospheric pressure

    Option: B

  7. What are the consequences of global warming?

    Options:
    1. Deglaciation and sea level changes
    2. Atmospheric dynamics including evaporation and precipitation
    3. Changes in weather and climate
    4. All the above

    Option: D

  8. The international community’s concern regarding future climatic changes is/are

    Options:
    1. Deglaciation and sea level changes
    2. Submergence of island nations and major coastal low lands
    3. Effects on human health and wealth
    4. All the above

    Option: D

  9. What are the major efforts being made to tackle the problem of global warming?

    Options:
    1. Tackling air pollution through the rapid rate of industrialization and urbanization
    2. Advances in productive technology
    3. Major land use changes mainly deforestation
    4. International cooperation

    Option: D

  10. Which of the following is/ are the evidences of global warming?

    Options:
    1. Gradual rise in atmospheric and ground surface air temperatures
    2. Changes in global radiation balance
    3. Emission of greenhouse gases
    4. All the above

    Option: D

  11. What is radiative forcing?

    Options:
    1. The comparison of relative warming effect of different gases
    2. The tool used to compare the warming effect of various gases
    3. The energy balance alteration of the earth’s atmosphere system caused by greenhouse gases
    4. The process of emitting gases from anthropogenic sources

    Option: C

  12. What is global warming potential?

    Options:
    1. The comparison of relative warming effect of different gases
    2. The tool used to compare the warming effect of various gases
    3. The energy balance alteration of the earth’s atmosphere system caused by greenhouse gases
    4. The process of emitting gases from anthropogenic sources

    Option: A

  13. When did systematic recording of temperatures at different meteorological centers begin?

    Options:
    1. 1880
    2. 1860
    3. 1940
    4. 1950

    Option: A

  14. How much has the air temperature increased overall in the 20th century?

    Options:
    1. 0.3-0.6°C
    2. 0.4-0.7°C
    3. 0.5-0.8°C
    4. 0.6-0.9°C

    Option: B

  15. When were the warmest decades in the last 2000 years?

    Options:
    1. 1980’s and 1990’s
    2. 1880’s and 1890’s
    3. 1960’s and 1970’s
    4. 2000’s and 2010’s

    Option: A

  16. What was the warmest single decade in the historical record of temperature?

    Options:
    1. 1880’s
    2. 1940’s
    3. 1990’s
    4. 2010’s

    Option: C

  17. What caused the rapid increase in air temperature in the northern hemisphere between 1880 and 1940?

    Options:
    1. Industrial growth
    2. Combustion of fossil fuels
    3. Melting of glaciers
    4. Ocean warming

    Option: B

  18. What was the overall increase in air temperature in the southern hemisphere between 1940 and 1960?

    Options:
    1. 0.3°C
    2. 0.4°C
    3. 0.5°C
    4. 0.6°C

    Option: D

  19. What caused the catastrophic coral bleaching in the Andaman-Nicobar and the Lakshwadeep islands?

    Options:
    1. A rise of 2°C temperature from the normal temperature
    2. Melting of mountain glaciers
    3. Sea level rise
    4. Upward shifting of snow lines

    Option: A

  20. What is the range of temperature rise shown by global circulation models (GCM) in the 20th century?

    Options:
    1. 0.4°C to 0.8°C
    2. 1.4°C to 5.8°C
    3. 3°C to 14°C
    4. 5°C to 32°C

    Option: A