If an earthquake strikes on a barren mountain, causing NO destruction of life and property, will it be considered a disaster?
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25%
Yes
75%
No
According to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, what is the correct way to dispose used sanitary pads?
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0%
Burn them
0%
Flush them down the toilet
15%
Mix them with other plastic waste
85%
Wrap them in a newspaper or sanitary bag
The continents on have joined together to form supercontinents several times across Earth's history. What is the name of the last supercontinent?
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83%
Pangea
0%
Ur
8%
Rhodinia
8%
Colombia
Which of the following changes will occur if a dam is built across a river?
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Channel width increases upstream
85%
Water volume decreases downstream
0%
New terraces are not formed downstream
0%
Less land is available for other activities downstream
Which of these is caused because of overgrazing?
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Reduced surface runoff
9%
Protects the land from invasive species
91%
Slower regeneration of pastures
0%
More aeration for plants
A new system of agriculture is becoming popular. This uses existing features of the landscape and builds the farm around it, instead of creating a conventional farm.
This type of farming is known as...
This type of farming is known as...
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36%
Eco-farming
14%
Natural agriculture
43%
Permaculture
7%
Wild farming
This current (marked red) plays a big role in controlling European and Global climate. What is it called?
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19%
Humboldt current
44%
Gulf stream
38%
Transatlantic current
0%
Florida current
IPCC reports describe future climate predictions in the form of 4 scenarios: RCP 2.6, 4.5, 6, and 8.5.
What do these numbers stand for?
What do these numbers stand for?
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18%
Carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere
18%
Greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere
36%
Temperature increase in each scenario
27%
Radiative forcing, the amount of energy falling on the earth's surface, in each scenario