True/False – GK Questions

The program, a partnership between Assam Forest Department and conservation NGOs, targeted rhino population growth through translocation and protection.

Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by IUCN for wild species before Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.

Biodiversity is measured at three levels: genetic variation within species, variety of species, and diversity of ecosystems.

Symbiosis includes mutualism (both benefit), commensalism (one benefits, other unaffected), and parasitism (one benefits, other harmed).

Decomposers like bacteria and fungi break down dead organic matter, releasing nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus back into the soil.

The pyramid of numbers can be inverted in some ecosystems, such as a tree supporting many insects and birds, where producers are fewer than consumers.

Tree roots bind the soil and the canopy breaks the force of rain; removing trees exposes topsoil to wind and water erosion.

Electronic waste includes old computers, phones, and appliances, which often contain hazardous materials like lead and mercury.

Smog is a portmanteau of 'smoke' and 'fog', describing severe air pollution that reduces visibility and harms respiratory health.

Appiko (meaning 'hug' in Kannada) was inspired by Chipko and aimed to save the natural forests of the Western Ghats from clear-felling.

Villagers, particularly women, hugged trees to prevent contractors from cutting them down, making it a landmark eco-social movement.

Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver, Canada, in 1971 by activists protesting US nuclear testing at Amchitka.

PV cells are made of semiconductor materials that absorb photons from sunlight and release electrons, generating an electric current.

Since the plants absorbed CO2 from the atmosphere to grow, burning them releases roughly the same amount back, maintaining a closed carbon loop.

The heat emanating from the Earth's core is virtually inexhaustible on human timescales, classifying geothermal energy as renewable.

Silent Valley is located in the Nilgiri Hills, within the Palakkad District of Kerala.

It was initially named Hailey National Park to protect the Bengal tiger and was later renamed in honor of Jim Corbett.

It consists of phumdis (floating biomass) on Loktak Lake and is the last natural habitat of the Sangai (brow-antlered deer).

The Cartagena Protocol is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling and transport of LMOs resulting from modern biotechnology.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or Earth Summit, was held in Rio in June 1992.