SSC Ecology and Environment Set- 2
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 15/03/2026
1. On which date International Day of Biological Diversity is celebrated?
2. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
3. In the context of various environment protection treaties/protocols and the places associated with them, which of the following is NOT correctly paired?
4. Which organisms are dependent on the producers either directly or indirectly for their substances ?
5. The world's only floating national park, Keibul Lamjao National Park, is located in ...........
6. Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world?
7. In which year did the convention on wetlands, the 'Ramsar Convention', come into force in India?
8. Which of the following states has the maximum area of Mangrove forest?
9. Which of the following sites is the largest protected wetland in India?
10. What are the major biodiversity hotspots of India?
11. Which of the following is NOT abiotic?
12. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
13. _______ species are those species of plants and animals that are found especially in a particular area.
14. A series of organisms feeding on one another at various biotic levels form a ______.
15. According to the Ramsar Convention, which of the following is World Wetlands Day?
16. Which of the following plants is on the verge of extinction due to our insensitivity towards the environment?
17. Realising the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of the water bodies, the Government of India passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, ________, to safeguard our water resources.
18. Which of the following is an endemic species?
19. When was the National Green Tribunal formed?
20. In which state is the Karingali Puncha wetland located?
21. Reduce, Reuse and ………. are the three R's to save the environment.
22. What are the microorganisms that breakdown the dead remains and waste product of organisms called?
23. Which among the following is NOT one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots?
24. Under which ministry does the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 aim to be self-reliant and take India's own national measures to protect the Antarctic environment and the related ecosystem, as well as proposes to establish the Indian Antarctic Authority (IAA)?
25. Tso Kar wetland has been included in Ramsar Site in December 2020. In which of the following states or union territories is it located?
26. Biodiversity is defined in which of the following forms?
27. What is the in situ conservation method?
28. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) _____ List is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity :
29. In which of the following states is Sambhar Salt Lake situated?
30. In which of the following states is the Loktak Lake located?
31. A species restricted to a given area is………
32. The Mission of the Ramsar Convention is to conserve –––––.
33. Choose the INCORRECT pair with respect to wetlands and their location?
34. Which of the following is the world’s top environmental conservation award?
35. ______ refers to an environment in which oxygen is readily available.
36. In the context of forest conservation, the Navdanya Movement was started in 1987 by....
37. Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve....
38. Why is Rann Of Kutch of India famous for?
39. In which of the following states is the Sambhar Lake located?
40. Which one of the following is a terrestrial ecosystem?
41. In which state is the Renuka Lake located?
42. Sur Sarovar, also known as Keetham Lake, is a man-made reservoir. In which of the following years was it added in the list of Ramsar Sites?
43. Green Plants in terrestrial ecosystem capture about ____of the energy of sunlight.
44. In which year was the National Biodiversity Authority, a statutory autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, established?
45. In which of the following modes of nutrition do organisms take in nutrients in solution form from dead and decaying matter?
46. Which reservoir was declared a 'Ramsar Site' of international importance in the List of wetlands in 2020?
47. Rio Summit is associated with
48. As of December 2020, how many RAMSAR sites does India have?
49. According to the Ramsar Convention, when is 'World Wetlands Day' observed?
50. Which ecologist demonstrated in a long-term experiment on external Land mass that biodiversity is of central importance for productivity, stability, resistance to invasion of ecosystems, and fertility of their soil?
