[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2022: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 6 May 2022 – Environment – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: b)

Sea Buckthorn is a shrub which produces an orange-yellow coloured edible berry. It is found above the tree line in the Himalayan region, generally in dry areas such as the cold deserts of Ladakh and Spiti.

In Himachal Pradesh, it is locally called chharma and grows in the wild in Lahaul and Spiti and parts of Kinnaur. A major part is covered by this plant in Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

Seabuckthorn is a soil-binding plant which prevents soil-erosion, checks siltation in rivers and helps preserve floral biodiversity. Its fruit and leaves are rich in vitamins, carotenoids and omega fatty acids.

Seabuckthorn also has commercial value, as it is used in making juices, jams, nutritional capsules etc.

Solution: b)

Inceptisols : Soils having weakly or quickly developed hozirons

Histosols : These soils have very high quantity of organic matter in the upper layers

Solution: c)

Asola-Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary covering 32.71 km2 area on the Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli hill range on Delhi-Haryana border lies in Southern Delhi as well as northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana.

Solution: b)

The African elephant is the largest animal walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects. And their large ears allow them to radiate excess heat. Upper incisor teeth develop into tusks in African elephants and grow throughout their lifetime.

There are two subspecies of African elephants—the Savanna (or bush) elephant and the Forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward. There are also differences in the size and shape of the skull and skeleton between the two subspecies.

Solution: c)

The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established in 2001 to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing country Parties to the Kyoto Protocol that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

The Adaptation Fund is financed with a share of proceeds from the clean development mechanism (CDM) project activities and other sources of funding.