Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 19-08-2021 (IPCC Special)

1) With respect to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), consider the following statements:

1. It is an intergovernmental body of the United Nation (UN) that publishes Assessment Reports once in every five years.
2. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988.
3. Participation in the IPCC is open to all member countries of the WMO and UN.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

2) With reference to the findings of 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), consider the following statements:

1. The ocean surface will continue to warm more than the land surface.
2. The Arctic will continue to warm more than the global surface temperature.
3. Human-induced global warming has been more rapid in Africa than the rest of the world.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

3) With respect to Methane Hydrates, consider the following statements:

1. It is a solid compound in which a large amount of methane gas molecules (CH4) are caged within a crystalline structure of water.
2. The total amount of carbon in permafrost associated methane hydrates is much less than the carbon in permafrost soils.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

4) With reference to Radiative Forcing, consider the following statements:

1. It is the difference between incoming and outgoing energy in the Earth’s climate.
2. Positive Forcing refers to cooling where the outgoing energy is greater than the incoming energy.
3. Negative forcing refers to warming where the incoming energy being greater than the outgoing energy.
4. Forcings from volcanoes and human-emitted aerosols are negative forcings.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

5) With reference to Net Zero Emissions, consider the following statements:

1. It is a condition in which a country would bring down its emissions to zero, taking pre-industrial levels as base range.
2. India has not yet committed to a net zero timeline.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

6) Consider the following statements with respect to Natural variability

1. It refers to variations in climate that are caused by processes other than human influence.
2. External natural variability corresponds to the redistribution of energy within the climate system whereas the Internal Variability corresponds to changes in Earth’s orbit or from volcanic eruptions.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

7) With respect to Short Lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs), consider the following statements:

1. These are compounds that warm or cool the Earth’s climate over shorter time scales.
2. It includes gases as well as tiny particles called aerosols.
3. They are emitted both naturally and as a result of human activities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

8) Consider the following statements:

1. Climate warming induced permafrost thawing could release greenhouse gases in to the atmosphere and further amplifies climate change.
2. The Antarctic is the biggest carbon pool on Earth, storing twice as much carbon in its permafrost, than is currently stored in the atmosphere.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

9) Consider the following statements:

1. Warming will be stronger in the Arctic, on land and in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Precipitation will increase in high latitudes, the tropics and monsoon regions.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

10) With reference to Permafrost, consider the following statements:

1. It is any ground that remains completely frozen or colder for at least two years straight. 
2. It can be found in cold places like Tibetan Plateau, high-altitude regions like Rocky Mountains, and on the floor of the Arctic Ocean.
3. Although the ground is frozen in permafrost regions, they are not always covered in snow.

Which of the statements given above are correct?