
- Maldives
2752. Who is popularly known as 'The Tree Mother of Africa'?
- Wangari Mathai
2753. What is the name of the organisation founded by Wangari Mathai for the protection of environment?
- Green Belt Movement
2754. Which country held its cabinet meeting at the MountEverest in a bid to highlight the issue of Global Warming?
- Nepal
2755. Who is the author of the book 'Silent Spring', which played a key role in the modern environment movement?
- Rachel Carson
2756. In order to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change, the WWF started an event in 2007, which is observed on the last Saturday of March every year. Name theevent?
- Earth Hour
2757. The .United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which was held in Rio de Janeiro inl992 is popularly known as? ·
- Earth Summit
2758. The 1971 Convention on Wetlands, held in Iran is popularly known as? ·
- Ramsar Convention
2759.The Movement that practises the Gandhian methods of satyagraha and non-violent resistance, through the act of hugging trees to protect them from being felled is ......?
- The Chipco Movement
2760. The modern Chipco Movement started in the early 1970s in the Garhwal Himalayas of which state?
- Uttarakhand
2761. Kyoto Protocol deals with ?
- Green House Gas Reduction
2762. The International Agreement dealing with substances that deplete the Ozone Layer is known as ..... ?
- Montreal Protocol
2763. What is the new name of the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah?
- Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
2764. The World Sparrow Day is observed on ?
- March 20
2765. The 2009 United Nations Cilimate Change Conference is commonly known as ------?
- Copenhagen Summit
2766. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aimed at fighting global warming is popularly known as ?
- Kyoto Protocol
2767. The Kyoto Protocol entered into force·on ?
- 16 February 2005
2768. Which is the most important green house gas?
- carbon dioxide
2769. In which year Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed?
- 1931
2770. Who founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1870?
- MG Ranade
2771. Who said " Satyagraha is the tool of strong people"?
- Mahathma Gandhi
2772. Who was called 'Lok Manya'?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2773. Who headed the boundary commission appointed to demarcate the boundary between India and Pakistan?
- Cyril Radcliff
2774. Who was elected as the president in the All India Kisan Sabha held in Lucknow in 1936?
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
2775. The only Keralite to become the president of INC:
- C Sankaran Nair
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