Environment | MCQs

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Suspended particulate matter is a microscopic particle of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.

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Tyler Prize purpose: Environmental Achievement

Awarded: Annually

Award Amount: $200,000

Pavan Sukhdev: Indian Economist

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 In accordance with this goal, the NPP has a target of keeping 33% of land area under forest in India 

India is one of the few countries which has a forest policy since 1894.

The policy was revised in 1952 and again in 1988. 

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• The UNOPS launched ‘GHAR (Green Housing Affordable Resilient), an initiative aimed at enhancing the technical capacity of government institutions and renowned academia to design, construct, and manage climate-resilient housing in Pakistan.
• UNOPS: United Nations Office for Project Services 
• Launched in December 2023.

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World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on August 14, 2020, with only 5.7pc of land, or around 4.54 million hectares under forest cover, the country’s deforestation rate is the second highest in Asia, after Afghanistan and is well below the recommended cover of 25pc.

About WWF:
The World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

Headquarters located in Switzerland.

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About 42.6% of the total Geographical area (0.567 million hectares), is controlled by the Forests Department.

13,297 km²is the total area of Azad Kashmir

140,914 sq Km, is the total area of Sindh Province

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Multan is a city of Pollution vise unhealthy.

update on 27-12-2022

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What is the primary cause of mountain destruction in Pakistan?

1. Lack of proper planning
2. Climate change
3. Forest cutting

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