Climate Change MCQs Set 9 (200+ Questions with Answers)

Climate Change MCQs Set 9 (200+ Questions with Answers)

Top Climate Change Multiple Choice Questions Set 9 (High-Yield for Competitive Exams)

1. Which of the following is a primary indicator of ongoing climate change?

 Reduced atmospheric CO₂

 Increasing glacier mass

 Stable global cooling

 Rising global temperatures

2. Globally, the largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is ___________

 Agriculture

 Transport

 Waste

 Energy sector

3. Nitrous oxide remains in the atmosphere for about ________

 ~114 years

 ~50 years

 ~200 years

 ~12 years

4. Which of the following is a major and well-documented consequence of global warming?

 Rise in global sea level

 Reduced global evaporation rates

 Decrease in global sea level

 Expansion of polar ice sheets

5. Which gases are primarily responsible for the formation of acid rain in the atmosphere?

 O₂ and N₂

 SO₂ and O₃

 SO₂ and NO₂

 CO₂ and CH₄

6. Thawing permafrost contributes to climate change primarily by_____________

 Increasing surface albedo

 Absorbing CO₂

 Cooling the atmosphere

 Releasing methane and CO₂

7. Methane (CH₄) is considered a potent greenhouse gas primarily because _____________

 It is abundant in the atmosphere

 It reduces CO₂ levels

 It reflects solar radiation

 It has a high global warming potential

8. Scientists use ice cores primarily to reconstruct ____________

 Volcanic eruptions only

 Past atmospheric composition and climate

 Ocean salinity

 Soil fertility

9. Which climate mitigation option provides the most immediate reduction in radiative forcing?

 CO₂ capture

 Afforestation

 Methane reduction

 Soil carbon sequestration

10. Global warming potential (GWP100) of Nitrous oxide is approximately ___________

 140-175

 265–298

 50-64

 1000+

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Climate Change MCQs Set 9 (200+ Questions with Answers)