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?

 Stable global cooling

 Increasing glacier mass

 Reduced atmospheric CO₂

 Rising global temperatures

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

 It is abundant in the atmosphere

 It reflects solar radiation

 It has a high global warming potential

 It reduces CO₂ levels

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

 Transport

 Waste

 Energy sector

 Agriculture

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

 50-64

 140-175

 1000+

 265–298

5. Scientists use ice cores primarily to reconstruct ____________

 Soil fertility

 Past atmospheric composition and climate

 Ocean salinity

 Volcanic eruptions only

6. Nitrous oxide remains in the atmosphere for about ________

 ~50 years

 ~114 years

 ~200 years

 ~12 years

7. Thawing permafrost contributes to climate change primarily by_____________

 Absorbing CO₂

 Releasing methane and CO₂

 Increasing surface albedo

 Cooling the atmosphere

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

 Decrease in global sea level

 Expansion of polar ice sheets

 Reduced global evaporation rates

 Rise in global sea level

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

 CO₂ capture

 Soil carbon sequestration

 Methane reduction

 Afforestation

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

 O₂ and N₂

 CO₂ and CH₄

 SO₂ and O₃

 SO₂ and NO₂

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