The World Environment Day Quiz! Trivia Facts

The three "R's" to remember about waste management are reduce, reuse, and recycle. This means minimizing the amount of waste produced, finding ways to use items again instead of throwing them away, and properly sorting and processing materials to create new products.

It takes 334 joules of energy to melt 1 gram of ice at 0°C. While it takes only about 42 joules to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 10°C.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is responsible for officially declaring the date for the onset of monsoons in India. The IMD is the national meteorological service of India and is responsible for providing weather forecasts, warnings, and meteorological information to various sectors of the country. As the monsoon season is crucial for agriculture and the overall economy of India, the IMD plays a vital role in monitoring and predicting the onset of monsoons, which helps in planning and preparedness for the agricultural sector and other related activities.

The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The UNFCCC is an environmental treaty with the goal of preventing "dangerous" anthropogenic (i.e., human-induced) interference of the climate system. There are 192 parties to the convention, including 191 states (all UN members, except Andorra, Canada, South Sudan, and the United States) and the European Union. The United States signed but did not ratify the Protocol and Canada withdrew from it in 2011. The Protocol was adopted by Parties to the UNFCCC in 1997 and entered into force in 2005.

Fluoride is the correct answer because in small amounts, it helps prevent tooth decay. However, in higher concentrations, it can be harmful to health and cause soft bones and deformities in people living in certain districts. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral.

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save.
Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger.

So think before you eat and help save our environment!

The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350, and killing between 75 million and 200 million people. Although there were several competing theories as to the etiology of the Black Death, a recent analysis of DNA from victims in northern and southern Europe indicates that the pathogen responsible was the Yersinia pestis bacterium probably causing several forms of plague.

The East Australian Current (EAC) is an ocean current that moves warm water in a counterclockwise fashion down the east coast of Australia. It is the largest ocean current close to the shores of Australia. Its source is the tropical Coral Sea off the north-east coast of Australia. It can reach speeds of up to 12 km/hr in some of the shallower waters along the Australian continental shelf. The EAC also acts to transport tropical marine fauna to habitats in sub-tropical regions along the southeast Australian coast.

The ratio of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million in an average daily reading at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory on May 9, the highest concentration of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas in millions of years.

Only 3 percent of the world's water supply is freshwater, and 77 percent of that is frozen. According to National Geographic, of the 23 percent that is not frozen, only a half a percent is available to supply every plant, animal and person on Earth with all the water they need to survive.

Mongolia was chosen by the UN Environment Programme for its efforts to shift towards a green economy in its major economic sectors such as mining and for promoting environmental awareness among youth.

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River in China. It is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW). Its environmental impact is highly criticized world-wide.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a report entitled, “Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security” wherein they suggest that eating insects would feed the hungry populations across the globe. The report asserts: “Insects are healthy, nutritious alternatives to mainstream staples such as chicken, pork, beef, and even fish.” Eating insects is environmentally-friendly because agricultural land is not necessary. Fewer greenhouse gases would be emitted and the flatulence cows produce would not contribute to the deteriorating atmosphere. The report surmises that: “Western attitudes of disgust towards eating insects have arguably also influenced the preference of people in tropical countries.

The position of the sun in the sky is dependent on a location's latitude and changes with seasons. For a tropical location in the Northern hemisphere such as Bangalore, the sun's position varies from the south in Winter to slightly north in peak summer.

The correct answer is "Their supply chain." Conducting a carbon life-cycle analysis on a typical grocery store like Sainsbury's would reveal that the maximum amount of carbon emissions occurs due to the store's supply chain. This includes transportation of goods, packaging materials, and the energy used in the production and distribution processes. Supply chains often involve long distances and multiple intermediaries, leading to significant carbon emissions. Therefore, addressing and improving the sustainability of the supply chain can have a substantial impact on reducing carbon emissions in the grocery store's operations.

The correct answer is Ganga, Amazon, and Tsangpo. Perennial rivers are those that flow throughout the year, regardless of the season. The Ganga river in India is one of the most important perennial rivers in the country. The Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world and is also perennial. The Tsangpo river, also known as the Brahmaputra, flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh and is another example of a perennial river.

Preliminary assessments indicate prospects along the coastline of Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Tamil Nadu. The preliminary assessment suggests that in Tamil Nadu alone, the potential exists to establish around 1 GW capacity of wind farms each along the coastline of Rameshwaram and Kanyakumari.