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One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?
- The statement mentions that the peat swamp forest of the Congo Basin stores around 29 billion tons of carbon, which is approximately equivalent to three years' worth of global greenhouse gas emissions.
- It also states that the Basin as a whole absorbs nearly 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year.
- These facts highlight the importance of the Congo Basin in terms of carbon storage and absorption, making it a crucial region for global climate regulation.
- Destruction of the peat swamp forest in the Congo Basin could have detrimental effects on the global climate due to the massive amount of carbon stored there.
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Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
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Consider the following pairs: Wetland / Lake – Location 1. Hokera Wetland – Punjab 2. Renuka Wetland – Himachal Pradesh 3. Rudrasagar Lake — Tripura 4. Sasthamkotta Lake – Tamil Nadu How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
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With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the names of
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Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities? 1. Aral Sea?2. Black Sea?3. Lake Baikal Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
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Which one of the following is not a lagoon?
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Which one of the following lakes forms as international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?
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Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
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In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?
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In which one of the following places the ‘boiling point’ of water is the highest?
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Match the columns: List 1 (Lakes)???List 2 (States) A. Wular?????1. Rajasthan B. Chilka?????2. Orissa C. Loktak?????3. Manipur D. Nakki?????4. Jammu and Kashmir ??????????????????5. Madhya Pradesh