National Climate Change Policy MCQs

1. What is a primary objective of the NCCP related to economic development?

(A) Increase fossil-fuel dependency

(B) Reduce agricultural activity

(C) Limit climate-related planning

(D) Promote sustained economic growth

2. Which NCCP objective focuses on integrating climate concerns into planning?

(A) Promote tourism

(B) Enhance military policies

(C) Ensure policy integration across national policies

(D) Reduce inter-ministerial communication

3. The NCCP aims to support vulnerable groups through which of the following?

(A) Promote urbanization only

(B) Increase carbon emissions

(C) Advance pro-poor and gender-sensitive adaptation

(D) Reduce rural support programs

4. Developing climate-resilient infrastructure mainly aims to:

(A) Strengthen infrastructure to withstand climate impacts

(B) Increase electricity tariffs

(C) Promote deforestation

(D) Eliminate rural development

5. Safeguarding water, food, and energy security includes:

(A) Reducing monitoring of climate impacts

(B) Using only imported technologies

(C) Ignoring long-term planning

(D) Implementing remedial strategies in key sectors

6. Minimizing risks from extreme weather events is an objective of:

(A) Promoting industrial expansion

(B) Closing provincial coordination units

(C) Eliminating climate data collection

(D) Reducing risks from extreme events

7. Which NCCP objective aims to improve food systems across agro-ecological zones?

(A) Reduce crop production

(B) Promote climate-resilient agriculture

(C) Increase dependence on food imports

(D) Shift all agriculture to deserts

8. Transitioning to a low-emission economy means:

(A) Increasing fossil-fuel reliance

(B) Promoting cleaner, low-carbon development pathways

(C) Banning renewable energy

(D) Reducing energy efficiency

9. NCCP enhances alignment with which international frameworks?

(A) UNESCO tourism plan

(B) SAARC trade protocols

(C) EU Green Deal only

(D) SDGs, SDR-2020, and NDCs

10. The objective of strengthening coordination mechanisms focuses on:

(A) Centralizing all planning at district level

(B) Eliminating provincial climate units

(C) Reducing decision-making capacity

(D) Improving inter-ministerial and inter-provincial cooperation

11. Maximizing financial opportunities refers to:

(A) Blocking access to international funds

(B) Increasing taxes on green technology

(C) Reducing climate funding

(D) Effective use of national and international climate finance

12. Encouraging investment under NCCP aims to:

(A) Discourage private-sector involvement

(B) Limit economic participation

(C) Promote only foreign companies

(D) Develop incentives for adaptation and mitigation projects

13. Enhancing knowledge, skills, and institutional capability is covered under:

(A) Build capacity and awareness

(B) Promote rural-to-urban migration

(C) Reduce educational programs

(D) Limit stakeholder involvement

14. Promoting nature-based solutions includes:

(A) Increasing industrial emissions

(B) Tree plantation and natural resource conservation

(C) Destroying natural habitats

(D) Discouraging environmental protection