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This section includes 57 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
This state achieves PM Modis dream of giving everyone home Set to legalize slums built till 2017 |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 2. |
IIT Bombay and this railway signed a MoU to transform George Fernandes Institute of Tunnel Technology in Goa |
| A. | Southern Railway |
| B. | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| C. | Konkan Railway |
| D. | Central Railway |
| Answer» D. Central Railway | |
| 3. |
Every year, a monthlong ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/ tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/ tribes? |
| A. | Bhutia and Lepcha |
| B. | Gond and Korku |
| C. | lrula and Toda |
| D. | Sahariya and Agariya |
| Answer» C. lrula and Toda | |
| 4. |
Which among the following is the World’s largest Wetland System? |
| A. | Camargue (France) |
| B. | Okavango (Botswana) |
| C. | Everglades (USA) |
| D. | Pantanal (South America) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Kameng Elephant Reserve and Deomali Elephant Reserve are located in which state? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The GRIHA standards are related to ? |
| A. | Architecture Standards |
| B. | Defense Standards |
| C. | Environment Standards |
| D. | Cost Effectiveness |
| Answer» D. Cost Effectiveness | |
| 7. |
While studying the Clean Development Mechanism we read about CEU which is a standard unit comprising 1 million cubic tonne CO2. What is the correct full form? |
| A. | Certified Emission Units |
| B. | Carbon Emission Units |
| C. | Codified Emission Units |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Carbon Emission Units | |
| 8. |
Which among the following verities of Fishes is insectivorous? |
| A. | Hilsa |
| B. | Gambusia |
| C. | Labeo |
| D. | Katla |
| Answer» C. Labeo | |
| 9. |
Which among the following terms of utmost significance in the dynamics of resource management was coined in the ‘Brundtland Commission Report’? |
| A. | Polluter-Pays Principle |
| B. | Sustainable development |
| C. | Inclusive Growth |
| D. | Carrying Capacity |
| Answer» C. Inclusive Growth | |
| 10. |
The Washington Convention whose formal name is abbreviated as CITES is related to which among the following? |
| A. | Pesticides |
| B. | Ozone Depletion |
| C. | Endangered Species |
| D. | Human Rights |
| Answer» D. Human Rights | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is India’s First National Marine Park ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park |
| B. | Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch |
| C. | Rani Jhansi Marine National Park |
| D. | Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park |
| Answer» C. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park | |
| 12. |
Which among the following is not correctly matched? |
| A. | Bhitarkanika National Park – Orissa |
| B. | Gugamal National Park – Rajasthan |
| C. | Mollem National Park – Goa |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» C. Mollem National Park – Goa | |
| 13. |
The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 14. |
In which year, Environment (Protection) Act was enacted? |
| A. | 1985 |
| B. | 1986 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» C. 1995 | |
| 15. |
With which of the following, the Agenda 21’ of Rio Summit, 1992 is related to? |
| A. | Sustainable development |
| B. | Combating the consequences of population explosion. |
| C. | Mitigation norms of Green House Gases (GHGs) emission. |
| D. | Technology transfer mechanism to developing countries for ‘clean-energy’ production. |
| Answer» B. Combating the consequences of population explosion. | |
| 16. |
With which among the following subjects, the Agenda 21 , that came out of Earth Summit 1992 , explicitly deals with ? |
| A. | Green House Gases |
| B. | Climate Changes |
| C. | Sustainability |
| D. | Ozone Layer Protection |
| Answer» D. Ozone Layer Protection | |
| 17. |
Silent Valley National Park located in: |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Chandigarh |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 18. |
Eutrophication is due to lack of oxygen and severe reductions in water quality, fish, and other animal populations which ultimately destroys the particular ecosystem. The main reason behind this is ____? |
| A. | Increased pollution in water bodies |
| B. | Increased chemical nutrients and compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus |
| C. | increased microbes and parasitic organism in stagnant water |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. increased microbes and parasitic organism in stagnant water | |
| 19. |
The Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is located in which state? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» B. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 20. |
Which among the following is key faunal species that is being conserved and monitored in ‘Dachigam National Park’ ? |
| A. | Musk Deer |
| B. | Golden Oriole |
| C. | Yellow-throated Marten |
| D. | Hangul or Kashmir Stag |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
In which of the following state Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary is located? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 22. |
Which among the following schemes of Government of India comes under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol? |
| A. | National Solar Mission |
| B. | Bachat lamp Yojana |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission |
| D. | Akshay-Prakash Yojna |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission | |
| 23. |
Red Data Book is published by ___-? |
| A. | United Nations Environment Programme |
| B. | World Wildlife Fund |
| C. | World Environment Facility |
| D. | International Union For The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) is located in which state? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» B. Chhattisgarh | |
| 25. |
An aquatic plant introduced from America to check pollution turned out to be a troublesome weed in Indian water bodies. The name of this ‘invasive alien species’ is : |
| A. | Opuntia |
| B. | Aegilops |
| C. | Eichhornia |
| D. | Pistia |
| Answer» D. Pistia | |
| 26. |
Lion-tailed Macaque is found in which of the following regions? |
| A. | Eastern Himalayas |
| B. | North East India |
| C. | Eastern Ghats |
| D. | Western Ghats |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
To Catalyze a Transition to a Low Carbon World, Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) was launched in 2008 by which of the following ? |
| A. | Green Building Council |
| B. | United Nations Environment Programme |
| C. | Global Environment Facility |
| D. | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| Answer» C. Global Environment Facility | |
| 28. |
Which among the following is the most abundant type of coal? |
| A. | Lignite |
| B. | Anthracite |
| C. | Bituminous |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 29. |
The Gangotri National Park (GNP) is located in which state? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Uttrakhand |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 30. |
The Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in which state? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 31. |
The highest per capita emitter of Carbon dioxide in the world is : |
| A. | USA |
| B. | China |
| C. | Qatar |
| D. | Saudi Arabia |
| Answer» D. Saudi Arabia | |
| 32. |
Gyan Bharati Reserve, a Biosphere Reserve of India is located in which of the following state? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 33. |
Headquarters of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is loacated at: |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Nairobi |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» C. New Delhi | |
| 34. |
The Satpura National Park (SNP) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? |
| A. | Jabalpur district |
| B. | Hoshangabad district |
| C. | Indore district |
| D. | Chhindwara district |
| Answer» C. Indore district | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is not a primary greenhouse gas found in earth’s atmosphere? |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Methane |
| C. | Water vapour |
| D. | Nitrogen oxides (NOx) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) is located in which state? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 37. |
Identify the non Green-House Gas(GHG) from the following : |
| A. | Methane |
| B. | Nitrous oxide |
| C. | Sulphur Hexafluoride |
| D. | Carbon Monoxide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Ozone layer lies in: |
| A. | Troposphere |
| B. | Tropopause |
| C. | Stratosphere |
| D. | Photosphere |
| Answer» D. Photosphere | |
| 39. |
Which among the following is a bird sanctuary ? |
| A. | Kanha national par |
| B. | Desert National Park |
| C. | Bandipur National Park |
| D. | Sultanpur National Park |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
“International Biodiversity Day” is celebrated on: |
| A. | 43912 |
| B. | 43943 |
| C. | 43973 |
| D. | 44004 |
| Answer» D. 44004 | |
| 41. |
The Shiretoko National Park (SNP) is located in which country? |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | China |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Buddha Nullah has been the main source of Pollution of which among the following rivers ? |
| A. | Chambal |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Yamuna |
| D. | Gandak |
| Answer» C. Yamuna | |
| 43. |
In which of the following state Sunabeda sanctuary is located ? |
| A. | Orissa |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Telanagana |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 44. |
Which country has highest air pollution among all European Union (EU) countries? |
| A. | Poland |
| B. | France |
| C. | Greece |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 45. |
Clouded Leopard National Park is located in which state? |
| A. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| B. | Uttarakhand |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The Lahugala Kitulana National Park is located in which country? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» C. Bhutan | |
| 47. |
Which among the following protocols is also related to the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism? |
| A. | Kyoto protocol |
| B. | Nagoya Protocol |
| C. | Geneva Protocol |
| D. | Cartagena Protocol |
| Answer» C. Geneva Protocol | |
| 48. |
India is one of the select mega biodiversity countries of the world. In this context, approximately what fraction of the recorded species of the world, India accounts for ….? |
| A. | 2-3% |
| B. | 7-8% |
| C. | 11-12% |
| D. | 15-16% |
| Answer» C. 11-12% | |
| 49. |
Which among the following is correct ? |
| A. | Except the buffer zones there is no Biotic interference in National Park, Biosphere Reserve & Sanctuary |
| B. | Except the buffer zones there is no Biotic interference in National Park & Biosphere Reserve |
| C. | Except the buffer zones there is no Biotic interference in National Park only |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Except the buffer zones there is no Biotic interference in National Park only | |
| 50. |
The “Aichi Targets” are related to _____? |
| A. | Conservation of Biodiversity |
| B. | Conservation of Wetlands |
| C. | Conservation of Coral reefs |
| D. | Prevention of Plastic use |
| Answer» B. Conservation of Wetlands | |