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This section includes 989 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 951. |
According to new research, how many new species of fish have been discovered in the Western Ghats in May 2020? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 952. |
A very rare species known as the silver-backed chevrotain or mouse deer, has been spotted in the northwestern jungle of ________ for the first time in nearly 30 years. |
| A. | Laos |
| B. | Cambodia |
| C. | Vietnam |
| D. | India |
| E. | Brunei |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 953. |
In January 2020, a first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles will be inaugurated in Bihar's Bhagalpur forest division. It will be able to shelter how many turtles at a time? |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 600 |
| E. | 700 |
| Answer» D. 600 | |
| 954. |
How many states have been directed by the National Green Tribunal to submit action plans for bringing air quality standards within the prescribed norms by 30 April 2019? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| E. | 14 |
| Answer» B. 8 | |
| 955. |
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has announced that Poba Reserve Forest would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary. Poba Reserve forest lies in which district? |
| A. | Bongaigaon |
| B. | Morigaon |
| C. | Goalpara |
| D. | Dhemaji |
| E. | Dibrugarh |
| Answer» E. Dibrugarh | |
| 956. |
A new species of fan-throated lizard has been discovered from the barren lands of which of the following districts of Karnataka? |
| A. | Chamarajanagar |
| B. | Bagalkot |
| C. | Belagavi |
| D. | Bidar |
| E. | Ramanagara |
| Answer» C. Belagavi | |
| 957. |
A 15-meter-tall tree that belongs to the genus of the coffee family has recently been discovered from the Andaman Islands by a team of researchers from India and which of the following countries? |
| A. | Philippines |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Laos |
| E. | Vietnam |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 958. |
In August 2020, a new plant species of the genus Ardisia has been spotted at which of the following places? |
| A. | Western Ghats |
| B. | Eastern Himalyas |
| C. | Thar Desert |
| D. | Western Himalyas |
| E. | Sunderbans |
| Answer» B. Eastern Himalyas | |
| 959. |
A new genus of the old world treefrog family has been discovered in the Andaman Islands and Northeast India. The new genus Rohanixalus is named after taxonomist Rohan Pethiyagoda of which country? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Maldives |
| D. | Myanmar |
| E. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» C. Maldives | |
| 960. |
In December 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has declared how many animal and plant species extinct? |
| A. | 19 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 31 |
| D. | 37 |
| E. | 45 |
| Answer» D. 37 | |
| 961. |
India aims to achieve land degradation neutrality by the year |
| A. | 2025 |
| B. | 2030 |
| C. | 2035 |
| D. | 2040 |
| Answer» C. 2035 | |
| 962. |
A new species of which of the following has been discovered from the Nimba Mountains in West Africa, in January 2021? |
| A. | Bat |
| B. | Frog |
| C. | Snake |
| D. | Spider |
| E. | Fish |
| Answer» B. Frog | |
| 963. |
In September 2020, which of the following Hurricane bettered Bermuda with tropical storm winds? |
| A. | Hurricane Alex |
| B. | Hurricane Lisa |
| C. | Hurricane Teddy |
| D. | Hurricane Tony |
| E. | Hurricane Van |
| Answer» D. Hurricane Tony | |
| 964. |
In which state was a new species of dung beetle named ‘Enoplotrupes tawangensis’ discovered in June 2019? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Sikkim |
| E. | Manipur |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 965. |
A species of wood snake that wasn’t seen for 140 years has resurfaced in a survey conducted by scientists in the ________ Wildlife Sanctuary. |
| A. | Coringa |
| B. | Eaglenest |
| C. | Meghamalai |
| D. | Gautam Budha |
| E. | Achanakmar |
| Answer» D. Gautam Budha | |
| 966. |
International Maritime Organisation is concerned withA. Air pollutionB. Sea pollutionC. Adulteration in foodD. Deforestation |
| A. | D |
| B. | C |
| C. | B |
| D. | A |
| Answer» D. A | |
| 967. |
In May 2021, a subspecies of the Himalayan red fox was spotted at a height of 3,000 metres in which district of Uttarakhand? |
| A. | Rudraprayag |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Chamoli |
| D. | Pithoragarh |
| E. | Champawat |
| Answer» E. Champawat | |
| 968. |
After how many years was a solitary black-browed babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata) spotted in Indonesia? |
| A. | 140 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 160 |
| D. | 170 |
| E. | 180 |
| Answer» E. 180 | |
| 969. |
In January 2020. a new snake eel species residing in the Bay of Bengal has been discovered and documented by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). It is the ________th species of the Ophichthus genus found on the Indian coast. |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | 9 |
| Answer» E. 9 | |
| 970. |
In May 2020, at which of the following wildlife sanctuaries was a Black Panther spotted for the first time? |
| A. | Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary |
| B. | Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary |
| C. | Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary |
| D. | Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary |
| E. | Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Answer» C. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| 971. |
According to a study, published in the journal Nature Communications, Amazon rainforest could shift to a savannah-type ecosystem within ________ years. |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 50 |
| E. | 70 |
| Answer» E. 70 | |
| 972. |
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services researchers, in collaboration with scientists from ________, have discovered the existence of a ‘synchronous oscillation’ of sea level across the entire Tropical Indian Ocean. |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | France |
| D. | USA |
| E. | UK |
| Answer» D. USA | |
| 973. |
Palaeontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur in northern Mexico after its remains were identified almost 10 years ago. What is the name of the new species? |
| A. | Achillobator |
| B. | Tlatolophus galorum |
| C. | Unescoceratops |
| D. | Tianzhenosaurus |
| E. | Stenonychosaurus |
| Answer» C. Unescoceratops | |
| 974. |
In October 2020, which of the following cities recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 304, which falls in the very poor category? |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Bathinda |
| D. | Ranchi |
| E. | Kochi |
| Answer» C. Bathinda | |
| 975. |
In Assam, how many rhino poaching has been reported in the Kaziranga national park in 2019? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 976. |
Coral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions ? |
| A. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| B. | Gulf of Kachchh |
| C. | Gulf of Mannar |
| D. | Gulf of Cambay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 977. |
A new species of dinosaur that was 4 times bigger than a velociraptor and lived around 145 million years ago has been unearthed in ________. |
| A. | India |
| B. | Laos |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Vietnam |
| E. | Indonesia |
| Answer» D. Vietnam | |
| 978. |
In which district has the Uttarakhand forest department developed India's first lichen park? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | Rudraprayag |
| C. | Haridwar |
| D. | Pithoragarh |
| E. | Chamoli |
| Answer» E. Chamoli | |
| 979. |
At least 28 gharial hatchlings have been sighted with their mother in the Satkosia gorge of the Mahanadi river in Odisha. The gharial is listed in IUCN Red List as which species? |
| A. | Least Concern |
| B. | Near Threatened |
| C. | Vulnerable |
| D. | Critically Endangered |
| E. | Endangered |
| Answer» E. Endangered | |
| 980. |
In April 2020, where have a group of researchers recorded a new serpent and named it Salazar’s pit viper? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| E. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. Sikkim | |
| 981. |
As per the World Meteorological Organisation's annual state of global climate report 2018-19, earth is said to be nearly ________ degree Celsius warmer than when the industrial age started. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 982. |
Chirixalus doriae, recently seen in the news, is a species of which of the following? |
| A. | Gharial |
| B. | Rat |
| C. | Treefrog |
| D. | Barasingha |
| E. | Lizard |
| Answer» D. Barasingha | |
| 983. |
According to the Indian Forest Report 2015, ______ part of the total geographical area is covered by forests and trees.A. 22.16%B. 25.16%C. 23.16%D. 24.16% |
| A. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 984. |
According to a Stanford study, global warming has caused the Indian economy to be ________% smaller than it would have been. |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 27 |
| C. | 31 |
| D. | 33 |
| E. | 37 |
| Answer» D. 33 | |
| 985. |
Oil zapper technology to remove oil spills in the ocean, is developed by?A. IITB. TERIC. CSED. ISRO |
| A. | B |
| B. | C |
| C. | D |
| D. | A |
| Answer» B. C | |
| 986. |
Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to continuously monitor the solutions to air pollution? |
| A. | C.K Mishra committee |
| B. | Bhure Lal committee |
| C. | Sunita Narain committee |
| D. | Harsh Vardhan committee |
| Answer» B. Bhure Lal committee | |
| 987. |
Which festival was promoted by the Environment Minister recently? |
| A. | National Memorial Scheme |
| B. | Performing Arts Grant Scheme |
| C. | Van Mahotsav Festival |
| D. | Scheme for Promoting International Related Scheme Festival |
| Answer» D. Scheme for Promoting International Related Scheme Festival | |
| 988. |
NGT announced Rs. 1 lakh fine on violators for dumping e-waste around __________. |
| A. | Ramganga |
| B. | Buriganga |
| C. | Alaknanda |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» B. Buriganga | |
| 989. |
Which is the first industry using plasma technology for the disposal of hazardous waste for the conservation of the environment and natural resources? |
| A. | Madras Rubber Factory(MRF) |
| B. | Madras Fertilizers Limited MFL |
| C. | Bharat Sinchar Nigam Limited BSNL |
| D. | Steel Authority of India Limited SAIL |
| Answer» E. | |