Environment & Biodiversity (MCQs)
Categories: SCIENCE NEWS
Q.1. A recent CAG report has filed mismanagement affecting wildlife and forests in which state?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Sikkim
(C) Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: C (Gujarat)
Q.2. Dandeli forest, which was seen in the news, is situated in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Sikkim
(D) Goa
Answer: A (Karnataka)
Q.3. What is the name given to the emissions, which occur when fossil fuels are burned, and resulting emissions are released into atmosphere?
(A) True Emissions
(B) Unabated Emissions
(C) Original Emissions
(D) Unfiltered Emissions
Answer: B (Unabated Emissions)
Q.4. ‘St Petersburg Declaration’ is associated with which species?
(A) Great Indian Bustard
(B) Tiger
(C) Lion
(D) Honey Bee
Answer: B (Tiger)
Q.5. Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis is a newly discovered species of Gecko endemic to which Indian state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Mizoram
(D) Jharkhand
Answer: C (Mizoram)
Q.6. Noradehi Sanctuary with the Durgavati Sanctuary are located in which state/UT?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) West Bengal
Answer: B (Madhya Pradesh)
Q.7. IUCN has developed three Action Plans for threatened pollinator groups in which continent?
(A) Europe
(B) Asia
(C) North America
(D) Africa
Answer: A (Europe)
Q.8. ‘Olive Ridley’ is the name of which species?
(A) Snake
(B) Turtle
(C) Butterfly
(D) Dog
Answer: B (Turtle)
Q.9. Who was the president of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference COP28?
(A) Amin H. Nasser
(B) Mohsen Khojastehmehr
(C) Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
(D) Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah
Answer: C (Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber)
Q.10. India’s first Gymnosperm garden has been established in which state?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) West Bengal
Answer: C (Uttarakhand)