Testing Your IQ: Current Affairs in Environment & Biodiversity (UPSC)

How many of them can you guess correctly?

QN. South European countries have recently witnessed which disaster?

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Answer: B [Wildfire]

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QN. Which Indian state recently conducted its first-ever survey of blackbucks?

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Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]

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QN. As of August 15, 2022, India has how many Ramsar sites?

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Answer: B [75]

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QN. India is set to re-introduce Cheetahs from Namibia in which National Park?

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Answer: A [Kuno Palpur National Park]

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QN. Which Union Ministry notified the ‘E-waste (management) rules 2022’?

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Answer: B [Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]

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Testing Your IQ: Current Affairs in Environment & Biodiversity (UPSC)

QN. South European countries have recently witnessed which disaster?

[A] Floods [B] Wildfire [C] Drought [D] Tornado

ANS.

Answer: B [Wildfire]

South European countries including Spain, Greece and France have been witnessing huge wildfires and heat-wave.

QN. Which Indian state recently conducted its first-ever survey of blackbucks?

[A] Kerala [B] Karnataka [C] Andhra Pradesh [D] Goa

ANS.

Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]

The survey aims of drawing up a conservation plan to protect the endangered species.

QN. As of August 15, 2022, India has how many Ramsar sites?

[A] 50 [B] 75 [C] 80 [D] 100

ANS.

Answer: B [75]

The 75 Ramsar sites cover an area of 1,326,677 ha in the country.

QN. India is set to re-introduce Cheetahs from Namibia in which National Park?

[A] Kuno Palpur National Park [B] Jim Corbett National Park [C] Ranthambore National Park [D] Kaziranga National Park

ANS.

Answer: A [Kuno Palpur National Park]

India is set to re-introduce Cheetahs from South Africa’s Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno Palpur National Park.

QN. Which Union Ministry notified the ‘E-waste (management) rules 2022’?

[A] M. Home Affairs [B] M. Environment, Forest and Climate Change [C] M. Health and Family Welfare [D] M. Power

ANS.

Answer: B [Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recently notified E-waste (management) rules 2022.