Environment & Biodiversity (MCQs)
Categories: Education
Q.1. Recently, Union Fisheries Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurated an artificial reef project in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Goa
Answer: B (Kerala)
Q.2. What is ‘Mimosa’, recently seen in the news?
(A) Virus
(B) Fungus
(C) Invasive plant
(D) Ancient agricultural technique
Answer: C (Invasive plant)
Q.3. Recently, scientists have discovered a shallow “soda lake” in which country?
(A) Western Canada
(B) South Africa
(C) Australia
(D) India
Answer: A (Western Canada)
Q.4. Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur
(D) Mizoram
Answer: A (Arunachal Pradesh)
Q.5. Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary and Longwood Shola Reserve Forest, recently seen in the news, are located in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Karnataka
Answer: A (Tamil Nadu)
Q.6. Sphaerotheca varshaabhu, recently seen in news, belongs to which one of the following species?
(A) Frog
(B) Fish
(C) Spider
(D) Snake
Answer: A (Frog)
Q.7. Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary (SWL), recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Tripura
(D) Assam
Answer: C (Tripura)
Q.8. Save Wetlands Campaign (SWC), recently seen in the news, is launched by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
(B) Ministry of Agriculture
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of Textiles
Answer: A (Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change)
Q.9. Mahmudia wetland, recently seen in the news, is located in which country?
(A) Romania
(B) Norway
(C) Sweden
(D) Serbia
Answer: A (Romania)
Q.10. What is Brumation, recently seen in the news?
(A) A type of reptilian hibernation during warmer months
(B) A period of dormancy in reptiles that usually happens during colder months
(C) A term for the active and alert state of reptiles during hunting
(D) A process where reptiles shed their skin to adapt to environmental changes
Answer: B (A period of dormancy in reptiles that usually happens during colder months)