1. Which of the following rhinoceros are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List?
- Greater one-horned rhinoceros
- Sumatran rhinoceros
- Black rhinoceros
- White rhinoceros
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- The Indian rhinoceros, also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
- Sumatran Rhino is the smallest of all rhino species. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It has become extinct in Malaysia.
- The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
2. Which of the following international weeks are celebrated in the month of April?
- International Dark Sky Week
- World Interfaith Harmony Week
- World Immunization Week
- World Breastfeeding Week
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] Only 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:
International Dark Sky Week and World Immunization Week are both celebrated in April. World Interfaith Harmony Week is observed in February, while World Breastfeeding Week is held in August. Hence, only statements 1 and 3 are correct as these events fall within the month of April in the international calendar.
3. Which of the following festivals is celebrated on the first day in the month of Shawwal?
[A] Id-ul-Fitr
[B] Muharram
[C] Id-al-Adha
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Id-ul-Fitr]
Notes:- Id ul Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. It is celebrated on the first day in the month of Shawwal. It literally means ‘Feast of the Breaking Fast’.
- Muharram also called as Muharram-ul-Haram, is the most auspicious occasion in Islam after Ramadan and is the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendar.
- Eid al-Adha also known as the ‘Feast of Sacrifice,’ is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth and the last month of the Islamic calendar).
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