Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs MCQs
1. Trichrysis poseidonia, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?
[A] Wasp
[B] Gecko
[C] Turtle
[D] Spider
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Correct Answer: A [Wasp]
Notes:
Trichrysis poseidonia is a newly discovered species of cuckoo wasp. Its specific name is derived from Poseidon – the Greek God of the Sea.
Cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, are a very large cosmopolitan group of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps. They are often sculptured with brilliant metallic colors created by structural coloration.
2. Nemateleotris Lavandula, which was discovered recently, belongs to which species?
[A] Snake
[B] Fish
[C] Spider
[D] Gecko
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Correct Answer: B [Fish]
Notes:
Nemateleotris lavandula is a new species of colourful dartfish found in the Pacific Ocean. it is similar to the Helfrich’s dartfish.
Nemateleotris is a small genus of dartfishes in the bony fish family Gobiidae. Members of the genus are small (less than 7 cm), brightly colored, elongate and moderately compressed fishes.
3. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve is located in which state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve is situated in Rajasthan. One tigress will be introduced into this protected land.
After Ranthambhore and Sariska, Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve was declared as the 3rd sanctuary of the state.
4. ‘Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland’ is a famous case related to which field?
[A] Greenhouse gas emissions
[B] Adultery
[C] Cryptocurrency
[D] Defence
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Correct Answer: A [Greenhouse gas emissions]
Notes:
Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland is the case that set a precedent for all 46 states of the Council of Europe to decide to what extent a country must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to protect the human rights of its citizens.
This development comes days after the release of the Sixth Synthesis Report of the IPCC.
5. Habrocestum togansangmai, a new species discovered, belongs to which species?
[A] Spider
[B] Snake
[C] Turtle
[D] Gecko
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Correct Answer: A [Spider]
Notes:
Four new species of jumping spiders were recently discovered from the Meghalaya. One among them is ‘Habrocestum togansangmai’.
It is named after Garo freedom fighter Togan Sangma.
6. ‘Parambikulam Tiger Reserve’ is situated in which state/UT?
[A] Kerala
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: A [Kerala]
Notes:Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is situated in Kerala in the Western Ghats. A Division Bench of the Kerala HC has ordered the wild elephant locally called ‘Arikompan’ to be captured, radio-collared and translocated to this protected area.
The Forest department approached the Assam government to procure a Satellite Radio Collar to be attached to the wild tusker in Idukki before it is translocated from Idukki to Parambikulam.
7. Ranthambore National Park is located in which state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Assam
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: A [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Ranthambore National Park is situated in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district. The state government is set to create 85 new posts in the ‘Special Tiger Protection Force’ (STPF), which is being run under the Ranthambore National Park.
Under this proposal, there will be one post of Assistant Forest Conservator, three posts of Regional Forest Officer and 81 posts of Forest Guard.
8. Melolontha arunachalensis, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?
[A] Spider
[B] Beetle
[C] Butterfly
[D] Snake
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Correct Answer: B [Beetle]
Notes:
Two new species of beetle were found in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and they were named Melolontha lachugensis and Melolontha arunachalensis.
These two new beetle species have been discovered in India after 127 years in the genus Melolontha, bringing the total number of Indian species to 12.
9. ‘Hanuman Plover Bird’ is a species endemic to which countries?
[A] India and Sri Lanka
[B] USA and Canada
[C] Australia and New Zealand
[D] Japan and Indonesia
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Correct Answer: A [India and Sri Lanka]
Notes:
Hanuman Plover Bird has been reinstated as species after more than eight decades. This bird is endemic to India and Sri Lanka.
Hanuman Plover Bird was merged with the Kentish plover in the 1930s as both species were considered to be the same.
10. Which species has been proposed as a model organism for cephalopod research?
[A] Jelly Fish
[B] Turtle
[C] Octopus
[D] Spider
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Correct Answer: C [Octopus]
Notes:
Octopus chierchiae, also known as the lesser Pacific striped octopus, is a unique octopus species that is being proposed as a model organism for cephalopod research due to its ability to lay multiple egg clutches.
A new study published in PLOS One has revealed that the Pygmy zebra octopus has a unique and permanent stripe pattern that can help experts and non-experts monitor them in their habitat.
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