Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs MCQs

1. What is the first most reason for the unnatural deaths of Elephants in India in recent times?

[A] Railway Collisions
[B] Electrocution
[C] Human-animal Conflict
[D] Contagious Diseases

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2. Which Union Ministry issued an order to exempt certain types of genome edited crops from rules applicable on GM crops?

[A] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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3. Which country has approved the ‘Rights of Nature’ in its Constitution?

[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Chile
[D] Germany

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4. As per the recent study of CEEW, which state had the highest number of forest fire incidences in the last two decades?

[A] Rajasthan
[B] Mizoram
[C] West Bengal
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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5. Kottooly wetlands, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?

[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Odisha

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6. Senna spectabilis, which was seen in the news, belongs to which category of plant?

[A] Invasive plant
[B] Aquatic plant
[C] Exotic plant
[D] Translocated Plant

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7. Maya’s Pit Viper, a new venomous snake has been recorded in which state?

[A] West Bengal
[B] Kerala and Karnataka
[C] Meghalaya and Mizoram
[D] Goa and Maharashtra

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8. Kolamarka and Muktai Bhawani are the new wildlife sanctuaries of which state?

[A] Bihar
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Punjab

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9. Haploptychius sahyadriensis, a new species of snail has been found in which state/UT?

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

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10. Where was the new species of crab named Lamarckdromia beagle discovered?

[A] Brazil
[B] Palau
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand

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