Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs MCQs
11. ‘Kaziranga Elevated Road project’ is being constructed in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Karnataka
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
Kaziranga Elevated Road project includes the construction of approximately 34 kilometers of elevated roads at sites identified by the Wildlife Institute of India, where animal crossings occur.
Additionally, it involves widening the intervening at-grade road to a 4-lane highway, totaling approximately 50 kilometers in length, and building tunnels for approximately 3 kilometers.
12. Fossil remains of a giant pilosaur was discovered in which country recently?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] England
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: C [England]
Notes:
Fossil remains of a giant pilosaur was discovered in England recently. Pilosaur is a marine reptile that was a distant cousin of modern turtles.
Fossilised bones from the gigantic sea creature that lived 150 million years ago have been found in a drawer at Oxfordshire’s Abingdon County Hall Museum.
13. Which country has recently approved the ‘Isaac River coal mine project’?
[A] USA
[B] Australia
[C] Russia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
The Australian government has recently approved the Queensland’s Isaac River coal mine project. The coal mine will be built near Moranbah.
Bowen Coking Coal has been authorised yextract metallurgical coal for making steel. This is the first new coal mine to be given the go-ahead by the government.
14. Gekko mizoramensis was discovered recently in which state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] Mizoram
[C] West Bengal
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Mizoram]
Notes:
Gekko mizoramensis was discovered in Mizoram by researchers of Mizoram University and Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Biology.
It is a gliding gecko, a subgenus found in Southeast Asia. The lizard is named as Parachute Gecko because of skin flaps along the body and tail that enable it to glide.
15. Death cap mushroom is a poisonous fungus found across which region?
[A] South Asia
[B] Europe
[C] Oceania
[D] North America
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Correct Answer: B [Europe]
Notes:
Death cap mushroom is a poisonous fungus found across Europe. It grows up to 15 centimetres high, with tan or yellow-green tops. They are responsible for 90% of those fatalities from eating poisonous mushrooms each year.
Scientists at China’s Sun Yat-sen University have discovered a dye called indocyanine green, which is capable of being an antidote to this mushroom. It is a dye routinely used for medical imaging.
16. Pisodonophis kalinga, which was discovered recently, belongs to which species?
[A] Snake
[B] Eel
[C] Spider
[D] Turtle
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Correct Answer: B [Eel]
Notes:
Pisodonophis kalinga is a newly discovered species of eel found in Palur canal in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
It was found by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). The new species has been named Pisodonophis kalinga after the name of ancient Odisha. It has a snake-like appearance and has length from 560 millimetres to 7 metres.
17. 62 Desiccation-Tolerant Vascular Plant Species have been recently discovered in which country?
[A] India
[B] Myanmar
[C] Nepal
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
As many as 62 Desiccation-Tolerant Vascular plant species have been discovered in the Western Ghats in India.
These species have potential applications in agriculture, especially in regions where there is scarcity of water.
18. Kafue National Park (KNP), which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
[A] Zambia
[B] Latvia
[C] Egypt
[D] Chile
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Correct Answer: A [Zambia]
Notes:
Zambia’s Kafue National Park (KNP) is the third largest national park in Africa. New reports reveal that lion and leopard population in this region are rebounding, after 50 years of poaching.
Scientists found leopard densities in southern KNP increased threefold — from about 1.5 leopards in 2019 to approximately 4.4 leopards per 100 square kilometres in 2022. This was due to rigorous counter-poaching operations for four years.
19. Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] West Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: A [Assam]
Notes:
The Indian Army has created a distinctive environment to foster harmonious coexistence with wild elephants, with the objective of reducing the conflict between humans and elephants in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
Within the vicinity of the military station, the Indian army has established multiple ponds and cultivated fruit trees and grasses to provide resources for wild elephants.
20. ‘Eco-Vizag Campaign’ was launched in which state/UT?
[A] Telangana
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Eco-Vizag Campaign was launched by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) in Andhra Pradesh to promote public participation in combating air and plastic pollution.
It will focus on 5 components – eco-cleaning, greenery, water conservation, plastic ban and pollution reduction.
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