Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs MCQs
21. The principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent, June to September, is referred to as which season?
[A] South-west Monsoon
[B] North-east Monsoon
[C] Rainy Season
[D] Autumn Season
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Correct Answer: A [South-west Monsoon]
Notes:
The principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent, June to September, is referred to as the ‘Southwest Monsoon’ period.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the Southwest Monsoon has arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is an indication that it will reach the mainland soon.
22. Which state in India has been witnessing African Swine Fever, which claimed over 4500 pigs?
[A] Goa
[B] Mizoram
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: B [Mizoram]
Notes:
The state of Mizoram has been severely affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), which has claimed more than 4,700 pigs in over two months, since the first case was reported.
As of now, the state government has declared 99 villages and localities as “infected areas”, of which 56 are located in Aizawl District, which is the state capital.
23. What is the IUCN Red List Category of the North Atlantic right whale, which was making news recently?
[A] Vulnerable (VU)
[B] Endangered (EN)
[C] Critically Endangered (CR)
[D] Extinct In the Wild (EW)
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Correct Answer: C [Critically Endangered (CR)]
Notes:
As per a recent study, the younger generation of North Atlantic right whales are about three feet shorter than whales were 20 years ago.
Entanglements with fishing gear, collisions with ships and climate change moving their food supply north are said to be the reasons for this phenomenon. The whales are being classified as ‘Critically endangered’ by IUCN.
24. Platycerium bifurcatum, a staghorn fern plant, which are found to cooperate with each other, are usually found in which country?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] China
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
Staghorn ferns are spectacular plants that have leaves looking like antlers. One particular species, Platycerium bifurcatum, grows on Lord Howe Island in Australia. The plants live in colonies of hundreds of individuals.
As per a recent study, these plants cooperate with each other, like a colony of ants and bees. Though they are in different sizes, shapes and textures, the plants fit together like jigsaw and collaborate with each other to store water and nutrients for the entire colony.
25. Virachey National Park, that was recently making news, is located in which country?
[A] Thailand
[B] Malaysia
[C] Cambodia
[D] Singapore
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Correct Answer: C [Cambodia ]
Notes:Virachey National Park is one of the two Cambodian ASEAN Heritage Parks located at the northeastern part of the country and spanning across more than 3,000 square kilometres. It overlaps Ratanakiri and Stung Treng Provinces. The national park, under the jurisdiction of the Cambodian Ministry of Environment, consists of semi-evergreen lowlands, montane forests, upland savannah, and several patches of mixed deciduous forests.
Illegal logging is a major concern in this national forest since the 2000s, leading to a vast expanse of forest being degraded at an exponential scale. However, this situation has improved over the recent years. The rare sighting of giant muntjac in the recent months is the outcome of this progress.
26. As per a recent study, Cannabis is said to be originated in which country?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
As per a new genetic research, the Cannabis is said to have originated in the present northwest China, where local strains are most like the original strain of cannabis cultivated more than 12,000 years ago.
The study shows that cannabis was possibly first domesticated in early Neolithic times in the region of China near its borders with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The study also added 82 genomes to the 28 that were already sequenced.
27. What is the theme for the tiger rallies which commenced on 2nd October across 51 tiger reserves in India?
[A] Amrut Bharat
[B] India for Tigers – A Rally on Wheels
[C] Atma Nirbhar Tigers
[D] Tiger on Wheels
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Correct Answer: B [India for Tigers – A Rally on Wheels]
Notes:
The Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change Shri. Bhupender Yadav has launched tiger rallies in 51 reserves in the country, under the theme “India for Tigers – A Rally on Wheels”. This is a part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations in India.
This rally comprises of a journey across 51 tiger reserves where field directors, and officials from the from respective tiger reserves travel in assigned routes and unite at the designated focal point.
28. Darwin’s ground sloth, which is seen in the news recently, were originally found in which region?
[A] Asia
[B] South America
[C] Europe
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [South America]
Notes:Darwin’s ground sloth (Mylodon darwinii), lived in South America between 1.8 million years and 12,000 years ago.
Though the six living sloth species are relatively small and herbivorous tree-dwellers, some species roamed from Alaska to South America. As per findings of a recent study, the extinct species was between 3 and 4 m long and weighed between 1 and 2 tons. The study also contradicts that all sloths were necessarily herbivores.
29. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve includes a chain of islands and adjoining coral reefs off the coasts, located in Tamil Nadu.
The annual migration of birds from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve has begun recently. A big flock of birds was sighted in the Manoli Islands inside the park. Thousands of Arctic terns and gulls, hundreds of sand, crab and grey plovers.
30. Which Indian state is set to commence the census of Indus river dolphins?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Punjab
[C] Haryana
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: B [Punjab]
Notes:
Punjab is set to commence the census of the Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor). It is a freshwater dolphin that is found in river Beas.
The Indus river dolphin is classified as ‘endangered’ by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In 2007, the dolphins were discovered in Punjab’s Harike wildlife sanctuary. The Indus river dolphin was declared the State aquatic animal of Punjab in 2019.
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