Q.1. Ross Ice Shelf, recently seen in the news, is located in which continent?
(A) Australia
(B) South America
(C) Antarctica
(D) Europe
Answer: C (Antarctica)
Q.2. Which organization recently released a satellite-data-based analysis on the expansion of glacial lakes in the catchments of Indian Himalayan river basins?
(A) ISRO
(B) DRDO
(C) CSIR
(D) NDMA
Answer: A (ISRO)
Q.3. Harirod-Murghab River Basin (HMRB), recently seen in news, is located in which country?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bhutan
(D) Myanmar
Answer: A (Afghanistan)
Q.4. Taam Ja’ Blue Hole, recently in the news, is located in which country?
(A) Costa Rica
(B) Cuba
(C) Mexico
(D) Jamaica
Answer: C (Mexico)
Q.5. Red Colobus Conservation Action Plan, recently seen in news, is an initiative of which organization?
(A) IUCN
(B) WMO
(C) WHO
(D) WWF
Answer: A (IUCN)
Q.6. Recently, which country became the first nation to lose all of its glaciers?
(A) Russia
(B) Norway
(C) Venezuela
(D) Sweden
Answer: C (Venezuela)
Q.7. Pench Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odisha
(D) Telangana
Answer: B (Maharashtra)
Q.8. What are ‘baobabs’, recently seen in news?
(A) New species of fish
(B) Traditional medicines
(C) Deciduous trees
(D) Ancient paintings
Answer: C (Deciduous trees)
Q.9. What is the IUCN status of ‘Iberian lynx’, recently seen in the news?
(A) Vunerable
(B) Least concern
(C) Critically endangered
(D) Endangered
Answer: D (Endangered)
Q.10. An endangered species, Red panda was recently spotted in which wildlife sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: C (Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary)