Quiz on Environment and Biodiversity – GK GS Quiz for All Competitive Exams
41.Sitrang, the cyclone, which was developed in the Bay of Bengal, was named by which country
[A] Bangladesh
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] India
[D] Thailand
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D [Thailand]
Notes: As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone. The cyclone, named Sitrang by Thailand, is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed reaching 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph. If realised, this will be the first cyclone to develop in the Bay of Bengal in October since 2018, as the last October cyclone in the Bay of Bengal was Titli in 2018.
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42.Apis karinjodian, which was discovered recently in the Western Ghats after 200 years, belongs to which species?
[A] Honey-bee
[B] Turtle
[C] Spider
[D] Fish
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A [Honey-bee]
Notes: A new species of endemic honeybee has been discovered in the Western Ghats. It has been named Apis karinjodian given the common name Indian black honeybee. A new species of honeybee has been spotted from the Western Ghats after more than 200 years. The last honeybee described from India was Apis indica in 1798.
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43.Which country launched the ‘In our LiFEtime’ campaign in the COP-27 summit?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] Australia
[D] UK
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A [India]
Notes: India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the ‘In Our LiFEtime’ campaign at a side event of the COP 27 at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The campaign launched by India aims to encourage youth to become message bearers of sustainable lifestyle. The concept of LiFE was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP 26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
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44.Operation Turtshield was launched by which country?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Russia
[D] Indonesia
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B [India]
Notes: The 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is being held at Panama City.
India’s proposal for induction of fresh water turtle ‘Batagur kachuga’ earned support of the parties in CoP 19 of CITES. CITES also lauded the result achieved by the country in operations initiated by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau namely Operation Turtshield, to eliminate poaching and illegal trade of fresh water turtles.
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45.India has proposed to transfer which species from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES Convention?
[A] Leith’s soft-shelled Turtle
[B] Burmese peacock softshell
[C] Indian softshell turtle
[D] Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
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A [Leith’s soft-shelled Turtle]
Notes: India has proposed for transferring Leith’s Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia leithi) from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES).
The proposal has been adopted by the Conference of Parties (CoP) to CITES in its 19th Meeting at Panama. Leith’s Softshell Turtle is a large fresh water soft-shelled turtle which is endemic to peninsular India.
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46.The UN panel has recommended which site to be listed as ‘world heritage site in danger’?
[A] Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
[B] Lady Elliot Island
[C] Heron Island
[D] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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A [Australia’s Great Barrier Reef]
Notes: A UN panel recommended Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘world heritage site in danger’.
The UN panel said that the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change and warming of oceans. Frequent bleaching events are threatening the reef, including four over the last seven years and the first during a La Nina phenomenon.
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47.Which state recently launched a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to combat pollution?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab
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A [West Bengal]
Notes: The West Bengal environment department announced a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to combat rising pollution. The action plan includes Periodic mechanised sweeping and water sprinkling to roads, Ensuring disposal of dust and garbage in designated sites and Stringent enforcement to stop open burning of garbage among others.
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48.Meizotropis pellita (Patwa), which was added to IUCN Red List, belongs to which species?
[A] Turtle
[B] Medicinal Plant
[C] Snake
[D] Butterfly
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B [Medicinal Plant]
Notes: Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have been added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Meizotropis pellita, commonly known as Patwa and endemic to Uttarakhand, has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and Dactylorhiza hatagirea as ‘endangered’.
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49.Which country is the host of the ‘UN Biodiversity Conference- COP15’?
[A] China
[B] Sweden
[C] Canada
[D] Australia
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C [Canada]
Notes: The United Nations Biodiversity Conference or COP15 was organised in Montreal, Canada. Governments from around the world are convened to agree to a new set of goals for nature over the next decade.
The negotiators at a UN biodiversity conference reached an agreement, which seeks to spend USD 200 billion toward supporting biodiversity by 2030.
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50.The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country?
[A] India
[B] Russia
[C] Australia
[D] Canada
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C [Australia]
Notes: The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, located in Australia. Scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully trialled a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae.
As per the scientists, this could help rebuild reefs threatened by climate change. The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon.
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