R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | Current affairs Environment

Which nation has recently banned the reef toxic sunscreen?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Palau
4. Nauru

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A one horned rhinoceros calf was recently born at the Manas National Park. The National park is situated in which state?

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Sikkim
4. Himachal Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 2

According to the recent IMD report, which state had the highest number of deaths due to unusual weather conditions?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Rajasthan
4. Himachal Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which is the first Indian state to sign an MoU with IUCN to prepare a red-list assessment of Orchids?

1. Sikkim
2. West Bengal
3. Assam
4. Arunachal Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Mauna Kea volcano, which was seen in news regarding the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), is situated in which country?

1. Indonesia
2. Papua New Guinea
3. Philippines
4. Hawaii

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Supreme Court of India recently permitted to introduce which animal to Indian habitat from Namibia?

1. African elephant
2. African Lion
3. African Cheetah
4. African Rhinoceros

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which Indian has been recently awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement?

1. Medha Batkar
2. Pavan Sukhdev
3. Sunita Narain
4. Shangnaidar Tontang

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 C , thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica?

1. France
2. Portugal
3. Argentina
4. England

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development is a collaboration between India and which country?

1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. France

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which state Government has ordered destruction of breeding centres of Thai Mangur fish?

1. Odisha
2. West Bengal
3. Assam
4. Maharashtra

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The phenomenon Arribada that was seen in news recently, is associated with which species?

1. Snake
2. Spider
3. Turtle
4. Fish

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which Indian state witnessed the death of as many as 13000 pigs due to the outbreak of African swine fever (AFS)?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. West Bengal
4. Bihar

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Trionychidae, that was seen in news recently, belongs to which species?

1. Spider
2. Snake
3. Turtle
4. Owl

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince are the recently discovered species of which creature?

1. Turtle
2. Snake
3. Butterfly
4. Spider

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, that was seen in news recently, is located in which state?

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Meghalaya
4. Sikkim

✅ Correct Answer: 2

As per the research study in Nature Climate Change, which animal might become extinct due to climate change?

1. Polar Bear
2. Penguin
3. Walrus
4. Arctic Fox

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Gangotri National Park, which was seen in news recently, is located in which state/UT?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Sikkim
3. Assam
4. Bihar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is the second Indian zoo to have African hunting cheetahs?

1. Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
2. Mysuru Zoo
3. Darjeeling Zoo
4. Indra Gandhi Zoo, Andhra Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many Indian beaches have been recommended by the Union Environment Ministry for Blue Flag International eco label?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Indias first Dragonfly fossil was found in which state recently?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Andaman and Nicobar
3. Jharkhand
4. Madhya Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which country launched Vulture Action Plan 2020 to 25, to actively increase the number of vultures?

1. Australia
2. China
3. India
4. Brazil

✅ Correct Answer: 3

As per a recent study by the IIT Kharagpur, which region of India is named as the global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia (NH3)?

1. Southern Coastal region
2. Indo Gangetic Plain
3. Deccan Plateau
4. Western Ghats

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country has spotted the Royal Bengal Tiger at an altitude of over 3000 m above sea level?

1. India
2. Nepal
3. Brazil
4. South Africa

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Union Environment Ministry has installed Firefly bird diverter initiative to save which species?

1. Great Indian Bustard
2. Black Buck
3. Nilgiri Tahr
4. Lion Tailed Macaque

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Indias first pollinator park has been established in which state?

1. Haryana
2. Uttarakhand
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Leaf-Nosed Bat, which was seen in the news recently, is typically found in which state?

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Bihar
4. West Bengal

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Deepor Beel, which was seen in the news recently, is the only Ramsar site of which state?

1. Sikkim
2. Assam
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many wildlife species are under recovery programme for critically endangered species in India?

1. 12
2. 16
3. 22
4. 35

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What is Meliponiculture, which was making news recently?

1. Silk worm farming
2. Stingless honeybee farming
3. Ornamental Fish farming
4. Prawn Farming

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What per cent of the total geographic area of India is occupied by the Protected Areas?

1. 2.50%
2. 5%
3. 7.50%
4. 10%

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Siang river, which was making news with reference to Red Panda species, is located in which state?

1. Sikkim
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Meghalaya

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which species found predominantly in North America is recently found to be at the verge of extinction?

1. Bald Eagle
2. Polar Bear
3. Western monarch butterfly
4. American Alligator

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In which state, the Kaliveli Lake is located?

1. Kerala
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Tamil Nadu

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What is the classification of Fishing Cat, as per IUCN Red list?

1. Least Concern
2. Critically Endangered
3. Vulnerable
4. Extinct

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Recently, Scientists have discovered the oldest DNA on record from the fossil of which ancient animal?

1. Horse
2. Elephant
3. Mammoth
4. Whale

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What is the IUCN status of Olive Ridley turtle?

1. Vulnerable
2. Least Concern
3. Endangered
4. Critically Endangered

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Ejiao, which was making news recently, is a hard gel made from the skin of which animal?

1. Donkey
2. Horse
3. Cat
4. Cow

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which rare species of native Australian bee was recently spotted along the east coast of Australia?

1. Pharohylaeus lactiferous
2. Apis dorsata
3. Apis florea
4. Apis cerana indica

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Simlipal biosphere reserve is located in which Indian state?

1. Odisha
2. Uttarakhand
3. Rajasthan
4. Goa

✅ Correct Answer: 1

As per a recent report available on Global Forest Watch, which region lost 12.2 million hectares of tree cover in 2020?

1. Tropical Region
2. Temperate Region
3. Sub Tropical Region
4. Equatorial Region

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the name of the global experiment, which aims to measure the impact of reduction in ambient human sounds in Oceans?

1. International Human-Ocean Experiment
2. International Ocean Sound Experiment
3. International Ambient Sound Experiment
4. International Quiet Ocean Experiment

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Bohag Bihu Bird Count has commenced in which state?

1. Haryana
2. Kerala
3. Assam
4. Uttar Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Dracopristis hoffmanorum, which was seen in the news recently, is the official name of which species?

1. Turtle
2. Spider
3. Shark
4. Frog

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In which state / UT a glacier burst has been reported recently?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Ladakh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jammu and Kashmir

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Two new species of damselflies that were discovered recently (Euphaea thosegharensis and Euphaea pseudodispar) are endemic to which region of India?

1. Peninsular
2. Sundarbans
3. Western Ghats
4. Himalayas

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What is the name of the largest African forest antelope, classified as critically endangered species by IUCN?

1. Eland
2. Impala
3. Nyala
4. Bongo

✅ Correct Answer: 4

African violets, an endangered Africa native flowering plant, has been recorded for the first time in which Indian state?

1. Kerala
2. Goa
3. Mizoram
4. Sikkim

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Lufengosaurus, the 180 million year old dinosaurs fossil, has been unearthed in which country?

1. Greece
2. China
3. Japan
4. Russia

✅ Correct Answer: 2