Environment and Biodiversity MCQ

[A] Devi River

Notes:

Debi River/Devi river is one of the main distributaries of the Mahanadi River. It flows through Odisha and joins the Bay of Bengal. It also serves as a nesting ground for Olive Ridley turtles.

[B] Bangladesh

Notes:

Lawachara National Park (LNP) is located at Kamalganj Upazila, Maulvi Bazar District of Bangladesh and covers an area of 12.5 km2. It is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. There are 460 species, of which 167 species are plants, 4 amphibian species, 6 reptile species, 246 bird species, 20 mammal species, and 17 insect species. The park is considered of critical importance because the last viable population of critically endangered Western Hoolock Gibbons survive here.

[B] Assam

Notes:

The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located under the Dhubriand Kokrajhar districts of Assam and covers an area of 45.568 square kilometers. It is famous for the golden langur and is the second protected habitat for golden langur in India. Some species of mammals recorded in this sanctuary are short-nosed fruit bats, Indian false vampires, Indian pipistrelle, rhesus macaque, Chinese pangolin, Asiatic jackal, etc.

[A] Tamil Nadu

Notes:

The Anamalai Tiger Reserve, which is earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (IGWLS&NP), is located in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi, Valparai and Udumalpet taluks of Coimbatore District and Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu. It is home to the golden jackals, leopard cat, jungle cat, spotted deer, barking deer, mouse deer, wild boar, common langur, bonnet macaque, Asian palm civet, etc. It is also home to 15 of 16 species of birds endemic to the Western Ghats. Over 250 species of birds have been identified in the park such as cormorants, ducks, teal, darter, partridge, quail, etc.

[D] None of them

Notes:

The Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee (GEAC) is headed by a secretary-level officer in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

[C] Odisha

Notes:

Bhitarkanika National Park is located in the Kendrapara district of Odisha. In 2002, it obtained the status of a Ramsar site. It is home to the king cobra, saltwater crocodile, Indian python, darters and many other flora and fauna.

[B] 2006

Notes:

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was established in the year 2005. In 2006, the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended to constitute the National Tiger Conservation Authority for the implementation of Project Tiger to protect endangered tigers.

[B] 1973

Notes:

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation program launched in April 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure. Please note Project Elephant was launched in 1992.

[A] West Bengal

Notes:

The white tiger is a pigmentation variant of the Royal Bengal tiger. Its presence is noticed in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha in the Sunderbans region. The World’s first ‘White Tiger Safari’ is situated in Madhya Pradesh.

[B] Delhi

Notes:

The development of a State Action Plan on climate change presents public policy planning on the climate action Plan. Delhi was the first state to release the Climate Change Action Plan in 2008. By June 2010 six states submitted their draft of the Climate Change action plan.