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1. Which nation has recently banned the reef toxic sunscreen?




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




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




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




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




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




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




8. 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?




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




20. Indias first Dragonfly fossil was found in which state recently?




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




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




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




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




25. Indias first pollinator park has been established in which state?




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




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




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




29. What is Meliponiculture, which was making news recently?




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




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




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




33. In which state, the Kaliveli Lake is located?




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




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




36. What is the IUCN status of Olive Ridley turtle?




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




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




39. The Simlipal biosphere reserve is located in which Indian state?




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




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




42. Bohag Bihu Bird Count has commenced in which state?




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




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




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




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




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




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