General Knowledge for UPSC: Environment and Biodiversity

This is an MCQ-based general knowledge quiz for UPSC, SSC, and other Government Exams.

Biodiversity includes all organisms, species, and populations; the genetic variation among these; and all their complex assemblages of communities and ecosystems.

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Which national park in India has set up the country’s first quarantine facility for animals?

Jim Corbett Park Ranthambore National Park Kaziranga National Park Gir Forest National Park

Researchers have discovered a creature, which is claimed to be the world’s longest animal, in which country?

Indonesia Australia Madagascar Ireland

What is the name of the cyclone that has intensified into a cyclonic storm that is expected to cross Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts?

Amphan Nisarga Harold Amanda

Which animal species recorded an increase by nearly 29 per cent, as per a report from the forest department?

Bengal Tiger Asiatic Lion One-horned Rhinoceros Snow Leopard

As per the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which forest witnessed deforestation of 829 sq km in May 2020?

Amazon Rainforest Congo Rainforest Daintree Rainforest Southeast Asian Rainforest

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

Polar Bear Penguin Walrus Arctic Fox

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

Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Mysuru Zoo Darjeeling Zoo Indra Gandhi Zoo, Andhra Pradesh

What species is ‘Systomus gracilus’, that has been identified in the Ganges?

Fish Turtle Octopus Crocodile

Which national park in India has added 3053 hectares into its ambit?

Kaziranga National Park Ranthambore National Park Silent Velley National Park Gir National Park

Which organization has stated that rainfall received in August 2020 in India is highest since 1926?

ISRO IMD NASA WMD
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: General Knowledge for UPSC: Environment and Biodiversity
Questions: 10
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