ENVIRONMENT DAY QUIZ

What is the theme of 2021 Environment Day?

• Ecosystem Restoration

• Time for Nature

• Time for Mother

• Wetland Restoration

Fausta, a female black rhino, believed to be the world’s oldest rhino, had recently died in Tanzanian conservation area. What is the IUCN status of the black rhinos?

• Least concern

• Endangered

• Critically Endangered

• Near threatened

The Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state?

• Andhra Pradesh

• West Bengal

• Jharkhand

• Manipur

‘Litoria Mira’, that has been discovered from the rainforests of New Guinea, is a ……….?

• Snake

• Frog

• Otter

• Toucan

“Sea snot” which is in the news, has been reported to accumulate in the coast of which country?

• China

• Turkey

• Canada

• Spain

‘Indian Ocean humpback dolphin’ is categorised under which group in the IUCN Red list?

• Extinct in the Wild

• Endangered

• Vulnerable

• Least Concern

What is “MACS 1407”, which is seen in the news recently?

• Covid vaccine candidate

• Soybean variety

• New planet

• Anti-tank missile

Which state has introduced India’s first city sewage surveillance system?

• Karnataka

• Tamil nadu

• Maharashtra

• Kerala

Which company has introduced the world’s first ‘Nano Urea’?

• IFFCO

• National Fertilizers Limited

• Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers

• Chambal Fertilisers

Tardigrades, which would be sent to the International Space Station by NASA, are also called as….

• Water Spiders

• Water Bears

• Water Mice

• Water Horse