[DAY 36] 60 DAY RAPID REVISION (RaRe) SERIES for UPSC Prelims 2022 – ENVIRONMENT, CURRENT AFFAIRS & CSAT; Test Series, Videos & Notes!

Consider the following pairs-

1. National Park – Only activities permitted by the chief wildlife warden are allowed.
2. Wildlife Sanctuary – Grazing by livestock and collection of firewood is allowed.
3. Biosphere reserve – Flora and fauna as well as human communities are granted protection.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

With respect to International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, consider the following statements:

1. It provides the most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.
2. The IUCN Green Status of Species complements the Red List by providing a tool for assessing the recovery of species’ populations and measuring their conservation success.
3. A species is fully recovered if it is present in all parts of its range, even those that are no longer occupied but were occupied prior to major human impacts/disruption.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding seed banks:

1. Seeds are stored under low temperatures that keep seeds dormant till they are needed for replanting.
2. Seed banks does not prevent the loss of Argo-biodiversity.
3. Seeds that are stored in seed banks can be made easily available to scientists and researchers who wish to study these seeds especially if such research could lead to improvement of crop production.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Hangul:

1. It is the state animal of Himachal Pradesh.
2. It is restricted to the Dachigam National Park.
3. IUCN status is Endangered.

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Olive Ridley Turtles:

1. They are found in warm and tropical waters Pacific Ocean only.
2. The coast of Andhra Pradesh in India is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive ridley.
3. They are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada.

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Biosphere Reserve is a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the UNESCO MAB program.
2. It encompasses three protected areas including the Gangau Sanctuary.
3. The major ethnic groups here are Gond, Khairuas, and Yadavas.
4. The region is the most sacrosanct pilgrimage for the followers of the Pranami sect world over.

Which of the following biosphere reserves is being described above?

If the population of any species has been reduced by more than 90% over the last 10 years and its population size is less than 50 mature individuals, it will be categorized as:

Which of the following Biosphere Reserves is incorrectly matched with the state in which it is located?

Consider the following statements:

1. This national park is being popularized as the Tiger reserve.
2. Hard Ground Barasingha is found exclusively in this National Park.
3. This national park is best known for its evergreen Sal forests.

Choose the National Park that has the above key features:

This biosphere reserve of India is located at the southernmost end of the Western Ghats. It consists mostly of tropical forests. Three Wildlife Sanctuaries, Shendurney, Peppara and Neyyar, are located in this reserve. The reserve is home to Kani tribe of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Which of the following biosphere reserve has these characteristics?

With reference to ‘Zoological Survey of India’, consider the following statements:

1. It was established to promote survey, exploration and research in the field of wildlife of India.
2. It conducts Tiger Census every four years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With respect to the ‘National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)’, consider the following statements:

1. It was established in 1952 as an advisory body.
2. The Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change is the Chairman of this Body.
3. No alternation of boundaries in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries can be done without the approval of the NBWL.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to in-situ conservation:

1. It includes conservation of only terrestrial animals and plants.
2. Biosphere reserves, wildlife sanctuaries are part of in-situ conservation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are the advantages of captive breeding of animal species?

1. Increase the populations of rare and endangered species.
2. Develop desired characteristics or traits.
3. Protection of their natural habitat.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following animal conservation projects of India:

1. Project Crocodile
2. Project Tiger
3. Project Snow-Leopard
4. Project Elephant

Arrange the above projects in chronological order as and when they were started by the Government?

With reference to Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, consider the following statements:

1. Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo hills.
2. It has been recognized under the Man and Biosphere Reserve program of UNESCO.
3. Brahmaputra river flows through it.
4. Citrus indica or wild orange is found at this place.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Arrange the following national parks and wildlife sanctuary from North to South?

1. Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
2. Bhitarkanika National Park
3. Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Pichavaram Bird Sanctuary

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Recently, a bioluminescent species of mushroom ‘Roridomyces phyllostachydis’ was found in India. In this context, consider the following statements regarding bioluminescence:

1. Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism through enzymes.
2. In nature bioluminescence is found in both aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

States/UT                                                        State Animal

1. West Bengal                                    Bengal  Tiger
2. Uttarakhand Musk                         Deer
3. Delhi                                                   Fishing Cat

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Important Bird Areas (IBAs):

1. They are declared by Birdlife International.
2. Forty percent of India’s IBAs fall outside the Protected area network.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Vikas Engine’

1. It is a liquid fuelled rocket engine used in PSLV, GSLV Mark I and II and also in GSLV Mark III
2. The engine uses Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as oxidizer and Nitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) as fuel

Choose the correct statement(s)

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Committee on Privileges’ 

1. It is a Parliamentary Committee present in both the Houses of the Parliament
2. The functions of the Committee of Privileges are semi-judicial in nature
3. The Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha heads the committee in Rajya Sabha.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below

With reference to ‘Eastern Swamp Deer’, consider the following statements

1. It is the largest sub-species of the Swamp Deer family
2. It is listed in the IUCN Red Data Book as a threatened species

Choose the correct statement(s)

‘SAMARTH’, a scheme recently seen in news is related to

Consider the following statements regarding ‘mRNA vaccines’

1. These vaccines are non-infectious.
2. They provide cellular immunity as well as humoral immunity.
3. They are stable over a vast range of temperature.
4. The vaccine can be administered both by ex-vivo and in-vivo methods

Choose the correct statements

In a certain code language ‘069’ means ‘grapes are sweet’, ‘476’ means ‘very sweet fruit’ and ‘509’ means ‘grapes are ripe’. Which of the following digits means ‘ripe’ in that language?

In a certain language, 32496 is written as SMILE and 580 is written as RUN. How is 33980 coded in that language?

In a certain code ‘CERTAIN’ is coded as ‘BFQUZJM’. How is ‘MUNDANE’ coded in that code?

In a certain code language K is written as 11 and KITE is written as 37. How will the word ‘TANGENT’ be written in that code language?

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow each passage. Your answer to these questions should be based on passage only.

The Indian middle class consist of so many strata that it defies categorisation under a single term class, which would imply a considerable degree of homogeneity. Yet two paradoxical features characterise its conduct fairly uniformly; extensive practice and intensive abhorrence of corruption. In the several recent surveys of popular perceptions of corruptions, politicians of course invariably and understandably top the list, closely followed by bureaucrats, policemen, lawyers, businessmen and others. The quintessential middle class, if teachers do not figure high on this priority list, it is not for lack of trying, but for lack of opportunities. Over the years, the sense of shock over acts of corruption in the middle class has witnessed a steady decline, as its ambitions for a better material life have soared but the resources for meeting such ambitions have not kept pace. What is fascinating however is the intense yearning of this class for a clean corruption less politics and society, a yearning that has again and again surfaced with any figure public or obscure, focus on his mission of eradicating corruption. Even the repeated failure of this promise on virtually every man’s part has not subjected it to the law of diminishing returns.

Q.30) The intense middle class intensely yearns for