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1. COP30 was held in which city, earning it the nickname ‘Amazon COP’?
A) Bogotá
B) Manaus
C) Belém
D) Caracas
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Correct Answer: C) Belém
2. The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) is a global fund of how much that pays tropical
countries $4 per hectare annually?
A) $50 billion
B) $75 billion
C) $100 billion
D) $125 billion
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Correct Answer: D) $125 billion
3. The Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC) at COP30 aims to secure how many
hectares of land by 2030?
A) 60 million hectares
B) 100 million hectares
C) 160 million hectares
D) 250 million hectares
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Correct Answer: C) 160 million hectares
4. REDD+ stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The J-REDD+
Scaling Initiative targets how much annually by 2030?
A) $1–2 billion
B) $3–6 billion
C) $8–10 billion
D) $15–20 billion
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Correct Answer: B) $3–6 billion
5. The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap aims to mobilise how much annually in global climate finance by 2035?
A) $500 billion
B) $750 billion
C) $1 trillion
D) $1.3 trillion
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Correct Answer: D) $1.3 trillion
6. Under the 15th Finance Commission, what percentage weightage was given to Forest & Ecology
in tax devolution to states?
A) 5%
B) 7.5%
C) 10%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: C) 10%
7. The MISHTI Initiative aims to restore how many sq km of mangroves by 2028?
A) 200 sq km
B) 350 sq km
C) 540 sq km
D) 750 sq km
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Correct Answer: C) 540 sq km
8. The Green India Mission targets creating a carbon sink of how many billion tonnes of CO2
equivalent?
A) 1.5 billion
B) 2.2 billion
C) 2.8 billion
D) 3.4 billion
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Correct Answer: D) 3.4 billion
9. Ladakh became a Union Territory without a legislature in which year?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2020
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Correct Answer: C) 2019
10. One of Ladakh’s key demands is inclusion under which Schedule of the Constitution to protect
tribal land and identity?
A) Fifth Schedule
B) Sixth Schedule
C) Seventh Schedule
D) Ninth Schedule
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Correct Answer: B) Sixth Schedule
11. The four-point charter of Ladakh demands includes creation of two separate Lok Sabha
constituencies. Which two?
A) Leh and Zanskar
B) Leh and Kargil
C) Leh and Drass
D) Kargil and Nubra
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Correct Answer: B) Leh and Kargil
12. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained under which Act before his release triggered the
Ladakh protests?
A) Public Safety Act
B) Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
C) National Security Act (NSA)
D) Armed Forces Special Powers Act
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Correct Answer: C) National Security Act (NSA)
13. Approximately what percentage of India’s LPG imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 95%
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Correct Answer: C) 90%
14. India’s current LPG buffer stock covers approximately how many days of supply?
A) ~2 days
B) ~7 days
C) ~15 days
D) ~30 days
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Correct Answer: A) ~2 days
15. India’s domestic LPG production meets approximately what percentage of its total demand?
A) ~20%
B) ~40%
C) ~60%
D) ~75%
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Correct Answer: B) ~40%
16. India is the second-largest LPG consumer globally after which country?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) China
D) Japan
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Correct Answer: C) China
17. LPG connections in India grew from 150 million in 2015 to over 330 million today, primarily driven 0by which scheme?
A) PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
C) PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme
D) National LPG Expansion Programme
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Correct Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
18. Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) charges most foreign tourists approximately:
A) $25 per person per night
B) $50 per person per night
C) $100 per person per night
D) $200 per person per night
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Correct Answer: C) $100 per person per night
19. Bhutan’s ‘pay-to-protect’ model is based on which economic concept that prevents overuse of
shared resources?
A) Law of Diminishing Returns
B) Tragedy of the Commons
C) Prisoner’s Dilemma
D) The Coase Theorem
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Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons
20. Black carbon deposits from vehicle emissions in the Himalayas accelerate glacial melting by
reducing which property of glaciers?
A) Density
B) Albedo
C) Viscosity
D) Permeability
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Correct Answer: B) Albedo
21. The Samarth Incubation Programme was launched by which organisation?
A) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
B) Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
C) Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
D) Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
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Correct Answer : B) Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
22. C-DOT (Centre for Development of Telematics) was established in which year?
A) 1975
B) 1980
C) 1984
D) 1991
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Correct Answer: C) 1984
23. The Samarth Incubation Programme focuses on which sectors among others?
A) Textiles, handicrafts, and agritech
B) 5G/6G, Cybersecurity, AI, and Quantum Technologies
C) Space technology and defence manufacturing
D) Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
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Correct Answer : B) 5G/6G, Cybersecurity, AI, and Quantum Technologies
24. The National Chambal Sanctuary was established in which year under Project Crocodile?
A) 1972–73
B) 1975–76
C) 1978–79
D) 1982–83
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Correct Answer: C) 1978–79
25. The National Chambal Sanctuary spans across which three states?
A) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar
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Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh
26. The National Chambal Sanctuary hosts approximately what percentage of the world’s wild gharial
population?
A) 40%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%
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Correct Answer: D) 80%
27. R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the 60th Jnanpith Award (2025). He is primarily known as a
A) Tamil novelist and short story writer
B) Tamil poet and lyricist
C) Tamil playwright and critic
D) Tamil journalist and essayist
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Correct Answer: B) Tamil poet and lyricist
28. The first Jnanpith Award (1965) was given to G. Sankara Kurup for his contribution to which
language?
A) Tamil
B) Telugu
C) Kannada
D) Malayalam
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Correct Answer: D) Malayalam
29. The Jnanpith Award covers works in languages listed under which Schedule of the Constitution?
A) Sixth Schedule
B) Seventh Schedule
C) Eighth Schedule
D) Ninth Schedule
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Correct Answer: C) Eighth Schedule
30. The Best Picture winner at the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) was:
A) The Brutalist
B) Conclave
C) One Battle After Another
D) Emilia Pérez
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Correct Answer: C) One Battle After Another
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