Environment Quiz 81

Environment Quiz 81

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1. Mount Merapi is an active volcano which has erupted regularly since 1548, the recent one being in May 2018. Where is it located?

Mauritius
Indonesia
France
Italy

2. Name the Indian mountaineer who made a world record to be the youngest to climb both the Seven Summits as well as Seven Volcanic Summits

Avtar Singh Cheema
Malli Mastan Babu
Mohan Singh Kohli
Satyarup Siddhanta

3. Project Tiger, a tiger conservation programme launched in 1 April 1973 by the Government of India. Which National Park was the project launched first?

Jim Corbett National Park
Bandipur National Park
Ranthambore National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park

4. The world's largest sand island is in Australia. Identify the island

Fraser Island
Moreton Island
Bora Bora
Tahiti

5. This bacteria used in the production of yogurt was announced as the National Microbe of India in 2012?

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus
Streptococcus salivarius subsp. Thermophilus
Streptococcus Pyogenes
Escherichia Coli

6. Where was the world's biggest flooded cave discovered?

Mexico
Egypt
Canada
Switzerland

7. Which animal is the logo of Government of India's Make in India campaign?

Lion
Tiger
Elephant
Rhinoceros

8. Which bird is popularly known as the Brainfever Bird because its breeding call sounds like 'Brain-fever'?

Indian blackbird
Common hawk-cuckoo
Asian koel
Blue-winged parakeet

9. Which river is known as Dihang or Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh?

Lohit
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Teesta

10. Which year was celebrated by the UN as International Year of Mountains?

2012
2008
2010
2002

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