Cat belong to?
a) Endangered
b) Vulnerable
c) Near Threatened
d) Critically Endangered
Answer: b) Vulnerable
Reason: Because of the wetland habitat loss in South and South East Asia.
Q2. What is the number of small wild cats which are reported in RVTR with the Fishing Cat?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer: c) 5
Discussion: Jungle Cat, Rusty-spotted Cat, Asiatic Wildcat, Caracal + Fishing Cat.
Q3. Where is Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger reserve found in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Assam
d) West Bengal
Answer: b) Rajasthan
Description Reserve is Bundi district in Rajasthan.
New Species of Plants - Impatiens selvasinghii.
Q1. What was the range of Impatiens selvasinghii?
a) Nilgiris
b) Kudremukh
c) Anaimalai
d) Sahyadri
Answer: b) Kudremukh
Discovery: The rock was found at 1630m in Karnataka Kudremukh range.
Q2. The new species has been named in honour:
a) P. Selva Singh Richard
b) P. Bharath Simha Yadav
c) M.S. Swaminathan
d) Madhav Gadgil
Question: a) P. Selva Singh Richard.
Background: Honoured as a reproductive biologist of endangered plants.
Q3. What journal has made this new discovery?
a) Nature Plants
b) Taiwania
c) Current Science
d) Plant Ecology
Answer: b) Taiwania
Introduction: Taiwan-based international journal.
SPARSH Defence Pension
Q1. What sector is SPARSH associated with?
a) Agriculture
b) Defence personnel pension administration.
c) Rural employment
d) Disaster relief
Response: b) Defence Personnel Pension Administration.
Factsheet: System for Pension Administration - Raksha.
Q2. How many defence pensioners are onboarded under SPARSH by 2025?
a) 15 lakh
b) 20 lakh
c) 25 lakh
d) 31.5 lakh
Answer: d) 31.5 lakh
Commentary: Biggest online pension system in the world.
Q3. How successful was the reconciliation of legacy discrepancies by SPARSH?
a) 67%
b) 75%
c) 87%
d) 95%
Answer: c) 87%
Explain: 6.43 lakh cases of which 5.60 lakh closed.
The Pollution of Noise in the Indian Cities.
Q1. WHO recommends the following noise levels that are permissible during the day:
a) 35 dB
b) 45 dB
c) 55 dB
d) 65 dB
Answer: c) 55 dB
Explanation: 55 dB day/ 45 dB night are permissible by WHO and Indian regulations.
Q2. What Law in India classifies noise as an air pollutant?
a) Environment Protection Act, 1986.
b) Prevention and Control of Pollution, Air Act, 1981.
c) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
d) Public Nuisance Act, 1969
That response is b) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
Investigation: Noise pollution, considered as air pollutant.
Q3. Who is the most susceptible to the exposure to noise pollution?
a) IT employees
b) Traffic police and delivery workers.
c) Rural farmers
d) Retired pensioners
Question: b) Delivery workers and traffic police.
Explanation Daily exposure to high dB in urban areas.
The Level of River Pollution is reduced.
Q1. What is the main parameter in the evaluation of organic pollution in rivers?
a) COD
b) pH