Operation Olivia, an initiative to protect Olive Ridley turtles, is undertaken by
- A.Indian Navy
- B.Indian Coast Guard
- C.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- D.Ministry of Earth Sciences
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Indian Coast Guard. Operation Olivia is the Indian Coast Guard's annual mission, begun in the early 1980s, to protect Olive Ridley turtles off the Odisha coast. Every winter, from about November to May, lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles come ashore together to lay eggs in mass nesting events called arribadas, especially at Gahirmatha, Rushikulya and the Devi river mouth in Odisha. Coast Guard ships and aircraft patrol these waters to stop trawlers and gill nets from fishing in the protected zones, since turtles caught in the nets drown. Olive Ridleys are the smallest and most abundant sea turtles but are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and are protected under Schedule I of India's Wildlife Protection Act. Option A is wrong because the Navy handles maritime defence, not this conservation patrol. Option C is wrong because the environment ministry frames the law, while the sea patrol is the Coast Guard's. Option D is wrong because the Ministry of Earth Sciences deals with ocean and weather science, not enforcement at sea. Exam tip: Operation Olivia = Indian Coast Guard; Gahirmatha = world's largest Olive Ridley rookery.
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1. 'The National Programme for Organic Production' (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
2. 'The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority' (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP.
3. Sikkim has become India's first fully organic State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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1. The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
3. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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- A.Arunachal Pradesh
- B.Manipur
- C.Meghalaya
- D.Nagaland
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1. Carbon monoxide
2. Nitrogen oxide
3. Ozone
4. Sulphur dioxide
Excess of which of the above in the environment is/are cause(s) of acid rain ?
- A.1, 2 and 3
- B.2 and 4 only
- C.4 only
- D.1, 3 and 4
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- A.Sweden
- B.Germany
- C.USA
- D.Canada
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