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EnvironmentMedium

The International Big Cat Alliance works for the conservation of how many big cat species?

  1. A.Four
  2. B.Five
  3. C.Seven
  4. D.Nine

Correct answer

C. Seven

Explanation

The correct answer is seven. The release describes IBCA as a global platform for cooperation among countries and institutions working for the conservation of the seven big cat species, and notes its growing role under the vision of the Prime Minister. Options A, B and D are not supported by the release and are offered because candidates often recall that the alliance covers several species without fixing the number. Along with the count, remember the framing the workshop used: tiger landscapes were discussed as natural capital, valued for ecosystem services such as water security, carbon sequestration, climate regulation, biodiversity conservation and livelihood support, with conservation, bioeconomy and ecotourism treated as drivers of sustainable livelihoods and long-term ecological security. The alliance was also urged at the workshop to lead in gathering the native wisdom of the Global South for conservation policy.

Read the full article: IBCA and ADB Sign MoU at Tiger Landscapes Workshop in Delhi

Q1.EnvironmentMedium

Which two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the international workshop on tiger landscapes?

  1. A.IBCA and the World Bank
  2. B.IBCA and the Asian Development Bank
  3. C.NTCA and the World Wide Fund for Nature
  4. D.NTCA and the Asian Development Bank
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Correct answer: B. IBCA and the Asian Development Bank

The two formalised their partnership through an MoU at the event, marking a step towards stronger collaboration in landscape conservation, sustainable development, capacity building, knowledge exchange and nature-positive financing initiatives.

Q2.EnvironmentEasy

Who inaugurated the international workshop on tiger landscapes in New Delhi?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.Bhupender Yadav, Union Environment Minister
  3. C.S. P. Yadav, Director General, IBCA
  4. D.Mia Oka, ADB Country Director for India
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Correct answer: B. Bhupender Yadav, Union Environment Minister

He opened the two-day workshop and delivered the inaugural address, in which he said that conservation with harmony and human-nature coexistence should be the foundation of ecological conservation.

Q4.EnvironmentHard

Since ethanol supply year 2014-15, how much foreign exchange has the ethanol blending programme saved?

  1. A.More than Rs 62,000 crore
  2. B.More than Rs 1.01 lakh crore
  3. C.More than Rs 1.66 lakh crore
  4. D.More than Rs 1.97 lakh crore
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Correct answer: D. More than Rs 1.97 lakh crore

The ministry listed four cumulative outcomes of the blending programme since ethanol supply year 2014-15: foreign exchange savings above that amount, substitution of about 316 lakh metric tonnes of crude oil, avoidance of about 952 lakh metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, and transfers of more than Rs 1.66 lakh crore…