The National Zoological Park, New Delhi, functions under which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- C.Ministry of Culture
- D.Ministry of Tourism
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the ministry that handles wildlife and biodiversity matters and under which the National Zoological Park works. Option B deals with farming and allied activities, option C with museums, academies and heritage institutions, and option D with travel and destination promotion, so none of them is the parent ministry of the zoo. The zoo's Director is Dr Sanjeet Kumar, who told participants that nature walks build field identification skills, improve understanding of food webs and add to biodiversity records. For the examination, tie the zoo to this ministry, to the citizen science walks held on Sundays, and to Wildlife Week, which it will observe from the second to the eighth of October. Registration for the walks is taken in advance through the NZP Sathi mobile application or the zoo website, on a first come, first served basis.
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Practice Questions
Wildlife Week 2026 will be celebrated at the National Zoological Park, New Delhi, on which dates?
- A.1 to 7 October 2026
- B.2 to 8 October 2026
- C.3 to 9 October 2026
- D.5 to 11 October 2026
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The zoo has planned a week of walks and competitions in that window, among them a tree walk, a birds walk, a butterfly and dragonfly walk, a spider and insect walk, a reptile, amphibian and molluscs walk, a keeper's talk with enclosure enrichment, and contests in clay modelling, poster making…
Read the full explanation →How many bird species did participants document during the Sunday Bird Walk at the National Zoological Park?
- A.28 species
- B.36 species
- C.47 species
- D.63 species
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The correct answer is 47 species, with sightings of more than seven hundred and fifty individual birds during the walk.
Read the full explanation →How many participants does each Sunday nature walk at the National Zoological Park admit?
- A.10 to 15
- B.20 to 25
- C.30 to 40
- D.50 to 60
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The correct answer is 20 to 25 participants, a cap the zoo keeps so that each walk stays a close and useful learning exercise rather than a crowd.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following groupings did India NOT align itself with in its opening statement at COP31?
- A.G77 and China
- B.Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
- C.BASIC
- D.OPEC
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In its opening statement India said it aligned itself with the statements made by the G77 and China grouping, by the Like Minded Developing Countries and by the BASIC group, and OPEC does not appear among them.
Read the full explanation →The COP31 Presidency's vision of a 'COP of Implementation', welcomed by India, is guided by which three principles?
- A.Dialogue, Consensus and Action
- B.Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance
- C.Equity, Ambition and Transparency
- D.Trust, Technology and Trade
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India welcomed the Presidency's framing of the session as a COP of Implementation and read the three words in order: dialogue builds trust among the parties, consensus ensures that the outcome is collectively owned, and action converts commitments into progress on the ground.
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