Which whale species does India identify among the 25 species picked for focused conservation efforts?
- A.Blue whale
- B.Arabian Sea humpback whale
- C.Sperm whale
- D.Bryde's whale
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Arabian Sea humpback whale. India attaches particular importance to this population and has placed it among the species chosen for focused conservation effort, a list of twenty-five in all. The wider framework for this work is Project Dolphin, which takes dolphins, whales, porpoises and the aquatic ecosystems that sustain them as a single conservation task. Option A is wrong because the blue whale, though the largest animal alive, is not the species singled out in this statement. Option C is wrong because the sperm whale does not appear among the species named for focused effort here. Option D is wrong for the same reason: Bryde's whale is found in warm waters but is not the one India highlighted at the Commission. Marine Protected Areas notified in the country also cover dugongs, sharks, rays, turtles and corals.
Read the full article: India Backs Science-Led Whale Conservation at IWC-70 in Hobart
Practice Questions
The 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70) is being held in which city?
- A.Wellington, New Zealand
- B.Hobart, Australia
- C.Reykjavik, Iceland
- D.Bergen, Norway
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India used its Opening Statement there to argue for conservation grounded in science.
Read the full explanation →India has been a member of the International Whaling Commission since which year?
- A.1946
- B.1972
- C.1981
- D.1995
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India joined the International Whaling Commission in that year and has played a prominent part in whale conservation within the body ever since.
Read the full explanation →Which body implements the Graded Response Action Plan in the National Capital Region?
- A.Central Pollution Control Board
- B.Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas
- C.WWF-India
- D.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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The correct answer is the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas, known by its short form CAQM, which was applying measures under the Graded Response Action Plan across the region to prevent any further decline in air quality, and citizens were urged to support those efforts…
Read the full explanation →Under which mission was the Green Diwali Campaign 2026 carried out?
- A.Mission LiFE
- B.National Clean Air Programme
- C.Graded Response Action Plan
- D.Mission Amrit Sarovar
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The nationwide Green Diwali Campaign of the year was run under it from the twentieth of October to the eighth of November.
Read the full explanation →Which app of the Central Pollution Control Board gives the daily Air Quality Index?
- A.SAMEER
- B.VAYU
- C.PRANA
- D.SWACHH
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As part of the Green Diwali Pledge, citizens were asked to follow the daily Air Quality Index on the SAMEER app of the Central Pollution Control Board and to cut down the time they spend outdoors on days when the air is poor.
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