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1. Which among the following are true about World Environment Day?

1. World Environment Day is on June 5th

2. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is Think. Eat. Save- Reduce our Foodprint.

3. World Environment Day was started in 1972 on the recommendations made by UN Conference on Human Environment

4. Agriculture is responsible for 70% of fresh water consumption, 80% of deforestation, and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 3 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1 and 3 Only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

D is the right answer.
The theme for this year’s World Environment Day (WED) is Think. Eat. Save- Reduce our Foodprint. The campaign calls for minimizing waste of food at all stages of the food chain, from farm to fork. This is to raise awareness about the environmental consequences of our food choices and find ways to reduce our environmental “foodprint”, as food production has profound impact on environmental resources. Agriculture is responsible for 70% of fresh water consumption, 80% of deforestation, and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. It is the cause of land-use change, biodiversity loss, and responsible for large-scale soil, water and air pollution. The campaign is also to remind each one of us that despite producing enough food for everyone, 90 crore people still go hungry world over. On this day we take a pledge to make a difference, individually as well as collectively, to reduce food loss or wastage and move towards a world where everyone has enough to eat and no one is malnourished or undernourished. (from pib)

2. Recently a colony of critically endangered bird species has been found inhabiting a steep cliff in the Murliguda forests in Bejjur mandal of Adilabad district of Andra Pradesh. Name the bird?

a) Siberian Crane

b) Indian Vulture

c) Spoon-billed Sandpiper

d) Red-headed Vulture

B is the right answer.
A colony of critically endangered species of vulture, identified as the Indian vulture or the long billed vulture ( Gyps indicus ) and its sub species, the slender-billed vulture ( Gyps tenuisrostris ), has been found inhabiting a steep cliff in the Murliguda forests in Bejjur mandal of Adilabad district. Adilabad district was a prime habitat for the two species of vulture until their numbers started dwindling some three decades back.

3. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of a new Hindi University at Bhopal on June 6th. The University is named after

a) Indira Ghandhi

b) K R Narayanan

c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

d) Rajeev Ghandhi

C is the right answer.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that language has an important role between the Government and people. Success of social welfare and development programme depends on language. Therefore, we should encourage Hindi and other regional languages. Hindi has always played an important role in the national integration. It is symbol of India’s social and cultural unity.

4. India's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at Nyoma, Leh district of which State?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Panjab

c) Orissa

d) Jammu & Kashmir

D is the right answer.
Nation’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at Nyoma, Leh district of Jammu & Kashmir at a height of about 14000 feet. The Nyoma Krishi Vigyan Kendra is likely to bring about substantial change in the lives of people of nearby areas who are mostly nomads and rear pashmina goats. This region is extremely cold and dry and therefore, it is a challenge to promote stable agriculture there. The KVK will seek to improve fodder production, provide health care to the roaming animals, introduce vegetable production under protected environment and impart training to women on animal care, etc.

5. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in

a) Literary Work

b) Social Service

c) Journalism

d) Coaching in sports

D is the right answer.

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