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Q1) Consider the following statements:
1. Nicaragua in December 2014 announced the start of work on a new canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
2. The 278km (172 mile) waterway will be longer, deeper and wider than the Panama Canal.
3. The Grand Canal of Nicaragua, as it has been called, aims to rival Panama's waterway and lift the country out of poverty.
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Q2) Consider the following statements-
1. Russia's newest ecologically friendly heavy-class Angara-A5 carrier rocket was on December 23,2014 launched from the Plesetsk Space Complex in the country's northwest
2. The Angara family of space-launch vehicles is designed to provide lifting capabilities of between 2,000 and 40,500 kilograms into low Earth orbit. It has been in development since 1995.
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Q3) Girls from Dehradun (Uttarakhand) _______ ______ on December 16,2014, became world's first twin and sibling to climb the highest peaks of the seven continents. Show Answer

Q4) Central Government announced in December 2014 that it is planning to launch scheme for conservation of heritage and development of across the country. Show Answer

Q5) The International Ocean Discovery Program on December 14, 2014, discovered microbes living in the beneath the seabed off ________ Show Answer

Q6) The Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge),Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched the P-3 and on October7, 2014 . Of P-3 ,P stands for- Show Answer

Q7) Which of the following did the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) launched on Oct 18, 2014? Show Answer

Q8) Depending on concentrations of eight main air pollutants. National Air Quality Index launched on October 18, 2014 , a method of informing people about the air quality in their cities, has categories of cities namely Show Answer

Q9) Consider the following statements with regard to the national National Air Quality Index launched on October 18, 2014-
1. The index will not only give people an idea of the air quality, but also the corresponding health impacts they are likely to face.
2. The index could also help rank how each city is doing in terms of air quality.
3. AQI is a method by which individual air pollution parameters of each pollutant can be translated into a single number or a set of numbers.
4. For instance, an AQI of 301-400 denotes "very poor" quality and the corresponding PM 2.5 concentrations are 121-250 microgram per cubic metre.
5. The scheme may initially kick off in 16 cities, which have automatic air quality monitoring stations. The rest may take longer.
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Q10) Which among the following is NOT strictly related to environment, climate change or biodiversity? Show Answer

Q11) Consider the following statements -
1. Boeing Commercial Airplane's ecoDemonstrator on December 3, 2014 completed the world's first flight using "green diesel,"
2. it is a sustainable biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation.
3. The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a blend of 15 percent green diesel and 85 percent petroleum jet fuel in the left
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Q12) The TSR Subramanian Committee headed by TSR Subramanian on November 18 , 2014 submitted its report . The Committee was constituted to review
1. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
2. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
3. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
4. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
5. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
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Q13) What is the name of the new Marine surveillance satellites to be launched by China in 2019?

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Q14) World's oldest figurative art has been recently found in __? Show Answer

Q15) What is the health score of the oceans of the world out of 100, as per the latest Ocean Health Index 2014?

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Q16) On 12th of October 2014, Cyclonic Storm Hudhud struck the coastal district of _______. Show Answer

Q17) Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Future Earth Engagement Committee? Show Answer

Q18) Recently, which among the following cyclones that hit India, had originated due to upper-air cyclonic circulation in the Andaman Sea? Show Answer

Q19) The Montreal Protocol calls for __? Show Answer

Q20) Assam State Zoo in Guwahati in the third week of November 2014 decided to have the critically endangered Show Answer

Q21) Consider the following statements-
1. The High-level Pledging Conference of Green Climate Fund on 20 November 2014 pledged to contribute 9.3 billion US dollars towards the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cut emissions and prepare for climate change.

2. The fund pledged by 30 rich nations falls short of 10 billion US dollars target set for the climate conference scheduled to be held in Lima, Peru on 1 December 2014. The mobilised fund will be disbursed over four years from 2015.

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Q22) Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) in the second week of November 2014 informed that at least ______Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are in serious danger of being lost forever. Show Answer

Q23) The World Bank on 23 November 2014 released report on the impact of global warming titled Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal. Which is true statements about the report?
1. Sharp temperature rises will cut deeply into crop yields and water supplies in many areas and possibly set back efforts to bring populations out of poverty
2. Climate change poses a substantial and escalating risk to development progress that could undermine global efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity
3. If early action is not taken then warming could exceed 1.5 to 2 degree Celsius and its impact could significantly worsen intra and intergovernmental poverty in multiple regions across the globe
4. It warned that in case concerted action is not taken than the real danger is that the average global temperature increase could go to 4.0 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
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Q24) Consider the following statements-
1. New York Declaration on Forests was released at the UN Climate Summit in New York, US on 23 September 2014.
2. The Declaration called all the Governments, multinational companies and campaigners to take pledge to eliminate deforestation by 2030.
3. The New York Declaration on Forests calls for the restoration of more than 350 million hectares of forests and croplands. New York Declaration on Forests is a non-legally binding political agreement.
4. The New York Declaration aims to reduce more climate pollution each year than the United States emits annually.
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Q25) Volcano Mount Ontake erupted on 27 September 2014 killing more than 30 people and injuring as many people.it is located in Show Answer

Q26) World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on 30 September 2014 released the Living Planet Report 2014. The theme of the report is Species and Spaces, People and Places.Consider the following statements in this regard-
1. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas has decimated due to human activities like killing for food in unsustainable numbers and polluting or destroying their habitants.
2. Populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles have declined by 52 percent since 1970
3. Freshwater species have declined by 76 percent. The decline is an average loss that's nearly twice as that of land and saltwater marine species.
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Q27) An exotic carnivorous plant species Nepenthes zygon was on 25 November 2014 discovered at the Kew Gardens in Show Answer

Q28) Powerful typhoon Vongfong struck _______ on 13 October 2014. Show Answer

Q29) The 20TH United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded in Show Answer

Q30) Consider the following statements-
1. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 5 December 2014 released the first
Adaptation Gap Report.
2. The Report was released during a crucial round of climate talks in Lima, Peru.
3. The Adaptation Gap Report serves as a preliminary assessment of global adaptation gaps in finance, technology and knowledge. It lays out a framework for future work on bridging these gaps.
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Q31) India recently has ingeniously developed a Broad Spectrum Confocal Microscope. Which of the following is true about the same? Show Answer

Q32) What is the name of the new drug developed by scientists recently as an alternative to antibiotics? Show Answer

Q33) When did Instrument of Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol become effective? Show Answer

Q34) Consider the following statements -
1. Washington Accord is an elite international agreement on engineering studies and mobility of engineers
2. India has yet to become a permanent member of the Washington Accord (WA),
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Q35) Minamata Convention is associated with _______ Show Answer

Q36) The ecologically friendly heavy-class Angara-A5 carrier rocket was on December 23, 2014 launched by Show Answer

Q37) National Air Quality Index in informing people about the air quality in their cities, has categories of cities namely - Show Answer

Q38) The Montreal Protocol calls for _ Show Answer

Q39) Consider the following statements-
Populations of the species that have declined by 52 percent since 1970 include
1. fish,
2. birds
3. mammals
4. amphibians
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Q40) Barack Obama, the US President has announced the plans of creating the world's biggest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the middle of Show Answer

Q41) Consider the following statements -
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 6, 2015 launched a National Air Quality Index (NAQI) to tackle the menace of air pollution.
2. This National Air Quality Index will provide information on the quality of air in 10 major cities in the country on a real-time basis.
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Q42) As on June 2015, which is the leading state in the country in terms of solar installed capacity? Show Answer

Q43) In which state, India's first eco-friendly police station was commissioned, recently? Show Answer

Q44) Which organizations scientists developed a tool to predict destructive solar storms on 10th June'15? Show Answer

Q45) NASA-U.S. space agency, has launched a telescope named Kepler to find Show Answer

Q46) India's first remote sensing satellite (I.R.S.-IA) was launched from: Show Answer

Q47) Which Satellite was successfully launched by ISRO on 22 December, 2005? Show Answer

Q48) Which one of the following is a spacecraft? Show Answer

Q49) Apple was launched from Show Answer

Q50) The first Indian Communication Satellite APPLE was launched on: Show Answer

Q51) When was 'Insat-2A' launched? Show Answer

Q52) Heaviest Indian Satellite, INSAT-4C, which failed to go in to orbit recently weighted? Show Answer

Q53) The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivandrum is mainly concerned with
1. Research in propellants for launching rockets.
2. To launched sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology.
3. Design and fabrication of spacecraft.
4. Development of satellite launch.
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Q54) CHANDRAYAN-I was launched from- Show Answer

Q55) NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in Show Answer

Q56) NASA's Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus? Show Answer

Q57) What is the name of NASA vehicle on Mars? Show Answer

Q58) Selene-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following? Show Answer

Q59) Thumba known as rocket launching station is situated in Show Answer

Q60) Sriharikota Island lies near: Show Answer

Q61) In which of the following States lies Sriharikota, the space port of India ? Show Answer

Q62) In February 2004 a blast occurred in India's Space Centre at: Show Answer

Q63) What is the Galileo Project which has been in news recently? Show Answer

Q64) Low temperatures (cryogenics) find application in: Show Answer

Q65) Cryogenic engines final application in: Show Answer

Q66) Cryogenic engines uses Show Answer

Q67) Which one of the following is not a space satellite? Show Answer

Q68) India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-8 was launched on May 21, 2011 from Show Answer

Q69) The Indian GSAT - 7 satellites is exclusively meant for- Show Answer

Q70) Which one of the following satellites was successfully launched by India on 29th September, 2012? Show Answer

Q71) India's surface to air missile is- Show Answer

Q72) Which one of the following is correctly matched? Show Answer

Q73) India's first exclusive hospital for elephant will come up in which state? Show Answer

Q74) On which date International Day for Biodiversity is observed? Show Answer

Q75) In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located? Show Answer

Q76) In which city, Minister of State for Power and Coal Piyush Goyal inaugurated the New Solar Passive Building of the National Institute of Solar Energy? Show Answer

Q77) Name the train that was going from Washington to New York and derailed on 12th May'15 leaving more 200 people injured? Show Answer

Q78) The first U.S. rover which reached Mars in January 2004 was: Show Answer

Q79) Which of the following names of animals was sent to space on 3rd November, 1959? Show Answer

Q80) Apollo 8 was launched for space exploration on : Show Answer

Q81) Consider the following statements:
1. Populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish have declined by an Average of 52%.
2. Populations of freshwater species have suffered an even worse fall of 76%.
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Q82) Consider the following statements
1. Paris summit aimeat reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and thus avoiding the threat of dangerous climate change.
2. Paris governments are expected to produce an agreement on what happens for the decade after that at least, and potentially beyond.
3. Current commitments on greenhouse gas emissions run out in 2020
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Q83) The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement -the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy has been conferred on: Show Answer

Q84) Who among the following has been named the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate? Show Answer

Q85) Which of the following ministries has recently launched "Project Insight"? Show Answer

Q86) Which among the following is the nodal ministry for implementation of the Forest Rights Act in India? Show Answer

Q87) Which of the following state governments has launched Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme for the development of villages around tiger reserves? Show Answer

Q88) The Himalayan peak 5260 has been renamed after which of the following mountaineers? Show Answer

Q89) Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines? Show Answer

Q90) Which one of the following is not an explosive : Show Answer

Q91) Which one of the following statement is correct? Show Answer

Q92) Which one of the following is used as an explosive? Show Answer

Q93) Which one of the following explosives does not contain nitroglycerine as an essential constituent ? Show Answer

Q94) Which one of the following has the highest fuel value ? Show Answer

Q95) In a diesel engine the fuel used is : Show Answer

Q96) Cooking gas is mainly: Show Answer

Q97) Bio-gas mainly consists of: Show Answer

Q98) The chief constituent of Gobar Gas is - Show Answer

Q99) Indane gas is a mixture of: Show Answer

Q100) Assertion (A) : The main constituent of the liquified petroleum gas is methane.
Reason (R) : Methane can be used directly for burning in homes and factories where it can be supplied through pipelines. Show Answer

Q101) The barometer is not given in the domestic LPG cylinders because- Show Answer

Q102) In what form cooking gas is supplied in cylinders ? Show Answer

Q103) CNG used in automobiles to check pollution, mainly consists of: Show Answer

Q104) Consider the following statements :
1. Liquified natural gas (LNG) is liquifed under extremely cold temperatures and high pressure to facilitate storage or transportation in specially designed vessels.
2. First LNG terminal in India was built in Hassan.
3. Natural gas liquids (NGL) are separated from LPG and these include ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.
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Q105) Gasohol is: Show Answer

Q106) Consider the following statements :
1. Coa, petroleum and natural gas are fossil fuels.
2. Gasohol is a mixture of benzene and alcohol.
3. Geothermal energy is non conventional energy source.
4. Gobal gas contains mainly methane.
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Q107) To avoid "knocking" of the engine of a car, which one of the following is used as an anti-knocking agent? Show Answer

Q108) Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is added to petrol : Show Answer

Q109) Which one of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines ? Show Answer

Q110) Consider the following features of newer models of motor cars :
1. Radial tyres
2. Streamlined body
3. Multipoint fuel injection
4. Catalytic converter with exhaust Which of these features make the new models of motor cars more fuel efficient ? Show Answer

Q111) Hydrogen gas can be conveniently used as a fuel for running vehicles if it is absorbed at very low temperature by a substance only to be released at the temperature generated by the exhaust. What is that substance found in India? Show Answer

Q112) Which one of the following is not suitably matched ? Show Answer

Q113) "Indian Institute of naturopathy and Yogic Science" is located at: Show Answer

Q114) The World's most accurate clock that loses just a second every 300 million years used Show Answer

Q115) The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivandrum is mainly concerned with:
1. research in propellants for launching rockets.
2. to launched sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology.
3. design and fabrication of spacecraft.
4. development of satellite launch.
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Q116) The Similipal National Park is situated at which state of India? Show Answer

Q117) Which technology giant has partnered with BSNL to install 100 rural WiFi Hotspots? Show Answer

Q118) Which state government of India will set up bio-ethanol refinery in the state? Show Answer

Q119) Balance Nail 16-01, which is recently in news, is related to which field? Show Answer

Q120) Which among the following banks has recently launched ‘Green PIN’ that will allow customers to generate their PIN at the bank’s ATMs? Show Answer

Q121) Which state has launched the “My Ganga, My Dolphin-2015” campaign? Show Answer

Q122) SLINEX is bilateral maritime exercise between Sri Lanka and which country? Show Answer

Q123) What is the range of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile? Show Answer

Q124) According to the ‘Freedom on the Net 2015’ report, which among the following country is the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom? Show Answer

Q125) Regional connectivity scheme (RCS), which is recently in news is related with____________? Show Answer

Q126) Foot and Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by : Show Answer

Q127) Minamata Convention is associated with _______ Show Answer

Q128) Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease which affects Show Answer

Q129) Interferon is used for the control of Show Answer

Q130) Consider the following statements –
1. Washington Accord is an elite international agreement on engineering studies and mobility of engineers
2. India has yet to become a permanent member of the Washington Accord (WA),
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Q131) The disease in which high levels of uric acid in the blood are characteristic, is Show Answer

Q132) Curry leaf tree, native of India has the potential of a multi-billion dollar production for the pharmaceutical companies as revealed by British researches, Cure. for which disease is claimed for the curry-leaf ? Show Answer

Q133) A layer in the Earth's atmosphere called Ionophere facilitates radio communication. Why?
1. The presence of ozone causes the reflection of radio waves to Earth.
2. Radio waves have a very long wavelength.
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Q134) When did Instrument of Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol become effective ? Show Answer

Q135) H5 N1 virus causing global pandemic influenza is Show Answer

Q136) The first Computer was made by Show Answer

Q137) Digital computer was developed in : Show Answer

Q138) To meet its rapidly growing energy demand some opine that India should pursue research and development on thorium as the future fuel of nuclear energy. In this context, what advantage does thorium hold over uranium?
1. Thorium is far more abundant in nature than uranium.
2. On the basis of per unit mass of mined mineral, thorium can generate more energy compared to natural uranium.
3. Thorium produces less harmful waste compared to uranium.
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