41. Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttarakhand
Answer: A [Maharashtra]
Notes:
Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve is situated in Maharashtra’s Gondia district. It is currently witnessing a slight surge in tiger population.
Two tigresses captured recently in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur by the forest department will be released into the Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR), as part of a tiger translocation programme.
42. World’s first ever ‘Plastic Fall’ has been predicted in which city?
[A] New York
[B] Kyiv
[C] Paris
[D] Berlin
Answer: C [Paris]
Notes:
Plastic fall is a weather phenomenon that involves the downpour of microplastics from the sky. The first-ever plastics pollution weather forecast predicted a plastic fall in Paris.
According to the report, the city will experience about 40-48 kilograms of free-floating plastic bits daily.
43. ‘Blue Pansy (Junonia Orithya)’ has been named as the official butterfly of which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim
Answer: B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
Blue Pansy (Junonia Orithya) has been named the official butterfly of Jammu and Kashmir. The Blue Pansy, a type of vivid blue butterfly, can be observed in different regions of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa.
These butterflies, recognized for their territorial behavior, display 26 distinct local subspecies within their habitat.
44. ‘Peacock softshell turtles’ or ‘Nilssonia Formosa’ are found in which country?
[A] Myanmar
[B] India
[C] Indonesia
[D] Sri Lanka
Answer: A [Myanmar]
Notes:
In Myanmar, Burmese peacock softshell turtles, which are critically endangered, have successfully hatched and started their journey in Indawgyi Lake recently.
Also known as Nilssonia Formosa, these turtles are only found in Myanmar. It is one of five species in the genus Nilssonia.
45. Which term refers to the collective genetic material of bacteria and fungi present in samples taken from the environment?
[A] Meta genomes
[B] Enviro genomes
[C] AMR genomes
[D] Resistance genomes
Answer: A [Meta genomes]
Notes:
Metagenomes refer to the collective genetic material of bacteria and fungi present in samples taken from the environment.
A study that analyzed 1,589 metagenomes from 26 countries had indicated that the high prevalence of antibiotic resistance in resource-limited settings contributes to ARG-related fatalities.
46. ‘Tiger Orchid’ species originated from which region?
[A] Australia
[B] South-East Asia
[C] Europe
[D] North America
Answer: B [South-East Asia]
Notes:
The Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) in Palode is currently witnessing the blooming of Grammatophyllum speciosum, commonly known as the ‘Tiger Orchid.’ This orchid species, originating from South East Asia, is the largest in the world.
47. What is the name of the weather event which involves rise in the sea surface temperature?
[A] Marine heat waves
[B] Oceanic heat waves
[C] Pacific heat waves
[D] Surface heat waves
Answer: A [Marine heat waves]
Notes:
In April, ocean temperatures soared to 21.1 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record set in 2016. Since then, these record-high ocean temperatures have led to marine heat waves in various regions, including the north-east Pacific, the southern Indian Ocean, the Pacific etc.
A marine heat wave is an extreme weather event characterized by the sea surface temperature rising 3 to 4 degrees Celsius above the average temperature for at least five days and can last for weeks.
48. Where was the Amazon Summit 2023 held?
[A] Brazil
[B] Chile
[C] Argentina
[D] Mexico
Answer: A [Brazil]
Notes:
This year’s Amazon Summit was held in the Brazilian city of Belém, in which the Amazon nations discussed how the rainforest is managed.
On the final day of the summit, 12 countries have called on wealthy nations to meet their climate funding obligations. A joint statement issued during the summit, called for the development of a financing mechanism which the international community could pay for the critical services provided by forests.
49. The World’s first ‘Spotless giraffe’ was born in which country?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] New Zealand
Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
A spotless baby giraffe was born at The Brights Zoo, U.S and is believed to be the only singularly coloured giraffe in the world.
The female giraffe is uniformly brown in colour and lacks the distinctive patched pattern commonly found in giraffes and also the exceptionally long necks, they are famous for. Brights Zoo stated that the giraffe already has a height of 6 feet.
50. ‘Emperor Penguins’ are endemic to which region?
[A] Antarctica
[B] Greenland
[C] Siberia
[D] Oceania
Answer: A [Antarctica]
Notes:
Antarctica’s iconic symbol, the ‘Emperor Penguin’ is at the risk of ‘quasi extinction’ due to the abrupt reduction in sea ice.
According to a study, 90% of the emperor penguins “will be quasi-extinct” by the end of the century under the current global warming trajectory. Emperor penguins are entirely dependent on sea ice for breeding, the satellite imagery showed that none of the penguin chicks are likely to have survived.