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Environment, Energy and Wildlife: BPSC Prelims MCQs

83 practice questions on Environment, Energy and Wildlife. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

   India's 100th Ramsar site is:

   1. AChhari Dhand, Kachchh, Gujarat
   2. BSurha Tal, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
   3. CSheikha Jheel, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
   4. DGokul Jalashay, Buxar, Bihar
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

   The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 at Ramsar, in:

   1. AEgypt
   2. BIraq
   3. CIran
   4. DTurkey
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

   India ratified the Ramsar Convention in:

   1. A1975
   2. B1982
   3. C1971
   4. D1992
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which were India's first two Ramsar sites, designated in 1981?

   1. AKeoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) and Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan)
   2. BWular Lake (J&K) and Loktak Lake (Manipur)
   3. CSunderban Wetland (West Bengal) and Chilika Lake (Odisha)
   4. DChilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which Indian state has the most Ramsar sites?

   1. ATamil Nadu
   2. BOdisha
   3. CUttar Pradesh
   4. DBihar
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which is India's largest Ramsar site by area?

   1. AVembanad-Kol Wetland, Kerala
   2. BLoktak Lake, Manipur
   3. CSunderban Wetland, West Bengal
   4. DChilika Lake, Odisha
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which country has the most Ramsar sites in the world?

   1. AUnited Kingdom
   2. BIndia
   3. CChina
   4. DMexico
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

   How many Ramsar sites does Bihar have?

   1. AEight
   2. BFive
   3. CThree
   4. DSix
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which is Bihar's largest Ramsar site?

   1. AUdaipur Jheel, West Champaran
   2. BKabartal (Kanwar Lake), Begusarai
   3. CGogabil Lake, Katihar
   4. DNagi Bird Sanctuary, Jamui
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries, Ramsar sites since 2023, are in which district of Bihar?

    1. AJamui
    2. BMunger
    3. CBanka
    4. DNawada
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Gogabil Lake, a Ramsar site since 2025, is in which district of Bihar?

    1. AKishanganj
    2. BPurnea
    3. CAraria
    4. DKatihar
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Udaipur Jheel, designated a Ramsar site in 2025, is in which district of Bihar?

    1. AGopalganj
    2. BSiwan
    3. CWest Champaran
    4. DEast Champaran
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first Ramsar site of Sikkim?

    1. AMenmecho Lake
    2. BKhecheopalri Wetland
    3. CGurudongmar Lake
    4. DTsomgo Lake
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first Ramsar site of Jharkhand?

    1. ADalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur
    2. BTilaiya Dam, Koderma
    3. CUdhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary, Sahebganj
    4. DKanke Dam, Ranchi
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first Ramsar site of Chhattisgarh?

    1. AHasdeo Bango, Korba
    2. BGangrel Dam, Dhamtari
    3. CKanger Valley, Bastar
    4. DKopra Jalashay, Bilaspur
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India has how many tiger reserves after the notification of Madhav Tiger Reserve?

    1. A54
    2. B58
    3. C55
    4. D60
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is India's largest tiger reserve by area?

    1. ANagarjunsagar-Srisailam
    2. BManas
    3. CSundarbans
    4. DSimlipal
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    According to the Tiger Census 2022, how many tigers (at least) does India have?

    1. A3,167
    2. B2,967
    3. C3,925
    4. D2,226
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which state had the most tigers in the 2022 census?

    1. AKarnataka
    2. BMaharashtra
    3. CUttarakhand
    4. DMadhya Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which tiger reserve had the largest tiger population in the 2022 census?

    1. AJim Corbett
    2. BBandipur
    3. CNagarhole
    4. DKaziranga
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Global Tiger Day is observed on:

    1. A22 April
    2. B29 July
    3. C3 March
    4. D5 June
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    According to the 2022 census, how many tigers live in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar's only tiger reserve?

    1. A120
    2. B75
    3. C54
    4. D31
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Human–Elephant Conflict Research Centre is to be set up at:

    1. AKaziranga National Park, Assam
    2. BRajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
    3. CNagarhole National Park, Karnataka
    4. DPalamu Tiger Reserve, Jharkhand
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which state has the largest number of wild elephants in India?

    1. AOdisha
    2. BAssam
    3. CKarnataka
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Gamini, a cheetah born in India, gave birth in the wild at Kuno National Park in 2026. What was notable about it?

    1. AIt was the first cheetah birth in Asia in 100 years
    2. BIt was the first birth in the wild since 2022
    3. CShe had seven cubs, a world record for cheetahs
    4. DIt was the first birth in India by a cheetah from Kenya
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Mukhi, the first India-born female cheetah to give birth, lives in:

    1. AKuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
    2. BBanni Grasslands, Gujarat
    3. CMukundra Hills, Rajasthan
    4. DGandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Coral reefs grow best in water of what temperature and depth?

    1. A30–35 °C and more than 100 m deep
    2. B5–10 °C at any depth
    3. C10–15 °C and 100–200 m deep
    4. D23–29 °C and less than 50 m deep
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Coral polyps build their skeletons from:

    1. Acalcium phosphate
    2. Bmagnesium sulphate
    3. Ccalcium carbonate
    4. Dsilica
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following is NOT true of the Sundarbans?

    1. AIt has large coral reefs
    2. BIt is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1987)
    3. CIt is a tiger reserve
    4. DIt is the largest mangrove forest in the world
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Coral Reef Research Institute (NCRRI) is being set up at:

    1. AOkha, Gujarat
    2. BChidiyatapu, South Andaman
    3. CKavaratti, Lakshadweep
    4. DRameswaram, Tamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation is at:

    1. ANamdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh
    2. BSilent Valley National Park, Kerala
    3. CPakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
    4. DAnamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The great hornbill is the state bird of:

    1. ANagaland and Assam
    2. BKerala and Arunachal Pradesh
    3. CArunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya
    4. DKerala and Karnataka
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Narcondam hornbill is found only on:

    1. AMinicoy, Lakshadweep
    2. BMajuli Island, Assam
    3. CNarcondam Island, Andaman and Nicobar
    4. DCar Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle was released in May 2026 at:

    1. AKaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam
    2. BNational Chambal Sanctuary
    3. CSundarbans, West Bengal
    4. DVikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar
    Answer and explanation →

35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Kaziranga National Park is famous for the one-horned rhinoceros and also has India's:

    1. Aonly population of Asiatic lions
    2. Blargest mangrove forest
    3. Cthird-highest tiger density
    4. Dlargest population of snow leopards
    Answer and explanation →

36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became India's first carbon-neutral panchayat by running fully on solar power?

    1. ABela, Maharashtra
    2. BDhundi, Gujarat
    3. CModhera, Gujarat
    4. DPalli, Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer and explanation →

37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Bela Gram Panchayat, which became India's first net-zero village panchayat, is in which state?

    1. AMaharashtra
    2. BKarnataka
    3. CKerala
    4. DGujarat
    Answer and explanation →

38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is India's largest floating solar project?

    1. ARamagundam, Telangana (100 MW)
    2. BOmkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh (600 MW)
    3. CGetalsud, Jharkhand (100 MW)
    4. DKayamkulam, Kerala (92 MW)
    Answer and explanation →

39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India ranks where in the world in solar power generation?

    1. AThird
    2. BFirst
    3. CSecond
    4. DFifth
    Answer and explanation →

40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first district in India to meet all its daytime power demand from solar energy?

    1. AJaisalmer
    2. BDiu
    3. CLeh
    4. DKutch
    Answer and explanation →

41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first "Algae Tree", which captures carbon dioxide, has been installed in:

    1. APune
    2. BIndore
    3. CBhopal
    4. DChandigarh
    Answer and explanation →

42. 42. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)-powered desalination plant is being built at:

    1. AKanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
    2. BKochi, Kerala
    3. CPort Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
    4. DKavaratti, Lakshadweep
    Answer and explanation →

43. 43. Current Affairs 2025–26

    North-East India's first geothermal production well was drilled at:

    1. ATattapani, Chhattisgarh
    2. BPuga, Ladakh
    3. CDirang, Arunachal Pradesh
    4. DManikaran, Himachal Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

44. 44. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's only active volcano is:

    1. ABarren Island
    2. BDhinodhar Hill
    3. CBaratang mud volcano
    4. DNarcondam Island
    Answer and explanation →

45. 45. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Yamuna river rises at:

    1. Athe Zemu Glacier
    2. Bthe Yamunotri Glacier
    3. Cthe Gangotri Glacier
    4. Dthe Satopanth Glacier
    Answer and explanation →

46. 46. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the Yamuna?

    1. AKen
    2. BChambal
    3. CBetwa
    4. DGomti
    Answer and explanation →

47. 47. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Bargi Dam, in the news, is on which river?

    1. AGodavari
    2. BNarmada
    3. CMahanadi
    4. DTapi
    Answer and explanation →

48. 48. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is the largest tributary of the Narmada?

    1. ATawa
    2. BBarna
    3. CHiran
    4. DBanjar
    Answer and explanation →

49. 49. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Narmada rises at:

    1. ASihawa, in the Dandakaranya
    2. BMultai, in the Satpura Range
    3. CMahabaleshwar, in the Western Ghats
    4. DAmarkantak, in the Maikal Range
    Answer and explanation →

50. 50. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Jhelum river rises at:

    1. ALake Manasarovar, Tibet
    2. BRohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh
    3. CVerinag Spring, Kashmir
    4. DBara Lacha La, Himachal Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

51. 51. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Mount Fentale, which was found to emit methane, is in:

    1. AIndonesia
    2. BEthiopia
    3. CIceland
    4. DKenya
    Answer and explanation →

52. 52. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Yala Glacier, recently declared "dead", is in:

    1. ASikkim, India
    2. BBhutan
    3. CLadakh, India
    4. DLangtang Valley, Nepal
    Answer and explanation →

53. 53. Current Affairs 2025–26

    How many tonnes of methane an hour was Mount Fentale found to release?

    1. AAbout 5
    2. BAbout 580
    3. CAbout 58
    4. DAbout 5,800
    Answer and explanation →

54. 54. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ethanol, blended in petrol, is made mainly by:

    1. Afermenting sugars from sugarcane and grain
    2. Bgasifying coal at high temperature
    3. Csplitting water by electrolysis
    4. Ddistilling crude oil in refineries
    Answer and explanation →

55. 55. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India reached 20% ethanol blending in petrol in which year?

    1. A2030
    2. B2022
    3. C2023
    4. D2025
    Answer and explanation →

56. 56. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Solar Alliance has its headquarters at:

    1. ANew Delhi
    2. BGurugram, Haryana
    3. CAbu Dhabi
    4. DParis
    Answer and explanation →

57. 57. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Iberian lynx, a white one of which was seen in the wild for the first time in 2025, is found in:

    1. ASiberia
    2. BMongolia
    3. CSpain and Portugal
    4. DCanada
    Answer and explanation →

58. 58. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The world's first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia was approved in:

    1. AAustralia
    2. BIndonesia
    3. CSouth Africa
    4. DNew Zealand
    Answer and explanation →

59. 59. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The BBNJ Agreement, which came into force in January 2026, is the world's first treaty on:

    1. Aprotecting marine life on the high seas
    2. Blicensing deep-sea mining
    3. Csharing fish stocks in the Indian Ocean
    4. Dbanning plastic waste in the oceans
    Answer and explanation →

60. 60. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO), which adopted the world's first global carbon pricing for shipping in April 2025, has its headquarters in:

    1. AHamburg
    2. BGeneva
    3. CSingapore
    4. DLondon
    Answer and explanation →

61. 61. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Surat's Emissions Trading Scheme, the world's first market for trading particulate emissions, began in:

    1. A2022
    2. B2019
    3. C2010
    4. D2015
    Answer and explanation →

62. 62. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The "Purple Revolution" refers to the cultivation of:

    1. Abrinjal, in West Bengal
    2. Bpurple sweet potato, in Odisha
    3. Clavender, in Jammu and Kashmir
    4. Dgrapes, in Maharashtra
    Answer and explanation →

63. 63. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Supriya Sahu, who won UNEP's Champions of the Earth award, is an IAS officer of:

    1. AKerala
    2. BMaharashtra
    3. COdisha
    4. DTamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation →

64. 64. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following is true of the Keibul Lamjao National Park?

    1. AIt is a mangrove park in the Sundarbans
    2. BIt is the world's only floating national park
    3. CIt is the largest national park in India
    4. DIt is a coral reef park in the Andaman Sea
    Answer and explanation →

65. 65. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Sangai, Manipur's state animal, is:

    1. Aa species of hornbill found only in Manipur
    2. Ba wild water buffalo found in Kaziranga
    3. Ca brow-antlered deer found only in Keibul Lamjao
    4. Da red panda found in the Eastern Himalaya
    Answer and explanation →

66. 66. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

    1. ASikkim
    2. BWest Bengal
    3. CArunachal Pradesh
    4. DMeghalaya
    Answer and explanation →

67. 67. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which state became the first to adopt an agrivoltaics project, growing crops and making solar power on the same land?

    1. ARajasthan
    2. BGujarat
    3. CUttar Pradesh
    4. DPunjab
    Answer and explanation →

68. 68. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport became "water-positive". This means it:

    1. Areturns more water to nature than it uses
    2. Btreats all of its own sewage
    3. Cuses only the rainwater it collects
    4. Duses no groundwater for any purpose
    Answer and explanation →

69. 69. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Fengal, which hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Sri Lanka in November–December 2024, was named by:

    1. AQatar
    2. BOman
    3. CMyanmar
    4. DSaudi Arabia
    Answer and explanation →

70. 70. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Dana, which hit Odisha and West Bengal in October 2024, was named by:

    1. APakistan
    2. BQatar
    3. CSaudi Arabia
    4. DIran
    Answer and explanation →

71. 71. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Asna of August–September 2024, a rare storm that formed over land near Gujarat, was named by:

    1. AIndia
    2. BPakistan
    3. CBangladesh
    4. DIran
    Answer and explanation →

72. 72. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Remal, which struck West Bengal and Bangladesh in May 2024, was named by:

    1. AQatar
    2. BUAE
    3. CYemen
    4. DOman
    Answer and explanation →

73. 73. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Michaung, which hit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in December 2023, was named by:

    1. AMyanmar
    2. BSri Lanka
    3. CThailand
    4. DMaldives
    Answer and explanation →

74. 74. Current Affairs 2025–26

    How many countries name the cyclones of the North Indian Ocean?

    1. A10
    2. B15
    3. C13
    4. D8
    Answer and explanation →

75. 75. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Typhoon Ragasa of September 2025, called Super Typhoon Nando in the Philippines, hit the Philippines, Hong Kong and South China. Who gave the name "Ragasa"?

    1. AThe Philippines
    2. BJapan
    3. CChina
    4. DVietnam
    Answer and explanation →

76. 76. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Typhoon Bualoi of September 2025, which hit Vietnam and the Philippines, was named by:

    1. ACambodia
    2. BLaos
    3. CVietnam
    4. DThailand
    Answer and explanation →

77. 77. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Typhoon Kajiki of August 2025 was named by:

    1. AChina
    2. BJapan
    3. CSouth Korea
    4. DPhilippines
    Answer and explanation →

78. 78. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Typhoon Podul of August 2025, which hit Taiwan and South China, was named by:

    1. AChina
    2. BSouth Korea
    3. CNorth Korea
    4. DJapan
    Answer and explanation →

79. 79. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Hurricane Erin of August 2025, in the Atlantic, was named from the list of:

    1. Athe Caribbean Community
    2. Bthe UK Met Office
    3. Cthe World Meteorological Organization
    4. Dthe US National Hurricane Center alone
    Answer and explanation →

80. 80. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Chido, which hit Mayotte and south-east Africa in December 2024, was named by:

    1. AZimbabwe
    2. BMozambique
    3. CSouth Africa
    4. DMadagascar
    Answer and explanation →

81. 81. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Cyclone Jude of March 2025, which hit Madagascar and Mozambique, was named by:

    1. AMauritius
    2. BSeychelles
    3. CComoros
    4. DMadagascar
    Answer and explanation →

82. 82. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Storm Chandra was named under the "Name Our Storms" scheme of:

    1. Athe weather services of Australia and New Zealand
    2. Bthe weather services of India and Bangladesh
    3. Cthe WMO's regional centre in New Delhi
    4. Dthe weather services of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands
    Answer and explanation →

83. 83. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Typhoon Matmo of October 2025, called Typhoon Paolo in the Philippines, was named by:

    1. APhilippines
    2. BJapan
    3. Cthe USA
    4. DVietnam
    Answer and explanation →