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Q.1. Recently, which protected area was making news as the endangered “hog deer” was spotted here for the first time?

(A) Rajaji Tiger Reserve

(B) Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary

(C) Bandipur National Park

(D) Kaziranga National Park

Answer: A (Rajaji Tiger Reserve)

Q.2. Anamalai Tiger Reserve, which was recently seen in the news, is located in which state?

(A) Manipur

(B) Madhya Pradseh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: D (Tamil Nadu)

Q.3. What is the IUCN status of ‘Gentoo Penguin’, which was recently seen in the news?

(A) Endangered

(B) Least Concern

(C) Vulnerable

(D) Critically endangered

Answer: B (Least Concern)

Q.4. What is the IUCN status of ‘Indian Vulture’ recently seen in the news?

(A) Critically Endangered

(B) Endangered

(C) Vulnerable

(D) Least Concern

Answer: A (Critically Endangered)

Q.5. Lampreys, recently seen in the news, belongs to which of the following species?

(A) Snake

(B) Fish

(C) Frog

(D) Invasive Plant

Answer: B (Fish)

Q.6. What is the IUCN status of ‘Great Indian Bustard’ recently seen in the news?

(A) Critically endangered

(B) Endangered

(C) Vulnerable

(D) Least concern

Answer: A (Critically endangered)

Q.7. What is the IUCN status of ‘Wandering albatrosses’ recently seen in the news?

(A) Endangered

(B) Near threatened

(C) Vulnerable

(D) Critically endangered

Answer: C (Vulnerable)

Q.8. Which state is set to launch the world’s first Melanistic Tiger Safari?

(A) Kerala

(B) Odisha

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B (Odisha)

Q.9. Alpine ibex, recently seen in the news, belongs to which one of the following species?

(A) Gorilla

(B) Wild goat

(C) Brown Bear

(D) Marmot

Answer: B (Wild goat)

Q.10. Eravikulam National Park, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Kerala

(C) Odisha

(D) Karnataka

Answer: B (Kerala)