PRELIMS POWER PLAY 2026
DAY 4 – ENVIRONMENT
QUESTIONS
1. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given
1. When SO2 is released into the above are correct?
atmosphere, it usually reacts
(a) 1 and 2 only
with oxygen to produce
(b) 2 only
ammonium sulfate.
(c) 1, 2 and 3
2. Exposure to PM2.5 can lead to
(d) 3 only
chronic diseases.
3. Direct exposure to high levels of
3. Karewa formations are associated
SO2 can increase the risk of
with:
heart attacks.
(a) Valley of Flowers
4. Carbon monoxide contributes to
(b) Western Ghats
the formation of acid rain.
(c) Patkai Range
How many of the statements given (d) Kashmir Valley
above are correct?
4. With reference to the proposed
(a) Only one
Etalin hydel project in Dibang
(b) Only two
valley, consider the following
(c) Only three
statements:
(d) All four
1. It has been proposed as a run-of-
the-river project on the Dri and
2. Consider the following statements:
Talo rivers.
1. India aims to install 500 GW of
2. The project will be constructed in
non-fossil fuel-based electricity
Assam.
capacity by 2040.
3. The project is based on the Teesta
2. Presently, India has more than 10
River.
operating nuclear reactors.
3. In 2024, almost 10 GW of How many of the statements
renewable energy was installed in given above are correct?
India, which was less than in
(a) Only one
2023.
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
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5. With reference to the Pradhan Which of the statements given
Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana above is/are correct?
(PMMSY), consider the following
(a) 1 and 2 only
statements:
(b) 3 and 4 only
1. The scheme was launched by the
(c) 2 and 3 only
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
(d) 2, 3, and 4 only
Husbandry, and Dairying in
2016.
7. With reference to biostimulants in
2. The scheme focuses on enhancing
agriculture, consider the following
aquaculture productivity and
statements:
improving fisheries management.
1. Biostimulants are substances
Which of the statements given that provide essential nutrients
above is/are correct? like nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium to crops.
(a) 1 only
2. Biostimulants help improve plant
(b) 2 only
growth, yield, and stress
(c) Both 1 and 2
tolerance.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Biostimulants are now regulated
under the Fertiliser (Control)
6. With reference to the United
Order, 1985.
Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) Which of the statements given
secretariat, consider the following above is/are correct?
statements:
(a) 1 and 2 only
1. The UNFCCC secretariat was
(b) 2 and 3 only
established in 1992 and is
(c) 1 and 3 only
currently located in Geneva,
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Switzerland.
2. It supports the implementation
8. Who received the Tyler Prize for
of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto
Environmental Achievement in
Protocol, and the Paris
2025?
Agreement.
(a) Madhav Gadgil
3. It maintains the registry for
(b) Rashid Sumaila
Nationally Determined
(c) Gretchen C. Daily and Pavan
Contributions (NDCs) under the
Sukhdev
Paris Agreement.
(d) Sandra Díaz and Eduardo
4. It only works with governments
Brondízio
and does not engage with non-
Party stakeholders like
businesses and civil society.
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9. With reference to the Great Indian How many of the statements given
Bustard (GIB), consider the above are correct?
following statements:
(a) Only one
1. It is known to be a key indicator
(b) Only two
species of the grassland habitat.
(c) Only three
2. It is classified as vulnerable.
(d) All four
3. The seven-member committee
was set up to suggest steps for the
conservation of the critically
endangered bird while balancing
it with the growth of renewable
energy infrastructure in its
habitat.
4. Its population has increased over
the past period.
How many of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
10. With reference to Kaziranga,
consider the following statements:
1. Kaziranga Tiger Reserve has the
highest density of tigers in the
world.
2. The first-ever grassland bird
census was held in Kaziranga
National Park.
3. It is inhabited by the world’s
largest population of one-horned
rhinoceroses.
4. It was inscribed on the World
Heritage List in 2021.
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