Daily Current Affairs MCQs Quiz: January 1-5, 2025

51. The Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) reports that as of 2023, how many districts have unsafe nitrate levels?
[A] 410
[B] 420
[C] 430
[D] 440

52. India’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 declined by __ per cent compared to 2019.
[A] 7.93
[B] 5.5
[C] 6.7
[D] 8.88

53. Scrub typhus is a bacterial infection that is currently spreading in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala

54. Which of the following has encountered setbacks in its environmental initiatives during 2024?
[A] UN
[B] UNSECO
[C] IMF
[D] WMO

55. Which of the following ministry has recently amended the rules for selecting experts in the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)?
[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Law & Justice
[C] Ministry of Home
[D] Ministry of Corporate Affairs

56. Which state has recently reported an increase in its elephant population?
[A] Karnataka
[B] West Bengal
[C] Kerala
[D] Assam

57. Recently, a team of scientists identified a new species of ant in the Western Ghats. What is its name?
[A] Tapinoma onaele
[B] Amblyoponinae
[C] Acrobat
[D] Pharaoh

58. Which of the following states has recently launched an initiative called Green GDP?
[A] Kerala
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Rajasthan

59. Recent reports have indicated a concerning rise in tularemia cases, also known as rabbit fever, in which country?
[A] United States
[B] France
[C] Japan
[D] Germany

60. Which of the following states has conducted country’s first coastline and wader bird census from January 3 to 5?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Odisha
[C] Gujarat
[D] Andhra Pradesh