1. In which year was the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established?
a) 1948
b) 1954
c) 1972
d) 1985
Answer. c) 1972
Context:
1. Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned that the improper disposal of medicines poses serious risks to both environmental and public health
2. It was founded in 1972 as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Conference).
3. Headquarters: Located in Nairobi, Kenya, it is the first and only major UN body headquartered in the Global South.
2. Who has been selected for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2025?
a) G. Sankara Kurup
b) Ashapurna Devi
c) Amitav Ghosh
d) R. Vairamuthu
Answer. d) R. Vairamuthu
Context:
1. Recently, 60th Jnanpith Award (2025): Tamil author and lyricist R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the latest 60th edition.
2. The Jnanpith Award is never given posthumously.
3. The first award was presented in 1965 to Malayalam poet G. Sankara Kurup.
4. First Woman Winner: Ashapurna Devi.
5. In 2018, Amitav Ghosh became the first writer in the English language to be honored with the Jnanpith.
3. Who has been awarded the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Emmanuel Macron
c) Donald Trump
d) Kaveh Madani
Answer. d) Kaveh Madani
Context:
1. Kaveh Madani has been awarded the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, the world’s most prestigious water-related honour.
2. The Stockholm Water Prize is an internationally acclaimed award recognizing outstanding contributions to water conservation, management, and sustainability, often regarded as the Nobel Prize for Water.
4. Prambanan Temple complex is located in which country?
a) India
b) Myanmar
c) Indonesia
d) Thailand
Answer. c) Indonesia
Context:
1. India and Indonesia have partnered for the restoration of the Prambanan Temple complex in the Special Region of Yogyakarta in southern Java.
2. It was built in the 9th century CE (around 850 CE) during the reign of the Sanjaya Dynasty of the Mataram Kingdom.
5. Hindon River is a tributary of which river?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Son
d) Narmada
Answer. b) Yamuna
Context:
1. A recent survey of the Hindon River has raised serious concerns about water quality at several locations, rendering the water “uninhabitable” for most aquatic life.
2. It is a significant tributary of the Yamuna River, merging with it at Noida (Gautam Buddh Nagar district), originating from the Shakumbhari Devi Range in the Upper Shivalik Hills (lower Himalayas) in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
3. “Dead River” Status: In 2015, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) declared it a “dead river” because its dissolved oxygen (DO) levels were zero.
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