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1. When did Van Mahotsav 2021 begin? वन महोत्सव 2021 कब शुरू हुआ?

(A) 1st July
(B) 15th July
(C) 1st June
(D) 15th June

(A) 1st July
Van Mahotsav 2021 is a week-long celebration that will be observed across India from July 1st till July 7, 2021. The Van Mahotsav is celebrated every year in the first week of July to raise awareness on tree plantation and forest conservation in the country.
The name Van Mahotsava means "the festival of trees". It began after the July 1947 tree planting initiative in Delhi proclaimed by national leaders like Dr Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru participated. Van Mahotsav was inaugurated in the year 1950.  Its is an annual tree-planting festival in the month of July. During this festival, thousands of trees are planted all over India. It was started by K. M. Munshi, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food at that time to create awareness and the importance of the conservation of forests and the planting of new trees.

2. India's largest solar park will be built in which state? भारत का सबसे बड़ा सोलर पार्क किस राज्य में बनाया जाएगा?
(A) Telangana
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka

(B) Gujarat
NTPC REL will set up a 4.75 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat. This will be India’s largest solar park to be built by the largest power producer of the country. यह देश के सबसे बड़े बिजली उत्पादक द्वारा बनाया जाने वाला भारत का सबसे बड़ा सोलर पार्क होगा।
Kutch region in Gujarat, the largest salt desert in the country and host to two of India’s largest coal-fired power plants.

NTPC to set up India’s single largest solar park at Rann of Kutch
:- NTPC Renewable Energy Limited gets the go-ahead from MNRE to build the 4750 MW renewable energy park at Khavada in Gujarat.
:- NTPC successfully commissioned India’s largest Floating Solar of 10 MW on the reservoir of Simhadri Thermal Power Plant. An additional 15 MW would be commissioned by August 2021. (Visakhapatnam city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh)
:- NTPC strides towards building 60 GW Renewable Energy capacity by 2032. एनटीपीसी 2032 तक 60 गीगावाट अक्षय ऊर्जा क्षमता के निर्माण की दिशा में अग्रसर है।
:- Further, a 100 MW Floating Solar Project on the reservoir of Ramagundam Thermal Power Plant, Telangana is in the advanced stage of implementation.

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Renewable Energy Ltd (REL) :- NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian statutory corporation.
Founded :- 1975
Headquarters :- New Delhi, India

MNRE :- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is a ministry of the Government of India, headed by current Union Cabinet Minister Raj Kumar Singh. The current secretary of the ministry is Anand Kumar. The ministry is headquartered in Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The ministry was established as the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources in 1992. It adopted its current name in October 2006. 
Renewable Energy :- Renewable energy is useful energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, including carbon neutral sources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. 

3. As per a new study, which rainforest is emitting more carbon dioxide (CO2) than it absorbs? एक नए अध्ययन के अनुसार, कौन-सा वर्षावन अवशोषित होने से अधिक कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड (CO2) उत्सर्जित कर रहा है?
(A) Sundarbans Reserve Forest
(B) Congo Rainforest
(C) New Guinea Rainforestt
(D) Amazon Rainforest

(D) Amazon Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest Now Emits More Carbon Dioxide Than It Absorbs, Study Confirms New research published in the journal Nature suggests that mass deforestation and fire have dramatically undercut the Amazon's ability to absorb heat-trapping carbon emissions.




4. Which nation has launched world’s largest carbon market? किस देश ने दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा कार्बन बाजार लॉन्च किया है?
(A) Russia
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) US

(C) China
China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has launched its first national emissions-trading scheme. ग्रीनहाउस गैसों के दुनिया के सबसे बड़े उत्सर्जक चीन ने अपनी पहली राष्ट्रीय उत्सर्जन-व्यापार योजना शुरू की है।

Q. What is Carbon Trading?
The scheme works on the cap-and-trade model where the coal-and-gas-fired energy plants are allocated a specific number of emissions allowances.
If they exceed this limit, the energy plants are permitted to buy allowances from the open market. In case, if they manage to stay within their prescribed limits, they can sell the remainder of their allowances to the other emitters. As allowances become stricter, prices rise, which encourages companies to become greener.

A certificate will be issued by the local governments for every tonne of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas equivalent which a company will be allowed to emit, and they will need to pay fines for not complying.
The Vice-President of the Environmental Defence Fund China, Zhang Jianyu said that the companies can either cut the emissions or pay to pollute, however, the latter will become pricier over time as the governments will issue fewer pollution permits.

China, in 2019, had contributed 27% of the total global carbon emissions and over 10 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. The country relies on coal for 60% of its energy needs and since the year 2011 has burned more coal each year than the rest of the world combined.
However, it must be mentioned that its per capita emissions-roughly 6.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person-  is lower than half of those nations such as Canada, Australia, and the United States.

5. Who launched the Green Sohra Afforestation Campaign in Cherrapunji? चेरापूंजी में ग्रीन सोहरा वनीकरण अभियान किसने शुरू किया?
(A) Amit Shah
(B) PM Narendra Modi 
(C) Rajnath Singh
(D) Jitendra Singh 

(A) Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 25, 2021, launched the Green Sohra Afforestation Campaign at Sohra (Cherrapunji) during his visit to Meghalaya. He also inaugurated the Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme. Shri Amit Shah gave the slogan "Evergreen Northeast", underlining the importance of afforestation and tree plantation. Today the world is fighting against global warming and climate change. Shri Narendra Modi has done the work of reducing carbon emissions by distributing a large number of cooking gas cylinders across the country. 
Paris Agreement :- is an international treaty on climate change, adopted in 2015. It covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. As of July 2021, 191 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are parties to the agreement. The Paris Agreement was opened for signature on 22 April 2016 (Earth Day) at a ceremony in New York.




6. Which country has inked USD 1.3 billion deal with India, for development of 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower project with Indian assistance? भारतीय सहायता से 679 मेगावाट की लोअर अरुण जलविद्युत परियोजना के विकास के लिए किस देश ने भारत के साथ 1.3 बिलियन अमरीकी डालर का समझौता किया है?
(A) Nepal
(B) USA
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Russia

(A) Nepal
Nepal has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India, to develop a 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower project, located between Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur districts in eastern Nepal. As per the deal, India’s state owned Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), will develop the 679-megawatt hydropower project in the neighbouring Himalayan nation. 

7. Singapore has launched one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms, to fight climate change. What is the capacity of this solar farm? सिंगापुर ने जलवायु परिवर्तन से लड़ने के लिए दुनिया के सबसे बड़े फ्लोटिंग सोलर पैनल फार्मों में से एक को लॉन्च किया है। इस सोलर फार्म की क्षमता कितनी है?
(A) 30 MW
(B) 60 MW
(C) 90 MW
(D) 120 MW

(B) 60 MW
On July 14, 2021, Singapore unveiled one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms. The project is part of efforts by the country to increase its solar energy production four times by 2025 to help tackle climate change. The 60 megawatt-peak floating solar system is built at Tengeh Reservoir by Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, in collaboration with Singapore Public Utilities Board.

8. The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is the only Indian institute to be placed among the top 50 world’s rising institutions in the Nature Index 2021 Materials Science list. Where is JNCASR located?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Kerala
(D) Bengaluru

(D) Bengaluru
The Bengaluru-based research institute Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is placed among the top 50 rising institutions in the world for materials science. JNCASR is placed at 23rd slot in the Nature Index 2021 Materials Science list. 

9. Name the Union Environment Minister of India, who represented the country at G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting 2021? भारत के केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्री का नाम बताइए, जिन्होंने G20 पर्यावरण मंत्रिस्तरीय बैठक 2021 में देश का प्रतिनिधित्व किया?
(A) Anil Madhav Dave
(B) Harsh Vardhan
(C) Prakash Javadekar
(D) Bhupender Yadav

(D) Bhupender Yadav
The G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting 2021 was organised on July 22, 2021, at Naples, in Italy. From India, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav participated in the two-day meeting virtually, along with Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey and senior officials. 




10. Which country is the latest to formally join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in July 2021? जुलाई 2021 में औपचारिक रूप से अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सौर गठबंधन में शामिल होने वाला नवीनतम देश कौन-सा है?
(A) Japan
(B) Zimbabwe
(C) Sweden
(D) Kingdom of Denmark

(C) Sweden
Leading European nation, Sweden has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and its membership to officially join the Gurugram-based global platform, aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development. 
As of July 2021,
Member countries of ISA :- Sweden (78th)
Signatory countries of ISA :- Sweden (98th)

11. What is the theme of World Nature Conservation Day 2021? विश्व प्रकृति संरक्षण दिवस 2021 का विषय क्या है?
(A) Forests: Nature at your Service
(B) hink.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint
(C) Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.
(D) Forests and Livelihoods : Sustaining People and Planet

(D) Forests and Livelihoods : Sustaining People and Planet (वन और आजीविका : लोगों और ग्रह को बनाए रखना)
World Nature Conservation Day is observed on July 28. The day is meant to create awareness among the masses about the conservation of natural resources such as flora and fauna that might go extinct a few years or decades from now. The day is celebrated to spread awareness to preserve our natural resources. Today nature is facing a lot of challenges like deforestation, urbanization, the loss of flora and fauna, global warming among other things. The purpose of this day has always been to make people aware of the importance of nature. Saving plants and animals that are threatened with extinction is one of the primary focuses of the World Nature Conservation Day. These include flora & fauna, energy resources, soil water and air. The theme for this year's World Nature Conservation Day 2021 is "Forests and Livelihoods : Sustaining People and Planet". 

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