NTPC’s Biodiversity Policy

Question 1

Who has issued a renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022?

Answer 1

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd.)

Question 2

NTPC has signed a five-year agreement with Andhra Pradesh Forest Department for conservation of which in the coastline of Andhra Pradesh.

Answer 2

Olive Ridley Turtles

are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world

are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada

Question 3

India is home to nearly (?) of global biodiversity

Answer 3

8%

Question 4

How many Biodiversity Hostspot in world?

Answer 4

36

Question 5

____ serves as a national platform for businesses and its stakeholders for dialogue sharing and learning, ultimately leading to mainstreaming sustainable management of biological diversity into businesses.

Answer 5

India Business & Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI)

Question 6

(?) is known as the world’s largest rookery (colony of breeding animals) of sea turtles.

Answer 6

Odisha’s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary

Question 7

Which operation helps protect Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting from November to December?

Answer 7

“Operation Olivia”

Question 8

(?) is a national centre for faunistic survey and exploration of the resources leading to the advancement of knowledge on the exceptionally rich faunal diversity of the country.

Answer 8

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
* has its headquarters at Kolkata
* established in 1916

a subordinate org. of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Question 9

There are (?) biodiversity hotspots in India

Answer 9

4
* Himalaya
* Indo-Burma
* Sundalands
* Western Ghats and Sri Lanka

Question 10

The Andaman and Nicobars are separated by the

Answer 10

Ten Degree Channe

150km

Question 11

Which coop. aim to provide reliable power and related solutions in an economical, efficient and environment-friendly manner, driven by innovation and agility?

Answer 11

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd.)
* in 1975
* India’s largest energy conglomerate
* is a central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Power
* became a Maharatna company in May 2010
* located in New Delhi

Question 12

____invests across asset classes such as infrastructure, private equity and other diversified sectors in India, with the objective to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors.

Answer 12

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited

a collaborative invstmnt place for int. & Ind. investors anchored by GoI

has a targeted corpus of Rs. 40,000 crore

Question 13

International Biodiversity Day

Answer 13

22 May

Question 14

____ calls for urgent and integrated action to reflect biodiversity considerations in all sectors of the global economy

Answer 14

Kunming Declaration

Question 15

The theme of the Kunming declaration is

Answer 15

Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth

Question 16

____ is an intergovernmental scientific programme that aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.

Answer 16

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Launched in 1971

Question 17

There are (?) biosphere reserves in India

Answer 17

18
* Kachchh, Gujarat (Largest Area)
* Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu-Kerala (First to be Included)

Question 18

There are total (?) biosphere reserves of India which have been recognized internationally under Man and Biosphere Reserve program

Answer 18

12
* Nilgiri (First to be included)
* Khangchendzonga (Added under Man and Biosphere Reserve Program in 2018)
* Panna, Madhya Pradesh (The latest included BR)

Question 19

___ is an independent, critical, peer reviewed scientific analysis of the current issues, theories and views regarding the main aspects of biodiversity.

Answer 19

Global Biodiversity Assessment

Question 20

China has also pledged to inject USD 233 million into a new fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries. The fund is being referred to by China as

Answer 20

Kunming Biodiversity Fund

Question 21

____ is a a legally binding treaty to conservation of biological diversity , sustainable use of the components of biological diversity, fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

Answer 21

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
* has been in force since 1993
* is based in Montreal, Canada
* operates under the United Nations Environment Programme

Question 22

The Parties (Countries) under Convention of Biodiversity (CBD), meet at regular intervals and these meetings are called

Answer 22

Conference of Parties (COP)

Question 23

Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology:

Answer 23

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
* signed in 2000
* came into force on 11th September 2003

Question 24

Which protocol not only applies to genetic resources that are covered by the CBD, and to the benefits arising from their utilization but also covers traditional knowledge (TK) associated with genetic resources that are covered by the CBD and the benefits arising from its utilization?

Answer 24

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS)

• adopted in 2010
• in Nagoya, Japan at COP10
• entered into force on 12th October 2014

Question 25

Officially known as “Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020”, it provided a set of 20 ambitious yet achievable targets collectively known as the

Answer 25

Aichi Targets for biodiversity

Question 26

India enacted ____ for giving effect to the provisions of the CBD

Answer 26

Biological Diversity Act in 2002

Question 27

(?) mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth

Answer 27

World Wildlife Fund for Nature
* is the world’s leading conservation organization
* was established in 1961
* eadquartered at Gland, Switzerland