MOCK TEST

CURRENT AFFAIRS
ESSENTIALS 2025
WITH ANSWERS

PROF SP GOYAL’S IAS CLASSROOM

Question 1: Consider the following statements: A. Only one
B. Only two
i. Sacred groves have been legally C. Only three
protected under Community Reserves in D. All four
the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment
Act, 2002. Question 3: Consider the following pairs:
ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
empowers the State Government for Ramsar Wetland State
declaration of any private or community
land as Community Reserves for Hokera Wetland J&K
protecting flora and fauna, traditional or Hygam Wetland Odisha
cultural conservation values and Conservation Reserve
practices. Chitangudi Bird Tamil Nadu
iii. Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act Sanctuary
Sasthamkota lake Kerala
2002 introduced concept of
"Community Reserves".
iv. Headquarter of National Biodiversity How many of the above pairs are correct?
Authority is in Chennai. A. Only one
How many of the above statements are B. Only two
correct? C. Only three
D. All four
A. Only one
B. Only two Question 4: Consider the following pairs:
C. Only three
D. All four Ramsar Wetland State

Question 2: Consider the following statements: Ansupa Lake Mizoram

Lonar Lake Maharashtra
i. The UN has promulgated the period Nandur Maharashtra
2021-2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Madhameshwar
Science for Sustainable Development.
ii. India is the second largest fish Nalsarovar Bird Gujarat
producing nation in the world. Sanctuary
iii. The concept of Blue Economy was
introduced by Gunter Pauli in his book How many of the above pairs are correct?
“The Blue Economy: 10 years, 100
innovations, 100 million jobs”. A. Only one
iv. A wetland should be considered B. Only two
internationally important if it regularly C. Only three
supports 20,000 or more waterbirds. D. All four

How many of the above statements are

correct?
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Question 5: Consider the following species: headstreams of Ganga has its origin in
Satopanth glacier.
i. Estuarine crocodile
ii. Fishing cat
iii. Water Monitor Lizard How many of the above statements are
iv. Gangetic dolphin correct?
A. Only one
How many of the above species are found in B. Only two
Sundarbans? C. Only three
D. All four
A. Only one
B. Only two Question 8: Consider the following pairs:
C. Only three
D. All four Ranges State(s)
Sarguja Jharkhand
Question 6: Consider the following pairs: Maikal MP and Chhattisgarh
in Vindhya range
Pala Wetland West Bengal Mahadeo In Satpura range in
Deepor Beel Assam MP between
Rudrasagar Lake Uttarakhand Narmada and Tapti
Vambanad-Kol Kerala rivers
Wetland Satpura MP, Maharashtra,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat
How many of the above pairs are correct?
How many of the above pairs are correct?
A. Only one
A. Only one
B. Only two
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. All four C. Only three
D. All four
Question 7: Consider the following statements:
Question 9: Consider the following statements:
i. Nanga Parbat is situated in Pakistan's
Gilgit Baltistan region. i. Ancient city of Ujjain lies in the Vindhya
ii. Narmada, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri range.
are younger than Himalayan rivers. ii. River Chambal, Betwa, Ken rise from
iii. The Himalayas are formed by the Satpura range.
collision of Indian plate with the iii. Rivers Narmada, Tapti, rise in Vindhya
Eurasian plate resulting in formation of range.
large fold mountain system. How many of the above statements are
iv. Satopanth glacier in Uttarakhand where correct?
river Alaknanda, one of the primary
A. Only one

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 B. Only two (Trichopus zeylanicus) plant, an herbal remedy
C. All three known as Jeevani.
D. None
Statement II: T. zeylanicus was used for anti-
Question 10: Consider the following pairs: fatigue benefits and immune boosting by Kani
tribes.
Mines State(s)
Bailadila (iron) Karnataka Which of the statements are correct?
Hutti (gold mine) Karnataka
Malanjkhand Odisha A. Only statement I is correct
(copper) B. Only statement II is correct
Kusamunda (coal) Chhattisgarh C. Both the statements are correct
D. Both the statements are incorrect
How many of the above statements are
correct? Question 13: Consider the following
statements:
A. Only one
B. Only two i. Soligas are residing in Wildlife Reserve
C. Only three in Biligiri Hills of Kerala among tigers
D. All four and elephants.
ii. Soligas learnt to live with wildlife
Question 11: Consider the following peacefully.
statements: iii. Soligas can tell when it will rain by
i. Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT) is not listening to birds’ call.
included in Western Ghats. iv. They know how to stay safe around
ii. Saputara is located in Sahyadris or tigers and elephants.
Western Ghats in Gujarat. How many of the above statements are
iii. Gondwana coal deposits are found in correct?
Peninsular India.
iv. Sand dunes are known as "bhakhar". A. Only one
B. Only two
How many of the above statements are C. Only three
correct? D. All four
A. Only one Question 14: Consider the following
B. Only two statements:
C. Only three
D. All four i. Ganga Moola in Kudremukh is source of
three rivers: Tunga, Bhadra and
Question 12: Consider the following Netravathi.
statements: ii. Orans are traditional sacred groves
Statement I: Kani tribes living in Agasthyamalai found in Assam.
hills of Western Ghats use Arogyapacha iii. Mawphlang sacred grove is located in
Khasi hills of Nagaland.
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 iv. Pavitra Vanalu is sacred grove of How many of the above statements are
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. correct?
How many of the above statements are A. Only one
correct? B. Only two
C. Only three
A. Only one D. All four
B. Only two
C. Only three Question 17: Consider the following
D. All four statements:
Question 15: Consider the following pairs: i. Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri
are much younger than the Himalayan
Sacred Groves State rivers.
Kheer Bhawani Himachal Pradesh ii. The Himalayas separates the Indian
Gumpa Sikkim, Arunachal landmass from the Tibetan Plateau.
Pradesh iii. Himalayas consist of four parallel
Sarna Jharkhand, Bihar
mountain ranges namely, the Shivalik
Kavu Kerala Hills, the Lower Himalayan Range or
Himachal, the Great Himalayan Range
How many of the above statements are or Himadri, and the Tibetan Himalayas.
correct?
How many of the above statements are
A. Only one correct?
B. Only two
A. Only one
C. Only three
B. Only two
D. All four
C. All three
Question 16: Consider the following D. None
statements:
Question 18: Consider the following
i. Biodiversity Heritage sites are declared statements:
under Biological Diversity Act 2002 by
i. Bhabar is a thin strip around 8 to 16 km
The State government.
wide.
ii. National Biodiversity Authority issues
ii. The Terai belt is located north of the
guidelines for selecting and
Bhabar belt.
management Biodiversity Heritage
iii. Barren Island in the Andaman Sea is a
sites.
dormant volcano.
iii. Devithans (sacred groves) in Arunachal
iv. Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36
Pradesh is regarded abode of local
islands.
deities by Lepcha-Bhutia.
iv. Purvatali Rai is sacred grove of How many of the above statements are
Maharashtra, declared as Biodiversity correct?
Heritage Site.
A. Only one
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C. Only three D. All four
D. All four
Question 21: Consider the following
Question 19: Consider the following statements:
statements:
i. Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr, and
i. Western Ghats are designated UNESCO Nilgiri Langur are found in Western
World Heritage Site. Ghats.
ii. Western Ghats covers six states: ii. Ghatophryne and Pedostibes are
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, endemic to Western Ghats.
Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, and one Union iii. Soligas reside in Biligiri hills in
Territory Dadra & Nagar Haveli. Karnataka.
iii. Western Ghats are also known as the iv. Nine of India’s states have access to the
Sahyadri Mountain Range. coastline.

How many of the above statements are How many of the above statements are
correct? correct?
A. Only one A. Only one
B. Only two B. Only two
C. All three C. Only three
D. None D. All four
Question 20: Consider the following Question 22: Consider the following
statements: statements:
i. Western Ghats stretch from a i. Convention on Wetlands was signed in
latitudinal extent of 8°–22°N from the 1991 at the small Irish town of Ramsar.
river Tapti in the north to Kanyakumari ii. A wetland should be considered
in the South. internationally important if it supports
ii. Western Ghats are younger than the vulnerable, endangered, or critically
Himalayas. endangered species or threatened
iii. Anamudi, located in Kerala, is the ecological communities.
highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. iii. Shallbugh Wetland Conservation
iv. Ancient landmass of Gondwana Reserve lies west of Anchar Lake in the
comprised of South America, Sindh River delta.
Madagascar, India, and the islands of iv. Sambhar Lake in Gujarat is a saline lake.
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, and
Antarctica. How many of the above statements are
correct?
How many of the above statements are
correct? A. Only one
B. Only two
A. Only one C. Only three
B. Only two
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 D. All four Question 25: Consider the following
statements:
Question 23: Consider the following
statements: i. Sundarban Tiger Reserve has the
highest tiger population in the world.
i. Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary is a ii. Ilmenite, magnetite, monazite, zircon,
natural wetland largest in Haryana. and rutile are heavy minerals found on
ii. Ansupa Lake is a brackish water oxbow the coasts of India.
lake formed by the Mahanadi River. iii. Malabar pit viper, striped coral snakes,
iii. Lonar Lake wetland on the Tibetan and the horseshoe pit viper are
Plateau is an endorheic or closed basin. endemic to Western Ghats.
iv. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere
How many of the above statements are
Reserve is located at the south-eastern correct?
tip of India, and it is the first Marine
Biosphere Reserve in South and South- A. Only one
East Asia. B. Only two
How many of the above statements are C. All three
correct? D. None
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. All four
Question 24: Consider the following
statements:
i. Kolleru Lake is a natural eutrophic lake.
ii. Kolleru Lake is situated between the
two major river basins of the Godavari
and the Krishna.
iii. Pala Wetland is the largest natural
wetland in the state of Nagaland.
iv. Sundarban National Park became a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.

How many of the above statements are

correct?
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. All four