MCQs - 2026-08

The Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar specifically recognizes and awards excellence in children's literature.

The Arjuna Award is given for consistent good performance in sports over a period of four years.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is responsible for the selection and announcement of the National Sports Awards.

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (formerly Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award) is the highest sporting honor in India.

Numerous studies and reports, including those from organizations like ICIMOD and the WMO, consistently show a significant and accelerating loss in the mass balance of most Himalayan glaciers. This indicates that glaciers are losing more ice than they are gaining through snowfall, leading to their overall shrinkage.

The rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers poses severe threats to water security for millions in South Asia, as major rivers depend on glacial meltwater. This also impacts hydropower generation, which relies on consistent water flow, and agricultural productivity in downstream river basins, which are irrigated by these rivers.

Recent scientific reports consistently identify anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change as the primary driver for the accelerated melting and decline of Himalayan glaciers. Factors like increased greenhouse gas emissions lead to rising temperatures, which in turn cause glaciers to recede at an unprecedented rate.

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