MCQs - 2026-09

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is India's highest sporting honour, awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Advanced monitoring networks with more stations and better technology allow for precise identification of pollution hotspots and sources, which is crucial for targeted interventions and policy-making.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), through its agencies like the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), is responsible for air quality monitoring and management in India.

The new network is designed to offer real-time, accurate, and localized data on air quality, enabling better public awareness and informed policy decisions.

Despite successful conservation, the expansion of human settlements and infrastructure development into tiger habitats remains a significant challenge, leading to habitat fragmentation and increased human-tiger conflict.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and state forest departments, conducts the All India Tiger Estimation.

Recent assessments and reports indicate a positive trend with an increase in the tiger population in many of India's tiger reserves, reflecting successful conservation strategies.

The NMSA promotes practices that improve soil health and sustainability, such as organic farming, conservation tillage, and crop rotation. Excessive use of synthetic pesticides is detrimental to soil health and is discouraged.

The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), focusing on climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture.

The NMSA aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices, which include soil testing to understand nutrient deficiencies and encourage the balanced use of fertilizers to improve soil health and productivity.