MCQs - 2026-05

Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia and does not have the high-altitude mountainous terrain required for snow leopard habitats. India, Nepal, and Bhutan are among the 12 snow leopard range countries.

Habitat loss and fragmentation due to human activities, infrastructure development, and climate change are major threats to snow leopard populations.

Project Snow Leopard, launched in 2009, focuses on conserving snow leopards and their high-altitude ecosystems in the Himalayan and Trans-Himalayan regions of India.

Green hydrogen is crucial for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, refining, fertilizer, and heavy-duty transport, which currently rely heavily on fossil fuels.

Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity generated from renewable sources like solar or wind power, through a process called electrolysis.

The National Green Hydrogen Mission aims to make India a global hub for the production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Indigenous loitering munitions will provide the Indian armed forces with a cost-effective and precise strike capability, particularly useful in tactical engagements.

Loitering munitions are a type of unmanned aerial vehicle that can hover over a target area, wait for a target to appear, and then attack it.

The Ministry of Defence has approved the development of indigenous Loitering Munitions, often referred to as 'kamikaze drones'.

Varuna exercises often include complex drills covering various aspects of naval warfare such as anti-submarine warfare, air defence, surface warfare, and anti-piracy operations.