April 30, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

April 30, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. When was the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) officially launched?

A) January 26, 2023
B) November 25, 2024
C) March 15, 2023
D) August 15, 2024

Answer: B) November 25, 2024

3. What is the total financial assistance proposed for each BRC under the scheme?

A) ₹50,000 in a single installment
B) ₹2 lakh in two installments
C) ₹1 lakh in two installments
D) ₹1.5 lakh in three installments

Answer: C) ₹1 lakh in two installments

4. How many Bio-Input Resource Centres (BRCs) are targeted to be set up under this initiative?

A) 5,000
B) 7,500
C) 10,000
D) 15,000

Answer: C) 10,000

5. Which government schemes are intended to converge with the BRC initiative for better outreach?

A) National Solar Mission and Mid-Day Meal Scheme
B) 10,000 FPOs scheme and National Mission on Edible Oilseeds
C) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and PM-KUSUM
D) National Highway Development Programme and Skill India

Answer: B) 10,000 FPOs scheme and National Mission on Edible Oilseeds

6. What is the main goal of the proposed Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF)?

A) To sell tropical forest land for agriculture
B) To pay countries for preserving or restoring tropical forests
C) To replace tropical forests with carbon credits
D) To promote logging in tropical forests

Answer: B) To pay countries for preserving or restoring tropical forests

7. Which three countries proposed the TFFF?

A) Brazil, India, and South Africa
B) Indonesia, Brazil, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
C) Congo, Kenya, and Peru
D) Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador

Answer: B) Indonesia, Brazil, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

8. How much funding per hectare per year does the TFFF propose to provide?

A) $1
B) $2
C) $4
D) $10

Answer: C) $4

9. What alternative funding solution has the Global Forest Coalition suggested to support forest protection?

A) Selling carbon credits directly to consumers
B) Promoting ecotourism only in tropical regions
C) Imposing a $1 per barrel tax on oil
D) Deforestation in non-tropical regions instead

Answer: C) Imposing a $1 per barrel tax on oil

10. What percentage of the world’s rainforests is found in Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo combined?

A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 52%
D) 65%

Answer: C) 52%

11. What does Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity (GEI) measure?

A) Total emissions by a country per year
B) Amount of greenhouse gases emitted per unit of product output
C) The number of emission-related penalties on an industry
D) Total energy consumed by a plant

Answer: B) Amount of greenhouse gases emitted per unit of product output

12. The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023, operates under which law?

A) National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
B) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
C) Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022
D) Environment Protection Act, 1986

Answer: C) Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022

13. What legal principle did the Supreme Court apply in the Vellore tanneries case to ensure ongoing environmental compliance?

A) Judicial Review
B) Public Interest Litigation
C) Continuing Mandamus
D) Writ of Habeas Corpus

Answer: C) Continuing Mandamus

14. Which rule introduced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and segregation at the source for better plastic waste management in India?

A) Environment Protection Act, 1986
B) Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
C) Plastic Waste Management Rules (2016–2024)
D) Clean India Mission Guidelines

Answer: C) Plastic Waste Management Rules (2016–2024)

15. What technological solutions are recommended to improve real-time waste monitoring and compliance?

A) Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
B) Manual data entry and annual audits
C) AI, GIS-based tracking, and geotagged waste maps
D) Biometric scanning and drone surveillance

Answer: C) AI, GIS-based tracking, and geotagged waste maps

16. Which agency is designated as the nodal agency for implementing GHCI?

A) NITI Aayog
B) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
C) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
D) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)

Answer: C) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)

17. What is the purpose of the “Guarantee of Origin (GO)” under the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI)?

A) To track the export location of hydrogen
B) To verify hydrogen pricing in global markets
C) To ensure the legitimacy of green hydrogen claims
D) To cap emissions from hydrogen production

Answer: C) To ensure the legitimacy of green hydrogen claims

18. Which hydrogen production units are exempt from GHCI compliance?

A) Public sector plants
B) Units using fossil fuels
C) Export-only hydrogen production units
D) Units producing less than 10 tonnes annually

Answer: C) Export-only hydrogen production units

19. Who is the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI)?

A) Justice N.V. Ramana
B) Justice Sanjiv Khanna
C) Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
D) Justice Ranjan Gogoi

Answer: C) Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

20. Who officially appoints the Chief Justice of India?

A) Prime Minister
B) Vice President
C) President of India
D) Lok Sabha Speaker

Answer: C) President of India