566: Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?
(a) Corbett National Park
(b) Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Sariska National Park
567: Consider the following names:
1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
2. Lech Walesa
3. Shimon Peres
4. Yasser Arafat
Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
568: In India, if a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?
(a) It enjoys the same level of protection as the tiger.
(b) It no longer exists in the wild, a few individuals are under captive protection; and now it is impossible to prevent its extinction.
(c) It is endemic to a particular region of India.
(d) Both (b) and (c) stated above are correct in this context.
569: Who was the pioneer of White revolution in India?
(a) Dhiru Bhai Ambani
(b) Verghese Kurien
(c) Swaminathan
(d) S.K. Birla
570: The Indian Space Research Organisation is situated at:
(a) Trivandrum
(b) Bangalore
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Thumba