Tag: science & technology

This question requires knowledge of wild turkey population recovery. Due to conservation efforts and habitat restoration, wild turkey populations recovered dramatically from approximately 100,000 in the 1950s to over 5 million today. This represents one of the most successful wildlife conservation stories in North America.

Habitat destruction is widely recognized by ecologists as the single greatest threat to wildlife populations globally. While pollution, hunting, and predation all impact wildlife, the loss, fragmentation, and degradation of habitats removes the essential resources species need to survive and reproduce, affecting entire ecosystems rather than individual species.

The wood duck, which was near extinction in 1915 due to overhunting and habitat loss, has recovered significantly through conservation efforts including hunting regulations, nest box programs, and wetland protection. Today, wood ducks are common throughout much of their historical range in North America.

Elk populations in the United States have experienced dramatic recovery over the past century. From historically low numbers around 1900, conservation efforts including habitat protection, regulated hunting, and reintroduction programs have helped elk populations grow to more than 20 times their historical lows, with current estimates exceeding 1 million elk.

Providing suitable habitat is fundamental to wildlife preservation because animals need food, water, shelter, and space to survive and reproduce. Controlling natural predators disrupts ecosystems, stopping all hunting is often impractical, and leaving everything alone doesn't help when habitats are already degraded.

Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go into space in 1984 aboard the Soviet mission Soyuz T-11. He famously replied 'Saare Jahan Se Achha' when asked how India looked from space. Options A, B, and D are incorrect - they are not real Indian astronauts.

C.V. Raman was the first Indian scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on light scattering (the Raman Effect). Option A is incorrect - Vikram Sarabhai was the father of the Indian space program. Option B is incorrect - M. Visvesvaraya was a great engineer but not a Nobel laureate. Option C is incorrect - Homi Bhabha was the father of the Indian nuclear program.

The word Gospel derives from Old English godspell meaning good news. It refers to the message of Jesus Christ in Christian theology. Options A and C are incorrect opposites. Option D is a false cognate with goodbye.

Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Macedonia, not ethnically Indian but an Indian citizen) founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata and received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Rachel Carson (A) was American. Anna Mani (B) and Kiran Bedi (D) are accomplished Indian women but not Nobel laureates.

The Parliament House in New Delhi features 144 pillars on the veranda surrounding the middle storey. This is a specific architectural fact about the building designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. Options A, B, and D are incorrect numbers.