Current Affairs September 2026 – Environment, Ecology and… (26 MCQs)

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1.  

What is the total outlay of Green Energy Corridor Phase-III?

Correct Answer: A [₹1,86,405 crore]

விளக்கம்:

Total ₹1,86,405 crore = InSTS ₹1,36,378 crore + BESS ₹50,000 crore; CFA ₹54,082 crore.

2.  

How much renewable capacity will GEC-III help evacuate?

Correct Answer: B [135 GW]

விளக்கம்:

135 GW; 900 GW is the 2035 non-fossil target.

3.  

How much battery energy storage will GEC-III deploy?

Correct Answer: B [50 GWh]

விளக்கம்:

50 GWh of BESS.

4.  

Which transmission system does GEC-III strengthen?

Correct Answer: A [Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS)]

விளக்கம்:

InSTS, the intra-State system.

5.  

By when is GEC-III to be completed?

Correct Answer: C [2032-33]

விளக்கம்:

FY 2032-33.

6.  

How will greenfield InSTS projects under GEC-III be implemented?

Correct Answer: B [Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB), BOOM]

விளக்கம்:

Greenfield via TBCB (BOOM); brownfield via CPB.

7.  

What is the central financial assistance for GEC-III?

Correct Answer: A [₹54,082 crore]

விளக்கம்:

CFA ₹54,082 crore, to offset intra-State transmission charges.

8.  

What was the theme of World Ozone Day 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Global action for a cooler planet]

விளக்கம்:

"Global action for a cooler planet", marking 10 years of the Kigali Amendment.

9.  

Which amendment to the Montreal Protocol phases down HFCs?

Correct Answer: D [Kigali Amendment (2016)]

விளக்கம்:

Kigali, Rwanda, 2016.

10.  

16 September, World Ozone Day, marks the signing of which agreement?

Correct Answer: A [Montreal Protocol (1987)]

விளக்கம்:

The Montreal Protocol, 16 September 1987.

11.  

Which cycle of the Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves began in 2026?

Correct Answer: B [6th]

விளக்கம்:

All 58 reserves; the first cycle in 2006 covered 28; it is held every four years.

12.  

Which new stand-alone criterion was added in MEE-TR 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Solid waste management]

விளக்கம்:

Covering forest camps, tourism and bio-medical waste from rescue centres.

13.  

Which of these tiger reserves is NOT in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: B [Periyar]

விளக்கம்:

TN's five: Kalakad–Mundanthurai, Anamalai, Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Srivilliputhur–Megamalai. Periyar is in Keralam.

14.  

Which financial institution signed an MoU with the International Big Cat Alliance in September 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Asian Development Bank]

விளக்கம்:

At the Tiger Landscapes workshop on 2–3 September 2026; IBCA's Director-General is S.P. Yadav.

15.  

What is the outlay for the National Coastal Mission 2.0?

Correct Answer: D [₹767 crore]

விளக்கம்:

Till 2030-31 across 9 coastal States and 4 UTs; a Central Sector Scheme.

16.  

In which State is the Jatayu Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore?

Correct Answer: A [Haryana]

விளக்கம்:

Run by the Haryana Forest Department and BNHS; 356 vultures and 87 releases in 2025-26.

17.  

Which veterinary drug, blamed for the vulture crash, was banned for veterinary use in 2006?

Correct Answer: B [Diclofenac]

விளக்கம்:

A livestock painkiller; Vulture Safe Zones are still needed.

18.  

Per the PM, about what share of the world's greater one-horned rhinos are in Assam?

Correct Answer: D [80%]

விளக்கம்:

World Rhino Day, 22 September; Project Rhino launched; reintroduction in Dudhwa (UP) has succeeded.

19.  

Where was the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 held?

Correct Answer: A [Gandhinagar]

விளக்கம்:

The first time in South Asia; the Forum is led by Finland's SITRA.

20.  

When was RECEIC launched?

Correct Answer: C [During India's G20 Presidency (2023)]

விளக்கம்:

The Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Industry Coalition.

21.  

Which institution operates the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme?

Correct Answer: B [Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal]

விளக்கம்:

The first PRAMAAN certificates were issued on 29 September 2026; the scheme began in December 2023.

22.  

Farmers of which States received India's first soil-carbon payments?

Correct Answer: A [Punjab and Haryana]

விளக்கம்:

2,550 farmers, over ₹2.9 crore, for direct-seeded rice, reduced tillage and residue management.

23.  

By what name is the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme (₹1,86,405 crore) also known?

Correct Answer: A [PM-DHARA]

விளக்கம்:

PM-DHARA – Developing Harmonized and Accelerated Renewable Energy Access.

24.  

Which city topped the ‘above 10 lakh population’ category of Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Lucknow]

விளக்கம்:

Lucknow scored 198/200, one point ahead of Indore (197).

25.  

Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan ranks cities covered under which programme?

Correct Answer: B [National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)]

விளக்கம்:

It covers the 130 NCAP cities and is run by MoEFCC.

26.  

On which day were the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan awards given?

Correct Answer: D [International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies]

விளக்கம்:

7 September – International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (UNGA, 2019).

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