Daily Quiz – 24.06.2026

1. These areas are notified under a central environmental legislation to provide special protection to regions with fragile ecosystems and significant ecological functions.
2. Certain activities are completely prohibited, while others are regulated to ensure that developmental activities do not adversely affect ecological integrity.

III. They are intended to function as buffer regions around protected areas and minimize the impact of human activities on nearby ecosystems.

1. Development projects proposed within such areas are generally subjected to enhanced environmental scrutiny.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) / Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs)
2. Biosphere Reserves
3. Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZs)
4. Conservation Reserves

Select the answer using the code given below:

1. It is the only Central Government research organization dedicated to anthropological research under the Ministry of Culture.
2. It was established in 1945 under the leadership of Dr. S.C. Roy.

III. Its mandate is limited to the study of tribes and castes of India.

1. It is responsible for examining and conserving human skeletal remains from both contemporary and archaic times.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Lake Baikal is the world's deepest freshwater lake and has the Angara River as its only outlet.
   II. Lake Baikal is located in western Siberia and drains into the Arctic Ocean through multiple outlet rivers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?