4. Who has been chosen for the 2015 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement? 
[A]Ullas Karanth 
[B]Madhav Gadgil 
[C]Sunitha Narayanan 
[D]Rajendra Singh 
ANS:: Madhav Gadgil Madhav Gadgil, well known ecologist has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. He will share the $200,000 cash prize with noted American marine ecologist Dr. Jane Lubchenco for their work in changing policy and specifically for their “leadership and engagement in the development of conservation and sustainability policies in the United States, India and internationally”. The Tyler prize was instituted in 1973 and is awarded by the international Tyler Prize Executive Committee with the administrative support of the University of Southern California.

3. Recently, the Union government has given approval to set up Seafood Park is which state? 
[A]Odisha
 [B]West Bengal 
[C]Gujarat
[D]Tamil Nadu
ANS:: Odisha Union government has given approval to set up Seafood Park in Odisha. It will be set up by state-run Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation at Deras in Khurda district on 100 acres of land

2. Which country has been constructing the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam project on Nile River? [A]Ethiopia 
[B]Egypt 
[C]Sudan 
[D]Cairo 
ANS:: Ethiopia The Grand Renaissance Dam is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia currently under construction. At 6,000 MW, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa.

1. Which country hosted the Africa Elephant Summit in March, 2015?
[A]Botswana 
[B]Ghana 
[C]Kenya 
[D]South Africa 
ANS:: Botswana The Africa Elephant Summit was held in Kasane town of Botswana. Delegates from Europe, Africa and Asia attend the summit. The overall objective of the summit is to secure commitments at the highest political level to effectively protect the elephants and significantly reduce the trends of killings of elephants.