Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Environment Quiz Covers Cheetahs, Green Tribunal and Indian Wildlife
This quiz tests knowledge about India’s environment and geography.
Project Cheetah started in 2022 when eight cheetahs arrived from Namibia.
Its goal is to help cheetahs live and reproduce naturally in India.
The National Green Tribunal handles disputes about environmental damage and can order penalties or compensation.
It cannot change laws made by Parliament or create international treaties.
Loktak Lake has floating islands made from plants, soil and organic matter.
Keibul Lamjao National Park on the lake protects the sangai deer.
The quiz also covers pygmy hogs in Manas National Park and the scavenging role of striped hyenas.
Project Cheetah began on September 17, 2022, with eight cheetahs from Namibia, not in 2020 or from South Africa.
The project aims to establish a viable cheetah population able to survive and breed naturally, with implementation led by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The National Green Tribunal can hear environmental cases, impose penalties, issue corrective directions and determine compensation, but cannot amend laws or formulate treaties.
Loktak Lake’s phumdis support Keibul Lamjao National Park and its endangered sangai, or Manipur brow-antlered deer.
The quiz identifies Manas National Park as the location of Kuribeel grasslands and confirms all three statements about striped hyenas.
- Who
- UPSC Essentials, an Indian Express initiative, presents the quiz and discusses Project Cheetah, the National Green Tribunal, protected areas and wildlife species.
- What
- A five-question Environment and Geography quiz covering cheetah conservation, environmental adjudication, wetlands, national parks and wildlife ecology.
- When
- The quiz is identified as Week 180; the article also refers to events in 2026 and Project Cheetah’s September 17, 2022 launch.
- Where
- The topics concern India, including Kuno National Park, Loktak Lake in Manipur, and Manas National Park in Assam.
- Why
- To help readers revise factual and conceptual topics relevant to the UPSC syllabus.
- Project Cheetah launch
- September 17, 2022
- Initial cheetah transfer
- Eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia
- Project Cheetah objective
- To establish a viable population that can survive and breed under natural conditions
- National Green Tribunal powers
- It can hear environmental cases, impose penalties or fines, issue directions and determine compensation
- Loktak Lake feature
- Phumdis, or floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter
- Keibul Lamjao National Park
- A floating national park known for the endangered sangai deer
- Kuribeel grasslands
- Part of Manas National Park in Assam