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Quiz · Female Political Representation and Forest Conservation

Two Prelims-style questions on this topic from 7 September 2026. Choose an option to check yourself, then open the full note or today’s full quiz.

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News · Female Political Representation and Forest Conservation

Consider the following statements regarding female political representation and environmental outcomes in India:1.Recent studies demonstrate that electing female legislators in state assemblies is linked to faster annual forest-cover growth.2.These empirical observations are exclusively documented in general unreserved urban constituencies.
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News · Female Political Representation and Forest Conservation

In environmental science, what is a 'carbon sink'?
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