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May 2026 – Week 4 Current Affairs MCQ (22–31 May)

May 2026 – Week 4 Current Affairs Quiz (22-31 May)

Practice 15 UPSC and State PSC-oriented MCQs from May 22-31, 2026 current affairs, focusing on the Nagoya Protocol, India’s IRCC leadership, biodiversity governance, and Abraham Accords geopolitics.

Easy: 5 QuestionsMedium: 5 QuestionsDifficult: 5 Questions

Easy Level

Question 1

India recently emerged as the global leader in issuing IRCCs under which protocol?

  1. Kyoto Protocol
  2. Nagoya Protocol
  3. Montreal Protocol
  4. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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Correct Answer: B. Nagoya Protocol

IRCCs are issued under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, which operates under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Question 2

The Abraham Accords were originally signed in:

  1. 2018
  2. 2019
  3. 2020
  4. 2022
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Correct Answer: C. 2020

The Abraham Accords were brokered by the United States in 2020 to normalize relations between Israel and Arab nations.

Question 3

The Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at:

  1. Stockholm Conference, 1972
  2. Rio Earth Summit, 1992
  3. Kyoto Summit, 1997
  4. Paris Conference, 2015
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Correct Answer: B. Rio Earth Summit, 1992

CBD was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The Nagoya Protocol was adopted later in 2010.

Question 4

The I2U2 Group includes:

  1. India, Israel, UAE, USA
  2. India, Iran, UAE, USA
  3. India, Israel, UK, USA
  4. India, Indonesia, UAE, USA
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Correct Answer: A. India, Israel, UAE, USA

The I2U2 grouping consists of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Question 5

The National Biodiversity Authority is headquartered at:

  1. Delhi
  2. Chennai
  3. Hyderabad
  4. Kolkata
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Correct Answer: B. Chennai

The National Biodiversity Authority is a statutory authority under India’s Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and is headquartered in Chennai.

Medium Level

Question 6

IRCCs certify that genetic resources were accessed with:

  1. Only WTO permission
  2. Prior Informed Consent and Mutually Agreed Terms
  3. Only export licence from RBI
  4. No local approval
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Correct Answer: B. Prior Informed Consent and Mutually Agreed Terms

Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance confirm legal access, Prior Informed Consent (PIC), and Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT).

Question 7

Which country was NOT an initial signatory of the Abraham Accords?

  1. Israel
  2. UAE
  3. Bahrain
  4. Morocco
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Correct Answer: D. Morocco

Israel, UAE and Bahrain were initial signatories. Sudan and Morocco joined later.

Question 8

India implements the CBD and Nagoya Protocol mainly through:

  1. Environment Protection Act, 1986 only
  2. Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  3. Forest Rights Act, 2006 only
  4. Water Act, 1974
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Correct Answer: B. Biological Diversity Act, 2002

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 created institutions such as NBA, State Biodiversity Boards and Biodiversity Management Committees.

Question 9

People’s Biodiversity Registers are prepared by:

  1. National Biodiversity Authority
  2. State Finance Commissions
  3. Biodiversity Management Committees
  4. Election Commission of India
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Correct Answer: C. Biodiversity Management Committees

BMCs at local body level prepare PBRs, documenting local biodiversity and traditional knowledge.

Question 10

The Abraham Accords primarily concern:

  1. Nuclear disarmament
  2. Israel normalization with Arab nations
  3. Global climate finance
  4. WTO trade dispute settlement
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Correct Answer: B. Israel normalization with Arab nations

The Accords aim to normalize diplomatic and economic relations between Israel and Arab countries, reshaping West Asian geopolitics.

Difficult Level

Question 11

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. CBD was adopted in 1992
  2. Nagoya Protocol was adopted in 2010
  3. Nagoya Protocol came into force in 2014
  4. Nagoya Protocol was adopted during the Rio Earth Summit
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Correct Answer: D. Nagoya Protocol was adopted during the Rio Earth Summit

This is a common exam trap. CBD was adopted at Rio in 1992, while the Nagoya Protocol was adopted in Nagoya, Japan in 2010.

Question 12

Which institution grants approvals for access to Indian biological resources by foreign individuals, foreign companies and NRIs?

  1. State Biodiversity Board
  2. National Biodiversity Authority
  3. District Planning Committee
  4. Central Pollution Control Board
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Correct Answer: B. National Biodiversity Authority

The NBA handles foreign access requests, while State Biodiversity Boards regulate commercial utilization within states.

Question 13

Biopiracy refers to:

  1. Legal conservation of forest produce
  2. Unauthorized commercial exploitation of biological resources or traditional knowledge
  3. A type of maritime piracy
  4. Climate finance transfer
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Correct Answer: B. Unauthorized commercial exploitation of biological resources or traditional knowledge

The Nagoya Protocol and IRCCs help prevent biopiracy by ensuring legal access and benefit sharing with communities.

Question 14

Which countries were mentioned by Donald Trump in the 2026 expansion context of the Abraham Accords?

  1. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkiye and Pakistan
  2. India, China, Russia, Japan and France
  3. Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Peru
  4. Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Egypt
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Correct Answer: A. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkiye and Pakistan

The 2026 context involved a proposal that these countries normalize relations with Israel under an expanded Abraham Accords framework.

Question 15

Which of the following best links IRCCs with local communities?

  1. They remove the need for benefit sharing
  2. They ensure benefit sharing from commercial use of biological resources and traditional knowledge
  3. They are issued by WTO for trade tariffs
  4. They apply only to fossil fuels
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Correct Answer: B. They ensure benefit sharing from commercial use of biological resources and traditional knowledge

IRCCs support Access and Benefit Sharing by confirming legal access, PIC and MAT, helping protect indigenous and local community knowledge.

Source base: PSC Chronicles May 22-31, 2026 posts: India as global leader in IRCCs under the Nagoya Protocol, and Abraham Accords 2026 explained.
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