UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (India)

13 of the 18 Biosphere Reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list.

• Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka (2000)

• Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu (2001)

• Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal (2001)

• Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttarakhand (2004)

• Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya (2009)

• Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve in Madhya Pradesh (2009)

• Simlipal Biosphere Reserve in Odisha (2009)

• Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (2013)

• Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh (2012)

•  Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (2016)

• Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim (2018)

• Panna Biosphere Reserve in Madhya Pradesh (2020)

• Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in Himachal Pradesh (2025)

🔍 Prudent /ˈpruː.dənt/ (adjective)

📝 Meaning: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future; being cautious and wise in decision-making.

📌 Examples:

1. It’s prudent to save a portion of your income for unexpected expenses.
2. She made a prudent decision by researching thoroughly before investing.
3. The company’s prudent management helped it survive economic downturns.

Replace the underlined idioms/phrases with the option correct in meaning.

He advised his friends to do away with their differences.

1. Bury the hatchet

2. Bury the dog

3. Bury the corpse

4. Bury the enemy

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Make away with

1. To compensate

2. To remove

3. To find out

4. To understand

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Delusion of suffering from a disease.

1. Lypemania

2. Nosomania

3. Narcomania

4. Phagomania

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Without risk of punishment

1. Impudent

2. Impunity

3. Inexorable

4. Imperturbable

In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.

I am getting used to drive on the busy roads of the crowded city.

1. the crowded city

2. drive on

3. getting used to

4. I am

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

He allowed / his son to drive / but he warn him / of the danger.

1. He allowed

2. his son to drive

3. but he warn him

4. of the danger

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Stick to one’s guns

1. To remain faithful to

2. To shoot at

3. To become a rebel

4. To become unfaithful to