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UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 167
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following states does not have a ‘Legislative Council’?
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Besides Andhra Pradesh, five other states have Vidhan Parishads — Bihar (58 members), Karnataka (75), Maharashtra (78), Telangana (40), UP (100). Jammu and Kashmir had a Council until the state was bifurcated into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
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Besides Andhra Pradesh, five other states have Vidhan Parishads — Bihar (58 members), Karnataka (75), Maharashtra (78), Telangana (40), UP (100). Jammu and Kashmir had a Council until the state was bifurcated into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Outer Space Treaty’
- The treaty bans military activities within space and weaponization of space.
- India is party to the treaty.
Select the correct statements
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India is a signatory of the international treaty on space, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. According to the treaty, mass destruction of weapons in outer space are alone prohibited.
The Outer Space Treaty does not ban military activities within space, military space forces, or the weaponization of space, with the exception of the placement of weapons of mass destruction in space.
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India is a signatory of the international treaty on space, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. According to the treaty, mass destruction of weapons in outer space are alone prohibited.
The Outer Space Treaty does not ban military activities within space, military space forces, or the weaponization of space, with the exception of the placement of weapons of mass destruction in space.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
‘Global Talent Competitiveness Index’ is compiled by
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The GTCI report compiled by INSEAD in collaboration with human resource firm Addeco and Google.
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The GTCI report compiled by INSEAD in collaboration with human resource firm Addeco and Google.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Polycrack technology’
- It converts multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
- It operates at a low temperature of less than 350 degrees Celsius.
Select the correct statements
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Polycrack is world’s first patented heterogeneous catalytic process which converts multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
Polycrack’s strength includes not requiring pre-segregation of waste, allowing waste as collected to be directly used. With a high moisture tolerance, drying of waste is not required
FEATURES OF POLYCRACK
- Low Operating Temperature < 350oC
- High Moisture Tolerant upto 50%
- Atmospheric Pressure Reactor
- Unique Multifunctional Catalytic Process
- Multiple Heterogeneous Mingled Feed Stock Capability
- Consistent Fuel Quality
- No pre-segregation of material since segregation completed during processing
- Entire unit is enclosed, no dust or smoke pollution
- Modular system that can be upgraded based on garbage generation
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Polycrack is world’s first patented heterogeneous catalytic process which converts multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
Polycrack’s strength includes not requiring pre-segregation of waste, allowing waste as collected to be directly used. With a high moisture tolerance, drying of waste is not required
FEATURES OF POLYCRACK
- Low Operating Temperature < 350oC
- High Moisture Tolerant upto 50%
- Atmospheric Pressure Reactor
- Unique Multifunctional Catalytic Process
- Multiple Heterogeneous Mingled Feed Stock Capability
- Consistent Fuel Quality
- No pre-segregation of material since segregation completed during processing
- Entire unit is enclosed, no dust or smoke pollution
- Modular system that can be upgraded based on garbage generation
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
‘Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)’ is installing a Bio rock structure off the Mithapur coast in the Gulf of Kutch. Consider the following statements
- The technology works by passing a small amount of electrical current through electrodes in the water.
- The technology helps corals, including the highly sensitive branching corals, to counter the threats posed by global warming.
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The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), with help from Gujarat’s forest department, is attempting for the first time a process to restore coral reefs using biorock or mineral accretion technology. A biorock structure was installed one nautical mile off the Mithapur coast in the Gulf of Kachchh.
Biorock is the name given to the substance formed by electro accumulation of minerals dissolved in seawater on steel structures that are lowered onto the sea bed and are connected to a power source, in this case solar panels that float on the surface.
The technology works by passing a small amount of electrical current through electrodes in the water. When a positively charged anode and negatively charged cathode are placed on the sea floor, with an electric current flowing between them, calcium ions combine with carbonate ions and adhere to the structure (cathode). This results in calcium carbonate formation. Coral larvae adhere to the CaCO3 and grow quickly.
Fragments of broken corals are tied to the biorock structure, where they are able to grow at least four to six times faster than their actual growth as they need not spend their energy in building their own calcium carbonate skeletons.
The location for installing the biorock had been chosen keeping in mind the high tidal amplitude in the Gulf of Kachchh. The low tide depth where the biorock has been installed is four metres, and at high tide it is about eight metres.
The technology helps corals, including the highly sensitive branching corals, to counter the threats posed by global warming.
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The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), with help from Gujarat’s forest department, is attempting for the first time a process to restore coral reefs using biorock or mineral accretion technology. A biorock structure was installed one nautical mile off the Mithapur coast in the Gulf of Kachchh.
Biorock is the name given to the substance formed by electro accumulation of minerals dissolved in seawater on steel structures that are lowered onto the sea bed and are connected to a power source, in this case solar panels that float on the surface.
The technology works by passing a small amount of electrical current through electrodes in the water. When a positively charged anode and negatively charged cathode are placed on the sea floor, with an electric current flowing between them, calcium ions combine with carbonate ions and adhere to the structure (cathode). This results in calcium carbonate formation. Coral larvae adhere to the CaCO3 and grow quickly.
Fragments of broken corals are tied to the biorock structure, where they are able to grow at least four to six times faster than their actual growth as they need not spend their energy in building their own calcium carbonate skeletons.
The location for installing the biorock had been chosen keeping in mind the high tidal amplitude in the Gulf of Kachchh. The low tide depth where the biorock has been installed is four metres, and at high tide it is about eight metres.
The technology helps corals, including the highly sensitive branching corals, to counter the threats posed by global warming.
