[DAY 48] 60 DAY RAPID REVISION (RaRe) SERIES for UPSC Prelims 2022 – ENVIRONMENT, CURRENT AFFAIRS & CSAT; Test Series, Videos & Notes!

The National Green Tribunal is competent to hear matters related to which of the following laws?

1. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
2. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
3. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
4. Forest Rights Act, 2006

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Which of the following are established under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?

1. Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority
2. National Tiger Conservation Authority
3. Central Ground Water Authority
4. National Ganga Council
5. Central Pollution Control Board

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Which of the following is not a special plant mentioned in Schedule VI of Wildlife Protection Act,1972?

Which among the following rights is/are given to forest dwellers under The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?

1. Right to hold and live in the forest land under the individual or common occupation.
2. Right of ownership, access to collect, Muse, and dispose of minor forest produce.
3. Right of access to biodiversity and community right to intellectual property and traditional knowledge related to biodiversity and cultural diversity.

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Recently Prime Minister introduced the new concept of ‘Panchamrita’ promises at the 26th Conference of Parties (CoP26) in Glasgow. Which of the following is not a commitment made by India under the ‘Panchamrita’ promises?

Consider the following statements regarding the Man and Biosphere Program:

1. MAB program was launched by UNICEF in the year 1971.
2. MAB aims to improve the relationships between people and their environment by increasing people’s ability to efficiently manage natural resources.
3. Biosphere Reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding carbon credit:

1. Carbon credit is a mechanism for carbon offsetting.
2. It was introduced for the first time in 2010.
3. Carbon markets allow buying and selling of carbon credits.

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Who releases the ‘Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’?

Consider the following statements regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD):

1. Adaptation Fund (AF) projects was established under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992.
2. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) was negotiated under the aegis of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Basel Convention                        –                        Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
2. Rotterdam Convention              –                        Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides
3. Ramsar Convention                    –                        Transnational marine resource harvesting

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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Global Tiger Forum (GTF)?

1. It is the only inter-governmental & international body campaigning to save the TIGER worldwide.
2. The General Assembly of GTF meets once in four years.

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Consider the following statements regarding functions of National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board:

1. To sponsor research and extension of research findings to disseminate new and proper technologies for the regeneration and development of degraded forest areas and adjoining lands.
2. To restore fuelwood, fodder, timber and other forest produce on the degraded forest and adjoining lands in order to meet the demands for these items.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Compensatory Afforestation Fund and Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA):

1. The law establishes the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public Account of India.
2. The National Fund will receive 50% of these funds, and the State Funds will receive the remaining 50%.
3. According to the Act’s provision, a company diverting forest land must provide alternative land to take up compensatory afforestation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Central Zoo Authority:

1. Every zoo in the country is required to obtain recognition from the Authority for its operation.
2. It regulates the exchange of animals of endangered category listed under Schedule- I and II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 among zoos.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)?

1. It was established by Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO).
2. The Forum has universal membership, and is composed of all Member States of the United Nations and specialized agencies.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT)?

1. It is a voluntary coalition of governments and organizations that aims to end the illegal trade of wildlife and wildlife products.
2. Currently it includes ninety governments and thirteen international NGOs.

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Consider the following statements about National Forest Policy 1988:

1. The government of India declared its first forest policy in 1990.
2. The forest policy advocates an end to the system of contractors working in the forests.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow:

1. It established the International Mechanism for Loss and Damage.
2. The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) was launched by India and United Kingdom at the conference to phase out oil and gas production.
3. The Glasgow Climate Pact was adopted as a non-legally binding agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Montreal Process, Near East Process, Bhopal–India Process are related to:

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Rotterdam Convention?

1. It is built on the voluntary Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure, initiated by UNEP and FAO in 1999.
2. The parties of the Convention have ensured to share responsibilities and cooperative efforts while trading certain hazardous chemicals internationally.

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Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)’

1. RBI will regulate and supervise it as an All-India Financial Institution (AIFI) under Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
2. It has authorized share capital of ₹5 lakh crore
3. They provide funds to projects from Medium to Long Gestation periods

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With reference to the latest IPCC’s sixth assessment report, consider the following statements

1. There is a equatorial shift of species due to human induced climate change
2. There is a very high extinction risk for endemic species in biodiversity hotspots

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Consider the following statements regarding ‘Golden Langur’

1. They are distributed in the Western Ghats region surrounding the Nilgiris
2. It is listed in Appendix I of CITES and Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

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Consider the following statements regarding ‘Chandrayaan -2’

1. It is a lunar mission to explore the south pole of Moon which was launched by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III
2. It has made observations on the presence of Argon-40 on lunar atmosphere
3. It also mapped Moon in infrared, visible, and X-ray light from lunar orbit and used reflected radiation to prospect various minerals for the first time

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‘Export Preparedness Index 2021’ was released by

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Statement:

In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed – the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition – the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan.

Conclusions: 

1. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also.
2. Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.

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Statement:

Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and an aero-generator can convert it into electricity. Though not much has been done in this field, the survey shows that there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy.

Conclusions:

1. Energy by wind is comparatively newly emerging field.
2. The energy crisis can be dealt by exploring more in the field of aero-generation.

In each of the following questions there are two or three statements, which are followed by three or four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

 Consider the following Statements:

1. All reds are blue.
2. No blue is white.
3. All pink are white.

Conclusions:

1. No red is white.
2. No pink is blue.
3. No red is pink.

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Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer: Which village is to the North-East of village ‘A’?

1. Village ‘B’ is to the North of village A, villages C and D are to the East and West of village B, respectively.
2. Village ‘P’ is to the South of village ‘A’ and village ‘E’ is to the East of village ‘P’, village ‘K’ is to the North of village ‘P’.

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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow each passage. Your answer to these questions should be based on passage only.

From ‘apparel to aerospace’, ‘steel to software’, the pace of technological innovation is quickening. No longer can companies afford to miss generation of technology and expect to remain competitive. Adding to the pressure, innovations are increasingly crossing industry boundaries; a new fibre developed by the textile industry has potential for building materials and medical equipment. Some companies are adept at using a diversity of technologies to create new products that transform markets. But many others are floundering because they rely on a technology strategy that no longer works in such a fast changing environment. The difference between success and failure is not how much a company spends on research and development (R&D), but how it approaches it. There are two possible approaches. Either a company can invest in R&D that an older generation of technology the ‘break through’ approach-or its focus on combining existing technologies into hybrid technologies – the ‘technologies fusion’ approach. It blends incremental technical improvements from several previously separate fields of technology to create products that revolutionise markets.

In a world where the old maxim ‘one technology one industry’ no longer applies, a singular breakthrough strategy is inadequate; companies need to include both the breakthrough and fusion approaches in their technology strategy. Relying on breakthroughs alone fails because it focuses the R&D efforts to narrowly, ignoring the possibilities of combining technologies. Yet many western companies still rely almost exclusively – on the breakthrough approach. The reasons are complex: a distrust of outside innovations and not-invented here engineering and arrogance and aversion to sharing research results.

Q.30) Which of the following would correctly reflect the position regarding the two approaches to technology adoption?