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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Ecological Sensitive Zone (ESZ)’
- The term ‘ESZ’ is defined in the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972.
- An ESZ could go up to 50 kilometers around a protected area.
- Only Central government can declare a region to be an ESZ.
Select the correct statement/s:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct ESZ draws its power from the Environment Protection Act of 1986. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 does not mention the word “Eco-Sensitive Zones”. However, Section 3(2)(v) of the Act, says that Central Government can restrict areas in which any industries, operations or processes or class of industries, operations or processes shall not be carried out or shall be carried out subject to certain safeguards. Besides Rule 5(1) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. An ESZ could go up to 10 kilometres around a protected area as provided in the Wildlife Conservation Strategy, 2002. Moreover, in case where sensitive corridors, connectivity and ecologically important patches, crucial for landscape linkage, are beyond 10 kilometers width, these should be included in the Eco-Sensitive Zones Eco Sensitive Zones are notified by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change. State Governments to forward proposals for declaration of eco-sensitive zones around its Protected Areas. However, only States like Haryana, Gujarat, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Goa have forwarded proposals. However, several other States/Union Territories have not come forward, perhaps for want of guidelines in this regard. Context: Kerala has opposed Supreme Court‘s order on SEZ.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct ESZ draws its power from the Environment Protection Act of 1986. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 does not mention the word “Eco-Sensitive Zones”. However, Section 3(2)(v) of the Act, says that Central Government can restrict areas in which any industries, operations or processes or class of industries, operations or processes shall not be carried out or shall be carried out subject to certain safeguards. Besides Rule 5(1) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. An ESZ could go up to 10 kilometres around a protected area as provided in the Wildlife Conservation Strategy, 2002. Moreover, in case where sensitive corridors, connectivity and ecologically important patches, crucial for landscape linkage, are beyond 10 kilometers width, these should be included in the Eco-Sensitive Zones Eco Sensitive Zones are notified by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change. State Governments to forward proposals for declaration of eco-sensitive zones around its Protected Areas. However, only States like Haryana, Gujarat, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Goa have forwarded proposals. However, several other States/Union Territories have not come forward, perhaps for want of guidelines in this regard. Context: Kerala has opposed Supreme Court‘s order on SEZ.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group’
- It is an initiative of United Nations Environment Program
- C40 offers membership only to megacities which are willing to become climate positive
Select the correct statement/s:
Correct
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Incorrect In 2006, Mayor Livingstone and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI)—led by the efforts of former U.S. President Bill Clinton—combined to strengthen both organizations, bringing the number of cities in the network to 40 and helping to deliver projects and project management for participating cities to further enhance emissions reductions efforts. Not an initiative of WEF.
While C40 originally targeted megacities for their greater capacity to address climate change, C40 now offers three types of membership categories to reflect the diversity of cities taking action to address climate change. The categories consider such characteristics as population size, economic output, environmental leadership, and the length of a city’s membership.C40 now offers three types of membership categories to reflect the diversity of cities taking action to address climate change. Types: Megacities
Innovator cities
Observer cities
Context: The Institution was in news.
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Incorrect In 2006, Mayor Livingstone and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI)—led by the efforts of former U.S. President Bill Clinton—combined to strengthen both organizations, bringing the number of cities in the network to 40 and helping to deliver projects and project management for participating cities to further enhance emissions reductions efforts. Not an initiative of WEF.
While C40 originally targeted megacities for their greater capacity to address climate change, C40 now offers three types of membership categories to reflect the diversity of cities taking action to address climate change. The categories consider such characteristics as population size, economic output, environmental leadership, and the length of a city’s membership.C40 now offers three types of membership categories to reflect the diversity of cities taking action to address climate change. Types: Megacities
Innovator cities
Observer cities
Context: The Institution was in news.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘National Coal Index’
- Prices of coal from all the sales channels of coal including import as existing today are taken into account for compiling the NCI
- It is a price index which reflects the change of price level of coal in a particular year relative to the fixed base year
- There exists separate indices for coking and non–coking coal under NCI
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Correct
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct Prices of coal from all the sales channels of coal, including import, as existing today are taken into account for compiling the NCI. The amount of revenue share per tonne of coal produced from auctioned blocks would be arrived at using the NCI by means of defined formula. It is a price index which reflects the change of price level of coal in a particular month relative to the fixed base year. The base year for the NCI is Financial Year 2017-18. NCI is composed of a set of five sub-indices: Three for Non Coking Coal and two for Coking Coal. The three sub-indices for Non Coking Coal are combined to arrive at the Index for Non Coking Coal and the two sub-indices for Coking Coal are combined to arrive at the Index for Coking Coal. Context – National Coal Index (NCI) has jumped from about 165 to about 238 reflecting the sharp increase in international coal prices.
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Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct Prices of coal from all the sales channels of coal, including import, as existing today are taken into account for compiling the NCI. The amount of revenue share per tonne of coal produced from auctioned blocks would be arrived at using the NCI by means of defined formula. It is a price index which reflects the change of price level of coal in a particular month relative to the fixed base year. The base year for the NCI is Financial Year 2017-18. NCI is composed of a set of five sub-indices: Three for Non Coking Coal and two for Coking Coal. The three sub-indices for Non Coking Coal are combined to arrive at the Index for Non Coking Coal and the two sub-indices for Coking Coal are combined to arrive at the Index for Coking Coal. Context – National Coal Index (NCI) has jumped from about 165 to about 238 reflecting the sharp increase in international coal prices.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to the election of ‘Vice President of India’, consider the following statements
- Both elected as well nominated Members of Parliament vote in the election of the Vice-President
- The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by secret ballot
Choose the INCORRECT statements
Correct
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The Electoral College to elect a person to the office of the Vice-President consists of all members of both Houses of Parliament The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting in such election is by secret ballot Context – The election of Vice-President was in news.
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The Electoral College to elect a person to the office of the Vice-President consists of all members of both Houses of Parliament The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting in such election is by secret ballot Context – The election of Vice-President was in news.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
The largest exporter of rice in the world is
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Solution(b)
India is the top country by rice exports quantity in the world. India exported US$9.6 billion (37.5% of total rice exports).The top 5 rice exporting countries (India, Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam and the United States of America) generated almost three-quarters (74.2%) of the global value for rice exports during 2021.
Context – While overall crop coverage has risen since last year, that of rice has gone down.
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Solution(b)
India is the top country by rice exports quantity in the world. India exported US$9.6 billion (37.5% of total rice exports).The top 5 rice exporting countries (India, Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam and the United States of America) generated almost three-quarters (74.2%) of the global value for rice exports during 2021.
Context – While overall crop coverage has risen since last year, that of rice has gone down.
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