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Consider the following statements about Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Choose the correct statement(s) using the code given below
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · The rules function based on the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) where the producers (including importers) of batteries are responsible for collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries and use of recovered materials from wastes into new batteries. | · The rules will enable setting up a mechanism and centralized online portal for exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.
· The rules promote setting up of new industries and entrepreneurship in collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries. |
· On the principle of Polluter Pays Principle, environmental compensation will be imposed for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules.
· The funds collected under environmental compensation shall be utilised in collection and refurbishing or recycling of uncollected and non-recycled waste batteries.
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Context – Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · The rules function based on the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) where the producers (including importers) of batteries are responsible for collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries and use of recovered materials from wastes into new batteries. | · The rules will enable setting up a mechanism and centralized online portal for exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.
· The rules promote setting up of new industries and entrepreneurship in collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries. |
· On the principle of Polluter Pays Principle, environmental compensation will be imposed for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules.
· The funds collected under environmental compensation shall be utilised in collection and refurbishing or recycling of uncollected and non-recycled waste batteries.
|
Context – Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Consider the following statements
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Option d |
| Correct |
| · Anang Tal lake declared monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture.
· The lake is situated in Mehrauli, Delhi and is claimed to be created by Tomar King, Anangpal II, in 1,060 AD. · Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, belonged to the Tomar dynasty. · He was the founder of Dhillika Puri, which eventually became Delhi. · He had built the city from ruins and under his supervision, Anang Tal Baoli and Lal Kot were constructed. · Anangpal Tomar II was succeeded by his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan. · Delhi Sultanate was established in 1192 after Prithviraj Chauhan’s defeat in the Battle of Tarain (present-day Haryana) by the Ghurid forces. |
Context – Anang Tal was declared a monument of national importance
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Option d |
| Correct |
| · Anang Tal lake declared monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture.
· The lake is situated in Mehrauli, Delhi and is claimed to be created by Tomar King, Anangpal II, in 1,060 AD. · Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, belonged to the Tomar dynasty. · He was the founder of Dhillika Puri, which eventually became Delhi. · He had built the city from ruins and under his supervision, Anang Tal Baoli and Lal Kot were constructed. · Anangpal Tomar II was succeeded by his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan. · Delhi Sultanate was established in 1192 after Prithviraj Chauhan’s defeat in the Battle of Tarain (present-day Haryana) by the Ghurid forces. |
Context – Anang Tal was declared a monument of national importance
Consider the following statements about PEN-PLUS strategy
Choose the incorrect statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Option d |
| Correct |
| · Africa has adopted a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe non-communicable diseases (NCD).
· Called ‘PEN-PLUS, A Regional Strategy to Address Severe Non-communicable Diseases at First-Level Referral Health Facilities’, the strategy is aimed at bridging the access gap in treatment and care of patients with chronic and severe NCDs. · Health ministers of African countries endorsed the plan at the 72nd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Lome, Togo to reduce premature mortality from NCDs. · NCDs include heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, asthma among others. · Globally, NCDs are the main cause of morbidity and mortality. They account for 71 per cent of global mortality, according to WHO. In the African Region, the proportion of mortality due to NCDs ranges from 27-88 per cent. |
Context – African health ministers adopted PEN Plus strategy to fight against non-communicable diseases.
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Option d |
| Correct |
| · Africa has adopted a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe non-communicable diseases (NCD).
· Called ‘PEN-PLUS, A Regional Strategy to Address Severe Non-communicable Diseases at First-Level Referral Health Facilities’, the strategy is aimed at bridging the access gap in treatment and care of patients with chronic and severe NCDs. · Health ministers of African countries endorsed the plan at the 72nd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Lome, Togo to reduce premature mortality from NCDs. · NCDs include heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, asthma among others. · Globally, NCDs are the main cause of morbidity and mortality. They account for 71 per cent of global mortality, according to WHO. In the African Region, the proportion of mortality due to NCDs ranges from 27-88 per cent. |
Context – African health ministers adopted PEN Plus strategy to fight against non-communicable diseases.
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’
Select the correct statement/s:
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The Bharatmala Pariyojana (‘India garland project’) is a centrally-sponsored and funded Road and Highways project of the Government of India. | Bharatmala Project Components:
1. Economic Corridor 2. Feeder Route or Inter Corridor 3. National Corridor Efficiency Improvement 4. Border Road and International Connectivity 5. Port Connectivity and Coastal Road Port. 6. Green Field Expressway |
Context: Tripartite MOU signed for Multi modal logistics park under Bharathmala pariyojana
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The Bharatmala Pariyojana (‘India garland project’) is a centrally-sponsored and funded Road and Highways project of the Government of India. | Bharatmala Project Components:
1. Economic Corridor 2. Feeder Route or Inter Corridor 3. National Corridor Efficiency Improvement 4. Border Road and International Connectivity 5. Port Connectivity and Coastal Road Port. 6. Green Field Expressway |
Context: Tripartite MOU signed for Multi modal logistics park under Bharathmala pariyojana
‘CSA6’ seen in news is related to
Solution(a)
The gene called CSA6 has been identified in Candida albicans a fungal species infamous for causing high rates of morbidity and mortality under certain immuno-compromised conditions such as AIDS or during cancer treatment.While five of the CSA genes identified in the study are known to be important for cell division in other species, the sixth CSA gene, named CSA6 encoded for a protein that is essential for viability in C. albicans. They found that Csa6 was a critical regulator of cell cycle progression wherein both overexpression and deletion of Csa6 lead to reduced growth of C. albicans cells.
Context – Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno-compromised patients
Solution(a)
The gene called CSA6 has been identified in Candida albicans a fungal species infamous for causing high rates of morbidity and mortality under certain immuno-compromised conditions such as AIDS or during cancer treatment.While five of the CSA genes identified in the study are known to be important for cell division in other species, the sixth CSA gene, named CSA6 encoded for a protein that is essential for viability in C. albicans. They found that Csa6 was a critical regulator of cell cycle progression wherein both overexpression and deletion of Csa6 lead to reduced growth of C. albicans cells.
Context – Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno-compromised patients
