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Consider the following statements about YUVAi Initiative
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| · It is a collaborative initiative of National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India and Intel India. | · This programme, designed to equip the youth with essential Artificial Intelligence skills, has garnered attention for its innovative approach and commitment to enabling a future-ready workforce.
· It is aimed to foster a deeper understanding of AI, to enable school students from class 8 to 12 across the nation with AI skills and empower them to become human-centric designers and users of AI. |
Context: Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has said that the program- ‘YUVAi- Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI’ will be featured at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit.
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| · It is a collaborative initiative of National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India and Intel India. | · This programme, designed to equip the youth with essential Artificial Intelligence skills, has garnered attention for its innovative approach and commitment to enabling a future-ready workforce.
· It is aimed to foster a deeper understanding of AI, to enable school students from class 8 to 12 across the nation with AI skills and empower them to become human-centric designers and users of AI. |
Context: Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has said that the program- ‘YUVAi- Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI’ will be featured at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit.
Consider the following statements about Climate Change Performance Index
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · It is an instrument to enable transparency in national and international climate politics.
· It is published by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network annually. · It was first published in 2005. |
· The CCPI uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 63 countries and the EU, which together account for over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
· The climate protection performance is assessed in four categories: GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and Climate Policy. |
· India ranks 7th in CCPI, 2024 which has moved up one spot from the previous CCPI and remains among the highest performers.
· India receives a high ranking in the GHG Emissions and Energy Use categories, but a medium in Climate Policy and Renewable Energy. · While India is the world’s most populous country, it has relatively low per capita emissions. · Even though India is among the top performers, it needs to increase its share of renewable energy and raise its targets. · Performance of G20 nations – India (7th), Germany (14th) and the EU (16th) are only 3 G20 countries/regions are among the high performers in CCPI 2024. |
Context: In a significant stride towards sustainable practices, India has ascended to the 7th position in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · It is an instrument to enable transparency in national and international climate politics.
· It is published by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network annually. · It was first published in 2005. |
· The CCPI uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 63 countries and the EU, which together account for over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
· The climate protection performance is assessed in four categories: GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and Climate Policy. |
· India ranks 7th in CCPI, 2024 which has moved up one spot from the previous CCPI and remains among the highest performers.
· India receives a high ranking in the GHG Emissions and Energy Use categories, but a medium in Climate Policy and Renewable Energy. · While India is the world’s most populous country, it has relatively low per capita emissions. · Even though India is among the top performers, it needs to increase its share of renewable energy and raise its targets. · Performance of G20 nations – India (7th), Germany (14th) and the EU (16th) are only 3 G20 countries/regions are among the high performers in CCPI 2024. |
Context: In a significant stride towards sustainable practices, India has ascended to the 7th position in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
Consider the following statements about M Star
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · M Star is the smallest star in Earth’s solar system.
· It is not only smaller than the Sun in Earth’s solar system, but it’s 100 times less luminous than Sun. |
· They are also known as red dwarfs.
· It is a Cool and dim star which are the most common stars in our galaxy. · M dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy, making up over 70% of all stars |
Context: A team of astronomers have recently detected M star using Hobby-Eberly Telescope, which is not only the smallest star but it’s 100 times less luminous than sun.
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · M Star is the smallest star in Earth’s solar system.
· It is not only smaller than the Sun in Earth’s solar system, but it’s 100 times less luminous than Sun. |
· They are also known as red dwarfs.
· It is a Cool and dim star which are the most common stars in our galaxy. · M dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy, making up over 70% of all stars |
Context: A team of astronomers have recently detected M star using Hobby-Eberly Telescope, which is not only the smallest star but it’s 100 times less luminous than sun.
Consider the following statements about Dairy Methane Alliance
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| · Dairy Methane Alliance is a global initiative to accelerate food industry action to drive down methane emissions from the diary sector.
· By joining this ground-breaking initiative, signatory companies commit to annually account for and publicly disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains by end of 2024. · The companies joining the alliance is also obliged to publish & implement a comprehensive methane action plan by the end of 2024. |
· The alliance was launched at the COP 28, UAE.
· The world’s largest dairy companies will soon begin disclosing their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance. |
· The initiative is led by the 6 dairy companies.
The 6 members of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance includes · Danone (DANO.PA) · Bel Group · General Mills (GIS.N) · Lactalis USA · Kraft Heinz (KHC.O) · Nestle (NESN.S) |
Context: The Dairy Methane Alliance was recently at the COP 28 to reduce the methane emissions released by the diary sector.
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| · Dairy Methane Alliance is a global initiative to accelerate food industry action to drive down methane emissions from the diary sector.
· By joining this ground-breaking initiative, signatory companies commit to annually account for and publicly disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains by end of 2024. · The companies joining the alliance is also obliged to publish & implement a comprehensive methane action plan by the end of 2024. |
· The alliance was launched at the COP 28, UAE.
· The world’s largest dairy companies will soon begin disclosing their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance. |
· The initiative is led by the 6 dairy companies.
The 6 members of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance includes · Danone (DANO.PA) · Bel Group · General Mills (GIS.N) · Lactalis USA · Kraft Heinz (KHC.O) · Nestle (NESN.S) |
Context: The Dairy Methane Alliance was recently at the COP 28 to reduce the methane emissions released by the diary sector.
Which of the following statements with respect to Zhuque-2, sometimes seen in the news recently, is correct?
Solution (a)
| Option a |
| Correct |
| · Zhuque 2 is a launch vehicle powered by a mixture of methane and liquid oxygen.
· Land Space has already launched the methane powered Zhuque-2 in July, 2023 without satellites. · With this, LandSpace becomes the first company in the world to launch a methane-liquid oxygen rocket ahead of U.S. rivals including Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. · Capacity – Currently, the rocket can carry a payload of up to 1.5 metric tons into a 500-kilometre-orbit. · Advantages – The use of methane in commercial launches could help slash costs and make it easier to reuse rockets. · Zhuque-3 – It would use stainless steel propellant tanks and clusters of methane-liquid oxygen propellant engines. |
Context: China based space technology startup Land Space has recently launched a methane-powered private rocket.
Solution (a)
| Option a |
| Correct |
| · Zhuque 2 is a launch vehicle powered by a mixture of methane and liquid oxygen.
· Land Space has already launched the methane powered Zhuque-2 in July, 2023 without satellites. · With this, LandSpace becomes the first company in the world to launch a methane-liquid oxygen rocket ahead of U.S. rivals including Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. · Capacity – Currently, the rocket can carry a payload of up to 1.5 metric tons into a 500-kilometre-orbit. · Advantages – The use of methane in commercial launches could help slash costs and make it easier to reuse rockets. · Zhuque-3 – It would use stainless steel propellant tanks and clusters of methane-liquid oxygen propellant engines. |
Context: China based space technology startup Land Space has recently launched a methane-powered private rocket.
