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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points1. Darvaza gas crater, which is also referred as gateway to the hell, is located in:
Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
● The Turkmenistan President has ordered experts to find a way to extinguish a fire in a huge natural gas crater, the Darvaza gas crater or ‘Gateway to Hell’.
● It is located in Turkmenistan in the Karakum desert.
● The crater has been burning for the last 50 years, since 1971 when a Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern, causing the ground to collapse.Incorrect
Answer: D
Explanation:
● The Turkmenistan President has ordered experts to find a way to extinguish a fire in a huge natural gas crater, the Darvaza gas crater or ‘Gateway to Hell’.
● It is located in Turkmenistan in the Karakum desert.
● The crater has been burning for the last 50 years, since 1971 when a Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern, causing the ground to collapse. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points2. Consider the following statements about the Banni Grasslands:
1. It is located in Eastern Rajasthan.
2. It is home to a pastoral community named Maldhari.
3. They are under threat from invasive tree species.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Answer: B
Explanation:
● Banni Grasslands are Asia’s largest grasslands in northwest Gujarat’s Kachchh district.
● It is home to a pastoral community called Maldhari.
● To protect this region from salt water ingress from Rann of Kutch, the government had dropped millions of seeds of exotic species called Prosopis Juliflora from helicopters in the 1960s.Incorrect
Answer: B
Explanation:
● Banni Grasslands are Asia’s largest grasslands in northwest Gujarat’s Kachchh district.
● It is home to a pastoral community called Maldhari.
● To protect this region from salt water ingress from Rann of Kutch, the government had dropped millions of seeds of exotic species called Prosopis Juliflora from helicopters in the 1960s. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points3. Consider the following statements about the National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA):
1. It is an independent autonomous body for the implementation of the river interlinking projects in the country.
2. It will replace the existing National Water Development Agency.
3. It will be completely dependent on government funds to implement projects.
4. It will have the power to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for individual link projects.
Which of the statements given above are correct?Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:
● NIRA is an independent autonomous body for planning, investigation, financing and the implementation of the river interlinking projects in the country.
● NIRA will be headed by a Government of India Secretary-rank officer.
● It will replace the existing National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and will function as an umbrella body for all river linking projects.
● It will have the power to raise funds and act as a repository of borrowed funds or money received on deposit or loan given on interest. (Statement 3 is incorrect).
● It will have the power to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for individual link projects.Incorrect
Answer: C
Explanation:
● NIRA is an independent autonomous body for planning, investigation, financing and the implementation of the river interlinking projects in the country.
● NIRA will be headed by a Government of India Secretary-rank officer.
● It will replace the existing National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and will function as an umbrella body for all river linking projects.
● It will have the power to raise funds and act as a repository of borrowed funds or money received on deposit or loan given on interest. (Statement 3 is incorrect).
● It will have the power to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for individual link projects. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points4. Consider the following statements about the Deep Ocean Mission:
1. It aims to explore the Deep Ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources.
2. The Ministry of Jal Shakti will be the nodal Ministry.
3. India’s first manned ocean mission ‘Samudrayan’ was recently launched under the scheme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:
● It aims to explore the Deep Ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources.
● The Ministry of Earth Sciences will be the nodal Ministry.
● India’s first manned ocean mission ‘Samudrayan’ was recently launched under the scheme.Incorrect
Answer: C
Explanation:
● It aims to explore the Deep Ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources.
● The Ministry of Earth Sciences will be the nodal Ministry.
● India’s first manned ocean mission ‘Samudrayan’ was recently launched under the scheme. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points5. Which of the following is the nodal agency for the implementation of the PM-POSHAN Abhiyan?
Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:
• The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition or POSHANAbhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission, is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Launched by the Prime Minister on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, the POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan directs the attention of the country towards the problem of malnutrition and address it in a mission-mode. Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal Ministry for POSHANAbhiyaan.Incorrect
Answer: C
Explanation:
• The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition or POSHANAbhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission, is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Launched by the Prime Minister on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, the POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan directs the attention of the country towards the problem of malnutrition and address it in a mission-mode. Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal Ministry for POSHANAbhiyaan.
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