These MCQs are based on Today’s Targets given here
1. Chabahar port lies in Gulf of Aden
2. Chabahar port is located on the Makran coastChoose the correct statements from the option given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. B
Explanation:
Chabahar port lies in Gulf of Oman.
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Q.2) Consider the following statements about Green Climate Fund:
1. It is a fund within the framework of UNFCCC
2. It is founded to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
Choose the correct statements from the option given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
Explanation:
- It is a fund within the framework of UNFCCC
- It is founded to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
- Formed in 2010
- First mention of concept in Copenhagen Accord in CoP-15
- Formally in CoP-16 at Cancun.
- WB is chosen as a temporary trustee of the fund.
- HQ : Incheon, South Korea
- It is intended to be the centrepiece of efforts to raise Climate Finance of $100 billion a year by 2020. This is not an official figure for the size of the Fund itself, however.
- No clarity about from where money will come in this fund.
Q.3) Which of the following country is not a member of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation:
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Cambodia
d) Vietnam
Ans. B
Explanation:
- Established in 2000
- It comprises six member :
- India,
- Thailand,
- Myanmar,
- Cambodia,
- Laos and
- Vietnam
- They emphasised four areas of cooperation:
- tourism,
- culture,
- education, and
- transportation
- The organization takes its name from the Ganga and the Mekong, two large rivers in the region
Q.4) Consider the following statements:
1. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are used in refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosol sprays and they damage the ozone layer of the atmosphere
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are produced by combustion of fuels like coal in power plants and it can cause respiratory problems
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. A
Explanation: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which are used in refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosol sprays. CFCs damage the ozone layer of the atmosphere. Recall
that the ozone layer protects us from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun.
Sulphur dioxide is produced by combustion of fuels like coal in power plants. It can cause respiratory problems, including permanent lung damage.
Source: NCERT 8th: Science, Chapter 18, Page 243
Q.5) Consider the following statements about Permanent Settlements:
1. The rajas and taluqdars were recognised as zamindars
2. Zamindars were to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company
3. The amount to be paid was fixed permanently, that is, it was not to be increased ever in future
4. Zamindars started investing in the improvement of land
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Ans. A
Explanation: By the terms of the settlement, the rajas and taluqdars were recognised as zamindars. They were asked to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company. The amount to be paid was fixed permanently, that is, it was not to be increased ever in future. It was felt that this would ensure a regular flow of revenue into the Company’s coffers and at the same time encourage the zamindars to invest in improving the land.
The Permanent Settlement, however, created problems. Company officials soon discovered that the zamindars were in fact not investing in the improvement of land. The revenue that had been fixed was so high that the zamindars found it difficult to pay. Anyone who failed to pay the revenue lost his zamindari.
Source: NCERT 8th: Our Past – III, Chapter 3, Page 28