Q.19·Current Affairs·EasyWhich among the following are parts of India's nationally determined contributions (NDCs) as part of the Paris Climate Change Agreement? 1. Reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 33% to 35% by 2030 from 2005 level. 2. Achieve about 50% electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources. 3. Create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.20·Current Affairs·EasyWhich of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century ?View question
Q.21·Current Affairs·EasyConsider the following statements related to the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA): 1. It aims to provide all the pregnant women with comprehensive and quality antenatal care, free of cost. 2. This scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.22·Current Affairs·EasyWhich of the following employment survey reports is/are published by the Labour Bureau in India? 1. Periodic Labour Force Survey Report 2. Payroll Reporting 3. Quarterly Employment Survey. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.23·Current Affairs·EasyWhich of the following schemes is/are meant only for BPL (Below Poverty Line) households? 1. MGNREGA 2. PM Ujjwala Yojana 3. Ayushman Bharat Yojana 4. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.24·Current Affairs·EasyArrange the following events in chronological sequence: 1. Direct Action 2. Day of Deliverance 3. Cripps Mission 4. Quit India Movement 5. August Offer Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.25·Current Affairs·Easy'R2 Code of Practices' constitutes a tool available for promoting the adoption ofView question
Q.26·Current Affairs·EasyDirections: Answer the question based on the series given below. A cube is painted green on all sides. It is then cut into identical cubes of side 1 cm each; such that the number of cubes with exactly one face painted is thrice the number of cubes with exactly two faces painted. Both these values are finite. How many of the smaller cubes have exactly three faces painted green?View question
Q.27·Current Affairs·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India. 2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board. 3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.28·Current Affairs·EasyIn which of the following regions, gathering is practised? 1. Northern Eurasia 2. The Amazon Basin 3. Tropical Africa Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.29·Current Affairs·EasyThe figure below shows a map of five cities of a state connected by seven different roads and the time taken (in hours) to travel between two cities in either direction. If a person starts from P, travels to three cities exactly once and then returns to P, what is the least distance he travels?View question
Q.30·Current Affairs·EasyA worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is 5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr, then he reaches the factory 7 minutes early. The distance of the factory from his house isView question
Q.31·Current Affairs·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. The two major natural pathways of nitrogen fixation are lightning and biological activity. 2. Fixation of nitrogen cannot be done through the use of chemical fertilizers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.32·Current Affairs·EasyDirections: question below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: (A) Most bulls are cows. (B) No bull is horse. (C) All horses are cows. Conclusions: I. Some cows are not horses. II. All cows are not horses. III. Some bulls are cows. IV. Some bulls are not horses.View question
Q.33·Current Affairs·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct with regard to the significance of salinity? 1. Evaporation is controlled by the salinity of the ocean. 2. Spatial variation in the seawater salinity is a potent factor in the origin of the ocean currents. 3. Salinity and density of the sea water are negatively correlated. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.34·Current Affairs·EasyDirections: Answer these questions based on the pipeline diagram below. The following sketch shows the pipelines carrying material from one location to another. Each location has a demand for material. The demand at Vaishali is 400, at Mathura is 400, at Jhampur is 700 and at Vidisha is 200. Each arrow indicates the direction of material flow through the pipeline. The flow from Vaishali to Mathura is 300. The quantity of material flow is such that the demands at all these locations are exactly met. The capacity of each pipeline is 1000. What is the free capacity available in the Avanti Vidisha pipeline?View question
Q.35·Current Affairs·EasyIn the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?View question
Q.36·Current Affairs·EasyA study by Phelps, Doherty-Sneddon, and Warnock concluded that children who avoid eye contact while considering their responses to questions are more likely to answer correctly than children who maintain eye contact. Which of the following statements will strengthen the author’s argument?View question