Climate Change

1) Which of the following is/are the consequence of Global Warming?

a) Glacial retreating
b) Extension of desertification
c) Stimulation of photosynthesis
d) All of the above

2) Which of the following is not a green house gas?

a) Water vapour
b) Ozone
c) Nitrogen
d) Oxygen
d) Both c) and d)
e) All of the above are green house gases

3) The 'Alliance 8.7' is related to which of the following?

a) Climate Change
b) Women Empowerement
c) Child Labour
d) Global Terrorism

4) Which of the following is not the consequence of a climate change?

a) Upward displacement of the plant community in alpine peaks.
b) More occurrence mosquito-borne diseases at higher elevations.
c) Rise in crop productivity.
d) Increased flood and drought occurrence.

5) Which of the following acids does not forms the essential component of the acid rain?
a) Sulphuric Acid
b) Hydrochloric Acid
c) Nitric Acid
d) Carbonic Acid

Answers

1) d
2) d
3) c
4) c
5) d

Kigali Accord

Question 1

The 'Kigali accord' is related to which of the following options?

a) Counterterrorism
b) Climate Change
c) Multilateral Trade
d) Poverty Elimination

Question 2

Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the 'Kigali accord'?

a) The agreement amends the Montreal Protocol of 1989 to allow it to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
b) U.S. and European Union will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2018.
c) India will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2018.
d) China, Brazil and South Africa will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2018.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)?

i) Heat trapping capacity of  HFCs is more than thousand times that of carbon dioxide.
ii) HFCs come under the category of ozone-depleting substances.
iii) HFCs account for less than 5% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world.

a) i and iii only
b) All of the above
c) ii and iii only
d) i and ii only

Answers

1) b , The 'Kigali accord' is related to phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over the next 30 years.
2) d, China, Brazil and South Africa will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2024.
3) a

Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) The SAARC nations led technical meeting & 4th ministerial meeting of South Asian Initiative to end Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) was held at :

a) Islamabad
b) Kabul
c) New Delhi
d) Dhaka

2) Which of the following initiatives taken by the Government of India for the protection of children has been correctly matched?

a) TrackChild -  the online system of tracking missing children in India 
b) Khoya Paaya - a citizen portal for reporting missing and found children.
c) CHILDLINE 1098- a child helpline number
d) All of the above are correct.

3) Which of the following options is/are the impacts of Climate Change?

i) Alteration in earth's wobble around its polar axis.
ii) Coral bleaching.
iii) Ocean acidification.

a) i, ii and iii
b) ii and iii
c) ii only
d) i and ii only

4) According to the recent study by NASA, the earth's spin around its polar axis is drifting east at the rate of 7inches per year. What reasons have been stated for this phenomenon?

a) Melting of ice in Greenland.
b) Gain of ice mass in eastern Antarctica.
c) Recent dry spell across Eurasia.
d) All of the above

5) Recently, India has signed the protocol amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with which of the following countries in order to impose capital gains tax on selling or transfer of shares of Indian companies?

a) Singapore
b) Mauritius
c) Malaysia
d) Netherland

6) Arrange the following countries in ascending order of their share in FDI equity inflow to India in last 5 years?

i) Mauritius
ii) Singapore
iii) United Kingdom
iv) Japan
v) UAE

a) i, ii, iii, iv, v
b) ii, i, iii, iv, v
c) i, ii, v, iv, iii
d) ii, i, v, iv, iii

Answers

1) c, Reference : PIB Link
2) d
3) a
4) d
5) b, The tax will be applicable from March 31,2017
6) a