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Q.1) Consider following statements in regard with ‘Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences’.
1. This year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences goes to contributions in Game theory.
2. Contract theory explains how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests.
3. The economics prize is not an original Nobel Prize, and was added in 1968.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Q.2) Consider following statements about ‘Montreal protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer’.
1. Protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
2. This Protocol does not address hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), but these substances figure in the Kyoto Protocol
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.3) The amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out the use of HFCs is likely to be finalised in which of the following country?
a) Rwanda
b) South Africa
c) Kenya
d) India
Q.4) Consider following statements.
1. A new termite species, Glyptotermes Chiraharitae, has been discovered in the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary
2. The species are named ‘Chiraharitae’, after the tropical evergreen forests of the Eastern Ghats
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.5) Consider following statements about ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’.
1. Scheme is implemented by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
2. Skill training is based on the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and industry led standards.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
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