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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Gregorian calendar-
- We have one extra day in a leap year because the Earth takes more than 365 days to complete one revolution around the Sun.
- The year 2000 was a leap year but 2100 will not be a leap year.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/why-do-we-have-leap-years/
The time required by the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun is approximately 365.242 days. But years are usually only 365 days.
To adjust for the extra 0.242 days in the orbital period, which becomes almost one full day in four years, the calendar adds an extra day once every four years.
In the Gregorian calendar, a century year (a year ending with 00) is not a leap year, even though it is a multiple of 4. Thus, the year 2100 will not be a leap year.
But even this does not provide total accuracy. To ensure that, some century years remain leap years. In the Gregorian calendar, leap years include those century years which are exactly divisible by 400.Incorrect
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/why-do-we-have-leap-years/
The time required by the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun is approximately 365.242 days. But years are usually only 365 days.
To adjust for the extra 0.242 days in the orbital period, which becomes almost one full day in four years, the calendar adds an extra day once every four years.
In the Gregorian calendar, a century year (a year ending with 00) is not a leap year, even though it is a multiple of 4. Thus, the year 2100 will not be a leap year.
But even this does not provide total accuracy. To ensure that, some century years remain leap years. In the Gregorian calendar, leap years include those century years which are exactly divisible by 400. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following countries is/are members of both the SAARC and BIMSTEC
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka.
- Myanmar
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https://bimstec.org/?page_id=189
SAARC (8 member countries) and BIMSTEC (7 member countries) have 5 countries common among them. The common countries among them are- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives are members of SAARC but not of BIMSTEC.
Myanmar and Thailand both sharing the border with the Bay of Bengal are only the members of BIMSTEC and not SAARC.
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https://bimstec.org/?page_id=189
SAARC (8 member countries) and BIMSTEC (7 member countries) have 5 countries common among them. The common countries among them are- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives are members of SAARC but not of BIMSTEC.
Myanmar and Thailand both sharing the border with the Bay of Bengal are only the members of BIMSTEC and not SAARC.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is not true about the Blue Dot network?
- Promoting high-quality global infrastructure development is its aim.
- It is led by the US, Japan and Australia.
- India is the founding member of the initiative.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/psychologicalcousins/blue-dot-network-9152/
The aim of this initiative is to bring governments, the private sectors, and civil societies for promoting high-quality global infrastructure development in an open and inclusive framework.
Blue Dot Network has been jointly launched by the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/psychologicalcousins/blue-dot-network-9152/
The aim of this initiative is to bring governments, the private sectors, and civil societies for promoting high-quality global infrastructure development in an open and inclusive framework.
Blue Dot Network has been jointly launched by the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements-
- Pakke Tiger Reserve is the easternmost tiger reserve in the country.
- It is bordered by the Kameng river in the west.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh is India’s easternmost tiger reserve.
Documents received in response to an RTI enquiry reveal that the government in the State plans to build a 692.7 km highway through the 862 sq km Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) in East Kameng district.
Kameng River borders it on the western side.
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Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh is India’s easternmost tiger reserve.
Documents received in response to an RTI enquiry reveal that the government in the State plans to build a 692.7 km highway through the 862 sq km Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) in East Kameng district.
Kameng River borders it on the western side.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsFor the measurement/ estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used?
- Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location
- Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location
- Land surface temperatures of a specific location
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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With the development of remote sensing from space, satellite data offers the
possibility for measuring land surface temperature over the entire globe with sufficiently high temporal resolution and with complete especially averaged rather than point values.The global food supply is being monitored with satellite imagery and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Near -infrared radiation is being used to detect healthy vegetation in agriculture. Healthy vegetation reflects green light and absorbs red and blue light. The green light that our eyes see is chlorophyll created by plants during photosynthesis. Chlorophyll will reflect more light in the green and near-infrared spectrum compared to other wavelengths. This is why near-infrared radiation in combination with NDVI is one of the primary remote sensing applications in agriculture and the environment.
Remote sensing from satellites can deliver information on GHG soil emissions by estimating tropospheric, near-surface CO2 and CH4 concentrations based on the measurement of the intensity of the reflected sunlight in small wavelength bands in the visible and short-wavelength IR portion of the spectrum.
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With the development of remote sensing from space, satellite data offers the
possibility for measuring land surface temperature over the entire globe with sufficiently high temporal resolution and with complete especially averaged rather than point values.The global food supply is being monitored with satellite imagery and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Near -infrared radiation is being used to detect healthy vegetation in agriculture. Healthy vegetation reflects green light and absorbs red and blue light. The green light that our eyes see is chlorophyll created by plants during photosynthesis. Chlorophyll will reflect more light in the green and near-infrared spectrum compared to other wavelengths. This is why near-infrared radiation in combination with NDVI is one of the primary remote sensing applications in agriculture and the environment.
Remote sensing from satellites can deliver information on GHG soil emissions by estimating tropospheric, near-surface CO2 and CH4 concentrations based on the measurement of the intensity of the reflected sunlight in small wavelength bands in the visible and short-wavelength IR portion of the spectrum.
