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Q.1) Consider following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi International Airport, which has recently got ‘carbon neutral status’.
1. It has became the first airport in Asia-Pacific to achieve the carbon neutral status
2. Less than 25 airports in the world, most of them Europe, have earned carbon neutral status.
3. Carbon neutrality occurs when the net carbon emissions over an entire year is zero.
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) Which of the following countries located in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
1. Indonesia
2. Ecuador
3. Japan
4. New Zealand
5. China
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
- a) 1,2 and 4
- b) 2 and 5
- c) 1, 2, 3 and 5
- d) 1,2,3 and 4 only
Q.3) Consider following statements with reference to IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
1. The IMF can assist a country with the adjustment process under EFF
2. IMF assists when country faces serious medium-term balance of payments problems
3. Assistance under EFF features shorter program engagement
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
4) Recently, India conducted surgical strikes across the Line of Control(LoC) of India-Pakistan.
Consider following statements with regard to LOC.
1. Line of Control refers to military control line between India and Pakistan.
2. Earlier it was known as cease-fire line, renamed as LoC after Simla agreement in 1972.
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) Recently, Bedaquiline drug was in the news. It is most effective treatment for
a) Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB)
b) Cancer
c) Hepatitis-B
d) Zika virus disease
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