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Q.1) Consider the following statements in regard with ‘Waste to energy processes’.
1. Biomethanation process degrades biological or organic compounds to generate biogas and manure.
2. The Nisargruna technology developed by the Mumbai-based Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), used in biomethanation plants.
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.2) Consider the following statements in regard to ‘World Indology Conference’.
1. The first World Indology Conference hosted by Rashtrapati Bhavan in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in 2015.
2. The first ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award was presented to Prof. Amartya Sen in india.
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) Consider the following statements in regard to ‘Coral bleaching’.
1. Coral bleaching occurs when abnormal environmental conditions, such as warmer sea temperatures, cause corals to expel tiny photosynthetic algae, draining them of their colour.
2. Algae are vital to the coral, which uses the organic products of photosynthesis to help it grow.
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.4) North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) of the ISRO located in
a) Imphal
b) Itanagar
c) Kolkata
d) Shillong
Q.5) The Joint Military Exercise “SAMPRITI-2016” was held between
a) India and Bangladesh
b) India and Nepal
c) U.S and Seychelles
d) India and Maldives
Q.6) Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka (CSP 2016)
A. George Buhler
B. James Prinsep
C. Max Muller
D. William Jones
Q.7) With reference to the ‘Gram Nyayalaya Act’ which of the statements is/are correct?
1.As per the act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases not criminal cases
2.The Act allows only social activists as mediators/reconcillators
Select the correct answers using the code given below: (CSP 2016)
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q.8) Consider the following statements in regard to ‘The India – Africa summit’.
1. It was held in 2015 was the third such summit.
2. It was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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