CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 2 FOR PRELIMS-2023

Q1. Consider the following statements to be true 

1. Conservation Status

Wildlife Protection Act-1972 - Schedule-1

IUCN - Near Threatened

CITES - Appendix III

2. Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is known as the home of blackbuck.

3. The Bishnois sect of people in Rajasthan are called as ‘The Protectors of Black Buck’.

Which of the above are correct 

a- 1 and 3

b- 2 and 3

c- 1 and 2

d- all of the above

 

Q2. Consider the following statements 

1. A new study shows evidence of an active mantle plume beneath the surface of the Mars.

2. Elysium Planitia is a low-lying area on Mars that lies north to the equator.

3. Mantle plumes are large blobs of molten rock that rise towards the surface from the interiors of a planet.

 Which of the above are correct 

a- 1 and 3

b- 2 and 3

c- 1 and 2

d- all of the above

 

Q3. Consider the following statements  

1. Chandigarh has implemented the ‘Eat Right School’ initiative and to focus on 100 government schools in the first phase of this initiative.

2. Aim is to Create awareness about food safety, nutrition & hygiene among school children, and through them among the community at large.

3. The plan is to assess the quality of food served in canteens and replace them with a healthy and nutritious diet.

 Which of the above are correct 

a- 1 and 3

b- 2 and 3

c- 1 and 2

d- all of the above

 

Q4. Consider the following statements 

1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

2. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the Administrative Ministry of FSSAI.

3. FSSAI enforces various provisions of the 2006 Act, to establish a single reference point for all matters relating to food safety and standards.

 Which of the above are correct 

a- 1 and 3

b- 2 and 3

c- 1 and 2

d- all of the above

Q5. Consider the following statements 

1. The Aspirational Blocks Programme is on the lines of the Aspirational District Programme (ADP).

2. The ADP was launched in 2018 and covers 112 districts across the country.

3. The ADP was aimed at developing backward districts across the nation.

 Which of the above are correct 

a- 1 and 3

b- 2 and 3

c- 1 and 2

d- all of the above

 

Q6. Consider the following statements 

1. 5-megawatt plant is set to foray into Singareni Thermal Power Plant, the floating solar power system established in the reservoir at Pegadapalli in Mancherial district, Telangana.

2. Floatovoltaics are panel structures that are installed on water bodies like lakes, basins, and reservoirs instead of on solid structures like a roof or terraces.

3. Covering 10% of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with ‘floatovoltaics’ would install electrical capacity equivalent to that provided by all electricity-generating fossil fuel plants in operation worldwide.

 Which of the above are correct 

a- 1 and 3

b- 2 and 3

c- 1 and 2

d- all of the above

 

Solution 

1. D

2. D

3. D

4. D

5. D