Q1:
Consider the following statements regarding the jute crop and choose the correct option?
- The jute production in India is mainly concentrated in eastern states.
- The Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime of India does not include jute crop.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : a
Explanation
Jute, also known as the golden fibre, is one of the longest and most used natural fibre for various textile applications.
It is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts.
Top Jute Producing States: West Bengal > Bihar > Assam > Andhra Pradesh >
Odisha.
It is mainly concentrated in eastern India because of the rich alluvial soil
of Ganga-Brahmaputra delta. Jute is included in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime of the country.
Q2:
Arrange the eight Core Industries in decreasing order of their weightage in the Index of Industrial Production:
- Electricity
- Fertilizers
- Natural Gas
- Crude oil
- Steel
- 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
- 1, 4, 3, 5, 2
- 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
- 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
Answer: a
Explanation:
The eight core sector industries include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizer, steel, cement and electricity.
Eight Core Industries in decreasing order of their weightage in the Index of Industrial Production: Refinery Products> Electricity> Steel> Coal> Crude Oil> Natural Gas> Cement> Fertilizers.
Q3:
With reference to Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region, consider the following statements and choose the correct options:
- It is a statutory authority that will replace non-statutory Environment Pollution
(Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA).
- It will have experts from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) and Civil Society.
- The commission will not have the powers to issue directions to the states.
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer : a
Explanation
Recently, the President of India has signed ‘The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020’.
The Ordinance sets up a statutory authority – the Commission for Air
Quality Management in National Capital Region (NCR) and Adjoining Areas.
Through the Ordinance, the Centre has also dissolved the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) for the NCR.
It will have members from several Ministries as well as representatives from the
stakeholder States.
It will also have experts from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Civil Society.
In matters of air pollution and air quality management, the Commission will
supersede all existing bodies such as the CPCB, and even the state governments of
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. It will have the powers to issue
directions to the states.
Q4:
With reference to Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project, consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
- It envisages the repair and rehabilitation of dam projects in North-eastern states
only.
- It is being funded by the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 and 2
Answer : b
Explanation
The Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) was started in 2012 and was scheduled to be completed in 2018.
In September 2018, the Government approved its revised cost estimates along with a two-year time extension from 2018 to 2020, for the completion.
It envisages comprehensive rehabilitation of 736 existing dams located across the country and complements the Dam Safety Bill, 2019.
It was initially taken up for the repair and rehabilitation of dam projects across the seven states of India, namely Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.
The Drip project is jointly financed by the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
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