Quiz 111 – Answers
Questions can be found here :
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Q.1
a) 1 only
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct :
Reason : Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has launched its Super-Efficient Air Conditioning Programme for residential and institutional consumers in the BSES area.
Statement 2 is incorrect :
Reason : Under the programme, Super-Efficient Air Conditioners are distributed. They are 40% more efficient than, but priced comparably with, the 3-star ACs currently available in the market (ISEER 3.8).
EESL is working towards making this programme and its benefits available to all consumers across the nation with the other DISCOMs likely to partner with EESL in future.
Q.2
a) 1 only
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct :
Reason :NavratnaDefence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has unveiled its new product, the Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG), an innovative solution to meet the ever-increasing need for drinking water worldwide, at Aero India 2019.
It uses heat exchange for condensing the atmospheric moisture to produce pure, safe and clean potable water.
Statement 2 is incorrect :
Reason : The Atmospheric Water Generator is being manufactured by BEL in collaboration with CSIR-IICT and MAITHRI, a start-up company based in Hyderabad.
Q.3
b) 1 and 2
EXPLANATION –
Statement 3 is incorrect as Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 to ban Sati by Governor- General William Bentick. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Gattunath Bose were the first graduates of the Calcutta University on Jan 30, 1858. JED Bethune founded the Bethune School in Calcutta in 1849. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was also associated with this. That’s why the best possible answer here is option (b).
Q.4
d) All of the above
EXPLANATION –
There are four kinds of rights covered under the FRA:
Statement 1 is correct :
Reason : Title rights – Ownership to land that is being farmed by tribals or forest dwellers subject to a maximum of 4 hectares; ownership is only for land that is actually being cultivated by the concerned family, meaning that no new lands are granted.
Statement 2 is correct :
Reason : Use rights – to minor forest produce (also including ownership), to grazing areas, to pastoralist routes, etc.
Statement 3 is correct :
Reason : Relief and development rights – to rehabilitation in case of illegal eviction or forced displacement; and to basic amenities, subject to restrictions for forest protection.
Statement 4 is correct :
Reason : Forest management rights – to protect forests and wildlife is also part of the rights conferred.
Q.5
a) 1 only
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct :
Reason : GIM is one of the eight missions launched under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
Statement 2 is incorrect :
Reason : The objective of the mission is to increase green cover to the extent of 5 million hectares (mha) and improve quality of existing green cover on another 5 mha,
