UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 32/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 32/60 SAMVEG IAS
Q1. Consider the following statements about report published by UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

1. It serves as the focal point for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system
2. It supports the implementation, follow-up and review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
3. India has been ranked as the world’s most disaster-prone country for displacement of residents.

 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q2. Consider the following statements news about death due to pollution

1. One in six people die due to pollution globally and most of them occur in developing countries like India.
2. Particulate matter (2.5 PM) is a major reason behind air pollution in India from different sources like coal power plants, transport, household pollution, waste, shipping, agriculture
3. Half of the top 20 polluted cities in the world are in India.

 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q3. Consider the following statements about PAT (perform, achieve & trade) scheme:

1. It was launched by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Ministry of Power) under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE).
2. It is a market based mechanism in which sectors are assigned efficiency targets. Industries whichover-achieve target get incentives in the form of energy saving certificates (ESCert). These certificates are tradable at two energy exchanges viz. Indian Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India.

 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 
Q4. Consider the following statements World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO)

1. It is a specialized agency of the United Nation.
2. It studies the behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans , the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.
3. Greenhouse Gas Bulletin is WMO annual flagship report, which tracks concentrations of gasses in the atmosphere in the post-industrial era (since 1750).
4. Globally average concentrations of CO2 reached 403.3 parts per million in 2016, up from 400.00 ppm in 2015 because of a combination of human activities and a strong El Nino event.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 3 and 4 only
3. 1, 2 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4