UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 47/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 47/60 SAMVEG IAS

Q1. Consider the following statements about the recent steps taken by the government in order to protect the marine ecology

  1. Prohibited the use of LED lights and other artificial lights and
  2. practice of bull-trawling,
  3. purse seining and gill netting operations in the Indian EEZ to protect the marine ecology.

 
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 about Coastal economic zone
 

  1. It is a spatial-economic region which could extend along 300-500 km of coastline and around 200-300 km inland from the coastline. Each CEZ will be an agglomeration of coastal districts within a State
  2. India’s first mega coastal economic zone (CEZ) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Maharashtra.
  3. It will be based on China Shenzhen-style Coastal Economic Zone

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. Components OF National Perspective Plan (NPP) of the Sagarmala Programme includes:

  1. Port Modernization & New Port Development
  2. Port Connectivity Enhancement
  3. Port-linked Industrialization
  4. Coastal Community  Development

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

 
Q4. Government recently approved the continuation of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) for three years i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20. Consider the following statements about its objectives

  1. To make farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmer’s effort, mitigating risk and promoting agribusiness entrepreneurship
  2. It was launched in 2007 on the recommendation of the National Development Council. To achieve 4% annual growth in agriculture sector

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