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
- Prohibited the use of LED lights and other artificial lights and
- practice of bull-trawling,
- 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 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Q2 Consider the following statements about Coastal economic zone
- 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
- India’s first mega coastal economic zone (CEZ) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Maharashtra.
- It will be based on China Shenzhen-style Coastal Economic Zone
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Q3. Components OF National Perspective Plan (NPP) of the Sagarmala Programme includes:
- Port Modernization & New Port Development
- Port Connectivity Enhancement
- Port-linked Industrialization
- Coastal Community Development
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- 1, 2 and 3 only
- 1, 3 and 4 only
- 1, 2 and 4 only
- 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
- To make farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmer’s effort, mitigating risk and promoting agribusiness entrepreneurship
- 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 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2