Q. 21. WAYU, the recently developed air filtration device was developed by
(A) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
(B) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
(C) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc, Bangalore)
(D) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
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Q. 22. Remove DEBRIS as recently seen in the news is related to?
(A) Removal of plastic debris from the oceans
(B) Removal of space junks from earth’s orbit
(C) Removal of concrete debris after a natural disaster
(D) Removal of huge waste pile ups from landfills
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Q. 23. Which of the following best describes enemy aliens of India?
(A) Citizens of State at war with India
(B) Citizens of India who voluntarily reside in or trade with state at war with India
(C) Citizens of a state which is not recognised by India
(D) Both (A) and (B)
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Q. 24. Consider the following phenomena
i) Thermal Expansion ii) Glacier Melting iii) Mass Extinction
Which of these is/are causing sea level rise?
(A) i & ii
(B) Only ii
(C) i, ii & iii
(D) ii & iii
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Q. 25. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about mineral resources of India?
(A) Auction provision was introduced in coal mining sector to promote transparency and augmenting the income of the Govt.
(B) Central Govt. controls the allocation of both major and minor mineral
(C) Central Govt., is running Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana for the development and welfare of mining region
(D) India has negligible share in rare earth metals mining in the world
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Q. 26. In the context of neighboring countries of India consider the following statements?
i. Meghalaya shares border with Bhutan and Bangladesh both
ii. Jammu- Kashmir the only state of India that shares border with Autonomous Xinjiang and Tibet provinces of China
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only i
(B) only ii
(C) both i & ii
(D) neither i nor ii
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Q. 27. Consider the following statements about renewable energy?
i. Wind energy is completely green and clean form of energy
ii. Small Hydro and large Hydro both are equally green and clean
iii. Second generation of biomass energy is more or less carbon neutral
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) i, ii,iii
(B) i, iii
(C) ii,iii
(D) only iii
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Q. 28. Montreal Protocol is related to:
(A) Ozone depletion
(B) Emission Trading
(C) Biopiracy
(D) Wetland Conservation
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Q. 29. Consider the following pairs:
a. Indigenously developed
b. India’s indigenous
c. Pilotless assault aircraft.
i. Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
ii. Lakshya remote piloted vehicle (RPV) for surveillance
iii. Nishant
Select the correct match(s) from the given below option(s)
(A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii
(B) a-i, b-iii, c-ii
(C) a-ii, b-i, c-iii
(D) a-ii, b-iii, c-i
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Q. 30. Consider the following statements:
i. Unsaturated fats are conventionally regarded as ‘healthier’ than saturated fats
ii. Omega-3 fatty acids polyunsaturated fatty acids
Which among the above is/are correct statement(s)
(A) Only i
(B) Only ii
(C) i and ii both
(D) None of the above.
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