Prelims Power Play 18 November 2022

1. Consider following statements regarding GM crops in India:

1. Import of any GM material is governed by the Environment Protection Act.
2. Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has mandated that imported consignments of all food crops will need to be accompanied with the “non-GM cum GM free certificate.
3. At present India doesn’t import any GM food crop.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Carbon leakage recently in news refers to

3. Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism (CBAM) – a new mechanism of carbon taxation recently in news is an initiative of

4. Consider the following pairs:

International agreement/ set-up                   Subject 

1. Alma-Ata Declaration                              Healthcare of the people
2. Race to Zero                                               Hunger
3. Talanoa Dialogue                                      Global climate change
4. Under 2 Coalition                                     Child rights

How many of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

5. Consider the following statements:

1. The Under2Coalition is a coalition of subnational governments that aims to achieve greenhouse gases emissions mitigation.
2. The Climate Group is an international non-profit organisation that drives climate action by building large networks and runs them.
3. EP100 brings together leading companies committed to driving innovation in energy efficiency and increasing competitiveness while delivering on emission reduction goals.
4. RE100 is the United Nation renewable energy initiative bringing together all the members to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

How many of the above is/are correct?