Prelims Power Play 23 September 2022

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1. With reference to the Caspian sea region, consider the following places:

Astrakhan
Gulf of Karabugaz
Darwaza gas crater
Tengiz oil field
Ramsar
Tbilisi

Which of the following places lie along its coast?

1, 2, 3, 5 only

1, 2, 4, 5 only

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 only

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 only

2. Consider the following countries

Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan

How many of the above surrounds Caspian Sea

Only one

Only two

Only three

All four

‘Basel III Accord’ or simply ‘Basel III’, often seen in the news, seeks to

develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

improve banking sector’s ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management

reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries

transfer technology from developed countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals

4. Consider the following

As per the Electricity Act, 2003, the CEA is supposed to prepare a National Electricity Plan once in three years.
So far, the CEA has prepared five NEPs in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

None

5. Consider the following statements:

BOD is used, often in waste water-treatment plants, as an index of the degree of organic pollution in water.
Hot summer temperatures can lessen the amount of dissolved oxygen in a water body
Oxygen demand is a measure of the amount of oxidizable substances in a water sample

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 3

2 and 3

1 and 2

1, 2 and 3