Prelims Power Play 4 November 2022

1. Consider the following statements with reference to India’s Commitments on Climate Action:

1. India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of achieving 450 giga watt non-fossil energy capacity.
2. Reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45%.
3. Meet 50% of its energy requirements from renewable energy.
4. Achieve the target of Net Zero.

Which of the above is to be achieved by 2030?

2. Adaptation Gap Report (AGR) is released by

3. In which of the following instances an asteroid is considered to be a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)

1. When asteroid’s potential to make threatening close approaches to the Earth.
2. Asteroids with a minimum orbit intersection distance of less than 0.05 au.
3. Asteroids that is smaller than about 150 m in diameter.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following pairs

  Volcano           –         Type

1. Mt. Fuji  :   Shield
2. Mount Sinabung : Composite
3. Mount Meru: :  Stratovolcano

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

5. The RBI is mandated to report to the government on reasons of breaching upper limit of inflation under RBI Act.