Prelims Power Play 6 November 2022

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1. Mangroves can serve as a reliable safety hedge against coastal calamities like storm surges How do mangroves function as a safety hedge?

The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide zone in which people neither live nor venture out

The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after any natural disaster

The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as art excellent shelter during a cyclone or tsunami

The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of their extensive roots

2. Blue carbon initiative is related to which of the following ecosystems

Rainforest

Antarctica

Mangroves

Mountain

3. Which of the following are initiatives of UNESCO?

1 and 2 only

1, 2 and 5 only

1, 2, 3 and 4 only

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

4. Consider the following statements:

Under Ramsar convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government on India in protect and conserve all the wetlands in the territory of India
The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed by the Government of India based on the recommendations of Ramsar convention.
The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 notified by the MoEF&CC includes paddy fields and human-made water bodies within the ambit of wetlands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

2 only

1, 2 and 3

5. Consider the following

How many of the above are zoonotic diseases?

Only one

Only two

Only three

All four