Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 3 October 2021

1. Consider following statements regarding Desertification:

1. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), adopted in 1994, is the sole legally binding international agreement to combat land degradation.
2. The 14^thedition of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)  was held in New Delhi

Which of the above are correct statements?

2. Who among the following did not contribute to building the famous ‘Qutb-Minar’?

3. Which of the following factors contribute to desertification?

1. Overgrazing
2. Wetland drainage
3. Urbanization
4. Modern Agriculture
5. Industrialization

Select the correct pairs from the code given below:

4. Consider the following statements about land resource in India

1. India has 15 per cent of the world’s livestock on just 2.4 per cent of the world’s land.
2. Over grazing is one of the mains causes of land degradation in India.
3. Land degradation is increasing consistently in the last one decade.

Which of the following statements is /are correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below:

5. Consider the following statements regarding river Ganga

1. More than 90 per cent of the water in the Ganga is from glaciers and rest from Himalayan springs.
2. Most of the rivers in India have their origin in springs.
3. Himalayan springs are drying very fast.

Which of the above are correct statements?