Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 4 August 2021

1. With reference to Net Zero Carbon Emission consider the following statements:

1. Net-zero, also referred to as carbon-neutrality, means reaching a state where there are no emissions at all.
2. The net-zero goals was an outcome of 2015 Paris Agreement, the new global architecture to fight climate change.

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

2. With reference to a recent Oxfam Report on Carbon Neutrality Consider the following statements:

1. ‘Net zero’ schemes could force a rise in global food prices and cause more hunger.
2. Bhutan and Suriname are the only two countries that have achieved carbon neutrality.
3. India is opposed to the Net Zero Emission target.

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

3. Genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 virus can help us determine:

1. Evolution of Virus
2. Mutation
3. Geographical Spread
4. Lineage
5. Transmissibility

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4. Consider the following statements regarding passage of bill in the Parliament

1. Voice vote can be challenged by only by opposition member.
2. Voice vote does not put on parliamentary record the stand of political parties and individual MPs on contentious political issues.
3. Division of votes brings more accountability in Parliament than voice vote

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

5. Consider the following pairs:

      Civilization                                       River

1. Mesopotamia                              Euphrates
2. Ancient Egypt                             Nile River
3. Harappa                                      Indus River

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