Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 2 November 2021

1. Which of the following are major GHGs are

1. carbon dioxide (CO2)
2. methane (CH4)
3. Nitrous oxide (N20).
4. hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
5. perfluorocarbons (PFCs) a
6. Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

Select the correct answer using the code below?

2. Consider the following statements regarding Green Climate Fund (GCF)

1. The GCF was set up in COP 21 Paris under the UNFCCC’s financial mechanism to channel funding from developed countries to developing countries.
2. It aims to deliver funding to only mitigation and not adaptation.
3. It is the only stand-alone multilateral financing entity whose sole mandate is to serve the UNFCC.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below?

3. Consider the following initiates

1. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
2. International Solar Alliance
3. Climate Initiative Platform
4. Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Which of the initiates have been started by India to fight climate change?

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a five-fold strategy for India to play its part in helping the world get closer to 1.5 degrees Celsius on the first day of the global climate meet in Glasgow.The prime minister euphemistically termed his scheme as ‘Panchamrita’ meaning

5. Consider the following statements regarding impact of covid pandemic

1. The internal economic inequalities in developing counties have widened more than developed countries.
2. The gap between the developed and developing countries have widened.

Which of the above are correct statements?