Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 3 November 2021

1. India has committed which of the following at the COP 26

1. It will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.
2. It will meet 50 percent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030
3. It will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030
4. It will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 33 percent
5. It will achieve the target of net-zero by 2050.

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2. Consider the following regarding nuclear energy

1. Production of nuclear energy helps in avoiding carbon emissions.
2. Throughout the world new nuclear reactors are being set up in huge numbers to fight climate change.
3. Recently Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant has been inaugurated in France.

Which of the above statement is true? Select the correct answer using the code below.

3. With reference to the ‘New York Declaration on Forests’, which of the following statements are correct?

1. It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014.
2. It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests.
3. It is a legally binding international declaration.
4. It is enclosed by governments big companies and indigenous communities
5. India was one of the signatories at its inception.

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4. Consider the following statements

1. Methane has a greater global warming potential than carbon dioxide.
2. Methane is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere
3. Methane has a much shorter atmospheric lifetime than carbon dioxide.

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5. According to the UN, 25 per cent of the warming that the world is experiencing today is because of methane. Which of the following are the sources of methane.

1. Landfills
2. Oil and natural gas systems
3. Agricultural activities
4. Coal mining
5. Wastewater treatment
6. Industrial processes

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