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Consider the following statements.

1. UN-Habitat is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities.
2. The mandate of UN-Habitat extends to improve the lives of slum-dwellers and the target to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
3. UN-Habitat’s funding comes from voluntary contributions from governmental and intergovernmental donors, and the UN General Assembly.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Bioenergy crops.

1. Bioenergy crops create cooling effect on cultivated areas.
2. Bioenergy crops could also be used for the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils.
3. The first-generation bioenergy crops include corn, sorghum, rapeseed and sugarcane.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following criteria for Identifying Wetlands of International Importance?

1. If it supports populations ofplant and/or animal species important for maintaining the biological diversity of aparticular biogeographic region.
2. If it supports plant and/or animal species at a critical stage in their life cycles, or provides refuge during adverse conditions.
3. If it supports vulnerable,endangered, or critically endangered species or threatened ecological communities.

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Who are below the members of the Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog?

1. Prime Minister of India
2. Respective Finance Ministers of all the States and Union Territories with legislature
3. Governors of all states and UTs.
4. Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories with legislature
5. Lt Governors of UTs

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With respect to Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), consider the following statements.

1. It is sovereign currency in an electronic form and it would appear as liability (currency in circulation) on a central bank’s balance sheet.
2. CBDC is beneficial to those countries where currency to GDP ratio is high.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With respect to Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), consider the following statements.

1. The Special Drawing Right is an interest-bearing international reserve asset created by the IMF.
2. The value of the SDR is set on the basis of daily market exchange rates between the currencies included in the SDR basket.
3. SDRs can be hold by private entities or individuals.

Which of the above statement sis/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC).

1. Union Finance Minister shall be the Chairperson of the council.
2. The Council deals with issues relating to financial inclusion.
3. The Council shall have a Sub-committee headed by the Governor, RBI.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following.

1. Jerusalem
2. Tel Aviv
3. Beirut
4. Gaza

Arrange the above from North to South.

With respect to International Seabed Authority (ISA), consider the following statements.

1. It is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
2. All States Parties to UNCLOS are ipso facto members of ISA.
3. ISA has the duty to adopt appropriate rules to ensure the effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects that may arise from mineral exploration.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With respect to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, consider the following statements.

1. The Gram Sabha is empowered to do social audits of the projects under the scheme within Gram Panchayat.
2. The cost of unemployment allowance payable under the scheme shall be met by Central Government.
3. It doesn’t distinguish between rural and urban areas, emphasize on the development of both the areas.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With respect to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), consider the following statements.

1. It has been constituted under Environment Protection Act, 1986.
2. Prime minister is the chairperson of the Authority.
3. It ensures that the tiger reserves are not diverted for ecologically unsustainable uses.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

In the context of Fortification of rice in India, consider the following statements.

1. It is the process of adding Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK), containing FSSAI prescribed micronutrients to normal Rice (Custom Milled Rice) in the ratio of 1:100.
2. FSSAI the regulatory/licensing authority for food fortification has drafted Standards for FRK.
3. The fortification process is done in the rice mills at the time of milling of rice.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. More than 60% of wild Asian elephants are in India.
2. Currently, India has 21 Elephant Reserves.
3. Indian Elephant has been listed in the Appendix I of the Convention of the Migratory species.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following correctly defines Environmental Democracy?

1. It is rooted in the idea that meaningful participation by the public is critical to ensuring that land and natural resource decisions adequately and equitably address citizens’ interests.
2. It doesn’t seek enforcement of environmental laws or compensation for damages rather focus on setting a standard for what determines a good outcome.

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With respect to Niger seeds, consider the following statements.

1. Cultivation of Niger seeds has consistently increased in last few years due to increase in MSP of crops.
2. The crop neither requires much water nor fertilisers and pesticides.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), seen recently in news, is a landmark law of:

With respect to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), consider the following statements.

1. It is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change.
2. IPCC has a Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories that develops methodologies for measuring emissions and removals.
3. The objective of the IPCC is to provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies.
4. India is a member of IPCC.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are defined as cruelty to animals under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960?

1. willfully and unreasonably administers any injurious drug to any animal
2. being the owner, fails to provide such animal with sufficient food, drink or shelter
3. keeps or confines any animal in any cage which doesn’t permit the animal a reasonable opportunity for movement

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With respect to ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in the atmosphere, consider the following statements.

1. About 90 per cent of Earth’s ozone resides in the stratosphere above the troposphere.
2. As per the recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration update, concentration of ODS in the atmosphere has increased drastically this year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.

1. This the first time such rules have been framed for waste battery management.
2. These rules are only applicable for the Electric Vehicle batteries.
3. Producer shall have the obligation of Extended Producer Responsibility for the Battery that they introduce in the market to ensure the attainment of the recycling.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?