Welcome to your 16 Jan 2023 Daily Quiz

1. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) is used to decimate information regarding quality of air, which of the following are the pollutants monitored under it? 1. Benzene 2. Arsenic 3. Ozone 4. Nitrogen dioxide 5. Carbon dioxide 6. Carbon monoxide Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2.Consider the following statements with reference to Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 1. Rigid plastic can be reused on voluntary basis 2. Flexible Plastic is placed under Category 1 3. It allows sale and purchase of Extended producer responsibility certificates. Which of the statements above given is/are correct?

3. This crop is one of the major kharif crops in India. India is the second largest producer of this crop in the world. It requires hot and humid climate with an average temperature of 21°C to 27°C and rainfall of 75-150 cm. It can be grown on all variety of soil. Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in India. Which of the following crops is best described above?

4.Global Report on Food Crises is published by

5.Consider the following statements 1. Genome editing involves only addition of genetic material at particular location. 2. Bt. Cotton is the only genetically modified crop that was approved for commercial cultivation in India. 3. CRISPR-Cas9 is the genome editing tool which was developed by a group consist of only women. Which of the statements above given is/are incorrect?

6.Consider the following 1. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve 2. Sariska Tiger Reserve 3. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve 4. Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve Arrange the above given tiger reserves from North to South

7.Consider the following statements. 1. Recent amendment to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 had set target of 30% of ethanol blending in petrol by 2025. 2. National Biofuel Coordination Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Minister of Science and Technology. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

8.With reference to the ‘National Intelligence Grid’ (NATGRID), which of the following statements are correct? 1. It helps in preventing terrorist attacks with real time data 2. It’s data can be access by any government body in India 3. It works under Ministry of Home Affairs Select the correct answer using the code given below:

9.With reference to Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CRDI), which of the following statements is correct?

10.Consider the following statements 1. Shallow Ecologism believes that humans should radically change their relationship with nature 2. Deep Ecologism is a powerful and fashionable fight against pollution and resource depletion Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

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