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10 PM Quiz: September 19, 2018
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- Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the statements regarding the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)
- India is the first country in the world to develop a document on ICAP
- Ministry of Science has released the draft on ICAP.
Choose the correct option
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India is the first country in world to develop such a document on ICAP, which addresses cooling requirement across sectors and lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand. So statement 1 is correct.
Ministry of Environment and Forest Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released the draft India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP). ICAP has been prepared by the ministry after extensive deliberations and multi-stakeholders engagement in public domain for receiving comments. So statement 2 is incorrect.
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India is the first country in world to develop such a document on ICAP, which addresses cooling requirement across sectors and lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand. So statement 1 is correct.
Ministry of Environment and Forest Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released the draft India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP). ICAP has been prepared by the ministry after extensive deliberations and multi-stakeholders engagement in public domain for receiving comments. So statement 2 is incorrect.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following diseases are considered to be Lifestyle Disease
1) Arteriosclerosis
2) Diabetes
3) Chronic liver disease
4) Cancer
5) AIDS
6) Alzheimer’s disease
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Lifestyle diseases encountered because of Poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking, overuse of alcohol, poor diet, lack of physical activity which includes atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, and premature mortality.
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Lifestyle diseases encountered because of Poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking, overuse of alcohol, poor diet, lack of physical activity which includes atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, and premature mortality.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Indian-green-building-council (IGBC) and choose the correct statement.
1) The IGBC is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
2) The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) has become the world’s first completely ‘green’ Metro system for adhering to green building norms.
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Statement 1: The IGBC is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) formed in 2001. It offers a wide array of services including developing new green building rating programmes, green building training programmes and certification services.
Statement 2: The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) has become the world’s first completely ‘green’ Metro system for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies. In this regard, Delhi Metro has secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10 residential colonies.
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Statement 1: The IGBC is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) formed in 2001. It offers a wide array of services including developing new green building rating programmes, green building training programmes and certification services.
Statement 2: The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) has become the world’s first completely ‘green’ Metro system for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies. In this regard, Delhi Metro has secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10 residential colonies.
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statement regarding Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)
1) DRIP initiative was undertaken by the Central Water Commission (CWC) with assistance from Asian Development Bank.
2) DRIP envisages the objective of financial assistance to build new dams in the country experiencing water distress.
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Statement 1: is wrong: The project was launched in 2012 by Central Water Commission (CWC) under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation with assistance from World Bank.
Statement 2: is wrong: DRIP aims for Rehabilitation of old dams in country experiencing distress and are in need of attention for ensuring their structural safety and operational efficiency, Strengthening institutional capacity and project management in this area.
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Statement 1: is wrong: The project was launched in 2012 by Central Water Commission (CWC) under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation with assistance from World Bank.
Statement 2: is wrong: DRIP aims for Rehabilitation of old dams in country experiencing distress and are in need of attention for ensuring their structural safety and operational efficiency, Strengthening institutional capacity and project management in this area.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statement regarding ‘e-Sahaj’ portal.
1 It has been made to grant security clearance to private business individuals
2 It comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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‘e-Sahaj’ portal was launched recently to facilitate individuals and private companies in seeking security clearance for setting up businesses in certain sensitive sector.
The Home Ministry is the nodal authority for granting security clearances in certain sensitive sectors before license, permit, permission, contract etc is issued to companies, bidders, individuals by the administrative ministry. The objective of national security clearance is to evaluate potential security threats, including economic threats, and provide risk assessment before clearing investment and project proposals in key sectors.
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‘e-Sahaj’ portal was launched recently to facilitate individuals and private companies in seeking security clearance for setting up businesses in certain sensitive sector.
The Home Ministry is the nodal authority for granting security clearances in certain sensitive sectors before license, permit, permission, contract etc is issued to companies, bidders, individuals by the administrative ministry. The objective of national security clearance is to evaluate potential security threats, including economic threats, and provide risk assessment before clearing investment and project proposals in key sectors.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are not members of Regional Comprehensive Economic Agreement (RCEP)?
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RCEP consist of 10 Asean nations and its six free trade partners i.e., China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
USA and Russia are not members of RCEP but are included in the East Asia Summit(EAS).
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RCEP consist of 10 Asean nations and its six free trade partners i.e., China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
USA and Russia are not members of RCEP but are included in the East Asia Summit(EAS).
