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10 PM Quiz: November 16
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- Question 1 of 7
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Geographical Indication(GI) tag?
- GI tag enables the holder to prevent someone from making a product using the same techniques as those set out in the standards.
- GI tag can also be issued to any company producing a product with distinct characteristics.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. A protected geographical indication does not enable the holder to prevent someone from making a product using the same techniques as those set out in the standards for that indication.
Statement 2 is correct. A trademark can be assigned or licensed to anyone, anywhere in the world, because it is linked to a specific company and not to a particular place. In contrast, a GI may be used by any persons in the area of origin, who produces the good according to specified standards, but because of its link with the place of origin.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. A protected geographical indication does not enable the holder to prevent someone from making a product using the same techniques as those set out in the standards for that indication.
Statement 2 is correct. A trademark can be assigned or licensed to anyone, anywhere in the world, because it is linked to a specific company and not to a particular place. In contrast, a GI may be used by any persons in the area of origin, who produces the good according to specified standards, but because of its link with the place of origin.
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following countries does not fall between Tropic of Capricorn and Equator?
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Cameroon does not fall in between Tropic of Capricorn and Equator.
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Cameroon does not fall in between Tropic of Capricorn and Equator.
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsDelhi Government is planning to hasten the process of enforcing BS(Bharat Stage) VI norms, in this regard consider the following statements
- BS norms also controls emission of Carbon Mono Oxides from the vehicles
- BS VI norms will narrow the gap between permitted limit of emission for the diesel vehicle and petrol vehicles
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. Norms specify the maximum permissible emission limit for carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrous oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM).
Statement 2 is correct. At BSVI levels, the gap between emissions from diesel and petrol vehicles narrows.
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Statement 1 is correct. Norms specify the maximum permissible emission limit for carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrous oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM).
Statement 2 is correct. At BSVI levels, the gap between emissions from diesel and petrol vehicles narrows.
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is/are correct about the provisions specified under Bio-medical waste Management rules, 2018?
1) Health Care facilities must segregate the different type of Bio-waste in different type of Material such as Plastic containers, Iron boxes, Steel boxes
2) Categories of Bio-medical waste have been reduced to 4.
3) Health Care facility is now responsible for pre-treatment of blood samples and blood bags in the manner prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Statement 1 is incorrect. Health care facilities (HCFs) must segregate biomedical waste at the individual level in colored bags: yellow, red, blue/white and black according to the category of the biomedical waste.
Statement 2 is correct. The 2011 draft demarcated eight categories of biomedical waste (down from ten categories in the 1998 notification). 2016 notification further brings down the number of categories to four.
Statement 3 is correct. The HCF is now responsible for pre-treatment of laboratory and microbiological waste, blood samples and blood bags through disinfection/sterilisation on-site in the manner prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO) or National Aids Control Organisation (NACO), regardless of whether final treatment and disposal happens on-site or at a common biomedical waste treatment facility.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. Health care facilities (HCFs) must segregate biomedical waste at the individual level in colored bags: yellow, red, blue/white and black according to the category of the biomedical waste.
Statement 2 is correct. The 2011 draft demarcated eight categories of biomedical waste (down from ten categories in the 1998 notification). 2016 notification further brings down the number of categories to four.
Statement 3 is correct. The HCF is now responsible for pre-treatment of laboratory and microbiological waste, blood samples and blood bags through disinfection/sterilisation on-site in the manner prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO) or National Aids Control Organisation (NACO), regardless of whether final treatment and disposal happens on-site or at a common biomedical waste treatment facility.
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsGovernment has planned India’s first offshore desalination plant functioning on indigenously developed low temperature thermal desalination (LTTD). In this regard, consider the following statements
1) LTTD technique utilises the temperature difference available between surface water and deep sea water.
2) Concentrated brine produced by RO-based desalination plants does not affect the salinity of ocean water
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. plant will use indigenously developed low temperature thermal desalination (LTTD), which is an environment-friendly technology.
The LTTD utilises the temperature difference available between surface water and deep sea water. In this methodology, the warmer surface sea water is made to evaporate at low pressures and the vapour obtained is condensed using the colder deep sea water to get potable water.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Brine disposal is a big problem in much of the Middle East. The gulf, along with the Red and Mediterranean seas, are turning saltier because of desalination by-products
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Statement 1 is correct. plant will use indigenously developed low temperature thermal desalination (LTTD), which is an environment-friendly technology.
The LTTD utilises the temperature difference available between surface water and deep sea water. In this methodology, the warmer surface sea water is made to evaporate at low pressures and the vapour obtained is condensed using the colder deep sea water to get potable water.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Brine disposal is a big problem in much of the Middle East. The gulf, along with the Red and Mediterranean seas, are turning saltier because of desalination by-products
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsPresident Ramnath Kovind launched JOHAR(Jharkhand’s Opportunities For Harnessing Rural Growth) scheme. In this regard, which of the following statement is incorrect about the JOHAR scheme?
- The scheme is aimed at doubling the income of two lakh rural poor.
- The JOHAR scheme will be aided by the Asian Development Bank.
Which of the following statement/statements is/are incorrect?
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Statement 1 is correct as the JOHAR scheme was launched by the President Ramnath Kovind of worth Rs 1,500 cr on the occasion of State Establishment-Day in Ranchi, Jharkhand on November 15, 2017.
Statement 2 is incorrect as the scheme is aided by the World Bank. The World Bank also sanctioned a sum of Rs 40 crore for its execution during the fiscal year 2017-18
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Statement 1 is correct as the JOHAR scheme was launched by the President Ramnath Kovind of worth Rs 1,500 cr on the occasion of State Establishment-Day in Ranchi, Jharkhand on November 15, 2017.
Statement 2 is incorrect as the scheme is aided by the World Bank. The World Bank also sanctioned a sum of Rs 40 crore for its execution during the fiscal year 2017-18
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsThe 34th annual conference of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA) will be held in Mumbai. In this regard, which of the following statement is correct about the ABA?
- ABA aims to provide a forum for advancing the cause of the banking and finance industry in the region and promoting regional economic cooperation.
- The 2017 summit will be hosted by Reserve Bank of India.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct as the main purpose of the ABA is to provide a forum for advancing the cause of the banking and finance industry in the region and promoting regional economic cooperation
- Statement 2 is incorrect as the 34th annual conference of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA) will be hosted by State Bank with theme ‘Asia’s turn to transform’.
- This year, summit will discuss the impact of the ongoing global downturn on the outlook of the Asian economies; economic consequences of the Brexit in March 2019 on Asia, the America-first policy of the Trump administration; implications of fintech on banks, among others
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- Statement 1 is correct as the main purpose of the ABA is to provide a forum for advancing the cause of the banking and finance industry in the region and promoting regional economic cooperation
- Statement 2 is incorrect as the 34th annual conference of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA) will be hosted by State Bank with theme ‘Asia’s turn to transform’.
- This year, summit will discuss the impact of the ongoing global downturn on the outlook of the Asian economies; economic consequences of the Brexit in March 2019 on Asia, the America-first policy of the Trump administration; implications of fintech on banks, among others
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