Description : As part of National Climate Change Policy, Indian government is planning to raise the installed capacity of renewable energy by the year 2030 to (A) 175 GW (B) 200 GW (C) 250 GW (D) 350 GW
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : The teacher has been glorified by the phrase “Friend, philosopher and guide” because: (A) He has to play all vital roles in the context of society (B) He transmits the high value of humanity to students (C) He is the great reformer of the society (D) He is a great patriot
Last Answer : (B) He transmits the high value of humanity to students
Description : Which of the following combinations represent renewable natural resources? (A) Oil, forests and tides (B) Fertile soil, fresh water and natural gas (C) Clean air, phosphates and biological diversity (D) Fishes, fertile soil and fresh water
Last Answer : (D) Fishes, fertile soil and fresh water
Description : What is the tragedy of the commons?
Last Answer : The tragedy of the commons is an economic concept that refers to the depletion or degradation of a shared resource, such as a fishery or grazing land, due to the individual self-interest of users, and is an important concept in environmental science and sustainability.
Last Answer : The tragedy of the commons is a situation in which individuals, acting in their own self-interest, deplete a shared resource, leading to a negative outcome for the group as a whole, and is an important concept in environmental science and sustainability.
Description : Kyoto Protocol is related to (A) Ozone depletion (B) Hazardous waste (C) Climate change (D) Nuclear energy
Last Answer : (C) Climate change
Description : Nagoya Protocol is related to (A) Climate change (B) Ozone depletion (C) Hazardous waste (D) Biodiversity
Last Answer : (D) Biodiversity
Description : A hazard: A) is a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity B) may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, C) may generate social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. D) all of the above
Last Answer : D) all of the above
Description : Digital Empowerment means (i) Universal digit literacy (ii) Universal access to all digital resources (iii) Collaborative digital platform for participative governance. (iv) Probability of all entitlements for individuals through cloud. ... (ii) and (iii) only (D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Description : What will you do in case of a sudden death occur at the place of your friend? Options: A) After getting intimation, you avoid to go B) You go on the next day with your wife ... rush immediately at such occasions D) You do not observe this courtesy even such tragedy occurs at your friends house
Last Answer : C) You rush immediately at such occasions
Description : The factors which are most important in determining the impact of anthropogenic activities on environment are: (A) Population, forest cover and land available per person (B) Population, ... and the technology used for exploiting resources (D) Atmospheric conditions, population and forest cover
Last Answer : (C) Population, affluence per person and the technology used for exploiting resources
Description : Assertion (A): People population control measures do not necessarily help in checking environmental degradation. Reason (R): The relationship between population growth and environmental degradation is rather complex. Choose the correct ... (R) is false. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : In the context of strategic management resources can be defined as: a) The knowledge and skills within the organization b) Something that an organization owns or controls that cannot be copied c) ... , controls or has access to on a semipermanent basis d) The physical assets of the organization
Last Answer : Something that an organization owns, controls or has access to on a semipermanent basis
Description : In the context of strategic management resources can be defined as: A. The knowledge and skills within the organization B. Something that an organization owns or controls that cannot be copied C. ... , controls or has access to on a semipermanent basis D. The physical assets of the organization
Last Answer : The physical assets of the organization
Description : The percentage share of electrical power from solar energy in the total electric power generation from all renewable energy sources sought to be achieved by Indian government by the year 2022, is (A) ~ 57.1% (B) ~ 65.5% (C) ~ 47.5% (D) ~ 75%
Description : Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource? (A) Clean air (B) Fresh water (C) Fertile soil (D) Salt
Last Answer : (D) Salt
Description : Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource? (A) Clean air (B) Fertile soil (C) Fresh water (D) Salt
Description : Imagine you are working in an educational institution where people are of equal status. Which method of communication is best suited and normally employed in such a context? (A) Horizontal communication (B) Vertical communication (C) Corporate communication (D) Cross communication
Last Answer : (A) Horizontal communication
Description : Which of the following statements is not true in the context of participatory research ? (A) It recognizes knowledge as power. (B) It emphasises on people as experts. (C) It is a collective process of enquiry. (D) Its sole purpose is production of knowledge.
Last Answer : (D) Its sole purpose is production of knowledge.
Description : In order to avoid catastrophic consequences of climate change, there is general agreement among the countries of the world to limit the rise in average surface temperature of earth compared to that of pre-industrial times by
Last Answer : (A) 1.5 oC to 2 oC
Description : By the year 2022, the Climate Change Action Plan of Government of India aims at installing (A) 20,000 MW of wind power (B) 25,000 MW of wind power (C) 20,000 MW of solar power (D) 10,000 MW of solar power
Last Answer : (C) 20,000 MW of solar power
Description : Select the code, which is not correct in the context of deductive argument with two premises: (A) An argument with one true premise, one false premise and a false conclusion may be valid. (B) An argument ... may be valid. (D) An argument with two false premises and a false conclusion may be valid.
Last Answer : (B) An argument with two true premises and a false conclusion may be valid.
Description : Attitudes, actions and appearances in the context of classroom communication are considered as: (A) Verbal (B) Non-verbal (C) Impersonal (D) Irrational
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Every type of communication is affected by its: (A) Reception (B) Transmission (C) Non-regulation (D) Context
Last Answer : (D) Context
Description : Which of the following statements is true in the context of the testing of a hypothesis? (A) It is only the alternative hypothesis, that can be tested. (B) It is only the null hypothesis, ... the null hypotheses can be tested. (D) Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses cannot be tested.
Last Answer : (B) It is only the null hypothesis, that can be tested.
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct in the context of multiple - choice type questions? (A) They are more objective than true-false type questions. (B) They are less objective ... than short-answer type questions. (D) They are more subjective than true-false type questions.
Last Answer : (A) They are more objective than true-false type questions.
Description : If all the production rules have single non - terminal symbol on the left side, the grammar defined is : (A) context free grammar (B) context sensitive grammar (C) unrestricted grammar (D) phrase grammar
Last Answer : (A) context free grammar
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Crops) (Geographical conditions) A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and moist ... C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Match the following [IAS 1997] Crops Geographical conditions A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and Moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and Moist climate with ... D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Description : If you get an opportunity to serve a central school, but in turn you miss the opportunity to enjoy your home town. How would you accommodate in these conditions? Options: A) You will ... and obligations D) You will have great pride in thinking yourself a powerful link in national integration
Last Answer : A) You will think yourself lucky enough that you got an opportunity to mix-up with the people of different states
Description : Identify the idea depicted in the cartoon: a. Equal distribution of income and wealth in the world. b. disparities of income and wealth between the rich and poor in the world c. The rich have access to scarce resources d. The poor have access to more resources because they are needy Correct
Last Answer : b. disparities of income and wealth between the rich and poor in the world
Description : What is least likely to be considered a part of the context that a speaker must consider before giving a speech about climate change?
Last Answer : The Quality Of The Speaker's Ideas.
Description : The _______________ provides static resources and has been used in grid computing for many years. a) event driven method b) popularity-driven method c) demand-driven method d) access driven method
Last Answer : demand-driven method
Description : In stratosphere, which of the following element acts as a catalyst in degradation of ozone a release of molecular oxygen ? (1) Carbon (2) Cl (3) Fe (4) Oxygen
Last Answer : (2) Cl
Description : The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because (a) it is made up of crystalline rocks (b) displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it ... minerals (d) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because: [IAS 2004] (a) it is made of crystalline rocks (b) the displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and ... minerals (d) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
Description : Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources? (a) Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex (b) It is made up of ... makes exploitation of minerals difficult (d) The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
Description : Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans? (A) Earth quakes (B) Forest fires (C) Volcanic eruptions (D) Droughts and Floods
Last Answer : (D) Droughts and Floods
Description : Chromium as a contaminant in drinking water in excess of permissible levels, causes (A) Skeletal damage (B) Gastrointestinal problem (C) Dermal and nervous problems (D) Liver/Kidney problems
Last Answer : (D) Liver/Kidney problems
Description : Which type of natural hazards cause maximum damage to property and lives? (A) Hydrological (B) Hydro-meteorological (C) Geological (D) Geo-chemical
Last Answer : (A) Hydrological
Description : The tragic suicide of Germany's best goalgetter - How can we change the public image of mental disorders?
Last Answer : maybe have a mental health week where the public at large is invited to make an appointment to see a shrink.
Description : ‘Human activities have not only brought about the degradation of land but have also aggravated the pace of natural forces to cause damage to land’. -Geography
Last Answer : (a) When the land becomes unproductive or have no further use, we say that the land is degraded. There are both natural and human activities that damage the land, but recently the increase in land ... not for produce or food usage, but grown in order to fertilize the farmland on which it grows.
Description : Among the following air pollutants which directly impacts human health as well as climate ? (A) Soot (B) Sulphur dioxide (C) Oxides of nitrogen (D) Chlorofluoro carbons
Last Answer : (A) Soot
Description : Which of the following is not covered in 8 missions under the Climate Action Plan of Government of India? (A) Solar power (B) Waste to energy conversion (C) Afforestation (D) Nuclear energy
Last Answer : (D) Nuclear energy
Description : Assertion (A): Aerosols have potential for modifying climate Reason (R): Aerosols interact with both short waves and radiation (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) ... A) (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Description : A child is a back -bencher and is unable to watch the black-board clearly, therefore he stands, see and sit repeatedly. It disturbs the nearby classmates, what inference will you draw with reference to the ... defective eyes C) The black-board may has shining effect of light D) None of the above
Last Answer : A) The child has poor eye-sight
Description : Suppose your friend has just left the home on scooter along with his son, immediately you hear the news that they met a road accident. What will you do in this case? Options: A) You will mock ... D) You will visit them next day and give an impression that you knew it just now from neighbourhood
Last Answer : B) You will rush immediately and extend all possible help keeping in mind that this is not the time of personal enmity
Description : If the proposition ‘All thieves are poor’ is false, which of the following propositions can be claimed certainly to be true? Propositions: (A) Some thieves are poor. (B) Some thieves are not poor. (C) No thief is poor. (D) No poor person is a thief
Last Answer : (B) Some thieves are not poor.
Description : Which of the following are the objectives of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)? (a) To improve the overall quality of state institutions. (b) To ensure adequate availability of quality faculty. (c) To create new institutions through ... (c) (C) (a), (c) and (d) (D) (a), (b) and (d)
Description : Determine the nature of the following definition: ‘Poor’ means having an annual income of Rs.10,000. (A) persuasive (B) precising (C) lexical (D) stipulative
Last Answer : (B) precising