Q.1) Which of the following international Protocol/Treaty deals with phasing out of Ozone depleting substances?

a) Kyoto Protocol

b) Montreal Protocol

c) Geneva Protocol

d) Kigali Agreement

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Q.2) Recently the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) was released by-

a) NITI Aayog

b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

c) Bureau of Energy Efficiency

d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Q.3) With reference to the MPs Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which of the given statements is/are not correct?

1. It is a programme is funded and administered by Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. It allots ₹5 crore per year to each Member of Parliament (MP) to be spent on projects of their choice in their constituency.
3. This scheme doesn’t apply to the nominated members of both houses and Members of Rajya Sabha.

Select the correct codes:

a) All of the above

b) 1 and 3

c) 2 and 3

d) Only 3

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Q.4) Recently Kerala Tourism’s won the prestigious gold awards of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). In context to the PATA which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is an autonomous arm of the UNESCO.
2. The PATA Awards are presented to outstanding entries in the principal categories of Marketing; Education and Training; Environment, and Heritage and Culture.

Select the correct codes:

a) Both 1and 2

b) Only 1

c) Only 2

d) None of the above

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Q.5) With reference to the shifting cultivation in India, which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Jhum – Assam
2. Ponam – Kerala
3. Podu – Odisha
4. Bewar masha penda – Jharkhand

Select the correct code:

a) All of the above

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 4

d) 2 and 3

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