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Dec 20th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements regarding Roshni Act of J&K
1. The Act envisaged the transfer of ownership rights of state land to its occupants, subject to the payment of a cost, as determined by the government.
2. The revenue generated would be spent on commissioning hydroelectric power projects, hence the name “Roshni”.
Which of the Statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Consider the following Statements regarding ACROSS Scheme:
1. It is a Flagship Scheme works under the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change.
2. It addresses different aspects of weather and climate services, which includes warnings for cyclone, storm surges, heat waves, thunderstorms etc.
Which of the Statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Which of the following is/are the possible disadvantages of HCNG?
1. Determining the most optimized H2/ NG (Natural Gas) ratio.
2. Requires new infrastructures for preparing HCNG.
3. HCNG’s cost is more than CNG.
Select the correct answer using the following codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. The Terms ‘Gossypium arboreum, G.herbaceum, G.hirsutum and G.barbadense’, are associated with
(a) Variety of cotton
(b) Species of butterfly
(c) Variety of pulses
(d) Species of bats
5. Global Environment facility (GEF) serves as a financial mechanism for
1. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)
2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
3. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
4. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Select the correct answer using the following codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answers
1. (c)
Enacted in 2001, the law sought to regularise unauthorised land.
Statement 1 is correct: The Act envisaged the transfer of ownership rights of state land to its occupants, subject to the payment of a cost, as determined by the government.
Statement 2 is correct: The government said the revenue generated would be spent on commissioning hydroelectric power projects, hence the name “Roshni”.
Further, through amendments, the government also gave ownership rights of agricultural land to farmers occupying it for free, charging them only Rs 100 per kanal as documentation fee.
Why it was scrapped?
In 2009, the State Vigilance Organisation registered an FIR against several government officials for alleged criminal conspiracy to illegally possess and vest ownership of state land to occupants who did not satisfy criteria under the Roshni Act.
In 2014, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) estimated that against the targeted Rs 25,000 crore, only Rs 76 crore had been realised from the transfer of encroached land between 2007 and 2013, thus defeating the purpose of the legislation.
The report blamed irregularities including arbitrary reduction in prices fixed by a standing committee, and said this was done to benefit politicians and affluent people.
2. (b)
https://www.firstpost.com/india/cabinet-gives-nod-to-continue-across-scheme-for-atmospheric-science-programmes-for-5-years-10161671.html
ACROSS Scheme
- It is related to the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) atmospheric science programmes and covers different elements of weather and climate services.
- Under the umbrella scheme "ACROSS," each of these aspects is divided into eight sub-schemes.
- Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs)
- Weather & Climate Services
- Atmospheric Observations Network, Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate
- Monsoon Mission III
- Upgradation of Forecast System
- Monsoon Convection
- Clouds, and Climate Change (MC4) and
- High-Performance Computing systems are the sub-schemes (HPCS).
Implementation
- The Ministry of Earth Sciences will implement it through its institutes, which include the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS).
- Each institute has a certain role to play in completing the following tasks using eight different schemes.
Significance
- Weather, climate, ocean forecasting and services will be improved as a result of the scheme. This would include cyclone warnings, storm surge warnings, heatwave warnings, and thunderstorm warnings.
- The entire process, from forecast development through delivery, necessitates a significant number of staff at each stage, creating job chances for a large number of people.
3. (d)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/what-is-hydrogen-enriched-compressed-natural-gas-and-why-are-delhi-buses-using-it/what-is-hcng/slideshow/78804886.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/explained-what-is-hcng-and-what-are-its-benefits/articleshow/78745048.cms
4. (a)
Cultivated cotton obtained from four species of Gossypium genus. Gossypium arboreum, G. herbaceum (2n), G. hirsutum, G. barbadense (4n). Gossypium hirsutum upland cotton, native to Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and southern Florida (90% of world production). Gossypium barbadense known as extra-long staple cotton, native to tropical South America (8% of world production. Gossypium arboreum tree cotton, native to India and Pakistan (less than 2%. Gossypium herbaceum Levant cotton, native to southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (less than 2%).
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sale-of-illegal-htbt-cotton-seeds-doubles/article34852355.ece
5. (d)
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