Q1. Which one of the following best describes the term “greenwashing”?
(a) Conveying a false impression that a company’s products are eco-friendly and environmentally sound
(b) Non-inclusion of ecological/environmental costs in the Annual Financial Statements of a country
(c) Ignoring the disastrous ecological consequences while undertaking infrastructure development
(d) Making mandatory provisions for environmental costs in a government project/programme
Ans: (a)
Explanation:
Greenwashing conveys a false impression that a company’s products are eco-friendly and environmentally sound.
Q2. Consider the following statements:
- High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.
- Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth’s surface and thus cause a warming effect.
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
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- S1: High clouds frequently have thin layers and little reflection. They let in a great deal of the Sun’s warmth. When compared to the warmer, lower clouds, they emit less energy into space. As a result, higher clouds “trap” more energy than lower clouds do.
- S2: Many times, low clouds are rather dense and reflect a great deal of sunlight back into space. Excellent reflectors are low-lying clouds. They do not, however, prevent the longwave energy from vanishing into space. Low clouds hence contribute to Earth’s cooling.
Q3. Consider the following statements:
- Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya.
- Some people who fled from the South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi.
- Some people who fled from the civil war in Somalia live in the Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- S1: Bidibidi Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in northwestern Uganda.
- S2: Bidibidi is home to over 270,000 South Sudanese refugees
- S3: Dadaab camps were established 30 years ago to accommodate Somalis fleeing their country’s civil war
Q4. Consider the following countries:
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Croatia
- Romania
- Uzbekistan
Which of the above are members of the Organization of Turkic States?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 5
(d) 3, 4 and 5
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan are the notable independent Turkic countries that make up the Organization of Turkic States, formerly known as the Turkic Council or the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States.
Q5. Consider the following statements:
- Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.
- Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport.
- Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.
Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- S1: The world’s largest solar power park is located in Rajasthan, India, and is called Bhadla Solar Park.
- S2: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala is the world’s first airport to operate exclusively on solar energy.
- S3: The 600 MW floating solar project on the Omkareshwar reservoir in Madhya Pradesh is the largest floating solar project in the world at the moment, as well as the largest in India.
