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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsReverse Osmosis Systems can remove
- Metal ions
- Aqueous salts
- Bacteria
- Lead
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
Reverse osmosis can remove many types of dissolved and suspended chemical species as well as biological ones (principally bacteria) from water.
Reverse Osmosis Systems will remove common chemical contaminants (metal ions, aqueous salts), including sodium, chloride, copper, chromium, and lead; may reduce arsenic, fluoride, radium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrate, and phosphorous.
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Solution: d)
Reverse osmosis can remove many types of dissolved and suspended chemical species as well as biological ones (principally bacteria) from water.
Reverse Osmosis Systems will remove common chemical contaminants (metal ions, aqueous salts), including sodium, chloride, copper, chromium, and lead; may reduce arsenic, fluoride, radium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrate, and phosphorous.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- While La Niña conditions enhance the rainfall associated with the Northeast monsoon, it has a negative impact on rainfall associated with the Southwest monsoon.
- During El Niño, there is abnormal surface warming observed along the eastern and central regions of the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
While El Niño (Spanish for ‘little boy’), the expression heard more commonly in India, is the abnormal surface warming observed along the eastern and central regions of the Pacific Ocean (region between Peru and Papua New Guinea), La Niña (Spanish for ‘little girl’) is an abnormal cooling of these surface waters.
Together, the El Niño and La Niña phenomena are termed as El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). These are large-scale ocean phenomena which inflence the global weather — winds, temperature and rainfall. They have the ability to trigger extreme weather events like droughts, floods, hot and cold conditions, globally.
While La Niña conditions enhance the rainfall associated with the Southwest monsoon, it has a negative impact on rainfall associated with the Northeast monsoon.
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Solution: b)
While El Niño (Spanish for ‘little boy’), the expression heard more commonly in India, is the abnormal surface warming observed along the eastern and central regions of the Pacific Ocean (region between Peru and Papua New Guinea), La Niña (Spanish for ‘little girl’) is an abnormal cooling of these surface waters.
Together, the El Niño and La Niña phenomena are termed as El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). These are large-scale ocean phenomena which inflence the global weather — winds, temperature and rainfall. They have the ability to trigger extreme weather events like droughts, floods, hot and cold conditions, globally.
While La Niña conditions enhance the rainfall associated with the Southwest monsoon, it has a negative impact on rainfall associated with the Northeast monsoon.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- The storage temperature for different vaccines can vary, even if they are developed using same technology.
- Polio Vaccine used in India’s immunisation programme are stored in room temperature.
- mRNA vaccine can be developed that can be stored at warmer temperatures.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
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Solution: b)
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Preservation of forest areas in India under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 has been monitored by the Supreme Court.
- Deemed forests refer to land tracts that appear to be a “forest”, but have not been notified so by the government or in historical records.
- Deemed forests comprise about one fourth of India’s forest land.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
Preservation of forest areas in India under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 has been continuously monitored by the Supreme Court since the Godavarman case judgment in 1996.
While the concept of deemed forests has not been clearly defined in any law including the Forest Conservation Act of 1980.
Deemed forests, which comprise about 1% of India’s forest land, are a controversial subject as they refer to land tracts that appear to be a “forest”, but have not been notified so by the government or in historical records.
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Solution: a)
Preservation of forest areas in India under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 has been continuously monitored by the Supreme Court since the Godavarman case judgment in 1996.
While the concept of deemed forests has not been clearly defined in any law including the Forest Conservation Act of 1980.
Deemed forests, which comprise about 1% of India’s forest land, are a controversial subject as they refer to land tracts that appear to be a “forest”, but have not been notified so by the government or in historical records.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding National Security Clause under the WTO rules.
- National Security Clause is an exception that allows WTO members to breach their WTO obligations for purposes of national security.
- If India invokes National Security Clause, it would allow India to impose tariffs on imports from one country while exempting other trading partners.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
National Security Exception laid out in Article XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) allows WTO members to breach their WTO obligations for purposes of national security.
Border hostilities potentially give India room to invoke the national security clause in the WTO rules. This would allow it to impose tariffs on imports from China while exempting other trading partners.
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Solution: c)
National Security Exception laid out in Article XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) allows WTO members to breach their WTO obligations for purposes of national security.
Border hostilities potentially give India room to invoke the national security clause in the WTO rules. This would allow it to impose tariffs on imports from China while exempting other trading partners.
