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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWorld Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is the annual flagship event of
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Solution: c)
World Sustainable Development Summit:
- It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
- It is the sole Summit on global issues taking place in the developing world.
- It provides a platform for global leaders and practitioners to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal importance.
- It strives to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the world’s most enlightened leaders and thinkers on a single platform.
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Solution: c)
World Sustainable Development Summit:
- It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
- It is the sole Summit on global issues taking place in the developing world.
- It provides a platform for global leaders and practitioners to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal importance.
- It strives to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the world’s most enlightened leaders and thinkers on a single platform.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsIndia’s Deep Ocean Mission, intents for
- Development of technologies for underwater vehicles and robotics to assist deep-sea mining.
- Research on deep-sea biodiversity.
- Developing ocean climate advisories to determine the ocean-atmosphere
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
A Rs 4,000 crore was allocated for over a five year period in the FY22 Budget for India’s Deep Ocean Mission.
Deep Ocean Mission framework entails the inclusion of following broad components.
- The first outlines the development of technologies for underwater vehicles and robotics to assist deep-sea mining.
- The second involves ocean climate advisories that envisage to determine the extent ocean-atmosphere coupling influence the climate of the sub-continent.
- The third component includes research on deep-sea biodiversity, an area of work that has made little headway till now.
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Solution: d)
A Rs 4,000 crore was allocated for over a five year period in the FY22 Budget for India’s Deep Ocean Mission.
Deep Ocean Mission framework entails the inclusion of following broad components.
- The first outlines the development of technologies for underwater vehicles and robotics to assist deep-sea mining.
- The second involves ocean climate advisories that envisage to determine the extent ocean-atmosphere coupling influence the climate of the sub-continent.
- The third component includes research on deep-sea biodiversity, an area of work that has made little headway till now.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Polymetallic nodules, cobalt-rich manganese crust, hydrothermal deposits and gas hydrates are some of the major resources ocean floors offer.
- Among the major resources only polymetallic nodules are found in India’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
- Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences that provides and manages oceanic data.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Some of the major resources ocean floors offer are polymetallic nodules, cobalt-rich manganese crust, hydrothermal deposits and gas hydrates. Of these, only gas hydrates are found in India’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in mineable quantities in the order of ~950 trillion cubic m.
At present, oceanic data is managed by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) through its Digital Ocean and allied frameworks.
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Solution: b)
Some of the major resources ocean floors offer are polymetallic nodules, cobalt-rich manganese crust, hydrothermal deposits and gas hydrates. Of these, only gas hydrates are found in India’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in mineable quantities in the order of ~950 trillion cubic m.
At present, oceanic data is managed by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) through its Digital Ocean and allied frameworks.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with
- Hate content on the Internet
- Cyber Crime against women and children
- Electronic Commerce
- Electronic Records and Digital Signatures
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
The Information Technology Act, 2000 is an Act of the Indian Parliament notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.
Information Technology Act deals with hate content on the Internet.
The Union home ministry, in its report submitted to the Parliamentary panel on Home Affairs, has said that even as there is no “legislative definition for cybercrime”, any offence committed “against a computer resource or with the aid of a computer resource is called a cybercrime”. “Such offences are dealt as per the legal provisions of the Information Technology Act, Indian Penal Code, POSCO etc,”
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Solution: d)
The Information Technology Act, 2000 is an Act of the Indian Parliament notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.
Information Technology Act deals with hate content on the Internet.
The Union home ministry, in its report submitted to the Parliamentary panel on Home Affairs, has said that even as there is no “legislative definition for cybercrime”, any offence committed “against a computer resource or with the aid of a computer resource is called a cybercrime”. “Such offences are dealt as per the legal provisions of the Information Technology Act, Indian Penal Code, POSCO etc,”
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsBlue sky research, sometimes seen in news is related to
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Solution: c)
Blue skies research (also called blue sky science) is scientific research in domains where “real-world” applications are not immediately apparent. It has been defined as “research without a clear goal” and “curiosity-driven science”.
Proponents of this mode of science argue that unanticipated scientific breakthroughs are sometimes more valuable than the outcomes of agenda-driven research, heralding advances in genetics and stem cell biology as examples of unforeseen benefits of research that was originally seen as purely theoretical in scope.
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Solution: c)
Blue skies research (also called blue sky science) is scientific research in domains where “real-world” applications are not immediately apparent. It has been defined as “research without a clear goal” and “curiosity-driven science”.
Proponents of this mode of science argue that unanticipated scientific breakthroughs are sometimes more valuable than the outcomes of agenda-driven research, heralding advances in genetics and stem cell biology as examples of unforeseen benefits of research that was originally seen as purely theoretical in scope.