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- Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Nurdles.
- Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets, the size of lentils, that are the raw material for most of today’s plastic products.
- Like diesel and petrol, they are deemed hazardous under the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) dangerous goods code for safe handling and storage.
- Nurdles, if left exposed to the environment, will slowly break down into microplastics.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets, the size of lentils. They are ‘pre-production plastic pellets’ that are the raw material for most of today’s plastic products. Made out of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and other plastics, these pellets are melted down and cast into the moulds to make various plastic products.
They are the main form in which plastic is shipped all over the world after being made in processing factories and then carried to manufacturing factories.
Depending on their density, nurdles can either float to the surface of the water or sink below the surface.
Nurdles, if left exposed to the environment, will slowly break down into microplastics. Since nurdles are plastic, they are not biodegradable.
Nurdles are the second-largest source of micropollutants in the oceans by weight.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has not deemed nurdles hazardous enough to be regulated by the organisation’s dangerous goods code for safe handling and storage.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets, the size of lentils. They are ‘pre-production plastic pellets’ that are the raw material for most of today’s plastic products. Made out of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and other plastics, these pellets are melted down and cast into the moulds to make various plastic products.
They are the main form in which plastic is shipped all over the world after being made in processing factories and then carried to manufacturing factories.
Depending on their density, nurdles can either float to the surface of the water or sink below the surface.
Nurdles, if left exposed to the environment, will slowly break down into microplastics. Since nurdles are plastic, they are not biodegradable.
Nurdles are the second-largest source of micropollutants in the oceans by weight.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has not deemed nurdles hazardous enough to be regulated by the organisation’s dangerous goods code for safe handling and storage.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding DeFi (Decentralised Finance).
- DeFi is an umbrella term for financial services on public blockchains.
- With DeFi, one can do most of the things that banks support like earn interest, borrow, lend, buy insurance, trade derivatives and assets.
- It is faster and does not require any third party.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
DeFi (or “decentralized finance”) is “an umbrella term for financial services on public blockchains. With DeFi, one can do most of the things that banks support — earn interest, borrow, lend, buy insurance, trade derivatives, trade assets, and more — but it is faster and does not require paperwork or a third party.
IncorrectSolution: d)
DeFi (or “decentralized finance”) is “an umbrella term for financial services on public blockchains. With DeFi, one can do most of the things that banks support — earn interest, borrow, lend, buy insurance, trade derivatives, trade assets, and more — but it is faster and does not require paperwork or a third party.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsAn economy is said to have reached its highest possible efficiency when
CorrectSolution: c)
Economic efficiency is when every scarce resource in an economy is used and distributed among producers and consumers in a way that produces the most economic output and benefit to consumers.
Economic efficiency can involve efficient production decisions within firms and industries, efficient consumption decisions by individual consumers, and efficient distribution of consumer and producer goods across individual consumers and firms.
It is not necessary that income levels will be equal when resources are efficiently allocated.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Economic efficiency is when every scarce resource in an economy is used and distributed among producers and consumers in a way that produces the most economic output and benefit to consumers.
Economic efficiency can involve efficient production decisions within firms and industries, efficient consumption decisions by individual consumers, and efficient distribution of consumer and producer goods across individual consumers and firms.
It is not necessary that income levels will be equal when resources are efficiently allocated.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Olive Ridley turtles.
- They are found in warm waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans.
- Odisha coast is one of the largest mass nesting sites in the world.
- They are not found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
The olive ridley is predominantly carnivorous, especially in immature stages of the lifecycle. Animal prey consists of protochordates or invertebrates, which can be caught in shallow marine waters or estuarine habitats.
Common prey items of Olive Ridely Turtle include jellyfish, tunicates, sea urchins, bryozoans, bivalves, snails, shrimp, crabs, rock lobsters, and sipunculid worms.
They are found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
This turtle and the related Kemps ridley turtle are best known for their unique mass nesting called arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.
The coast of Odisha in India is the largest mass nesting site for the olive ridley.
IncorrectSolution: b)
The olive ridley is predominantly carnivorous, especially in immature stages of the lifecycle. Animal prey consists of protochordates or invertebrates, which can be caught in shallow marine waters or estuarine habitats.
Common prey items of Olive Ridely Turtle include jellyfish, tunicates, sea urchins, bryozoans, bivalves, snails, shrimp, crabs, rock lobsters, and sipunculid worms.
They are found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
This turtle and the related Kemps ridley turtle are best known for their unique mass nesting called arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.
The coast of Odisha in India is the largest mass nesting site for the olive ridley.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Strait of Gibraltar lies Northwards of the Gulf of Aden.
- Gulf of Aden lies Southwards from Gulf of Guinea.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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