Daily Quiz 12-09-23

Q5. Consider the following statements about The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor.

1. This corridor is expected to reduce the time and cost of transporting Indian goods to Europe by 40 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively,

2. The IMEC comprises two distinct routes; the East Corridor connecting India to the Middle-East and the Northern Corridor connecting the Middle-East to Europe. This extensive network integrates a railway corridor, a hydrogen pipeline, and high-density optical fibre cables.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about Nuclear power.

1. Nuclear plants heat water to drive turbines and generate power without burning fossil fuels, they qualify as climate-friendly from an emission perspective.

2. This form of energy accounts for only 1.6% of India’s total installed generation capacity, as listed by the Ministry of Power.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about ocean pollution

1. The nine island states have turned to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to determine if carbon dioxide emissions absorbed by the oceans can be considered pollution, and if so, what obligations countries have to prevent it.

2. UNCLOS defines pollution as the introduction by humans of "substances or energy into the marine environment" that leads to harm to marine life.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about the effects of El Nino on the Indian monsoon.

1. All El Niño events have adverse effects on the southwest monsoon because the latter is driven by many ocean-atmosphere-land processes.

2. When an El Niño affects the southwest monsoon, another ocean-atmosphere phenomenon in the Indian Ocean – called the positive-phase Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) – could balance the consequences.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q1. Which of the following countries has invited the Election Commission of India as an observer for its Elections?

A. Fiji

B. Mauritius

C. Maldives

D. Sri Lanka