Current Affairs Question - 06 September 2021
Science & Technology
NASA’s
Consider the following statements:
- NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) Mission is a part of NASA’s Discovery Program (1992).
- The InSight spacecraft touched down on Venus at the end of 2018.
- One Martian year is equivalent to almost two Earth years.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
None of the above
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Ecology & Environment
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Consider the following statements:
- The EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package proposes to cut greenhouse gases by 55 per cent by 2050.
- The proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will require foreign producers to pay for the carbon emitted while manufacturing their products.
- As per the proposal, a new Emissions Trading System (ETS) for buildings and road transport, separate from the EU’s current ETS, will become operational by 2026.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
1, 2 and 3
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