Current Affairs Question - 26 July 2022
Ecology & Environment
Microplastics
Consider the following statements:
- According to a recently published research, microplastics have been found, for the first time, in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica.
- Microplastics are not biodegradable and once they are found in the environment, they begin to accumulate.
- Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that are smaller than 1 mm in length.
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 |
All of the above
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Ecology & Environment
Ocean Promise
Consider the following statements:
- At the recently held UN Ocean Conference at Lisbon, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced ‘Ocean Promise’- its vision for Blue Economy.
- The Promise outlines actions in key sectors to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and livelihoods, improve food security, reduce poverty and inequity, and promote gender equality.
- UNDP’s this initiative will enable 100 coastal countries including all Small Island Developing States to realize the maximum potential of their blue economies through sustainable, low-emission and climate-resilient ocean action by 2030.
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 |
All of the above
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