Current Affairs Questions
Ecology & Environment:
The Madhya Ganga Barrage
Consider the following statements:
- The Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh has recently been recognized as the 47th Ramsar site in India.
- It was formed in 1984 on a floodplain of the River Ganga on the Madhya Ganga Barrage.
- India does not have a national plan for conservation of aquatic ecosystems.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
Aryabhatta Research Institute Of Observational Sciences
Consider the following statements:
- A recent study has found that reduction in economic activities during the pandemic-related lockdown had resulted in a decrease in air pollution in most parts of India but central-western and northern India recorded an increase in pollution.
- Ozone formation and loss does not depend upon photochemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
- The study was conducted by scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
Exceptional
Consider the following statements:
- According to a recent study by the University of Leeds, UK, glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate.
- The Himalayan mountain range is home to the world’s fourth-largest amount of glacier ice and is often referred to as the ‘Fourth Pole’.
- According to the study, the Himalayan glaciers are generally losing mass faster in the eastern regions.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
World Meteorological Organization
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that Verkhoyansk, a Siberian town, experienced a temperature of 380 C on 20th June, 2020, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region.
- On 6th February, 2020, at the Esperanza station in Argentina - a part of the Antarctic region – the highest temperature of 18.3°C was recorded.
- The Arctic region is warming at the same rate as the rest of the world, mainly because of human-made greenhouse gas emissions.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
United Nations Security Council
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, India voted against a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that linked climate change to security.
- The resolution was co-sponsored by Ireland and Niger. It was first proposed by Germany in 2020.
- India said that the resolution was an attempt to shift climate talks from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the Security Council and a step backward for collective action on the issue.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2022 report was launched on the sidelines of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network publish the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
- The CCPI assesses countries’ performance in two categories.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
United Nations Environment Programme
Consider the following statements:
- On 26th October, 2021, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the ‘Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On’.
- Emissions gap is the difference between the low levels of emissions that the world needs to drop to, compared with the projected level of emissions based on countries’ current emission reduction commitments.
- According to the report, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 5.4 percent in 2020.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.
- According to the study, the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record low last year.
- Roughly half of the CO2 emitted by human activities today remains in the atmosphere. The other half is taken up by oceans and land ecosystems.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
World Health Organization (WHO)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new air quality guidelines - Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs).
- Redefining the threshold of safe air, this is the first revision after the last updation in 2010.
- The guidelines cover six pollutants - particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), PM 10, ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
‘Renewables Integration In India 2021’
Consider the following statements:
- A report on ‘Renewables Integration in India 2021’ was jointly launched by NITI Aayog & International Energy Agency (IEA).
- India is the second largest energy-consuming country in the world.
- Per capita electricity consumption across 28 Indian States and 8 Union Territories is still around a third of the world average.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3
The Madhya Ganga Barrage
Consider the following statements:
- The Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh has recently been recognized as the 47th Ramsar site in India.
- It was formed in 1984 on a floodplain of the River Ganga on the Madhya Ganga Barrage.
- India does not have a national plan for conservation of aquatic ecosystems.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
Aryabhatta Research Institute Of Observational Sciences
Consider the following statements:
- A recent study has found that reduction in economic activities during the pandemic-related lockdown had resulted in a decrease in air pollution in most parts of India but central-western and northern India recorded an increase in pollution.
- Ozone formation and loss does not depend upon photochemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
- The study was conducted by scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
Exceptional
Consider the following statements:
- According to a recent study by the University of Leeds, UK, glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate.
- The Himalayan mountain range is home to the world’s fourth-largest amount of glacier ice and is often referred to as the ‘Fourth Pole’.
- According to the study, the Himalayan glaciers are generally losing mass faster in the eastern regions.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
World Meteorological Organization
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that Verkhoyansk, a Siberian town, experienced a temperature of 380 C on 20th June, 2020, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region.
- On 6th February, 2020, at the Esperanza station in Argentina - a part of the Antarctic region – the highest temperature of 18.3°C was recorded.
- The Arctic region is warming at the same rate as the rest of the world, mainly because of human-made greenhouse gas emissions.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
United Nations Security Council
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, India voted against a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that linked climate change to security.
- The resolution was co-sponsored by Ireland and Niger. It was first proposed by Germany in 2020.
- India said that the resolution was an attempt to shift climate talks from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the Security Council and a step backward for collective action on the issue.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2022 report was launched on the sidelines of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network publish the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
- The CCPI assesses countries’ performance in two categories.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
United Nations Environment Programme
Consider the following statements:
- On 26th October, 2021, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the ‘Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On’.
- Emissions gap is the difference between the low levels of emissions that the world needs to drop to, compared with the projected level of emissions based on countries’ current emission reduction commitments.
- According to the report, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 5.4 percent in 2020.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.
- According to the study, the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record low last year.
- Roughly half of the CO2 emitted by human activities today remains in the atmosphere. The other half is taken up by oceans and land ecosystems.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
World Health Organization (WHO)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new air quality guidelines - Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs).
- Redefining the threshold of safe air, this is the first revision after the last updation in 2010.
- The guidelines cover six pollutants - particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), PM 10, ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
All of the above
|
|
‘Renewables Integration In India 2021’
Consider the following statements:
- A report on ‘Renewables Integration in India 2021’ was jointly launched by NITI Aayog & International Energy Agency (IEA).
- India is the second largest energy-consuming country in the world.
- Per capita electricity consumption across 28 Indian States and 8 Union Territories is still around a third of the world average.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
