DAY 15 (01-10-23)
Q1. With reference to Net Zero Emissions, consider the following statements :
- It is a condition in which a country would bring down its emissions to zero, taking pre-industrial levels as base range.
- China, the United States, the European Union, and India have set a net-zero target.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Net Zero Emissions is also referred to as carbon-neutrality. It does not mean that a country would bring down its emissions to zero. Rather, net-zero is a state in which a country’s emissions are compensated by absorption and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Statement 2 is correct: More than 70 countries, including the biggest polluters – China, the United States, India, and the European Union – have set a net-zero target.
Q2. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe. This warming differential between the poles and the tropics is known as?
(a) Arctic Polarisation
(b) Arctic Sublimation
(c) Arctic Amplification
(d) Arctic Differentiation
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. The rapid Arctic warming is referred to as Arctic Amplification. Researchers suggest that it may be blamed for some of the extreme weather episodes.
Arctic Amplification occurs whenever there is any change in the net radiation balance of Earth, and this produces a larger change in temperature near the poles than the global average. It is typically measured as the ratio of polar warming to tropical warming.
This amplification is primarily caused by melting ice – a process that is increasing in the Arctic at a rate of 13% per decade. Ice is more reflective and less absorbent of sunlight than land or the surface of an ocean. When ice melts, it typically reveals darker areas of land or sea, and these results in increased sunlight absorption and associated warming.
Q3. The words ‘social justice’ in the Preamble of the constitution, aims the primary duty of the state to :
(a) Make sure that justice was not based on caste, community, race or religion.
(b) Work for creating a fruitful environment where a reasonable attitude towards social relations strengthened.
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Social Justice aims to transform and accord justice to all sections of the society by providing facilities and opportunities to remove handicaps and disabilities with which the poor, etc., are languishing. Primary duty of the state is to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, caste, sex or place of birth. It aims to secure dignity of their person.
Q4. Article 2, empowers the Parliament to :
- Admit into the Union
- Establish new states
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Statement 1 and 2 both are correct: Article 2, empowers the Parliament to:
- Admit into the Union or Establish new states by law.
- ‘Admission’ refers to admitting of a state which has been already formed, established and is in existence. ‘Establishing’ a new state refers to admitting a territory into the Indian Union and forming a new state. Such state would not have existed before. In accordance with this provision, Sikkim was admitted as a new state into the Indian Union in 1976.
Q5. This style of music uses ‘taan’ in the composition and Sultan Muhammad Sharqi gave patronage to it. Usually, the theme of this style is romantic in nature. Which style of music closely resembles the above information?
(a) Khyal
(b) Tarana
(c) Dhrupad
(d) Ghazal
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Sultan Mohammad Sharqi gave the biggest patronage to Khyal in the 15th century. One of the most unique features of Khyal is the use of taan in the composition. Because of this, Alap is given much less room in the Khyal music as compared to Dhrupad. Usually, the theme for these Khyal bandish is romantic in nature. They sing about love, even if they are related to the divine creatures.