Q. Occurrence of natural hazards is affected by:

(a) Land use changes
(b) Drainage and construction
(c) Ozone depletion
(d) Climate change

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Q. Which of the following pollutant gases is not produced both naturally and as a result of industrial activity?

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Q. Assertion (A): In urban areas, smog episodes occur frequently in winters.
Reason (R): In winters, a lot of biomass is burnt by people for heating purposes or to keep themselves warm.

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Q. Assertion(A):Sustainable development is critical to well being of human society.
Reason (R): Environmentally sound policies do not harm the environment or deplete the natural resources.

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Q. The dominant source of pollution due to oxides of nitrogen (NOx ) in urban areas is

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Q. Which of the following is not a water-brone disease?

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Q. Which of the following natural hazards is not hydro-meteorological?

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Q. Indian government’s target for power production from small hydro projects by the year 2022 is

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Q. In which country, the recent international agreement on phasing out Hydro Fluoro Carbons (HFCs) was signed?

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Q. Which of the following are not necessarily the immediate consequences of the proclamation of the President’s rule in a state?

(a) Dissolution of the State Assembly
(b) Removal of the Council of Ministers in the State
(c) Takeover of the State administration by the Union Government
(d) Appointment of a new Chief Secretary

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Q. Instead of holding the office during the pleasure of the President who among the following hold(s) office during good behaviour?

(a) Governor of a State
(b) Attorney General of India
(c) Judges of the High Court
(d) Administrator of a Union Territory

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Q. Which of the following statements are correct?

(a) Rajya Sabha is a permanent House which can be dissolved only during national emergency.
(b) Rajya Sabha does not represent the local interests of the States.
(c) Members of the Rajya Sabha are not bound to vote at the dictates of the states they represent.
(d) No Union territory has a representative in the Rajya Sabha.

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Q. The arsenic pollution in ground water in Bangladesh and parts of India is due to

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Q. Among the following air pollutants which directly impacts human health as well as climate ?

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Q. Assertion (A): The problems of environmental sustainability are difficult to resolve.
Reason (R): Our understanding how environment works and how different human choices affect environment is inadequate.

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Q. The percentage share of electrical power from solar energy in the total electric power generation from all renewable energy sources sought to be achieved by Indian government by the year 2022, is

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Q. As part of Intended Nationally Determined contributions, Indian government through additional forest and tree cover has resolved to create an additional carbon sink (in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent) by year 2030 to the extent of

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Q. Which of the following is a meteorological hazard ?

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Q. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of Rajya Sabha ?

(a) It has same powers as those of Lok Sabha.
(b) It can pass a vote of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers.
(c) It can amend a money bill.
(d) It can be dissolved during emergency.

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Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the powers of the Governor of a State ?

(a) He has the power to dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
(b) He has the power to appoint judges of the State High Court.
(c) He has the power to grant pardon in case of death sentence.
(d) He has diplomatic powers.

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