QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,10 October 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsThis plant which contains a number of types of alkaloids and some non-alkaloidal medicinal compounds is widely used in native medicinal compositions and in the treatment of gout and as a pain killer in allopathic medicine. Its cultivation, though confined to a few pockets in this state, has started to spread in the recent years. Its export was once banned as it was listed as an endangered species. Farmers of this state contribute the major share of global consumption of it. Known as Gloriosa superba, it is the state flower of
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.India is the third-biggest consumer of crude oil.
- Globally, the share of natural gas as an energy resource has increased in the past few years.
- Globally, the share of nuclear energy as an energy resource has increased in the past few years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.As per the recently released Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5˚C India could annually experience conditions like the 2015 heatwave if the average global temperature rises by more than 1˚C from the present.
2.The Paris Climate Pact calls for efforts to be pursued to limit the temperature increase to 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
TH: If the average global temperature rises by more than one degree Celsius from the present, India could “annually” expect conditions like the 2015 heat wave that killed at least 2,000, according to the ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C,’ commissioned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The 2015 agreement in Paris, considered a landmark achievement, had the world agree to keep temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius and “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.”
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Solution: c.
TH: If the average global temperature rises by more than one degree Celsius from the present, India could “annually” expect conditions like the 2015 heat wave that killed at least 2,000, according to the ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C,’ commissioned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The 2015 agreement in Paris, considered a landmark achievement, had the world agree to keep temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius and “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.”
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsIn order to limit global warming to 1.5˚C, the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C sets which of the following targets?
1.By 2030, global emissions must decline by 45% from 2010 levels.
2.By 2040, global net zero emissions must be achieved.
- By 2050, renewables must provide up to 85% of global electricity.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: c.
BBC: Five steps to 1.5 –
- Global emissions of CO2 need to decline by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030
- Renewables are estimated to provide up to 85% of global electricity by 2050
- Coal is expected to reduce to close to zero
- Up to 7 million sq km of land will be needed for energy crops (a bit less than the size of Australia)
- Global net zero emissions by 2050
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Solution: c.
BBC: Five steps to 1.5 –
- Global emissions of CO2 need to decline by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030
- Renewables are estimated to provide up to 85% of global electricity by 2050
- Coal is expected to reduce to close to zero
- Up to 7 million sq km of land will be needed for energy crops (a bit less than the size of Australia)
- Global net zero emissions by 2050
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to key takeaways from the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C released recently, consider the following statements:
1.Limiting warming to 1.5˚C brings a lot of benefits compared with limiting it to 2˚C.
2.Rapid and far-reaching changes must take place in energy generation, land use, cities and industry to limit warming to 1.5˚C.
3.As opposed to previous approaches of IPCC’s study of warming, this report clearly links lifestyle choices with warming.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d.
BBC: Where this new study from the IPCC differs from previous approaches is that it clearly links lifestyle choices with warming. The report’s authors say that rapid changes must take place in four key parts of society:
- energy generation
- land use
- cities
- industry
BBC: Despite the inevitable compromises, there are some key messages that come through loud and clear.
- “The first is that limiting warming to 1.5C brings a lot of benefits compared with limiting it to 2 degrees. It really reduces the impacts of climate change in very important ways,” said Prof Jim Skea, who is a co-chair of the IPCC.
- “The second is the unprecedented nature of the changes that are required if we are to limit warming to 1.5C – changes to energy systems, changes to the way we manage land, changes to the way we move around with transportation.”
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Solution: d.
BBC: Where this new study from the IPCC differs from previous approaches is that it clearly links lifestyle choices with warming. The report’s authors say that rapid changes must take place in four key parts of society:
- energy generation
- land use
- cities
- industry
BBC: Despite the inevitable compromises, there are some key messages that come through loud and clear.
- “The first is that limiting warming to 1.5C brings a lot of benefits compared with limiting it to 2 degrees. It really reduces the impacts of climate change in very important ways,” said Prof Jim Skea, who is a co-chair of the IPCC.
- “The second is the unprecedented nature of the changes that are required if we are to limit warming to 1.5C – changes to energy systems, changes to the way we manage land, changes to the way we move around with transportation.”
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