UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 55/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 55/60 SAMVEG IAS

Q1 Consider the following statements about The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of WTO.

1. It took place in December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. The out come was securing a deal on fisheries subsidies for prohibiting subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
3. There was no outcome on public stockholding for food security purposes or on other agriculture issues.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q2 Consider the following statements about Foreign trade policy 2015

1. doubling the export (both Merchandise and Service) to $900 million and achieve 3.5% share of world export by 2019-20.
2. Export incentives under MEIS have been increased by 2 percent for labour intensive MSME sectors.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 
Q3 Government had stressed the need of halving the urea fertilizer consumption by 2022. Consider the following statements about fertilizer

1. India is second largest consumer of urea fertilizers after China
2. introduction of DBT in fertilizer industry
3. It is one of the eight core industries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q4 Government has stressed the need to adopt “Methanol’ as an alternate to fossil fuel and bedrock for energy security. Consider the following statements about methanol.

1. The gaseous version of Methanol – DME (Dimethyl ether) can be blended with LPG.
2. India imports 99% of its methanol from Iran and Saudi Arabia where methanol is produced from easy and cheaply available natural gas.
3. Efforts have been initiated towards Policy which calls for 15% blending of methanol in petrol
4. Coal India Limited (CIL) has unveiled its plan to set up a coal based methanol plant in West Bengal.
5. Methanol produces no particulate matter, no soot, almost nil SOX and NOX emissions

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1, 4 and 5 only
2. 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
3. 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

 
Q5 Consider the following statements about Sustainable Rooftop Implementation for Solar Transfiguration of India (SRISTI)’.

1. Government has set a target of reaching 100 GW of solar power installed capacity in the country by 2022, of which 40 GW is targeted through solar rooftop.
2. Ministry of New and renewable energy is implementing Grid Connected Rooftop Solar (RTS) Power Programme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2