Economy and Environment Quiz 31.12.2020

Arrange the following companies in chronological order as per their incorporation:

1) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

2) Gas Authority of India Limited

3) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

4) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

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With regards to the Economic Survey of India 2019-20, consider the following statements:

1) For more than three-fourths of the known economic history, India has been the dominant economic power globally.

2) In the post-liberalisation era, India did not record as much growth in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP per capita, as it was expected.

3) India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on strengthening the invisible hand of markets together with the hand of trust that can support markets.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Efforts to conserve the Toda buffaloes, a unique breed among the Indian breeds of buffaloes are getting a boost now a days. Toda buffaloes are naturally found in which of the following regions?

Clearing forests and replacing old trees with new ones is not considered an eco-friendly step. Why?

1) In any biological region, the original or primary trees act as carbon sinks.

2) The carbon trapped inside the fallen trees gets converted into gas again when these trees decay or get burnt in a forest fire; this increases global warming.

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Consider the following statements regarding major differences between Cheetah and Leopard species:

1) Cheetah have rosettes while Leopards have spots.
2) Leopards have black ‘tear marks’ while these markings are completely missing from a Cheetah’s face.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?