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UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 12/06/2021

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Question 1

Consider the following statements regarding the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)

1) It aims for better coordination, identification, and resolution of problems related to air quality in the national capital region (NCR) and adjoining areas.

2) In case of any conflict, the orders or directions of the Commission will prevail over the orders of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 2

Consider the following statements regarding the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

1) It released the India wind energy market outlook report.

2) GWEC was established in 2000 to decrease greenhouse gases production.

3) India has the 4th largest installed wind power capacity worldwide.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 3

Consider the following statements about The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam.

1) It is a terminal dam built on the Narmada river in madhya pradesh.

2) Gujarat has been awarded a share of 18.25 MAF water, highest water share among four states.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Question 4

Consider the following statements about Burkina Faso recently in news.

1) Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast.

2) Sahel is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions and has presence of four main terror outfits viz the ISGS, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the Jama’at Nasr al Islam wal Muslimin, the local al Qaeda branch in Mali, and Boko Haram.

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Question 5

Consider the following statements regarding CAFE Regulations.

1) It was notified by the Union Ministry of Power (MoP) under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001

2) The regulation is in accordance with the fuel consumption standards that aim to increase fuel efficiency of vehicles on the road by 35% by 2030

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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