Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

India climate change knowledge portal was launched in which of the following months of 2020 ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: November, 2020

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “November, 2020”.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar virtually launches India climate change knowledge portal. The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on November 27, 2020 virtually launched 'India Climate Change Knowledge Portal'.

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With reference to "NET – ZERO" goal for 2050, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It means that a country will bring down its emissions to zero by 2050.
2. It means that a country’s emissions will be compensated by absorption and removal of green house gases from the atmosphere.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
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  2. B) Al. Badadi
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A. Jhansi 3. Nagar Palika Parishad
B. Machhali Shahar - 2. Kshetra Shahar Samiti
C. Tundla - 3. Nagar Panchayat
D. Saifai 4. Nagar Nigam

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 2 3 1 4
  4. D) 3 4 2 1
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  2. B) Accessory bud
  3. C) Flower bud
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ABCD
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1. The 93rd Indian Science Congress was held in Hyderabad (A.P.) in January 2006.
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Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?
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  2. B) 2 only
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
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