Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 March 2022

Q.1) With reference to Carbon neutral agriculture method, consider the following statements:

1. Carbon neutral agriculture refers to the net zero balance of emissions and sinks of all the greenhouse gases on farms.
2. It helps to improve soil fertility and nutrient retention.
3. It has the potential to reduce current carbon footprint of agriculture roughly 12% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) Which among the following has to impose Carbon border tariff?

(a) European Union
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Brazil

Q.3) With reference to Peatlands, consider the following statements:

1. Peatlands are a class of wetlands.
2. Term 'peatland' refers to the peat soil and the wetland habitats growing on the surface.
3. Peatlands occupy only 3 per cent of the global land surface but store twice as much carbon as all the world's forests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 only

Q.4) PM-DAKSH Yojana initiated by

(a) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(c) Ministry of Minority Affairs
(d) Ministry of Rural Development

Q.5) With reference to National eVidhan Application, consider the following statements:

1. It is a Mission Mode Project included in Digital India Programme.
2.The application aims to bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform thereby creating a massive data depository.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 March 2022