Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 7 February 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda will launch a National Deworming Day .
2. It will be followed by administering deworming tablets to over 140 million school children across the country.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

::Business and Economy::

Q. 2

1. Global business leaders from some of the world’s largest companies under the group ‘B Team’ called on governments and businesses to commit to bold action at this year’s US climate negotiations in New York.
2. The leaders include India’s Ratan Tata, Ariana Huffington, Sir Richard Branson, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, also the B Team leader, all of whom have set their sights on a global goal of net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
Which of the following statements is/are true-?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

:: International ::

Q. 3

1. India, has developed or are in the process of creating their versions of the Global Calculator, which was launched in London and Beijing to calculate climate impact scenarios in their countries.

2. It can illustrate climate impacts based on different choices and is linked to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.
Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2


 

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