Daily Quiz 07-09-23

Q1. Consider the following statements about the Heat Index.

1. Hot air has less capacity to hold moisture.

2. When temperature rises, the air’s capacity to hold moisture also decreases, thus affecting the apparent temperature or heat index.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements the global rise in temperature.

1. The world's oceans — more than 70% of the Earth's surface — were the hottest ever recorded, nearly 21 C (69.8 F), and have set high temperature marks for three consecutive months,

2. Usually an El Nino, which started earlier this year, adds extra heat to global temperatures but more so in its second year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about the name of India in ancient sources.

1. Jambudvipa is named in Emperor Ashoka’s inscriptions (268-231 BCE).

2. In giving an account of the reign of King Kharavela of Kalinga (50 BCE), the inscriptions say, “In the 10th year he sent an expedition to conquer Bharatavarsha.”

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about the uses of bamboo.

1. The patent office of the Government of India has granted a patent to the Botanical Survey of India for ‘reusable straw and its manufacturing’.

2. The reusable straw is developed from a species of endemic bamboo plant which is found in the Andamans and Nicobar Islands.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about the forest restoration efforts being undertaken in India.

1. India has pledged to restore about 21 million hectares of forest by 2030 under the Bonn Challenge.

2. The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the world’s deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020, and 350 million hectares by 2030

Which of the above statements is/are correct?