Daily Quiz 30-6-23

Q1. Consider the following statements about Debrigarh, a wildlife sanctuary.

1. It has been made completely free from any human settlement following one of the country’s largest ‘peaceful’ relocations of forest-dwellers.

2. Debrigarh Sanctuary is proposed to be a tiger reserve.

3. The sanctuary is flanked by Hirakud Reservoir which is a Ramsar Site and International Bird Area.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about Gravitational waves.

1. Gravitational waves are created by astronomically dense objects in our universe, usually in orbit around each other.

2. Einstein in 1916 proposed the existence of gravitational waves as an outgrowth of his ground-breaking general theory of relativity, which depicted gravity as the distortion of space and time by matter.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3.The Rwanda Policy which is in the news these days is related to

A. A UN resolution deploying a peacekeeping force in Rwanda

B. Part of the British government’s “stop the boats” strategy, i.e., a plan to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel to enter the U.K.

C. India’s critical mineral import policy

D. None of the above

Q4. With which of the following countries India is in discussions on shipping routes through Far East Corridor for the transport of coking coal, a key feedstock material for steel-making?

A. Japan

B. Russia

C. Norway

D. Mongolia

Q5 Consider the following statements about National Hydrogen Mission.

1. MNRE launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission, for implementing the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme that aims to establish electrolyser manufacturing base and green hydrogen-producing facilities.

2. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?