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A sinkhole (in Karst topography) is a hole in the ground that forms when water dissolves surface rock. Often, this surface rock is limestone, which is easily eroded, or worn away, by the movement of water.

Formation of a Sinkhole: In a landscape where limestone sits underneath the soil, water from rainfall collects in cracks in the stone. These cracks are called joints. Slowly, as the limestone dissolves and is carried away, the joints widen until the ground above them becomes unstable and collapses. The collapse often happens very suddenly and without very much warning. Water collects in these collapsed sections, forming sinkholes.

Sinkholes also form when the roofs of caves collapse. Sinkholes are often funnel-shaped, with the wide end open at the surface and the narrow end at the bottom of the pool.Sinkholes vary from shallow holes about 1 meter (3 feet) deep, to pits more than 50 meters (165 feet) deep.

All   are   correct   except   4   as   a cloudburst  can  occur  anytime  and at  any  place  which  is  affected  by convective weather system.

India unveiled the third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031. The plan was unveiled by environment minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on the inaugural day of the Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference The third National Wildlife Action Plan is unique as this is the first time India has recognised the concerns relating to climate change impact on wildlife and stressed on integrating actions that need to be taken for its mitigation and adaptation into wildlife management planning processes. The plan adopts a “landscape approach”in conservation of all wildlife.The government has also underlined an increased role of private sector in wildlife conservation. The plan has 5 components, 17 themes, 103 conservation actions and 250 projects.

In India, Fiscal Policy is formulated by the Ministry of Finance.

Fiscal policy is playing an important role on the economic and social front of a country. Traditionally, fiscal policy is concerned with the determination of state income and expenditure policy. But with the passage of time, the importance of fiscal policy has been increasing continuously for attaining rapid economic growth.

An effective fiscal policy is composed of policy decisions relating to the entire financial structure of the government including tax revenue, public expenditures, loans, transfers, debt management, budgetary deficit, etc.

The main objective of Service Level Management is to ensure that an agreed level of IT service is provided for all current IT services.