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In which one of the following groups of States in India is the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project being implemented as a pilot investment?

 

A) Gujarat, Kerala and Goa B) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal D) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal

Explanation:

India Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

• To conserve, project and manage the coastal and marine environment, the Ministry is implementing the India ICZM Project with the World Bank assistance.

• For the implementation of the project the Ministry has established a Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) as nodal body under the Society Registration Act, in Delhi.

• The ICZM Project is being implemented as pilot investments in the coastal states of Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal.

• National activities are implemented through SICOM along with monitoring of activities carried out by three selected states.

• The project has four implementing agencies-MoEF at the national level with lead responsibilities, and the Departments of Forests and Environment (DoEF) of the threeparticipating states.

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Who among the following was responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka?

A) Ashoka B) Mahavira
C) Parsavanth D) Chandra Gupta Maurya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashoka

Explanation:

Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the third century BCE after the Third Buddhist council by Mahinda Bhikkhu, son of Emperor Ashoka.

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Release of which among the following is the primary reason for depletion of the ozone layer?

A) Nitrous oxide B) Hydrogen dioxide
C) Chlorofluro carbon D) Carbon monoxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chlorofluro carbon

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The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at which state?

A) Gwalior B) Bhopal
C) Jammu D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhopal

Explanation:

The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at Bhopal.

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Propagation of sound can be visualised as propagation of ____________ variations in the medium

A) elasticity B) viscosity
C) density D) porosity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) density

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Where did the Indian Independence League form in 1907?

A) Surat B) Calcutta
C) California D) Berlin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) California

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Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

A) Drought B) High winds
C) Thick layers of prairie grass D) Overproduction of crops
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thick layers of prairie grass

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

He is recondite, but he is never ________________.

 

A) trite B) pertinent
C) impressive D) relevant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) trite

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