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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
2 points
The Navtej Singh Johar case, oftenly seen in the news, is related to which of the following topics?
Correct
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
In Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union Of India (2018) case, the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality by striking off parts of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which were held violative of Fundamental Rights of LGBTQ Community.
Additional information:
Yogyakarta Principles recognise freedom of sexual orientation and gender identity as part of Human Rights.
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Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
In Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union Of India (2018) case, the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality by striking off parts of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which were held violative of Fundamental Rights of LGBTQ Community.
Additional information:
Yogyakarta Principles recognise freedom of sexual orientation and gender identity as part of Human Rights.
Question 2 of 6
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
ESG is a company’s framework of sustainability plans while CSR is the assessable outcome concerning a company’s overall sustainability performance.
ESG reflects a company’s external impact while CSR is an internal initiative to fulfil a corporate purpose.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
CSR is a company’s framework of sustainability plans and responsible cultural influence, whereas ESG is the assessable outcome concerning a company’s overall sustainability performance.
The main difference between CSR and ESG is that CSR is an internal initiative to fulfil a corporate purpose, while ESG reflects a company’s external impact.
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Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
CSR is a company’s framework of sustainability plans and responsible cultural influence, whereas ESG is the assessable outcome concerning a company’s overall sustainability performance.
The main difference between CSR and ESG is that CSR is an internal initiative to fulfil a corporate purpose, while ESG reflects a company’s external impact.
Question 3 of 6
3. Question
2 points
The term “glowscope” was in the news, it is related with:
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Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
Researchers at Winona State University, Minnesota, have created a design for a ‘glowscope’, a device that could democratise access to fluorescence microscopy – at least partly so.
A fluorescence microscope views an object by studying how it reemits light that it has absorbed, i.e., how it fluoresces. This is its basic principle.
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Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
Researchers at Winona State University, Minnesota, have created a design for a ‘glowscope’, a device that could democratise access to fluorescence microscopy – at least partly so.
A fluorescence microscope views an object by studying how it reemits light that it has absorbed, i.e., how it fluoresces. This is its basic principle.
Question 4 of 6
4. Question
2 points
“Operation Himrarahat” was a rescue mission, carried out by the troops of the Indian Army in which of the following regions?
Correct
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
Operation Himrahat is a rescue mission by the troops of the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps to help the local police and administration in Sikkim rescue 370 tourists who were stranded in heavy snowfall.
The tourists were stuck in some 100 vehicles that were returning from Nathu La, a mountain pass on the border with China, and Tsomgo or Changuu lake to Gangtok.
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Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
Operation Himrahat is a rescue mission by the troops of the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps to help the local police and administration in Sikkim rescue 370 tourists who were stranded in heavy snowfall.
The tourists were stuck in some 100 vehicles that were returning from Nathu La, a mountain pass on the border with China, and Tsomgo or Changuu lake to Gangtok.
Question 5 of 6
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
Achieving net-zero waste means total elimination of all harmful plastic wastes.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is about “clean water and sanitation for all”.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Correct
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Achieving net-zero waste means reducing, reusing and recovering waste streams (sludge) to convert them to valuable resources so that zero solid waste is sent to landfills.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is about “clean water and sanitation for all”.
The United Nations SDG 6.3aims at “halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally” by 2030.
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Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Achieving net-zero waste means reducing, reusing and recovering waste streams (sludge) to convert them to valuable resources so that zero solid waste is sent to landfills.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is about “clean water and sanitation for all”.
The United Nations SDG 6.3aims at “halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally” by 2030.
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