{"id":148910,"date":"2024-12-26T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T09:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=148910"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T09:53:10","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-26th-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-26th-december-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 26th December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_982\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/category\/todays-update\/daily-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ARTICLES<\/a>\u00a0 posted regularly on PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland is the world\u2019s largest island which is a part of the Antarctica continent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland is surrounded by the Greenland Sea and Baffin Bay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panama Canal is an artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the above given statements are<\/b> <b>correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6139\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6139\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6139\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                  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                                                   <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6139\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his Christmas greetings, <\/span><b>US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his call to acquire the Panama Canal and Greenland and annex Canada.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Greenland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the world\u2019s largest island which is a <\/span><b>part of the North American continent.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland was once a Danish colony and is <\/span><b>now an autonomous province of Denmark.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland is in the polar zone, where winter temperatures reach as low as -50\u00b0C and summer temperatures rarely exceed 10\u201315\u00b0C.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Highest Point: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnbjorn&#8217;s Fjeld\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-148901 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90.webp 1320w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-257x300.webp 257w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-878x1024.webp 878w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-768x895.webp 768w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-1317x1536.webp 1317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><b>Greenland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is surrounded by the <\/span><b>Arctic Ocean to the north;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the<\/span><b> Greenland Sea to the east<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; by the<\/span><b> North Atlantic Ocean to the southeast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Davis Strait to the southwest and Baffin Bay to the west.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><b>Panama Canal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an artificial 82 kilometers waterway in Panama that <\/span><b>connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It <\/span><b>cuts across the Isthmus of Panama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-91.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-91.webp 350w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-91-300x290.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his Christmas greetings, <\/span><b>US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his call to acquire the Panama Canal and Greenland and annex Canada.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Greenland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the world\u2019s largest island which is a <\/span><b>part of the North American continent.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland was once a Danish colony and is <\/span><b>now an autonomous province of Denmark.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland is in the polar zone, where winter temperatures reach as low as -50\u00b0C and summer temperatures rarely exceed 10\u201315\u00b0C.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Highest Point: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnbjorn&#8217;s Fjeld\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-148901 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90.webp 1320w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-257x300.webp 257w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-878x1024.webp 878w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-768x895.webp 768w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-90-1317x1536.webp 1317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><b>Greenland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is surrounded by the <\/span><b>Arctic Ocean to the north;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the<\/span><b> Greenland Sea to the east<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; by the<\/span><b> North Atlantic Ocean to the southeast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Davis Strait to the southwest and Baffin Bay to the west.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><b>Panama Canal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an artificial 82 kilometers waterway in Panama that <\/span><b>connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It <\/span><b>cuts across the Isthmus of Panama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-91.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-91.webp 350w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-91-300x290.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024, which of the following statements is correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6140\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6140\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Every waste generator must store construction and demolition waste separately and dispose of it according to the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6140\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Non-recyclable waste having a calorific value of 1000 Kcal\/kg or more shall be disposed of in landfills.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6140\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Only industrial townships are required to procure Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility Certificates from local bodies.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6140\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) The local body is not responsible for preventing agricultural and horticultural waste burning or imposing penalties on those involved in open burning.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, proposed a new draft notification for Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These rules are <\/span><b>aimed at addressing the adverse effects of unmanaged solid waste,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> promoting the principles of a circular economy, strengthening monitoring, reporting and enforcement frameworks along with expanding the scope of the rules to cover both urban and rural areas for improved environmental quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier, it introduced the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, replacing the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (a) is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024, <\/span><b>every waste generator must store construction and demolition (C&amp;D) waste separately and dispose of it as per the guidelines set out by the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This ensures proper management of C&amp;D waste and prevents its uncontrolled disposal in landfills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (b) is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The SWM Rules, 2024, state that <\/span><b>non-recyclable waste with a calorific value of 1500 Kcal\/kg or more <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">should not be disposed of in landfills.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is to promote the recycling or energy recovery of such waste, rather than sending it directly to landfills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (c) is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>requirement for Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility Certificates applies not just to industrial townships, but to bulk waste generators in general, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which include entities like large institutions, municipalities, and large-scale industries.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The purpose of this certificate is to ensure the environmentally sound collection and transportation of waste.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (d) is incorrect:<\/b> <b>Local bodies are responsible for preventing the open burning of agricultural and horticultural waste.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are also empowered to levy heavy penalties on individuals or entities found involved in such activities, to curb air pollution and encourage better waste management practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, proposed a new draft notification for Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These rules are <\/span><b>aimed at addressing the adverse effects of unmanaged solid waste,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> promoting the principles of a circular economy, strengthening monitoring, reporting and enforcement frameworks along with expanding the scope of the rules to cover both urban and rural areas for improved environmental quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier, it introduced the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, replacing the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (a) is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024, <\/span><b>every waste generator must store construction and demolition (C&amp;D) waste separately and dispose of it as per the guidelines set out by the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This ensures proper management of C&amp;D waste and prevents its uncontrolled disposal in landfills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (b) is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The SWM Rules, 2024, state that <\/span><b>non-recyclable waste with a calorific value of 1500 Kcal\/kg or more <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">should not be disposed of in landfills.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is to promote the recycling or energy recovery of such waste, rather than sending it directly to landfills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (c) is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>requirement for Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility Certificates applies not just to industrial townships, but to bulk waste generators in general, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which include entities like large institutions, municipalities, and large-scale industries.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The purpose of this certificate is to ensure the environmentally sound collection and transportation of waste.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Option (d) is incorrect:<\/b> <b>Local bodies are responsible for preventing the open burning of agricultural and horticultural waste.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are also empowered to levy heavy penalties on individuals or entities found involved in such activities, to curb air pollution and encourage better waste management practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Myanmar shares borders with Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Department of Border Management is under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Free Movement Regime was established between India and Myanmar as part of Treaty of Friendship, 1951.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the above given statements are<\/b><b><i> incorrect<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6141\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6141\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6141\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6141\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6141\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Months after announcing that<\/span><b> the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border has been entirely suspended,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the <\/span><b>Union Home Ministry has brought in fresh protocol to regulate the movement of people living within 10 kilometres <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on either side of the largely unfenced international border<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-92.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India and Myanmar share a long 1,643 km geographical land border and maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar is <\/span><b>India&#8217;s gateway to South-East Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Myanmar shares borders with 4 Indian states \u2013<\/span><b> Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Department of Border Management is under the Ministry of Home Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in India.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Department of Border Management is responsible for managing the country&#8217;s internal and coastal borders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar was<\/span><b> established in 2018 as part of India&#8217;s Act East Policy, not the Treaty of Friendship of 1951.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Months after announcing that<\/span><b> the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border has been entirely suspended,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the <\/span><b>Union Home Ministry has brought in fresh protocol to regulate the movement of people living within 10 kilometres <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on either side of the largely unfenced international border<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-92.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India and Myanmar share a long 1,643 km geographical land border and maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar is <\/span><b>India&#8217;s gateway to South-East Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Myanmar shares borders with 4 Indian states \u2013<\/span><b> Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Department of Border Management is under the Ministry of Home Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in India.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Department of Border Management is responsible for managing the country&#8217;s internal and coastal borders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar was<\/span><b> established in 2018 as part of India&#8217;s Act East Policy, not the Treaty of Friendship of 1951.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most known volcanic activity occurs along converging plate margins and mid-oceanic ridges and Himalayan region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the only active volcano in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are<\/b> <b>correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6142\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6142\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6142\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6142\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2 \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6142\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea Volcano, one of the world\u2019s most active volcanoes, began erupting again in December 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea Volcano:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Location \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Situated on the southeastern shore of Hawaii\u2019s Big Island, within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Type of Volcano \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Active shield volcano, characterized by its broad, sloping profile and fluid lava flows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Summit Caldera \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kilauea&#8217;s summit caldera \u2192 A large depression formed by the partial collapse of the volcano after releasing most of its magma chamber<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-93-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-93-1.webp 507w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-93-1-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most known volcanic activity and earthquakes occur along converging plate margins and mid-oceanic ridges. It is said that nearly 70 per cent of earthquakes occur in the Circum-Pacific belt. However, there are<\/span><b> no volcanoes located in the Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because these mountains were formed when two continental tectonic plates, the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate, smashed into one another.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><b>Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the only active volcano in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Volcano:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opening in the earth\u2019s crust through which gases, molten rock materials (lava), ash, steam etc. are emitted outward in the course of an eruption.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such vents or openings occur in those parts of the earth\u2019s crust where the rock strata are relatively weak<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>3 reasons why magma might rise and cause eruptions:<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tectonic plates slowly move away from each other \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magma rises up to fill in the space.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Tectonic plates move toward each other \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When this happens, part of Earth&#8217;s crust can be forced deep into its interior \u2192 High heat and pressure cause the crust to melt and rise as magma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Hot spots \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hot areas inside of Earth \u2192 These areas heat up magma \u2192 Magma becomes less dense \u2192 When it is less dense it rises.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Other Volcanoes in India:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Narcondam, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Andaman Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Baratang,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Andaman Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Deccan Traps, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dhinodhar Hills, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gujarat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dhosi Hill,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Haryana<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea Volcano, one of the world\u2019s most active volcanoes, began erupting again in December 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea Volcano:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Location \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Situated on the southeastern shore of Hawaii\u2019s Big Island, within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Type of Volcano \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Active shield volcano, characterized by its broad, sloping profile and fluid lava flows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Summit Caldera \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kilauea&#8217;s summit caldera \u2192 A large depression formed by the partial collapse of the volcano after releasing most of its magma chamber<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-93-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-93-1.webp 507w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-93-1-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most known volcanic activity and earthquakes occur along converging plate margins and mid-oceanic ridges. It is said that nearly 70 per cent of earthquakes occur in the Circum-Pacific belt. However, there are<\/span><b> no volcanoes located in the Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because these mountains were formed when two continental tectonic plates, the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate, smashed into one another.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><b>Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the only active volcano in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Volcano:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opening in the earth\u2019s crust through which gases, molten rock materials (lava), ash, steam etc. are emitted outward in the course of an eruption.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such vents or openings occur in those parts of the earth\u2019s crust where the rock strata are relatively weak<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>3 reasons why magma might rise and cause eruptions:<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tectonic plates slowly move away from each other \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magma rises up to fill in the space.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Tectonic plates move toward each other \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When this happens, part of Earth&#8217;s crust can be forced deep into its interior \u2192 High heat and pressure cause the crust to melt and rise as magma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Hot spots \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hot areas inside of Earth \u2192 These areas heat up magma \u2192 Magma becomes less dense \u2192 When it is less dense it rises.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Other Volcanoes in India:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Narcondam, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Andaman Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Baratang,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Andaman Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Deccan Traps, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dhinodhar Hills, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gujarat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dhosi Hill,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Haryana<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>5<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>5<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ken-Betwa Link project is the first interlinking of rivers project under the National Perspective Plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Ken River and Betwa River are tributaries of the Yamuna River.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are<\/b> <b>correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6143\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6143\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  1 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n         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                                         <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_982_6143\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Recently, the Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the Ken-Betwa river-linking project in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Khajuraho,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aimed at solving the water woes of the Bundelkhand region, spread across parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The project is estimated to cost around \u20b945,000 crore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ken-Betwa Link project is the<\/span><b> first interlinking of rivers project under the National Perspective Plan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Ken River and Betwa River are<\/span><b> tributaries of the Yamuna River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Ken-Betwa Link:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-94.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-94.webp 583w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-94-300x288.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>River interlinking project that aims to \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Transfer surplus water from the Ken River in Madhya Pradesh (MP) to Betwa in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>To provide irrigation to the Bundelkhand region, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which is one of the worst drought-affected areas in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Implementing Agency \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA) will be set up to implement the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Implementation of the ILR projects depend on \u2192 Consensus of the concerned States.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>National Perspective Plan (NPP):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Government of India formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for interlinking of rivers (ILR) in 1980.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>National Water Development Agency (NWDA) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has been entrusted with the work of Interlinking of Rivers under the NPP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>NPP has two components \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Himalayan Rivers Development Component and Peninsular Rivers Development Component.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">30 link projects have been identified under the NPP.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Recently, the Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the Ken-Betwa river-linking project in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Khajuraho,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aimed at solving the water woes of the Bundelkhand region, spread across parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The project is estimated to cost around \u20b945,000 crore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ken-Betwa Link project is the<\/span><b> first interlinking of rivers project under the National Perspective Plan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Ken River and Betwa River are<\/span><b> tributaries of the Yamuna River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Ken-Betwa Link:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-94.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-94.webp 583w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-94-300x288.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>River interlinking project that aims to \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Transfer surplus water from the Ken River in Madhya Pradesh (MP) to Betwa in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>To provide irrigation to the Bundelkhand region, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which is one of the worst drought-affected areas in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Implementing Agency \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA) will be set up to implement the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Implementation of the ILR projects depend on \u2192 Consensus of the concerned States.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>National Perspective Plan (NPP):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Government of India formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for interlinking of rivers (ILR) in 1980.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>National Water Development Agency (NWDA) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has been entrusted with the work of Interlinking of Rivers under the NPP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>NPP has two components \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Himalayan Rivers Development Component and Peninsular Rivers Development Component.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">30 link projects have been identified under the NPP.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; 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