2) Consider the following statements with reference to Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP)
It is an international mandatory community-based effort to bolster risk prevention and mitigation across global coastal zones.
This programme is an initiative of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for providing governments with crucial scientific information for policy-making.
Select the correct statement/’s using the codes below:
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Answer : d
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect – TRRP is an international voluntarycommunity-based effort to bolster risk prevention and mitigation across global coastal zones.
It aims to build tsunami resilience through awareness and preparedness strategies that will protect life, livelihoods and property from tsunamis.
Statement 2 is incorrect – TRRP is developed by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
India would soon have over 100 tsunami-ready villages in the Indian Ocean region & India will be the 1st country with as many villages in this region with this distinction.
Institutes of National Importance (INIs) are premier public bodies, formulated under the Government of India through the Act of Parliament.
These are mentioned in Constitution under Union list.
India has more than 150 INIs so far.
Select the correct statements using the codes below:
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Answer : c
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct – Institutes of National Importance (INIs) are premier public bodies, formulated under the Government of India through the Act of Parliament.
These are mentioned in Constitution under Union list (Entry 63).
Statement 3 is correct – As of mid-2024, India has around 171 INIs, with categories like 23 IITs, 20 AIIMS, 21 IIMs, and many others making up the total.
Benefits of INIs include – Greater independence allows institutions to improve efficiency, quality, and accountability.
Access to enhanced financial support from the government.
4) Dulhasti hydel power project is located on which of the following rivers?
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Answer : a
Explanation
Option a is the correct answer – A panel under the Ministry of Environment has approved the 260-megawatt Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.
It is located on the Chenab River in the Kishtwar district, Jammu & Kashmir.
Dulhasti-I is a run-of-the-river scheme commissioned in 2007 by NHPC Ltd.
Dulhasti Stage-II is an extension of the existing 390 MW Dulhasti Stage-I Hydro Electric Project (Dulhasti Power Station).
It will utilise the existing dam, reservoir, and power intake of the stage-I project, and draw water from the Marusudar River through the Pakal Dul project.
5) Which of the following is the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme?
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Answer : b
Explanation
Option b is the correct answer.
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), Government of India,
It focusses on skill development, education, and empowerment of artisans and minorities by converging five earlier schemes like ‘Seekho Aur Kamao’, ‘Nai Manzil’, ‘Nai Roshni’ and ‘USTTAD’ & ‘Hamari Dharohar’ schemes.