301: If National Water Mission is properly and completely implemented, how will it impact the country?
1. Part of the water needs of urban areas will be met through recycling of waste-water.
2. The water requirements of coastal cities with inadequate alternative source of water will be met by adopting appropriate technologies that allow for the use of ocean water.
3. All the rivers of Himalayan origin will be linked to the rivers of peninsular India.
4. The expenses incurred by farmers for digging bore-wells and for installing motors and pump-sets to draw ground-water will be completely reimbursed by the Government.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation:
In an effort to conserve water and ensure its optimum utilisation in the country, the Union Cabinet on March 6 approved a comprehensive charter for the national Water Mission - one of the eight missions in the National Action Plan for Climate Change.
The objective of the National Water Mission is "conservation of water, minimising wastage and ensuring its equitable distributioin bothacross and within states through integrated water resources development and management.
Its five goals include setting up of a comprehensive water database in public domain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources, promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, focused attention to vulnerably areas, increasing water use efficiency by 20 per cent, and promotion of basin level integrated water resource management. The mission also envisages provision of water to coastal cities with no alternative sources of water through appropriate technologies like low temperature desalination of ocean water etc.
302: Four wires of same material and of dimensions as under as stretched by a load of same magnitude separately. Which one of them will be elongated maximum ?
(a) Wire of 1 m length and 2 mm diameter
(b) Wire of 2 m length and 2 mm diameter
(c) Wire of 3 m length and 1.5 mm diameter
(d) Wire of 1 m length and 1 mm diameter
Explanation:
Wire of 1 m length and 1 mm diameter will be elongated maximum.
303: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------List II
(Minerals)-- (Typical areas of Occurrence)
I. Coal----- (A) Bhandara
II. Gold-----(B) Karanpura
III. Mica----(C) Hutti
IV. Manganese--- (D) Nellore
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(c) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
304: Regarding 'Atal Pension Yojana', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers.
2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme.
3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber's death.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
305: "Black holes" refers to
(a) Holes occurring in heavenly bodies
(b) Bright spots on the sun
(c) Collapsing object of high density
(d) Collapsing object of low density