386: Recently, Indias first National Investment and Manufacturing Zone was proposed to be set up in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
387: Which one of the following is a purpose of 'UDAY', a scheme of the Government?
(a) Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entrepreneurs in the field of renewable sources of energy
(b) Providing electricity to every household in the country by 2018
(c) Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time
(d) Providing for financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies
388: The highest grade of coal, whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is:
(a) Lignite
(b) Peat
(c) Bituminous
(d) Anthracite
389: When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because:
(a) The hole acts as a convex lens
(b) Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole
(c) Of rectilinear propagation of light
(d) The hole acts as a concave lens
390: As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm Globe Scan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score ?
(a) It is a measure of efforts made by different countries in adopting technologies for reducing carbon footprint
(b) It is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour in different countries
(c) It is an assessment of programmes/ schemes undertaken by different countries for improving* the conservation of natural resources.
(d) It is an index showing the volume of. carbon credits sold by different countries
Explanation:
The second annual Greendex, conducted by the National Geographic Society and international polling firm GlobeScan, canvassed 17,000 adults online in 17 countries in 2009 to gauge consumer attitudes and their behavior.
Consumers in India, Brazil and China again scored the highest for green behavior among the countries included the Greendex survey - and U.S. consumers again scored the worst.