Current Affairs Question - 24 November 2021
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National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Consider the following statements with reference to the National Green Tribunal (NGT):
- Established in 2011, as per the National Green Tribunal Act, it is a specialised judicial body equipped with expertise solely for the purpose of adjudicating environmental cases in the country.
- The Tribunal has jurisdiction over all civil cases involving a substantial question relating to environment and the question.
- Any person seeking relief and compensation for environmental damage involving subjects in the legislations mentioned in Schedule I of the National Green Tribunal Act may approach the Tribunal.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?
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Only 1
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B |
2 and 3
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C |
1 and 3
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D |
None of the above
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International Energy Agency (IEA)
Consider the given statements in contest to the India and the International Energy Agency (IEA):
- India in March 2017 became an associate member of the Paris-based body which advises industrialised nations on energy policies.
- According to IEA, a member country must maintain "crude oil and/or product reserves equivalent to 120 days of the previous year's net imports, to which the government has immediate access (even if it does not own them directly) and could be used to address disruptions to global oil supply."
- Also, a member of IEA has to show "a demand restraint programme to reduce national oil consumption by up to 10%."
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Only 1
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B |
2 and 3
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C |
Only 3
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D |
1 and 3
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