Current Affairs Questions

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India's Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways launched the Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP).
2. The program will start with ‘Green Hybrid Tugs’, which will be powered by Green Hybrid Propulsion systems and will subsequently adopt non-fossil fuel solutions such as methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen.
3. 3.Target has been set for the initial Green Tugs to start working in all major ports by 2030.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. A recent study conducted at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has revealed that the use of antibiotics on livestock is affecting soil carbon storage and climate.
2. Livestock grazing has been found to lead to higher carbon storage in soil compared to grazing by wild herbivores due to the use of veterinary antibiotics such as tetracycline.
3. Antibiotics such as tetracycline are long-lived and can linger in the soil for decades, thereby exacerbating the problem.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, informed that DNA profiling of 500 of the 2,675 captive elephants in the country has been completed.
2. DNA profiling is the process by which a specific DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) pattern, called a profile, is obtained from a person or sample of bodily tissue of organisms.
3. Project Elephant was launched in 1992 as a Centrally-sponsored scheme with an aim to protect elephants and improve their habitat and corridors, reduce human-elephant conflict and ensure their welfare.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. On 11^th March, 2023, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Landslide Atlas of India, providing a detailed guide identifying landslide hotspots in the country.
2. It provides the details regarding landslides in India including damage assessment of specific landslide locations.
3. The Atlas is based on an all-India database created by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre that includes three types of landslide inventory: seasonal, event-based, and route-wise, covering the period from 2015 to 2022.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. In the recent lab trial, the world's first with Great Barrier Reef coral, scientists used the cryomesh to freeze coral larvae at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS).
2. The mesh technology will help store coral larvae at -196°C (-320.8°F).
3. The new lightweight cryomesh can be manufactured cheaply and better preserves coral.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Tal Chhapar Sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Churu district is a distinctive shelter of the most graceful Antelope seen in India, the Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra).
2. It was established in 1986.
3. Recently, the sanctuary received a protective cover against a proposed move of the State government to reduce the size of its eco-sensitive zone.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the United Nations (UN) recognized Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate India’s sacred River Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships to revive the natural world.
2. Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2018 to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
3. The programme is being operated under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the 19^th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was held at Panama City.
2. The Conference accepted a proposal to include sea cucumbers in Appendix II of the Convention.
3. India’s Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) was included in Appendix II of the Convention, thereby requiring it to follow CITES regulations for the trade of the species.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. In India, more than 2 GW of wind energy was installed in 2021 exceeding the 1.1 GW of installations during the previous year.
2. Global Offshore Wind Alliance was recently formed by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
3. Its target is to contribute to achieving a total global offshore wind capacity of a minimum of 380 GW by 2030.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, at the 27^th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched with India as a partner.
2. An initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Indonesia, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate also includes India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, the US, Argentina and Spain.
3. It seeks to educate and spread awareness worldwide on the role of mangroves in curbing global warming and its potential as a solution for climate change.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?