Current Affairs Questions

Consider the following statements:

1. A recent study conducted by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, has shown that water vapour exhibits a positive radiative effect at the top of the atmosphere, suggesting an increase in overall warming in the high altitude Himalayas due to it.
2. Aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions over this region, which are one of the most climate-sensitive regions, are poorly understood, apparently, due to a lack of proper observational data.
3. Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) is one of the most rapidly varying components in the atmosphere and is mainly accumulated in the upper troposphere.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) carried out coastal vulnerability assessment for entire Indian coast at states level to bring out an Atlas comprising 156 maps on 1:1,00,000 scales to prepare a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI).
2. It is also being planned to carry out a coastal Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Mapping (MHVM).
3. Coastal vulnerability is a spatial concept that identifies people and places that are susceptible to disturbances resulting from coastal hazards such as coastal storms, sea level rise and erosion, etc.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - an international NGO - has released a report, titled “Connecting the Dots: Plastic Pollution and the Planetary Emergency”.
2. The report pulls together recent scientific data on the impact of plastics on climate, biodiversity, human health and the environment.
3. According to the report, there is no need of a new global plastics treaty.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the global surface temperature for 2021 was the sixth-highest since record keeping began in 1880.
2. The average temperature across global surfaces was 1.4⁰ C above the 20th century average. This was the sixth highest among all years in the 1880-2021 record.
3. The nine years spanning 2013 through 2021 rank among the 10 warmest years on record.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released India’s first “Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India”.
2. It has been developed by Climate Research and Services (CRS) office, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chennai.
3. It is based on 14 extreme weather events and the risks they pose to the local population, livelihoods and economy of each district.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. From 19^th to 21^st January, 2022, the 4^th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation was organised by the Government of India and Global Tiger Forum (GTF).
2. The conference reviewed progress towards the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and commitments to tiger conservation.
3. India will facilitate Tiger Range Countries towards finalisation of New Delhi Declaration for the Global Tiger Summit to be held at Vladivostok, Russia later this year.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. On 2nd February, 2022 a national level celebration of World Wetlands Day 2022 was held at Sultanpur National Park, a Ramsar site of Haryana.
2. At the event, two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) were declared and "National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas” was also released.
3. India now has a network of 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh has recently been recognized as the 47^th Ramsar site in India.
2. It was formed in 1984 on a floodplain of the River Ganga on the Madhya Ganga Barrage.
3. India does not have a national plan for conservation of aquatic ecosystems.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. A recent study has found that reduction in economic activities during the pandemic-related lockdown had resulted in a decrease in air pollution in most parts of India but central-western and northern India recorded an increase in pollution.
2. Ozone formation and loss does not depend upon photochemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
3. The study was conducted by scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. According to a recent study by the University of Leeds, UK, glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate.
2. The Himalayan mountain range is home to the world’s fourth-largest amount of glacier ice and is often referred to as the ‘Fourth Pole’.
3. According to the study, the Himalayan glaciers are generally losing mass faster in the eastern regions.

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