MCQs
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D
Consider the following statements regarding power sector in India :
1.The installed capacity of power generation is around 95000 MW.
2.Nuclear plants contribute nearly 15% of total power generation.
3.Hydroelectricity plants contribute nearly 40% of total power generation.
4.Thermal plants at present account for nearly 80% of total power generation.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
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A
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D
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C
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A
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C
Consider the following statements regarding environmental issues of India :
1.Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves.
2.The Ganga Action Plan, phase 11 has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan.
3.The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts non-formal education in envionment and conservation.
4.Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralised information network for environmental information.
Which of these statements are correct?
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B
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C
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C
Consider the following statements about the minorities in India :
1.The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians as Minorities.
2.The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993.
3.The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians.
4.The Constitution of India recognizes and protects religious and linguistic minorities.
Which of these statements are correct?
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D
Ans.(d)
Explanation
All the statements are correct. Five religious communities, i.e., Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians have been notified as minorities as per the provisions under the "National Commission for Minorities", which was set up as a Statutory body in 1993. The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians concentrated in Maharashtra.