Weekly Current Affairs: Quizzes, 08 to 13 July 2024

Q.1  Consider the following w.r.t. extraction of Hydrocarbons:

1. The primary source of Hydrocarbons in the rocky underground is called kerogen.
2. Kerogen can be deposited from three possible sources: as of a the remains of a lake (lacustrine), large marine ecosystem, or of a terrestrial ecosystem.
3. Rocks surrounding the kerogen can become warmer, more compart over time, exerting forces on the kerogen that cause it to breakdown.
4. Lacustrine kerogon yields waxy oils; marine kerogen yields oil and gas; and terrestrial kerogen yields, light oils, gas and coal.

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Q.2  A fish attempts to bite and destroy the newly transplanted coral in areas like South Florida, leaving them with less than a 40% survival rate. Coral Fort a biodegradable cage has been prepared (Polyhydroxy alkanoate) in part with drinking straws that may boost the survival of lab-grown transplanted coral to over 90%. What is the name of this predator fish?

Q.3 Consider the following statements: 

1. India added a record of-18 GW renewable energy (RE) capacity in 2023-24.
2. Its over 21%. earlier. higher than the 15.27 GW a year
3. Experts say that 50 GW of RE capacity must be added annually to reach the 2030 target of 500 GN, RE.

Select the correct option:

Q.4  Select the correct statement/s w.r.t. organ donations in humans.

1. Vital organs like Heart, liver, kidneys, lungs. intestine and pancreas can be donated only in case of brain death
2. Other tissues like cornea, Heart valves. skin, boner etc can be donated only in case of natural death.
3. III. One donor can donate and save upto eight liver by donating organs after death.
4. In case of Cardiac death organs Can not be donated.

Q.5 The conversion of soyabean oil into biodiesel is done by reacting catalyst, normally the oil with an alcohol and a sodium hydroxide in large reactors. What is the name of this alcohol.?

Q.6 Consider the following with respect to Biodiesel:

1. Oil crops are the base for biodiesel production.
2. In Europe, rapeseed is the most common feedstock for biodiesel production.
3. III. In the USA, Argentina and Brazil soybean oil is the most dominant biodiesel fuel feedstock.
4. Other feedstocks for biodiesel production are palm, sunflower, peanut oil, canola oil, vegetable oil, animal fats and short chain alcohols, Jatropha.

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Q.7  Consider the following with reference to biofuels:

1. There are four main types of biofuel in the context of fermentation: biogas, bioethanol, biobutanol and biodiesel 
2. first generation biofuels corn ethanol or soy diesel. are from raw crops as
3. III. Second generation biofuels are derived from cellulosic biomass such as perennial gress.
4. In Third generation biofuels are to be made from algae. 

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Q.8  It is a platform supporting private and public leaders to position food and farmers as pillars Central to the global climate and nature agenda and accelerate Collective action to scale climate and nature-friendly agricultural practices, le building support farmer resilience for food security, in support of a transition to net-zero and nature positive food & water systems by 2030. What is the name of this platform?

Q.9 Which of the following is NOT a Distributed Energy Resource?

Q.10 Consider the following w.r.t. System for Unified Resource Allocation, knowledge, and Secure Horticulture Assistance" under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP-SURAKSHA)

1. The Union Government has developed a new digital platform to disburse subsidies to horticulture farmers under the CDP-SURAKSHA initiative, which aims to promote horticulture crops (covering 9 lakh hectares, 55 clusters, and 10 lakh farmers).
2. Horticulture contributes nearly one-third to the agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA).

Select the correct option: