c) BOD
d) TDS
response c) BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand)
Reason: The greater BOD the greater the organic pollution.
Q2. What was the number of the most polluted stretches of rivers in 2023?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Response: c) Maharashtra (54 stretches).
Rationale: Maharashtra tops in CPCB data.
Q3. How many critical stretches in 2023 had the Priority 1 critical?
a) 25
b) 30
c) 37
d) 45
Answer: c) 37
Change: A decline of 45 in 2022 to 37 in 2023.
Path to Ayurveda globalization Traditional Medicine.
Q1. How much will the traditional medicine be worth in the world market by 2025?
a) $300 bn
b) $400 bn
c) $500 bn
d) $583 bn
Answer: d) $583 bn
Explanation: It is increasing by 10-20 percent every year.
Q2. What WHO centre has been set up in India to propagate global traditional medicine?
1) Global Centre of Herbal Medicine.
b) Global Traditional Medicine Centre.
c) Ayurveda Research Center (international).
d) WHO-AYUSH Innovation Centre.
Respondent: b) Global Traditional Medicine Centre.
Explanation: It is situated in India to combine science and traditional knowledge.
Q3. What is the Indian ministry that leads in the AYUSH sector?
a) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
b) Ministry of AYUSH
c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
d) ministry of rural development.
Answer: b) Ministry of AYUSH
Description Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy dedicated ministry.
Economic Strategy 2025 India, Article 11.
What is the significant driver of economic growth that India 2025 economic strategy is targeting?
a) The soaring increase in government spending in military.
b) A tremendous growth in domestic consumption.
c) Enhancing export to the United States.
d) driving a foreign direct inflow.
Reason: b) A high growth in domestic consumption.
Rationale: The article indicates that the policy will focus more on the establishment of the household consumption as a driver since the private investment and net exports headwinds will be in play.
What is the household consumption-increasing policy measure?
a) An increase of the interest rates of the savings accounts.
b) GST changes and taxation cut.
c) Increasing the tariffs on imported commodities.
d) Curbing expenditure by the government on infrastructure.
Reasons: b) Tax cut reduction in the GST.
Elucidation: GST changes... taxes will be cut on most goods is one part of the statement quoted in the article and income tax cuts is another part of the statement used to increase the amount of disposable income and consumption.
Article 12: Corn Trade Scandal between the US and India.
Among the considerations which India is not eager to carry the US corn in large volumes is:
a) The US corn is of low quality.
b) Banning of genetically modified (GM) corn importing.
c) Sluggish demand of corn in Indian ethanol market.
d) high cost of transportation of the United States.
Proposal: x) The banning of imported (genetically modified) GM corn.
Explanation The article clearly states that the U.S. does not sell a lot of goods to India because there is no importation of genetically modified (GM) corn in India that are banned partially.
Indian domestic consumption of maize is increasingly oriented to:
a) Production of animal food to export.
b)