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GS Paper: GS III | Environment

Question 1.

With reference to E100 fuel and flex-fuel vehicles, consider the following statements:

1. E100 refers to fuel consisting of nearly pure ethanol.
2. All ordinary petrol vehicles can use E100 without any modifications.
3. Ethanol blending can help reduce India’s dependence on imported crude oil.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

Question 2.

GS Paper: GS III | Environment

With reference to El Niño and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), consider the following statements:

1. El Niño is associated with the abnormal warming of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Niño invariably causes deficient southwest monsoon rainfall in India.
3. The Oceanic Niño Index is used to monitor sea surface temperature anomalies in the Niño 3.4 region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1,2 and 3

Question 3.

GS Paper: GS II | Polity

With reference to the Census in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Census is listed in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule.
2. The Census Act was enacted in 1948.
3. Article 23 absolutely prohibits every form of compulsory public service.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3