Thursday, 7 March 2024

APPSC Group 2 Mains Exam - Science and Technology - 5 MCQs - Set 1

            1. SAMOA Pathway – 2014 is related to

a.   Sustainable development of Small Island developing states (SIDS)

b.   Disaster Risk reduction

c.    Conservation of Biodiversity

d.   Marine plastic pollution

 

     2. Consider the following statements,

1.   Ramsar convention came into the force in the year 1975

2.   The India wetland Coalition (IWC) was launched in 2022 to enable business partnerships for wetland conservation

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

 

3.   National center for Coastal Research (NCCR) is located in

a.   Visakhapatnam

b.   Chennai

c.    Mangalore

d.   Mumbai

 

4.   Match the following

 

Conference of Parties (CoP) sessions                                    Location

1.   COP 25                                       a. Egypt

2.   COP 26                                        b. Dubai

3.   COP 27                                         c. Madrid

4.   COP 28                                        d. Glassgow

 

a.   1-d; 2-c; 3-a; 4-b

b.   1-a; 2-d; 3-c; 4-b

c.    1-d; 2-a; 3-c; 4-b

d.   1-c; 2-d; 3-a; 4-b

 

5.   The location on Moon near the lunar south pole where Chandrayaan -2’s lander Vikram crashed is called

a.   Jawahar point

b.   Tiranga point

c.    Shivshakti point

d.   None of the above



key:

1.a

2.c

3.b

4.d

5.b