How many pollution hotspots have been identified in Delhi under the air pollution mitigation plan reviewed recently?
- A.13
- B.24
- C.37
- D.52
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Explanation
The correct answer is 37. The Union Environment Minister asked that Jan Bhagidari events be organised at all thirty-seven identified hotspots in the capital by October 10, with relevant stakeholders taking part, and that a set of action points be drawn up for each one and its implementation watched closely. Public representatives are to visit these places and see for themselves how the measures are working on the ground. The options of thirteen, twenty-four and fifty-two are wrong because no such count was given for identified hotspots. A separate figure does appear in the plan, however: forty-two air quality and traffic hotspots have already been rectified, with eight more targeted during October, so the two numbers should not be confused with each other.
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Practice Questions
The 'No PUCC, No Fuel' rule is to be enforced in mission mode at how many fuel stations in Delhi?
- A.250
- B.350
- C.500
- D.750
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The rule denies fuel to a vehicle that has no valid pollution under control certificate, and it is to be applied in mission mode through a city-wide awareness and enforcement campaign at every fuel station equipped with automatic number plate recognition, of which there are five hundred.
Read the full explanation →How many electric buses are there in Delhi's bus fleet, as reported at the review meeting?
- A.3,420
- B.4,200
- C.5,088
- D.6,840
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Delhi's bus fleet has grown to six thousand eight hundred and forty vehicles in all, and of these five thousand and eighty-eight run on electricity, which makes electric buses the larger part of the fleet.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following groupings did India NOT align itself with in its opening statement at COP31?
- A.G77 and China
- B.Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
- C.BASIC
- D.OPEC
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In its opening statement India said it aligned itself with the statements made by the G77 and China grouping, by the Like Minded Developing Countries and by the BASIC group, and OPEC does not appear among them.
Read the full explanation →The COP31 Presidency's vision of a 'COP of Implementation', welcomed by India, is guided by which three principles?
- A.Dialogue, Consensus and Action
- B.Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance
- C.Equity, Ambition and Transparency
- D.Trust, Technology and Trade
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India welcomed the Presidency's framing of the session as a COP of Implementation and read the three words in order: dialogue builds trust among the parties, consensus ensures that the outcome is collectively owned, and action converts commitments into progress on the ground.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Paris Agreement, highlighted by India at COP31, establishes the obligation of developed countries to provide financial resources to developing countries?
- A.Article 4.2
- B.Article 6.4
- C.Article 9.1
- D.Article 14.1
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India told the Conference that public finance from developed countries remains central to driving climate action in developing countries and to strengthening adaptation finance flows, and it underscored the fundamental importance of Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which places the obligation to provide financial resources on developed countries.
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