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Which app of the Central Pollution Control Board gives the daily Air Quality Index?

  1. A.SAMEER
  2. B.VAYU
  3. C.PRANA
  4. D.SWACHH

Correct answer

A. SAMEER

Explanation

The correct answer is SAMEER. As part of the Green Diwali Pledge, citizens were asked to follow the daily Air Quality Index on the SAMEER app of the Central Pollution Control Board and to cut down the time they spend outdoors on days when the air is poor. The appeal mattered because the Board had placed the capital's air in the Very Poor band, while the Air Quality Early Warning System had forecast that it might slip into the Severe band during the festival. The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas was applying measures under the Graded Response Action Plan to stop any further decline. None of the other three names is given anywhere as the application that carries the daily index, so options B, C and D are wrong.

Read the full article: Green Diwali Campaign 2026 Covers 130 NCAP Cities

Q3.EnvironmentMedium

Which body implements the Graded Response Action Plan in the National Capital Region?

  1. A.Central Pollution Control Board
  2. B.Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas
  3. C.WWF-India
  4. D.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Correct answer: B. Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas

The correct answer is the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas, known by its short form CAQM, which was applying measures under the Graded Response Action Plan across the region to prevent any further decline in air quality, and citizens were urged to support those efforts…

Q4.EnvironmentHard

Since ethanol supply year 2014-15, how much foreign exchange has the ethanol blending programme saved?

  1. A.More than Rs 62,000 crore
  2. B.More than Rs 1.01 lakh crore
  3. C.More than Rs 1.66 lakh crore
  4. D.More than Rs 1.97 lakh crore
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Correct answer: D. More than Rs 1.97 lakh crore

The ministry listed four cumulative outcomes of the blending programme since ethanol supply year 2014-15: foreign exchange savings above that amount, substitution of about 316 lakh metric tonnes of crude oil, avoidance of about 952 lakh metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, and transfers of more than Rs 1.66 lakh crore…