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Which State received the largest share of this Access and Benefit Sharing disbursal?

  1. A.Rajasthan
  2. B.Madhya Pradesh
  3. C.Maharashtra
  4. D.Karnataka

Correct answer

C. Maharashtra

Explanation

The correct answer is Maharashtra, which stood first in the allocation list with nineteen lakh forty six thousand one hundred and forty nine rupees. Rajasthan came second and Madhya Pradesh third, so options A and B describe the next two ranks rather than the top one. Karnataka, named in option D, was fourth on the list, ahead of Telangana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. The order of the States is not arbitrary: the Authority adopted a distribution formula recommended by an Expert Committee under which each State received a share in proportion to the estimated cultivation area of the biological resources concerned, which here were maize, rice, pearl millet and cotton. The cultivation estimates were drawn from official agricultural statistics published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare through its Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics.

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Practice Questions

Q2.EnvironmentHard

Under which provision must the State Biodiversity Boards spend the money they have received?

  1. A.Section 32(2) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  2. B.Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act
  3. C.Section 8 of the Wild Life Protection Act
  4. D.Section 41 of the Forest Conservation Act
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Correct answer: A. Section 32(2) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002

The Authority has stated that the funds given to the State Biodiversity Boards and to the Union Territory Biodiversity Council are to be used only for the activities listed in that provision.

Q3.EnvironmentMedium

Which two technologies did the CAQM review highlight for monitoring stubble burning?

  1. A.Satellites and ground radar
  2. B.Drones and low cost sensors
  3. C.Weather balloons and lidar
  4. D.Mobile laboratories and smog towers
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Correct answer: B. Drones and low cost sensors

The review covered their deployment for technology based monitoring and for analysing trends in farm fires, in addition to field level surveillance by officials and a close watch over the hotspot areas.

Q4.EnvironmentEasy

CRM machinery, discussed during the review, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Crop Rotation Management machinery
  2. B.Crop Residue Management machinery
  3. C.Climate Risk Mitigation machinery
  4. D.Central Rural Mechanisation machinery
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Correct answer: B. Crop Residue Management machinery

These are the machines that handle paddy straw left in the field after the harvest, and the Commission reviewed both their availability and their actual deployment in the two districts.

Q5.EnvironmentMedium

Which officer led the CAQM team that reviewed paddy stubble management in Firozpur and Faridkot?

  1. A.Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)
  2. B.The Chairperson of CAQM
  3. C.The Deputy Commissioner of Moga
  4. D.The Chief Secretary of Punjab
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Correct answer: A. Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)

He headed the high level team that went to the two districts of Punjab to examine how the measures against paddy stubble burning are being carried out during the harvesting season.