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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

Correct answer

B. Drones and low cost sensors

Explanation

The correct answer is 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. The Commission also wanted farmers to be made aware, in plain terms, of the harm that burning paddy straw does and of the fine particulate matter it adds to the air. The other three options list instruments used in various kinds of environmental monitoring, but they were not the technologies named in this review. After the meeting the team went to selected hotspot villages in Firozpur and Faridkot to see the situation for itself, which is the practical counterpart of such monitoring: data from sensors and drones has to be matched with what officials find in the fields.

Read the full article: CAQM Team Reviews Stubble Management in Firozpur, Faridkot

Practice Questions

Q1.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.

Q2.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.

Q3.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.