Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 19-07-2024

What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture? (PYQ 2020)

1. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible.
2. Efficient application of Rock Phosphate and all other phosphatic fertilizers is possible.
3. Increased availability of nutrients to plants is possible.
4. Reduction in the leaching of chemical nutrients is possible.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following is a filter feeder? (PYQ 2021)

Consider the following pairs: (PYQ 2022)

 Wetland/Lake:                             Location

1. Hokera Wetland                              Punjab
2. Renuka Wetland                              Himachal Pradesh
3. Rudrasagar Lake                             Tripura
4. Sasthamkotta                                   Tamil Nadu

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of 
‘methane hydrate? (PYQ 2019)

1. Global warming might trigger the release of methane gas from these deposits.​
2. Large deposits of ‘methane hydrate’ are found in Arctic Tundra and under the seafloor.​
3. Methane in atmosphere oxidises to carbon dioxide after a decade or two.​

Select the correct answer using the code given below.​

With reference to the “G20 Common Framework”, consider the following 
statements: (PYQ 2022)

1. It is an initiative endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club.
2. It is an initiative to support Low-Income Countries with unsustainable debt.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?