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Question 1
1) Iceland occupied top first rank in Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2020
2) The Index was released by non-profit Climate Action Network, German Watch and New Climate Institute.
3) Among the Group of 20 (G-20) countries, India rank among low performers.
Question 2
1) European Union and USA have recently submitted a draft proposal to World Trade Organisation TRIPS council for waiver of certain provisions to fight corona virus.
2) The World Trade Organization had put together the covid-19 Technology Access Pool (c- tap), which is an initiative of USA to make corona test technology accessible to all.
Question 3
1) USA is the highest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the world and is the second-largest absolute emitter.
2) It is estimated that US Green House Emissions in 2020 to be approx. 10 per cent higher than 2019
Question 4
1) G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment is located in Uttarakhand as a premier research institute of Indian government.
2) The agro-climatic conditions of Uttarakhand as more suitable than North East India for growing tea.
Question 5
1) At Ultimi Scopuli, researchers have found three salty waterbodies underneath icy glaciers, which is located on Northern Alaska.
2) Mars Express spacecraft was launched by NASA in 2003 .
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