These MCQs are based on Today’s Targets given here
Q.1) Consider the following statements about Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS):
1. ATAGS can be used in night
2. It is developed in partnership mode by DRDO and a private consortium
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
Explanation:
Both statements are true
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Q.2) Consider the following statements about Ozone Layer:
1. Ozone layer does not have any other gas except Ozone.
2. Stratospheric Ozone is not harmful, but its presence on land is harmful.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. B
Explanation:
Ozone layer has traces of some other gases.
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Q.3) Consider the following statements about Montreal Protocol:
1. It aims to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
2. It is a legally binding treaty.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
Explanation:
Both statements are correct.
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Q.4) Consider the following statements about Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer:
1. The convention was opened for signature in 1985.
2. It include legally binding reduction goals for the use of CFCs, the main chemical agents causing ozone depletion.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. A
Explanation:
It acts as a framework for the international efforts to protect the ozone layer. However, it does not include legally binding reduction goals for the use of CFCs, the main chemical agents causing ozone depletion. These are laid out in the accompanying Montreal Protocol.
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