Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
According to India's National Policy on Biofuels, which of the following can be used as raw materials for the production of biofuels?
1. Cassava
2. Damaged wheat grains
3 Groundnut seeds
4. Horse gram
5. Rotten potatoes
6. Sugar beet
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1, 2, 5 and 6 only
1, 3, 4 and 6 only
2, 3, 4 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Which of the following statements best describes the term 'Social Cost of Carbon'?
long-term damage done by a tonne of CO2 emission in a given year.
requirement of fossil fuels for a country to provide goods and services to its citizens, based on the burning of those fuels.
efforts put in by a climate refugee to adapt to live in a new place.
contribution of an individual person to the carbon footprint on the planet Earth.
With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements:
1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.
2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased, the production on rabi pulses had decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 and 3 only
2 only
1, 2 and 3
"The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least 210 frost-free days and 50 to 100 centimeters of rainfall for its growth. A light well-drained soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop." Which one of the following is that crop?
Cotton
Jute
Sugarcane
Tea
With reference to solar water pumps, consider the following statements:
1. Solar power can be used for running surface pumps and not for submersible pumps.
2. Solar power can be used for running centrifugal pumps and not the ones with piston.
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
