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
With reference to 'Organization for the Prohibitions of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)', consider the following statements:
1. It is an organization of European Union in working relation with NATO and WHO.
2. It monitors the chemical industry to prevent new weapons from emerging.
3. It provides assistance and protection to States (Parties) against chemical weapons threats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
With reference to 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana', consider the following statements:
1. Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay a uniform premium of two per cent for any crop they cultivate in any season of the year.
2. This scheme covers post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains.
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the 'Great Indian Hornbill' in its natural habitat?
Sand deserts of northwest India
Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir
Salt marshes of western Gujarat
Western Ghats
Which of the following are the key features of ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)’?
(i) River basin is the unit of planning and management.
(ii) It spearheads river conservation efforts at the national level.
(iii) One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on a rotation basis.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(i) and (ii) only
(ii) and (iii) only
(i) and (iii) only
All of these
Why does the Government of India promote the use of 'Neem-coated Urea' in agriculture?
Release of Neem oil in the soil increases nitrogen fixation by the soil microorganisms
Neem coating slows down the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil
Nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas is not at all released into atmosphere by crop fields
It is a combination of a weedicide and a fertilizer for particular crops