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1 Which of the following is a Tertiary Sources of Information? (A) Journal (B) Bibliography (C) Encyclopaedia (D) Bibliography of Bibliographies Answer: (D) 2 Number of States in India which have enacted Public Library Legislation till date is (A) Nineteen (B) Fourteen (C) Thirteen (D) Sixteen Answer: (A) 3 Information is … (A) Raw data (B) Raw knowledge (C) Input data (D) Organized data Answer: (D) 4 BERN CONVENTION (1886) is concerned with: (A) Translations (B) Copyright (C) Patent (D) Standards Answer: (B) 5 The invisible web refers to- (A)  The internet, since we cannot see it                             (B)  That part of the internet, which is hidden from the search engines            ...

What do you understand by “limited carbon budget”. Examine its importance in the debate on climate change ? “Limited carbon budget” means upper limit to which earth’s atmosphere can absorb and internalize the carbon emissions to maintain a stable environment. The concept gained popularity as earth carbon is limited and is mostly utilized by the developed world at expanse of developing or least developed countries to further their growth. The limited carbon budget has following relevence 1. “INDC”(intended nationally determined contributions) targets now became compulsory. It means extent to which a country is going to reduce its carbon emissions (India and china committed to reduce their emission by 20-25% and 40-45% respectively by 2020). These targets are to be submitted by March 2015 but not later than October 2015. 2. Most significant development is “Peaking Year” concept where countries need to specify the year in which their emissions are going to peak( china has s...

ENVIRONMENT- : Ø Main constituents of Biogass is methane and carbon dioxide. Ø Climate change has implications for soil moisture, forest fire, biodiversity. Ø Deemed universities declared by UGC under section 3 of the UGC act 1956 are not permitted to open off campus and off shore campus anywhere in the country & overseas respectively without the permission of UGC. Ø Type of natural hazards cause maximum damage to property & lives are hydro meteorological. Ø Dioxins are produced from combustion of plastics. Ø A tree for each child- slogan for social forestry programme. Ø Constituents of photochemical smog responsible for eye irritation – HCHO & PAN ( Peroxyacyl nitrates) Ø Some carbonaceous aerosols may be carcinogenic because they may contain polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons ( PAHS) Ø Volcanic eruptions effect lithosphere, hydrosphere , atmosphere . Ø Ganga action plan- 1986 Ø Thermal > hydro> nuclear> wind Ø Chro...