Q.354 Consider the following statements with reference to the Heritage Irrigation Structures , that sometimes seen in news :

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Q.354 Consider the following statements with reference to the Heritage Irrigation Structures , that sometimes seen in news :

1. These structures have been created to ease irrigation by creating partition between the acidic & alkaline soil

2. This scheme has excluded old operational irrigation structures

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A) Only  1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. D

At the 63rd meeting of International Executive Council (IEC) held at Adelaide, Australia on 28 June 2012, President Gao Zhanyi suggested that a process for recognition of the historical irrigation structures on the lines of World Heritage Sites as recognized by UNESCO shall be initiated. Accordingly, a Task Team comprising of the following members, was set up to work out objectives, guidelines and procedures to select the historical irrigation structures. The Scheme was discussed during the meeting of WG-HIST at 65th IEC meeting. The members suggested changes in the scope of the Scheme.

The present Scheme has been revised and updated to include both the old operational irrigation structures as well as structures that have primarily archival value.

It is proposed that a historical irrigation and/or drainage structure fulfilling the criterion laid down in this document shall be recognized as “Heritage Irrigation Structure” (HIS). The nomination forms received by 30 June every year will be processed together and presented to the following Executive Council meeting after due processing.

Nominations are invited from ICID National Committees for selection of “World Heritage Irrigation Structures” (WHIS) that includes both old operational irrigation structures as well as those having an archival value. A Task Team is set up every year to select historical drainage/drainage structures as received from various National Committees (NCs) to give recognition to the historical irrigation structures on the lines of World Heritage Sites (as recognized by UNESCO).

National Committee can nominate more than one structure, using separate nomination form for each. Associated Members and non-member countries can nominate their structures through the neighboring active national committees or by submitting directly to the ICID Central Office.

Q.355 Consider the following statements with reference to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch , that sometimes seen in news :

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Q.355 Consider the following statements with reference to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch , that sometimes seen in news :

1. It is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean

2. It is located from 135°E to 155°W

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A) Only  1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. A

The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N.The collection of plastic, floating trash halfway between Hawaii and California extends over an indeterminate area of widely varying range depending on the degree of plastic concentration used to define it.

The patch is characterized by exceptionally high relative pelagic concentrations of plastic, chemical sludge and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. Despite the common public image of islands of floating rubbish, its low density (4 particles per cubic meter) prevents detection by satellite imagery, or even by casual boaters or divers in the area. It consists primarily of an increase in suspended, often microscopic, particles in the upper water column.

The patch is not easily seen from the sky, because the plastic is dispersed over a large area. Researchers from The Ocean Cleanup project claimed that the patch covers 1.6 million square kilometers. The plastic concentration is estimated to be up to 100 kilograms per square kilometer in the center, going down to 10 kilograms per square kilometer in the outer parts of the patch. An estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic inhabit the patch, totaling 1.8 trillion pieces. 92% of the mass in the patch comes from objects larger than 0.5 centimeters.

Research indicates that the patch is rapidly accumulating.

A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in the Atlantic Ocean, called the North Atlantic garbage patch

Q.46 “ग्रेट पैसिफिक गार्बेज पैच” के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनोँ पर विचार करें, जो कभी-कभी समाचार में देखा जाता है:

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कॉपीराइट प्रश्न -46  (यह सवाल द हिंदू से बनाया गया है)

Q.46 “ग्रेट पैसिफिक गार्बेज पैच” के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनोँ पर विचार करें, जो कभी-कभी समाचार में देखा जाता है:

1. यह उत्तरीय प्रशांत महासागर में समुद्री मलबे के कणों का एक समूह है

2. यह लगभग  135° पूर्व से  155° पश्चिम तक स्थित है

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A) Only  1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. A

The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N.The collection of plastic, floating trash halfway between Hawaii and California extends over an indeterminate area of widely varying range depending on the degree of plastic concentration used to define it.

The patch is characterized by exceptionally high relative pelagic concentrations of plastic, chemical sludge and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. Despite the common public image of islands of floating rubbish, its low density (4 particles per cubic meter) prevents detection by satellite imagery, or even by casual boaters or divers in the area. It consists primarily of an increase in suspended, often microscopic, particles in the upper water column.

The patch is not easily seen from the sky, because the plastic is dispersed over a large area. Researchers from The Ocean Cleanup project claimed that the patch covers 1.6 million square kilometers. The plastic concentration is estimated to be up to 100 kilograms per square kilometer in the center, going down to 10 kilograms per square kilometer in the outer parts of the patch. An estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic inhabit the patch, totaling 1.8 trillion pieces. 92% of the mass in the patch comes from objects larger than 0.5 centimeters.

Research indicates that the patch is rapidly accumulating.

A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in the Atlantic Ocean, called the North Atlantic garbage patch

Q.45 हेरिटेज सिंचाई संरचनाओं (Heritage Irrigation Structures) के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनोँ पर विचार करें, जिन्हें कभी-कभी समाचार में देखा जाता है:

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कॉपीराइट प्रश्न -45  (यह सवाल द हिंदू से बनाया गया है)

Q.45 हेरिटेज सिंचाई संरचनाओं (Heritage Irrigation Structures) के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनोँ पर विचार करें, जिन्हें कभी-कभी समाचार में देखा जाता है:

1. यह संरचनाएं अम्लीय और क्षारीय मिट्टी के बीच विभाजन बनाकर सिंचाई को सरल करने के लिए बनाई गई हैं

2. इस योजना में पुरानी परिचालन सिंचाई संरचनाओं को शामिल नहीं किया गया है

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A) Only  1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. D

At the 63rd meeting of International Executive Council (IEC) held at Adelaide, Australia on 28 June 2012, President Gao Zhanyi suggested that a process for recognition of the historical irrigation structures on the lines of World Heritage Sites as recognized by UNESCO shall be initiated. Accordingly, a Task Team comprising of the following members, was set up to work out objectives, guidelines and procedures to select the historical irrigation structures. The Scheme was discussed during the meeting of WG-HIST at 65th IEC meeting. The members suggested changes in the scope of the Scheme,

The present Scheme has been revised and updated to include both the old operational irrigation structures as well as structures that have primarily archival value.

It is proposed that a historical irrigation and/or drainage structure fulfilling the criterion laid down in this document shall be recognized as “Heritage Irrigation Structure” (HIS). The nomination forms received by 30 June every year will be processed together and presented to the following Executive Council meeting after due processing.

Nominations are invited from ICID National Committees for selection of “World Heritage Irrigation Structures” (WHIS) that includes both old operational irrigation structures as well as those having an archival value. A Task Team is set up every year to select historical drainage/drainage structures as received from various National Committees (NCs) to give recognition to the historical irrigation structures on the lines of World Heritage Sites (as recognized by UNESCO).

National Committee can nominate more than one structure, using separate nomination form for each. Associated Members and non-member countries can nominate their structures through the neighboring active national committees or by submitting directly to the ICID Central Office.

Q.42 निम्नलिखित में से क्या "आर. आई .एम. पी. ए . सी" (RIMPAC) का वर्णन करता है जो कभी-कभी समाचार में देखा जाता है ?

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कॉपीराइट प्रश्न -42  (यह सवाल द हिंदू से बनाया गया है)

Q.42 निम्नलिखित में से क्या "आर. आई .एम. पी. ए . सी" (RIMPAC) का वर्णन करता है जो कभी-कभी समाचार में देखा जाता है ?

ए) यह शिपिंग को विनियमित करने के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एक विशेष एजेंसी है

बी) यह संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका और दक्षिण कोरिया के बीच दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा सैन्य अभ्यास है

सी) यह एक नौसेना जहाज है जो मुख्य रूप से नौसैनिक युद्ध के लिए बनाया गया है

डी) यह संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका नौसेना के प्रशांत बेड़े द्वारा प्रशासित दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा अंतरराष्ट्रीय समुद्री युद्ध अभ्यास है

Ans. D

RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, is the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise. RIMPAC is held

bienniallyduring June and July of even-numbered years from Honolulu, Hawaii. It is hosted and administered by the United

States Navy's Pacific Fleet, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, in conjunction with the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and

Hawaii National Guard forces under the control of the Governor of Hawaii. The US invites military forces from the Pacific

Rim and beyond to participate. With RIMPAC the United States Pacific Command seeks to enhance interoperability among

Pacific Rim armed forces, ostensibly as a means of promoting stability in the region to the benefit of all participating

nations. Described by the US Navy as a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the

cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans.

RIMPAC 2018.

On 23 May 2018, the Pentagon announced that it had "disinvited" China because of recent militarization of islands in the

South China Sea, after China had announced in January that it had been invited.The PRC has previously attended

RIMPAC 2014 & 2016.