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• Consider the following pairs:

  Treaty/Convention Objective

  1. Nagoya Protocol – Regulation of hazardous waste movement across borders
  2. Stockholm Convention – Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  3. Cartagena Protocol – Conservation of migratory species

  How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Consider the following pairs:

  1. Fujairah Port – United Arab Emirates
  2. Khalifa Bin Salman Port – Bahrain
  3. Port of Salalah – Oman

  How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Consider the following description:

  It is a classical music tradition of India, and is devotional in nature. It uses instruments such as veena, violin, mridangam and flute. Its compositions include kriti, varnam, padam and keertanam, with kriti being the most important melodic form. Renowned composers like Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri are associated with it.

  Which of the following does the above description best refer to?

  • Hindustani Music
  • Carnatic Music
  • Dhrupad Tradition
  • Ghazal Music

• Consider the following pairs:

  1. Srikanta Glacier – Uttarakhand
  2. Bara Shigri Glacier – Jammu & Kashmir
  3. Drang-Drung Glacier – Himachal Pradesh

  How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• With reference to the Kopili River, consider the following statements:

  1. It is an interstate river flowing through Meghalaya and Assam.
  2. It is the largest north bank tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2