Current Affairs and General Awareness

Arrange the following international climate initiatives and environmental declarations in chronological order of their launch or adoption, from the earliest to the latest:

Arrange the following host cities of the Asian Games in chronological order based on the year they hosted the multi-sport event for the first time, from the earliest to the most recent:

With reference to the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA), consider the following statements:

1. It was officially launched jointly by Senegal and Spain during COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.
2. The institutional secretariat and operational support for the alliance are provided by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
3. Membership of the alliance is restricted exclusively to African and Mediterranean nations facing extreme arid conditions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the 37th edition of the National Games of India held in 2023:

1. It was hosted for the first time by the state of Goa.
2. The official mascot of the event was an Indian bison named 'Moga'.
3. Maharashtra topped the final medal tally and won the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match the global environmental initiatives and reports in List-I with their respective lead organizing bodies or issuing organizations in List-II:

Match the following National Sports Awardees (Arjuna Award recipients) listed under Column I with their respective sports disciplines listed under Column II:

Arrange the following key international climate and environmental initiatives in chronological order of their launch or adoption, from the earliest to the most recent:

With reference to the Global Methane Pledge, consider the following statements:

1. It was officially launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021, jointly led by the United States and the European Union.
2. Participant countries agree to take voluntary actions to contribute to a collective target of reducing global methane emissions by at least 30 percent from 2020 levels by 2030.
3. India is a founding signatory country to this pledge and has accepted binding national reduction targets for agricultural livestock emissions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance (Baku Finance Goal) agreed at COP29, consider the following statements:

1. It sets a core target for developed countries to lead in mobilizing at least USD 300 billion annually by 2035 for developing countries.
2. The framework replaces the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC) with a uniform mandatory contribution for all nations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match the recent global environmental initiatives, declarations, and reports in List-I with their primary issuing body or key target in List-II:

Consider the following statements regarding the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People:

1. It is an intergovernmental coalition co-chaired by Costa Rica and France, alongside the United Kingdom as Ocean co-chair.
2. Its central objective is to champion the global goal of protecting at least 30% of the planet's land and oceans by 2030 (30x30 target).
3. The 30x30 target championed by the coalition was formally integrated into the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at CBD COP15.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following key global environmental conventions, treaties, and summit decisions in chronological order of their adoption or launch, from earliest to latest:

With reference to the flagship 'Global Resources Outlook' report published under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), consider the following statements:

1. The report is prepared and released by the International Resource Panel (IRP).
2. It projects that global raw material extraction will decline by nearly 30% by 2060 due to ongoing international net-zero commitments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match the international environmental initiatives and alliances in List-I with their primary objectives or target focus in List-II:

With reference to the 'Global Cooling Pledge' announced at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), which one of the following statements is correct?

In recent years, several major global environmental declarations, financial frameworks, and sectoral climate initiatives have been established under international climate and biodiversity platforms. Arrange the following key environmental initiatives and declarations in chronological order of their launch or adoption, from the earliest to the most recent:

Consider the following statements regarding the 16th BRICS Summit held in October 2024:

1. The summit was hosted in the city of Kazan under the chairmanship of Russia.
2. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates officially joined the BRICS grouping as full members.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following key statutory acts and governance initiatives enacted by the Parliament of India in chronological order based on the date they received Presidential Assent, from earliest to latest:

The 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana' is a flagship welfare initiative implemented by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. What is the primary objective of this scheme?

Regarding the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), which of the following statements are correct? Select all that apply.