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  1. 1) India has launched the second phase of the programme to eliminate the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) as part of its commitment under the Montreal Protocol,
    2)which requires the complete removal of chemicals that result in ozone depletion and aid global warming.
    3) All these sectors are in high growth mode as emerging economies witness greater urbanisation and higher agricultural productivity.
    4) Action on the commitment given at the UN last year to put in place legal pathways for migrants and refugees would mark a beginning.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Statement forth is based on the theme Open gates: EU countries must stand up for humane asylum policies while other statements are based on the theme Staying cool and talked about energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities.

  2. 1) All these sectors are in high growth mode as emerging economies witness greater urbanisation and higher agricultural productivity.
    2) Women’s empowerment can be achieved through universal initiatives, not by imposing conditionalities to avail benefits.
    3) Access to welfare support has become even more critical as workers migrate frequently due to economic changes.
    4) The twin imperatives are, therefore, to create more jobs for women in a diversified economy, and to provide social opportunity through maternal and child welfare measures.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: statement second, third, and fourth is all about based on the theme Partial cover: More needs to be done on the mother and child front while statement first based on the theme It’s time for energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities.

  3. 1) Providing benefits for women and children is a societal responsibility which can be funded in a large country through a combination of general taxation and contributory payments from those who have the means.
    2) Health care should be treated as a right and deliveries handled without cost to women;
    3) It is important to make consumers aware of green options among products in terms of the underlying technologies, and incentivise adoption through tax structures.
    4) the income guarantees during the 26-week period can be ensured through a universal social insurance system.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: statement first, second and fourth are based about the them Partial cover: More needs to be done on the mother and child front while sentence third talked about It’s time for energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities.

  4. 1) The greater affordability of solar photovoltaic power and its rapid adoption at various scales is a clear pointer.
    2) Mainstream liberal political forces across the bloc face the biggest challenge in decades to their conception of an open and humane society.
    3) More people will have access to air-conditioning and refrigeration in coming years,
    4) and the focus of government policy must be to make them energy-efficient and eco-friendly.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: statement first, third and fourth based on the theme Staying cool and talked about energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities while statement second talked about – EU countries must stand up for humane asylum policies.

  5. 1) A lot of energy is wasted because of poor infrastructure and lack of understanding of efficiency metrics.
    2) Indian fishermen, who invoke traditional rights to justify their incursions, want a three-year phase-out period before they end trawling.
    3) But unless they take to deep-sea fishing, and inland alternatives,
    4) India’s fishermen will be locked in a conflict with their Sri Lankan counterparts as well as with a hostile Sri Lankan Navy.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: statement second, third, fourth are based on the theme Sustainable use of marine resources is at the heart of the India-Sri Lanka fishing problem while statement first talked about Staying cool and talked about energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities.

  6. 1) Clearer communication of intent is equally essential.
    2) In industry circles, the introduction of a peak 40% tax rate in the GST Bills has set the cat among the pigeons.
    3) What started out as a single tax, single market dream for industry has now degenerated into five tax rates,
    4) acess on top, with additional uncertainty about tax rates.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: None of these
    All given statements are based about the same theme which are talked about the GST Bill: Last mile concerns – The common ground on GST should be accompanied by clarity on the road map.

  7. 1) the hesitation shown by the Central government in deciding upon full legal protection for one of its most prized natural assets, the Western Ghats in their totality, is a major disappointment.
    2) switching to a new indirect tax system in the middle of a financial year will bring its own subset of accounting complications.
    3) The idea that whatever is left of these fragile mountainous forests should be protected from unsustainable exploitation in the interests of present and future generations,
    4) while presenting sustainable ways of living to the communities that inhabit these landscapes, is being lost sight of.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: Statement first, third, and fourth based on the theme There is a need to urgently determine how much of the Western Ghats is ecologically sensitive while sentence second based on the GST Bill: Last mile concerns which talked about the The common ground on GST should be accompanied by clarity on the road map.

  8. 1) Modernising the technology used by 400 industrial units,
    2) many of them small and medium enterprises, by 2023 has to be complemented by policy changes that encourage adoption by consumers.
    3) Systemic change requires the active participation of State governments,
    4) which can enact and enforce new building codes and purchase regulations that are envisaged in the current phase.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: All statements are based on the same theme It’s time for energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities hence correct answer will be none of these.

  9. 1) Indeed, in comparison to other mature democracies with their problem of low voting by the young,
    2) the so-called millennials, in India voter enthusiasm cuts across class and age.
    3) And as the 2014 Lok Sabha election turnout indicated, it has also bridged the gender gap, with the EC reckoning it has come down to 1.46 percentage points, from 4.42 in 2009.
    4) It is also not clear where the shooting took place, whether in Sri Lankan waters or elsewhere.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Statement first, second and third talked about the theme Voting with our feet: robust turnouts defy anxieties about voter alienation while forth one is odd which is based on the theme Sustainable use of marine resources is at the heart of the India-Sri Lanka fishing problem.

  10. 1) The defeat in Mosul does not mean that the threat from the IS is over.
    2) The group still has presence in some pockets in Iraq and in at least two major cities in Syria, Raqqa and suburbs of Deir ez-Zor.
    3) Even if the group loses its territories, it could transform itself into a state-less jihadist group like al-Qaeda and continue to target civilians in the region and beyond.
    4) But still, the larger argument is that without territories, the IS couldn’t claim to be a ‘Caliphate’.
    5) None of these
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: None of these
    All statements based on the same theme which discussed about After Mosul: Iraq must begin process to erase sectarian wounds.