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With reference to the Global Biofuels Alliance, consider the following statements:

1. The Global Biofuel Alliance is one of the priorities under India’s G20 Presidency.

2. The alliance is aimed at facilitating cooperation and intensifying the use of sustainable biofuels.

3. India and Germany will work together towards the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Consider the following pairs:

    (Place)                   (Region)

1. Zmiinyi Island      Red Sea

2. Bakhmut                Russia

3. Sabang Port          Malaysia

How many of the pairs given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Consider the following countries:

1. Israel

2. Egypt

3. Syria

4. Jordan

How many countries share borders with West Bank?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

Lachin corridor was in the news. It connects:

(a) Donetsk and Russia

(b) Rasht and Astara

(c) Georgia and Ukraine

(d) Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Galapagos Islands was in the news. The Island is located in:

(a) Indian Ocean

(b) Atlantic Ocean

(c) Pacific Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

FYI:

— Brazil, India and the United States are the leading producers of biofuels. They will work together towards the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance along with other interested countries. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

— This Alliance will promote collaboration and the increased use of sustainable biofuels, notably in the transportation sector. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— It will focus on market growth, enabling global biofuels trade, developing meaningful policy lessons, and providing technical assistance to national biofuels programs throughout the world.

— The Alliance will collaborate with and supplement existing regional and international agencies, as well as initiatives in the bioenergy, bio-economy, and energy transition fields more broadly, such as the Clean Energy Ministerial Bio-future Platform, Mission Innovation Bioenergy initiatives, and the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP).

— The Global Biofuel Alliance is one of the priorities under India’s G20 Presidency. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

FYI:

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

FYI:

— West Bank is a landlocked territory located near the Mediterranean Sea.

— The West Bank borders Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and Israel to the south, west, and north.

Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

FYI:

— Armenia and Azerbaijan hold a new round of talks in Washington to normalise relations. Tensions have been rising between the two countries over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

— The Lachin corridor connects Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh region. The corridor is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but populated mainly by ethnic Armenians.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

FYI:

— Ecuador has committed to spending millions of dollars annually for 20 years to protect one of the world’s most precious ecosystems after the Swiss bank bought bonds at less than half their original value.

— Credit Suisse has announced buying Ecuadorian bonds worth $1.6 billion (€1.45 billion) in a debt-for-nature swap that cost the Swiss bank just $644 million.

— The Galapagos Islands is a remote islands in the Pacific Ocean, home to some of the most unspoiled nature in the world, are a UNESCO world nature heritage site, and their animal life was crucial to Charles Darwin’s research before publishing his theory of evolution.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

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