Daily UPSC Current Quiz : 29 April 2025

Consider the following statements regarding the Draft GEI Target Rules, 2025:

1. They set baseline emissions for the year 2023-24 and reduction targets for 2025-26 and 2026-27.
2. The rules apply to industries such as aluminum, cement, pulp and paper, and chlor-alkali.
3. The targets cover a total of 282 industrial units across these sectors.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Draft GEI Target Rules, 2025, consider the following statements:

1. The rules set GHG emission intensity reduction targets for energy-intensive sectors like cement and aluminum for 2025-26 and 2026-27.
2. The baseline for these targets is determined using emission data from 2021-22.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Rajamannar Committee:

1. It was constituted by the Tamil Nadu Government in 1969 to examine Centre-State relations.
2. The committee was chaired by Dr. P.V. Rajamannar, a former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
3. Its primary objective was to recommend measures to strengthen the unitary structure of the Indian Constitution.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the concept of a “risk society,” consider the following statements:

1. A risk society is characterized by a shift from managing wealth to managing risks arising from modernization.
2. The concept was introduced by Ulrich Beck in his book Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity.
3. It focuses on natural risks such as earthquakes and floods rather than human-induced risks.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?