MCQ 1. According to the Global Cooling Watch 2025 Report, by how much could cooling demand increase by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario?
A) Double
B) More than triple
C) Stay constant
D) Decrease
Explanation:
• — Could more than triple by 2050.
• — Could more than triple by 2050.
MCQ 2. What is the projected cooling-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under business-as-usual, per the report?
A) 3.2 Gt CO₂e
B) 5.0 Gt CO₂e
C) 7.2 Gt CO₂e
D) 10 Gt CO₂e
Explanation:
• 7.2 billion tons CO₂e by 2050.
• 7.2 billion tons CO₂e by 2050.
MCQ 3. Which pathway does the report recommend to significantly reduce emissions from the cooling sector?
A) Increase AC usage
B) Maintain current HFC refrigerants
C) Adopt a Sustainable Cooling Pathway
D) Focus only on industrial cooling
Explanation:
• It calls for a “Sustainable Cooling Pathway”.
• It calls for a “Sustainable Cooling Pathway”.
MCQ 4. Which of the following is a key component of the Sustainable Cooling Pathway according to the 2025 report?
1. Passive cooling and urban design improvements
2. Rapid phase-down of HFC refrigerants
3. Continued reliance on fossil-fuel based power for peak cooling
4. Use of hybrid cooling systems (fans + AC)
Select the correct answer:
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1, 2 and 4 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation:
• Passive design, refrigerant phase-down, hybrid systems.
• Passive design, refrigerant phase-down, hybrid systems.
MCQ 5. Why does the Global Cooling Watch 2025 emphasize treating cooling as ‘essential infrastructure’?
A) Because cooling technologies generate profit for corporations
B) Because extreme heat is a public health risk and cooling saves lives
C) To prioritize air conditioner manufacturing
D) To reduce the role of nature-based solutions
Explanation:
• Cooling is needed to protect vulnerable populations from deadly heat, akin to water or sanitation.
• Cooling is needed to protect vulnerable populations from deadly heat, akin to water or sanitation.
MCQ 6. What was Operation Bullion Blaze primarily aimed at dismantling?
A) A terrorism financing network
B) A gold smuggling and melting syndicate
C) Counterfeit coin minting machines
D) Illegal arms and gold trade
Explanation:
• The DRI conducted the operation.
• The DRI conducted the operation.
MCQ 7. Which Indian agency conducted the raid under Operation Bullion Blaze?
A) CBI
B) Enforcement Directorate (ED)
C) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
D) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
Explanation:
• The DRI conducted the operation.
• The DRI conducted the operation.
MCQ 8. Approximately how much gold was seized in Operation Bullion Blaze?
A) 1.5 kg
B) 5.5 kg
C) 11.88 kg
D) 25 kg
Explanation:
• 11.88 kg of 24-carat gold were seized.
• 11.88 kg of 24-carat gold were seized.
MCQ 9. Under which law was the gold seizure made in Operation Bullion Blaze?
A) Income Tax Act
B) Indian Penal Code
C) Customs Act, 1962
D) Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
Explanation:
• The seizure was made under the Customs Act, 1962.
• The seizure was made under the Customs Act, 1962.
MCQ 10. One of the modus operandi of the smuggling syndicate was to:
A) Use air couriers hiding gold in electronics
B) Melt smuggled gold in clandestine furnaces and convert it to bars
C) Store smuggled gold in bonded warehouses only
D) Export illegal gold to foreign markets
Explanation:
They melted smuggled gold (e.g., in wax form) into bullion bars.
They melted smuggled gold (e.g., in wax form) into bullion bars.