Practice Test

Ocean Health Index (OHI) 2014 was released by the National Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara, California, US last week of September 2014.Consider the following statements in this regard-
1. For the assessment of the Ocean Health of the High Seas, three goals and sub-goals were assessed-fisheries, iconic species, and biodiversity
2. The Western Indian Ocean and Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean scored the highest overall score of 79 and the North-western Pacific Ocean scored the lowest score of 53
3. The Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean had a Fisheries score of 81 out of 100, followed by the Western Indian Ocean with 80, making them the highest-scoring sectors for fisheries.
4. At 7, the North-western Pacific Ocean had the lowest Fisheries score because, among other things, its stocks were farthest from the biomass that provides maximum sustainable yield.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

India slipped to ................. in the latest ranking of most favoured destinations for investment by transnational corporations.

Consider the following statements -
1. China is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade standing close to $65 billion
2. Trade deficit in favour of China continued to mount at about $40 billion.
3. The bilateral trade also declined by 1.5 per cent, registering a downward trend for the second consecutive year in 2013.