16th Sep Prelims Sure Shot MCQ ( Answers)

 

Ques- Consider the following statements about River Pampa –

1. A seven-point action plan for the conservation of Pampa named Pampa Declaration bestows living entity status to river Pampa.
2. Pampa is the second longest river in Kerala after Periyar in Kerala.
3. Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa is located on the banks of the river.
4. The Pamba originates at Pulachimalai hill in the Peerumedu plateau in the Western Ghats.

Which of the following statements above is/are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2, 3 and 4
3. 1, 3 and 4
4. 1, 2 and 4

Solution – C

Statement 2 is not correct – Pampa is the third longest river in Kerala after Periyar and Bharathappuzha and the longest river in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore.

 

Ques- Consider the following statements about Vultures in India –

1. A Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) is a geographical area of at least 500 Km radius, which is designated as natural habitat of wild vultures and is made free of the presence of the drug Diclofenac in animal carcasses.
2. Out of nine species of vultures in India, the population of three species- White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and Cinereous Vulture (Aegypiusmonachus) recorded a huge decline in the 1990s.
3. Vulture Breeding and Conservation Centre had already been established at –Pinjore, Haryana, Rani, Guwahati (Assam), Buxa, West Bengal, Junagarh, Bhopal, Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar.
4. India moved a motion in IUCN in 2004 for vulture conservation, which was accepted in
   the form of the IUCN resolution which called upon Gyps Vulture Range countries calling to prevent all uses of Diclofenac in veterinary applications.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2 Only
2. 2 and 3 Only
3. 1 and 4 Only
4. 3 and 4 Only

Solution – D

Statement 1 is not correct – A Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) is a geographical area of at least 100 Km radius, which is designated as natural habitat of wild vultures and is made free of the presence of the drug Diclofenac in animal carcasses. VSZs aims to protect and increase the remaining vulture populations and act as future release sites for the captive-bred vultures.

Statement 2 is not correct – India has nine species of vultures in the wild. These are the Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), Slender billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostrostris), Long billed Vulture (Gyps indicus), Egyptian Vulture (Neophronpercnopterus), Red Headed Vulture Red Headed Vulture (Sarcogypscalvus), Indian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis), Cinereous Vulture (Aegypiusmonachus) and Bearded Vulture or Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus).

Due to this, out of nine species of vultures, the population of three species- White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) and Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus) declined by 99% in India.

 

Ques- Consider the following statements about Vande Bharat Express –

1. It is India’s second indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train after Shatabdi.
2. It is inter-connected with fully sealed gangways along with a GPS-based Passenger Information System. It is provided with Bio toilets.
3. It has been built by the Rail coach factory at Kapurthala, in a record time of 20 months.
4. It runs between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160 kmph.

Which of the following statements above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 2 and 4 only

Solution – D

Statement 1 is not correct – It is India’s first indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train. Earlier, it was known by the name Train 18.

Statement 3 is not correct – It has been built by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, in a record time of 20 months. The train is a 100% ‘Make in India’ project and is claimed to be built at half the cost of a similar train set that is imported.

 

Ques- Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as ‘World Economic Outlook’?

1. The International Monetary Fund
2. The United Nations Development Programme
3. The World Economic Forum
4. The World Bank

Solution – A

 

 

Ques- Match the following Military Exercises of India with the participating countries-

Name of the Exercise                                                                               Countries

1. Nomadic Elephant Thailand
2. Surya Kiran Nepal
3. Khanjar Indonesia
4. Mitra Shakti Sri Lanka

Which of the above pairs are/is correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 2 and 4 only

Solution – D

 

Nomadic Elephant – Exercise between India and Mongolia

Khanjar – Exercise between Kyrgyzstan and India