3/8/2020 : Daily Prelims Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Mcqs

 

Consider the following statements and choose the correct options :

1. The atmosphere of Venus is denser than the Earth’s atmosphere.
2. Venus rotates in the clockwise direction in retrograde rotation.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer: c

Explanation:

The atmosphere of Venus is denser than the Earth’s atmosphere.

 Venus rotates clockwise in retrograde rotation once every 243 Earth Therefore, a Venus sunrise occurs in the west and sunset in the east.

 

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and choose the correct option :

1. He is the founder of the Deccan Education Society.
2. He launched the Home Rule League in Madras.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer: a

Explanation:

All India Home Rule League was launched by Tilak in April 1916 at Belgaum. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras. They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India. There was an informal understanding between both the leagues wherein Tilak’s league worked in Maharashtra (except Bombay), Karnataka, Berar and the Central Provinces.

 

Q3. Dhole is placed under which of the following categories in the IUCN Red List?

1. Critically Endangered
2. Endangered
3. Vulnerable
4. Extinct in the Wild

 

Answer: b

Explanation:

Also known as Asiatic wild dog Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is native to Central, South, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

 Besides the tiger, the dhole is the only large carnivore in India to be classified in the ‘endangered’ category by the IUCN.

 It is protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

 

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to Barakah nuclear power plant and choose the correct option :

1. It is the largest Nuclear Power Plant in the world.
2. It is the United Arab Emirates’s first nuclear power station.
3. It is located in the Persian Gulf coast.

 

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

 

Answer: c

Explanation:

 Barakah nuclear power plant is not the largest Nuclear Power Plant in the world. It will have a total capacity of 5,600 megawatts.

 

Q5. Consider the following statements with respect to Shyok River and choose the incorrect option :

1. It originates in the Rimo Glacier.
2. Galwan River, Nubra River are its tributaries.
3. It is called the “River of Death”.

 

1. 1 only
2. 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. None of the above

 

Answer: d

Explanation:

• Shyok River originates from Rimo Glacier, Karakoram Range and is called the “The River of Death”.
• Chang Chen Mo River, Galwan River, Nubra River and Saltoro River are the tributaries of Shyok River.