Daily MCQ – Based on Current Affairs Only
Note- Passing Score is 40%
Daily MCQ – Based on Current Affairs Answers ( 12th Aug 2019)
Q-1-Consider the following statements regarding Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
1-Western Ghats are continuous while Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and irregular.
2-Western Ghats are higher in elevation than Eastern Ghats.
3-Height of Western Ghats progressively decreases from North to South.
Which of the following statements are correct?
A-Only 3
B-1 and 3
C-1 and 2
D-2 and 3
Solution – A
Statement 1 is correct – Western Ghats is continuous and can be passed through passes only – Thal, Bhor and Pal Ghats, Eastern Ghats is discontinous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into Bay of Bengal.
Statement 2 is correct- Western Ghats is higher than Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats average elevation 900- 1600 metres as against 600 metres of Eastern Ghats
Statement 3 is not correct- Height of Western Ghats progressively increases from North to South.
Q-2 Consider the following statements regarding Tribes of India
Tribes State
1-Bakarwal -Jharkhand
2-Chakma – Assam
3-Chenchu -Andhra Pradesh
4-Lepchas – Jammu and Kashmir
Which of the following tribes are related correctly matched to the state?
A-1,2,3,4 are correct
B-4,2 are correct
C-3, 1 are correct
D-2, 3 are correct
Solution – d
Bakarwal – Jammu and Kashmir, Lepchas – Sikkim.
Q-3 Consider the following statements –
1-2016 – town of St. Tropez in France unveiled Ranjit Singh’s Gold Statute as a mark statue.
2-The title of Lion of Punjab was given to him for his success in freeing Sindh from Afghan invaders.
Consider the following statements, which of the following are correct-
A-Both 1 and 2 are correct
B-Only 1
C-Only 2
D-Neither 1 nor 2
Solution – D
- Statement 1 – town of St. Tropez in France, unveiled Ranjit Singh’s Bronze Statue.
- Statement 2 – title of Sher e Punjab was given to him, for his success in freeing Lahore from Afghan invaders.
Q-4 Consider the following statements-
1-In June 2018, Goa’s Food Safety Department officials launched Operation Sagar Ratna to seize fishes laced with Formalin.
2-Formalin, a toxic, colourless solution is derived by dissolving Formaldehyde Gas in Water.
Consider the following statements, which of the following are true?
A-Only 1
B-Only 2
C-Both are correct
D-Neither 1 nor 2
Solution – B
Statement 1 is wrong- Kerala Food Safety Department officials had launched Operation Sagar Rani in June 2018, to seize fishes laced with Formalin.
Q-5 Consider the following statements-
1-Kasturirangan Committee advocated preservation of 40% of entire Western Ghats as ‘Ecologically sensitive area’ unlike Gadgil Committee’s putting entire Western Ghats as ‘ Ecologically sensitive Area’.
2-Gadgil Committee’s recommendations have been accepted by the nine western Ghats states but has been rejected by the Ministry of Environment and Forest.
Which of the following set of options are true?
A-1 and 2
B-Only 1
C-Only 2
D-Neither 1 nor 2
Solution – D
Statement 1 is wrong – Kasturirangan Committee’s report demarked 37 % of entire Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Area.
Statement 2 is wrong – Gadgil Committee’s report has been rejected by 6 Western Ghats States, and was not accepted by Ministry of Environment and Forest.
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