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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
With reference to Parker Solar probe, consider the following statements:
1. It is part of NASA’s Living with a Star program.
2. Spacecraft is the first to enter the outer boundaries of the Sun.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: c
Both statements are correct.
1. Statement 1 is correct: Parker Solar Probe is part of NASA’s Living With a Star program to explore aspects of the Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society.
2. Statement 2 is correct: Recently, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, and spent five hours there. The spacecraft is the first to enter the outer boundaries of the sun
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Correct Answer: c
Both statements are correct.
1. Statement 1 is correct: Parker Solar Probe is part of NASA’s Living With a Star program to explore aspects of the Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society.
2. Statement 2 is correct: Recently, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, and spent five hours there. The spacecraft is the first to enter the outer boundaries of the sun
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
. With reference to Neurocysticercosis (NCC), consider the following statements:
1. It is a zoonotic disease.
2. Those with NCC cannot spread the disease to other people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct Answer: C
Both statements are correct.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a zoonotic disease. It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from — or is indirectly in contact with — a pig infected with tapeworm.
Those with NCC cannot spread the disease to other people. But people with taeniasis (tapeworm infection in the intestine) may spread tapeworm eggs to other people if they do not practice good hygiene (e.g. handwashing after they use the toilet).
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Correct Answer: C
Both statements are correct.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a zoonotic disease. It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from — or is indirectly in contact with — a pig infected with tapeworm.
Those with NCC cannot spread the disease to other people. But people with taeniasis (tapeworm infection in the intestine) may spread tapeworm eggs to other people if they do not practice good hygiene (e.g. handwashing after they use the toilet).
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
With reference to Beas Conservation Reserve, consider the following statements:
1. The reserve hosts the only known population in India of the endangered Indus River dolphin.
2. The Reserve is located in Himachal Pradesh.
3. Recently, the Critically Endangered Gharial has been successfully reintroduced in the Beas River where it had become extinct half a century ago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: C
Statement 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect: Beas Conservation Reserve is located in Punjab. It spreads over a 185-km stretch of the Beas river. The reserve has been notified as a Ramsar Site in January, 2020.
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Correct Answer: C
Statement 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect: Beas Conservation Reserve is located in Punjab. It spreads over a 185-km stretch of the Beas river. The reserve has been notified as a Ramsar Site in January, 2020.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
With reference to Gharials, consider the following statements:
1. It is listed as endangered in the IUCN red list of species.
2. They are the only living crocodilian with visible sexual dimorphism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect: IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
CITES: Appendix I Statement 2 is correct: Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a fish-eating crocodile. It is also the only living crocodilian with visible sexual dimorphism
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Correct Answer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect: IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
CITES: Appendix I Statement 2 is correct: Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a fish-eating crocodile. It is also the only living crocodilian with visible sexual dimorphism
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
. With reference to Indian Desert Cat, consider the following statements:
1. It is mostly found in Kazakhstan, western India, China and Mongolia.
2. It is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN red list of species.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: A
Statement 1 is correct: It is mostly found in Kazakhstan, western India, China and Mongolia. Statement 2 is incorrect: IUCN Status: The Least Concern
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Correct Answer: A
Statement 1 is correct: It is mostly found in Kazakhstan, western India, China and Mongolia. Statement 2 is incorrect: IUCN Status: The Least Concern
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
. With reference to Indian Flapshell Turtle, consider the following statements:
1. It is a freshwater species.
2. It is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN red list.
3. They are known to be omnivorous.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: C
Statement 1 is correct: Indian Flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata) is a freshwater species of turtle found in South Asia.
Statement 2 is incorrect: They are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN red list of species.
Statement 3 is correct: They are known to be omnivorous. Its diet consists of frogs, shrimp, snails, aquatic vegetation, plant leaves, flowers, fruits, grasses and seed.
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Correct Answer: C
Statement 1 is correct: Indian Flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata) is a freshwater species of turtle found in South Asia.
Statement 2 is incorrect: They are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN red list of species.
Statement 3 is correct: They are known to be omnivorous. Its diet consists of frogs, shrimp, snails, aquatic vegetation, plant leaves, flowers, fruits, grasses and seed.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
With reference to crimes committed by anti-national elements, consider the following statements:
1. So far Crime Committed by Anti National Elements have not been studied in India.
2. The word ‘anti-national’ has not been defined in statutes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect: In 2019, National Crime Records Bureau has released the annual ‘Crime in India’ report for 2017. It included for the first time a chapter on ‘Crime Committed by Anti National Elements’. The chapter listed “North East insurgents, Left Wing Extremists and Terrorists (including Jihadi terrorists)” as the three anti-national elements. Statement 2 is correct.
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Correct Answer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect: In 2019, National Crime Records Bureau has released the annual ‘Crime in India’ report for 2017. It included for the first time a chapter on ‘Crime Committed by Anti National Elements’. The chapter listed “North East insurgents, Left Wing Extremists and Terrorists (including Jihadi terrorists)” as the three anti-national elements. Statement 2 is correct.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
. With reference to Tolkāppiyam, consider the following statements:
1. It was authored by Tolkappiyar.
2. It is considered the earliest of Tamil literary work.
3. The entire book consists of poems about a man and his wife.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: C
Statement 1 and 2 are correct.
Statement 3 is incorrect: It is a unique work on grammar and poetics.It consists of three parts of nine sections each. The three parts deals with Ezhuthu (letter), Col (word) and Porul (subject matter).
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Correct Answer: C
Statement 1 and 2 are correct.
Statement 3 is incorrect: It is a unique work on grammar and poetics.It consists of three parts of nine sections each. The three parts deals with Ezhuthu (letter), Col (word) and Porul (subject matter).
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
With reference to Beej Gram Yojana, consider the following statements:
1. It aims to upgrade the quality of farmer’s saved seeds.
2. Financial assistance is available for up to one acre per farmer for distribution of certified seeds at 50% of seed cost for cereal crops and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, fodder and green manure crops. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Correct
Correct Answer: d
· Both statements are correct.
· The NFHS is the world’s largest household survey, (over 6,36,699 households).
· Since NFHS-4, the survey introduced district-level estimates for many important indicators and also included other UTs to provide holistic information
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Correct Answer: d
· Both statements are correct.
· The NFHS is the world’s largest household survey, (over 6,36,699 households).
· Since NFHS-4, the survey introduced district-level estimates for many important indicators and also included other UTs to provide holistic information
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Justice Madan Lokur Commission was sometime seen in news.
The commission is related to which of the following?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
The Supreme Court recently stayed all proceedings before Justice Madan Lokur Commission, set up by the West Bengal government. The commission would inquire into the alleged interception of mobile phones using military grade spyware Pegasus.
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Correct Answer: B
The Supreme Court recently stayed all proceedings before Justice Madan Lokur Commission, set up by the West Bengal government. The commission would inquire into the alleged interception of mobile phones using military grade spyware Pegasus.
