Prelims Practice Questions 13-02-2018

01. Consider the following statements.

1. Recently, Gymnothorax pseudotile, an eel species, was discovered at the Digha coast of Arabian Sea.
2. Eels are found mostly at the bottom of rivers and seas.
3. Some species of eels are edible.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

02. Consider the following statements.

1. Maramon Convention is one of the Asia’s largest Sufi saints’ meet.
2. It is held annually on the riverbed of Pampa at Maramon, Kerala.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

03. Consider the following statements.

1. Sanstha is a socio-spiritual Hindu organisation set up in 1907.
2. Recently, the construction of West Asia's first traditional stone Hindu temple was inaugrated in Qatar.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

04. Consider the following statements.

1. The World Government Summit is an annual event held in Dubai.
2. Each year, the Summit sets the agenda for the next generation of governments with a focus on how they can harness innovation and technology to solve universal challenges facing humanity.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

05. Consider the following pairs.

1. Zakum oil field              :         UAE
2. Safaniya oil field           :         Saudi Arabia
3. Ghawar oil field             :         Iran

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

06.  With reference to Setu Bharatam project, consider the following statements:

1. It aims to connect riverine islands across India with the mainland.
2. It aims to make all national highways free from railway level crossings.
3. It aims to provide high speed broadband connectivity to all villages in India

Which of the given above statements is correct? 

07. Which of the following conditions is/are conducive for the formation of tropical cyclones?

1. Large and continuous supply of warm and moist air.
2. Large value of Coriolis force
3. Outflow of air at the upper of atmosphere.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

08. Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?

1. Difference is maximum at the Tropics and progressively decreases towards the Equator and Poles.
2. Difference is maximum at the Equator and progressively decreases away from it.
3. Difference is least at the Tropics and progressively increases towards the Equator and Poles.
4. Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it.

Select the correct answer from the following codes

09. The innermost region of Tropical Cyclone is known as eye, where

1. Temperature is highest and pressure is the lowest.
2. Temperature is lowest and pressure is the highest.
3. Sky is clear and temperature is the lowest.
4. Sky is under dense cloud cover and pressure is lowest.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

10. Consider the following statements:

1. Long wave terrestrial radiation is an infrared radiation and is largely responsible for the heating of the atmosphere.
2. Sun emits Short wave radiation which does not have any traces of infrared radiation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?