Prelims Practice Questions 19-02-2018

01. Consider the following statements.

1. Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals.
2. They live in tropical forest.
3. IUCN has categorised them as vulnerable species.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

02. Consider the following statements.

1. Hubble Space Telescope belongs to European Space Agency.
2. The storm in Neptune, captured by the telescope swirls in anti-cyclonic direction.
3. It is the first dying storm to be seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

03. Consider the following statements.

1. Helsinki rules recognise equitable use of water by each basin State taking into consideration the geography, climate etc.
2. Campione Rules hold that basin states in their respective territories manage the waters of an international drainage basin in equitable and reasonable matter.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

04. Consider the following statements.

1. Healthy States, Progressive India report was released by Ministry of Health and Family Affairs.
2. As per the report, the sex ratio at birth saw marginal increase in majority of large states of India considered.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

05. Consider the following statements.

1. Yamuna river is the longest tributary of Ganga river.
2. It merges with the Ganges in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
3. Chambal, Sindh, Betwa and Ken are the major right bank tributaries of the river.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

06. Consider the following statements.

1. INS Baaz is an Indian naval air station under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Indian Armed Forces.
2. It is the southernmost air station of the Indian Armed Forces.
3. The Submarine Optical Fibre Cable will link Port Blair to Kolkata.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

07. Consider the following statements.

1. As per the State of Forest Report, the mangrove cover in the country has decreased due to human pressures and climate change.
2. Sundarbans is the only mangrove forest that harbours a healthy tiger population.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

08. Consider the following statements.

1. The State of Art Report on Biodiversity in Indian Sundarbans’ is published by Forest Survey of India.
2. Accordingly, the mangroves are threatened by fuel-wood collection, lack of high elevation spaces for the mangroves to regenerate and industrial pollution.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

09. Consider the following statements.

1. Halophytes are plants that are adapted to growth in saline conditions.
2. Sundari trees have a very restricted distribution in South Asia.
3. It is classified as Endangered in the IUCN red list.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statements.

1. Bhitarkanika mangrove is created by the two river deltas of Brahmani and Baitarani river and one of the important Ramsar Wetland in India.
2. It is also the home of saltwater crocodiles and nesting olive ridley sea turtles.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?