Prelims Practice Questions 18-02-2019

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Black Bucks

1. Normally, female blackbucks do not possess horns.
2. It has been listed as least concerned in IUCN Red list.
3. Stray dogs and barbed wires are threatening its survival.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

2) Which of the following is/are not the causal factor(s) of glacial melting in Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) glaciers?

1. Air Pollution
2. Deforestation
3. Global Warming
4. Land-use changes
5. Increase in Snow fall

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3) Which one of the following best describes the term “Glacial Lakes” sometimes seen in news recently?

4) SPHEREx mission sometimes seen in the news recently is _______

5) Consider the following statements

1. The United Nations General Assembly and UNESCO have decided to celebrate 2019 as the “International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT2019)”.
2. It has been proclaimed so, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the discovery of periodic system by Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

6) Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) sometimes seen in the news recently is located in which of the following states?

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH)

1. It is one of the greatest mountain systems in the world covered across eight countries including China and Thailand.
2. The glaciers of HKH feed 10 of the world's most important river systems, including the Yellow and Mekong.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Kelps

1. Kelps are plants that look similar to brown algae.
2. They thrive in cold, nutrient-rich waters.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

9) Consider the following statements with respect to Pangolin

1. It is the most trafficked reptiles in the world.
2. Indian Pangolin – one among the eight pangolin species found across the world is listed as critically endangered under the IUCN Red list.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

10) Through which of the following processes energy can be extracted from wastes?

1. Incineration
2. Gasification
3. Pyrolysis
4. Anaerobic digestion

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