Prelims Practice Questions 08-12-2017

1. Consider the following statements.

          1. National Green Tribunal is a statutory body.

          2. Chairperson of NGT is appointed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India.

Select the correct answers from the following codes.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

2. The National Green Tribunal has jurisdiction over which of the following acts.

          1. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

          2. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

          3. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

          4. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Select the correct answers from the following codes.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1, 2 and 4 only
3. 2 and 4 only
4. 1,2,3,4

3. Consider the following statements.

          1. Thatheras of Punjab are famous for making gold and silver utensils.

          2. Sankirtana is a popular form of ritual singing, dancing and drumming in Manipur.

          3. Yoga and Kumba Mela were accorded Intangible Cultural Heritage status under UNESCO.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1,2,3

4. Consider the following statements.

          1. The West Bank of Palestine shares its border with Mediterranean Sea.

          2. The Gaza of Palestine shares its border with Dead Sea.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

5. Consider the following statements.

          1. Ministerial Conference is the highest decision making body of WTO.

          2. The 2017 conference scheduled to take place in Brazil, is the first conference to be taken place in South America.

          3. India is against the proposals of Trade Facilitation in Services.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 only
4. 1,2,3

6. Which of the following is/are the relief features of ocean floor?

1. Seamount
2. Guyots
3. Atoll

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

7. Which of the following nations is/are not the members of BIMSTEC?

1. Nepal
2. Bhutan
3. Indonesia

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 only
3. 3 only
4. All of the above

8. Albedo is the fraction of solar energy reflected from the Earth back into space. Consider the following:

1. Fresh snow
2. Ocean ice
3. Rivers on high mountains

The correct order of their Albedo in terms of increasing order

1. 1 - 2 - 3
2. 2 -3 - 1
3. 2 - 1 - 3
4. 3 - 2 - 1

9. Which of the following reports/indices are prepared by the United Nation Organization?

1. Gender Inequality Index
2. World Happiness Report
3. Global Environment Outlook

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

10. Consider the following statements regarding International North and South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

1. It is the multimodal transport corridor involving ship, rail and road routes for moving freight.
2. It increases trade connectivity between Eastern India and Russia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answers & Explanations

1. c

2. d

The jurisdiction also covers The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, The Water (Prevention and Control o[Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 and the Forest (Conservation) Act.

3. a

Thatheras of Punjab are famous for making Brass and Copper utensils.

4. d

5. c

The 2017 conference scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

6. c

Four major divisions can easily be identified on the ocean floor—        

          i. The continental shelf

          ii. The continental slope

          iii. The continental rise

          iv. The abyssal plain.

Besides these, there are many associated features—ridges, hills, seamounts, guyots, trenches, canyons, sleeps, fracture zones, island arcs, submerged volcanoes and sea-scarps.

7. c

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia.

 These are- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. 

8. d

 Albedo is the fraction of solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected from the Earth back into space. It is a measure of the reflectivity of the earth's surface.

9. d

10. a

 The route primarily involves moving freight from India, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia via ship, rail and road. The objective of the corridor is to increase trade connectivity between major cities such as (Western India) Mumbai, Tehran etc.

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