Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 10-01-2022 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements regarding the state of Haryana:

1. Haryana is present between the Sutlej and Beas rivers and the Aravalli hill range.
2. It came under the British control as a result of the Treaty of Amritsar, 1809 signed between East India Company and Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
3. Asiatic Lions found only in Gujarat today, were also found in the State of Haryana during the British Rule.

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

2) Consider the following statements:

1. It is the smallest of the large wild cats.
2. They are categorized as ‘Vulnerable’ by the IUCN.
3. They have rotating rear ankles making them avid climbers.

Identify the species.

3) Consider the following statements:

1. A Bhikku is the female priest in Buddhist monasticism.
2. Both the Male and Female priests are members of the Sangha.
3. The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the Pratimoksa.

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

4) Consider the following statements:

1. The Peru or the Humboldt current is a cold water current of the southeast Pacific Oceans.
2. At warmer temperatures, smaller fish species became dominant and they push back important food fish.

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

5) Consider the following statements regarding the Treaty of Amritsar:

1. The treaty was concluded between the French and Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1809.
2. The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations and fixed the frontier of lands controlled by Ranjit broadly along the line of the Sutlej River.

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