07-03-2023 MCQs Test English

1. Consider the following statements with respect to Olive Ridley Turtles.

1. The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
2. These turtles, along with their cousin the Kemps ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada.

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2. Consider the following statements with respect to protection status of Olive Ridley Turtles.

1. IUCN status : Vulnerable
2. CITES : Appendix I

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3. Consider the following statements with respect to Hindu rate of growth.

1. The term was first used by the late economist Raj Krishna in 1978 to refer to the low rate of economic growth in the pre-liberalisation era.
2. It must be noted that the slow growth rate is called the Hindu rate of growth only if it is persistent and is accompanied by low per-capita GDP, with population growth factored in.

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4. Consider the following statements with respect to National Statistical Office (NSO).

1. The government created an overarching body NSO by merging the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and Central Statistical Office (CSO).
2. It is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

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5. Consider the following statements with respect to salt flats.

1. A salt flat is a natural landscape in which a large area of flat land is covered by salt.
2. Perhaps the world’s most well-known salt flat is the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.

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