08-11-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about River Vamsadhara:

1. It is an east flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
2. Mahendratanaya River is a major tributary river of Vamsadhara.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO):

1. This project of international collaboration between ISRO and NASA.
2. It aims to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements:

1. Ethiopia is the sixth largest landlocked country in the world.
2. The largest landlocked country in the world is Kazakhstan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements about the Advocate General of the State:

1. He is the highest law officer of the state.
2. President appoints on the advice of the Governor of the state.
3. Article 165 of the Indian Constitution is related to the office of Advocate General of State.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements:

1. In Assam, the tea-garden community is a group of multi-ethnic communities of tea garden workers.
2. They are mostly found in Upper Assam and the Northern Brahmaputra belt districts with a large concentration of tea gardens.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

6. Consider the following statements:

1. Pb air pollutant is measured by Air Quality Index (AQI).
2. PM 2.5 refers to the concentration of microscopic particles less than 2.5 microns in radius.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

7. What is Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC)?

1. It focuses on providing a multinational platform for maritime security practitioners and academics to generate outcome-oriented maritime.
2. The theme of is “Maritime security and emerging non-traditional threats: a case for a proactive role for IOR Navies”.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

8. Consider the following statements about Stubble burning:

1. It is the intentional burning or setting on fire of crop residue to remove them from the field to sow the next crop.
2. It is notified as an offence under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
3. The farmers in Punjab and Haryana burn the stubble left after the rice harvest so that the field may be readied for the next Kharif crop.

Which of the above statements are correct?

9. Consider the following statements:

1. Asiatic lions and African lions are subspecies of the same species.
2. The greater one-horned rhino lives in northern India and southern Nepal, in riverine (floodplain) grasslands and adjacent woodland. 

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statements:

1. WHO’s Comprehensive Mental Action Plan 2013-2020 was adopted by the 66th World Health Assembly.
2. SDGs target 3.4 and 3.5 talks about reducing mental illness within the population.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?