09-11-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements:

1. Ammonia reduces the amount of oxygen in the water.
2. The right to clean the environment, and further, pollution-free water, have been protected under the broad rubric of the right to life.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Who is Adi Shankaracharya?

3. What is Advaita Vedanta?

4. Consider the following statements about the Leopard:

1. Its scientific name is Panthera pardus.
2. It is listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
3. Nine subspecies of the leopard have been recognized, and they are distributed across Africa and Asia.

Which of the above statements are correct?

5. What is Methane?

6. Consider the following statements about River Yamuna:

1. Tajewala Barrage Dam is not an important dam of this river.
2. Sindh and Tons are its tributaries.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

7. What are Solar flares?

1. They are highly energetic phenomena that happen inside the sunspots.
2. The energy stored in the sun’s magnetic structures is converted into light and heat energy.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

8. Which of the following city gave nod to non-Muslim civil marriage?

9. What is an aurora?

1. It is a natural phenomenon that is characterised by a display of a natural-coloured light in the sky.
2. It is predominantly seen in regions of high altitudes like the Arctic and Antarctic.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

10. Consider the following statements about the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act:

1. The law was originally enacted in 1967.
2. The death sentence is the highest punishment under the Act.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?