IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2017 Geography and Current Affairs [Day 15]

Hello Friends

So, here we are with the 15th Day of 60 Days Plan. It is the third edition of 60 Days program but seems like the first one because of the excitement involved everywhere, including us 🙂

We are equally excited and pumped. Our Team is working hard to make you realize your dream. Do not take it insincerely and let us down. Your faith and participation has to be in sync with the amount of hard work and effort we do.

Let us pledge to make it a big game changer (better than last year) in the next 60 days!

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

Last year, aspirants used to comment their answers in the comment box on daily basis. There were huge participation in discussion. Putting answers in comment box has been very effective to self track yourself after updating the score. In the end you can cross check your performance through disqus profile.

It was highly effective in the last edition of 60 Days that propelled aspirants to monitor their performance and learn through discussion. Let you solve these questions with full honesty and write your result in the comment box. Interact with peers to know your mistakes.

The importance of this initiative stands time bound and aggressive reverse engineering to learn the concepts. Many of you must be busy with your own strategy but let us tell you honestly that in the last two months, it is very important to revise and consolidate your learning. Just reading won’t suffice.

So, take out few hours from your schedule and make it a revision exercise.

How you can make the best use of it?

Be honest to your effort and do not start competing with XYZ aspirants here just for the sake of marks. It is more important for you to introspect and check your learning than focusing on others. Try to answer the questions in 20 minutes only. 

Do not get into negative feeling that I don’t have enough knowledge to answer these questions. Feel like you are taking the real exam. What would be your response then?

The same will be replicated in UPSC exam. Here, you get marks only and nothing else matters. So make effort to know the answers of all questions. Do not cheat 😛

Baba’s Gyan for REVISION

Many of you, almost all, asks about effective revision strategy! Can there be any?

Let us tell you something Baba does 😀 

You guys study a lot and there is no issue with the hard work that has been put in. But when it comes to input-output comparison, your performance is questionable.

What to do?

Just do this for a Week: Go to bed before stipulated time of your sleep, at least 1 hour before. Close your eyes and try to relax your mind. You should attain full comfort and calmness.

Do this on the First Day: Imagine the full story of a recent movie that you have watched. Try to recollect from starting to end. See, whether you are able to depict the clear picture or not!

Now, do the same for everything you learnt from morning specially the ones you struggled with. Since it is fresh, most of the things should flow into your mind smoothly. Check what is your recollecting capacity.

For example, if you prepared Polity Day 2: Topics- Try to collect all important concepts and learning of the day.

Trust us, this exercise if done with sincerity will give you immense confidence as well as boost your performance. There is no ideal time for revision and there cannot be any specific date put for it, as commonly done.

This will always expose your weaknesses the very same day and if you tend to forget something, can always get back to consolidate and cement it.

REPEAT IT FOR A WEEK & SEE THE MAGIC 😀 

Must to Do: Read the detailed article regarding Micro Analysis Matrix and follow the guidelines- Click Here

Try to hold your nerves and learn to control the temptation. This is very important art to learn and implement!

Are you ready? Let’s start

[Day 15]: GEOGRAPHY & CURRENT AFFAIRS 

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TOPICS: 

• Indian Geography– Minerals, Climate
• Minerals – Major areas where they are found, Characteristics of the minerals, Its Uses and Environmental impact.
• Climate – Factors determining the Climate of India, Indian Monsoon, It’s nature/characteristics, significance and impact, Upper Air circulation- Jet streams, Westerlies, Cyclones – tropical and temperate.

PRELIMS MCQ’s:

Q.1) Which among the following includes the elements that influence the making of climates?

1. Temperature
2. Precipitation
3. Humidity
4. Air pressure
5. Winds

Choose the appropriate answer from the code given below:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
3. 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 

Q.2) Consider the below statements with regard ‘dew’:

1. The ideal conditions for formation of dew are clear sky, calm air, high relative humidity, and cold and long nights.
2. For the formation of dew, it is necessary that the dew point is below the freezing point.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None 

Q.3) Consider the below statements:

1. Barysphere is associated with lower layer of the earth’s mantle (below Astenosphere).
2. Asthenosphere is associated with the upper layer of the earth’s mantle (below the lithosphere).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None

Q.4) Which of the statements given below is/are correct in regard to Manganese?

1. It is found abundantly as a free element in nature.
2. The most important manganese ore is pyrolusite.
3. Manganese is primarily used in iron and steel industry.
4. Manganese is also used in the manufacturing of bleaching powder, insecticides, paints, and batteries.

Choose the appropriate answer:

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

Q.5) Which among the statements given below is not correct about Chinook/Fohn winds?

1. They are strong, dry and warm winds
2. These winds are formed when ascending air becomes compressed with increased pressure
3. These winds develops on the leeward side of the mountains
4. The winds helps animal grazing by melting snow and fastens the ripening of grapes

Q.6) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I                            List II

A. Stratus/strato              1. Medium level

B. Cumulus/cumulo        2. High up/wispy

C. Cirrus/cirro                  3.  heaped up/puffy, like cauliflower

D. Alto                                4.  flat/layered and smooth

A-B-C-D

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

Q.7) Select the appropriate climatic zone/type having the below given characteristics:

1. Precipitation level: 35-75cm
2. Warm, dry summer and cool, wet winter
3. Shifting of wind belts

Choose the appropriate answer:

1. Laurentian type
2. Mediterranean climate
3. Steppe/Temperate grasslands
4. Coniferous forest Siberian climate

Q.8) Variations in the length of daytime and night time from season to season are due to –

1. the earth’s rotation on its axis
2. the earth’s revolution round the sun in an elliptical manner
3. latitudinal position of the place
4. revolution of the earth on a tilted axis

Q.9) Which among the following is not a warm wind?

1. Foehn
2. Loo
3. Mistral
4. Sirocco

Q.10) Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect statement?

1. Coriolis force is zero at the poles.
2. There are no cyclones at equator because of zero Coriolis Force.
3. Fast-moving objects such as airplanes and rockets are influenced by the Coriolis effect.
4. Coriolis force at 5° latitude is significant enough to create a storm [cyclonic vortex].

Q.11) Consider the following about cyclones:

1. The cyclonic wind movements are anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
2. Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas.
3. Tropical cyclones are irregular wind movements involving closed circulation of air around a low pressure center.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Q.12) Consider the following statements:

1. It is governed by topography.
2. Large changes in mean temperature occur over short distances.
3. Precipitation types and intensity also vary spatially.

The above characteristics are related with which of the following climate type?

Select the correct code:

1. Polar Climates
2. Cold Snow Forest Climates
3. Highland Climates
4. Tundra Climate 

Q.13) Arrange the following Iron ores based upon their quality or pure iron content:

1. Limonite
2. Siderite
3. Magnetite
4. Haematite

Choose the appropriate code:

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

Q.14) Consider the following:

1. Mesas and Buttas are associated with arid areas.
2. Peneplains are associated with humid conditions.
3. Dissected plateaux are associated with humid areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Q.15) Which of the statements given below is/are correct in regard to Aluminium?

1. Aluminium production starts with the raw material bauxite, a clay like soil type found in a belt around the equator
2. Alumina is separated from the bauxite by using a hot solution of caustic soda and lime
3. Three different raw materials are needed to make aluminium, aluminium oxide, electricity and carbon
4. Aluminium is known for its ductile nature and can be recycled over and over again with 100 percent efficiency

Select the correct code

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

Q.16) Recently, India’s satellite GSAT-18 was successfully launched. With reference to GSAT-18, consider the following statements

1. It is a communication-based satellite
2. It is India’s heaviest satellite
3. It was launched by India’s heavy duty launch vehicle GSLV
4. It was built by ISRO

Choose the appropriate code

1. 1, 2 and 4
2. 1, and 2 Only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.17) Consider the following statements about Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

1. It is a technique used in molecular biology to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence
2. It is a recombinant DNA method
3. It is used for Chick Sexing

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

Q.18) Consider the following statements about MPLADS Scheme

1. It is a centrally-sponsored plan scheme fully funded by the government of India
2. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been responsible for the policy formulation, release of funds and prescribing monitoring mechanism for implementation of the Scheme
3. Funds from MPLADS Scheme can be converged with MGNREGA with the objective of creating more durable assets

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

Q.19) Living Planet Index is released by

1. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
2. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
4. IUCN

Q.20) The folk art of Alpana is from which of the following states?

1. Rajasthan
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
4. Assam

Q.21) Food Fortification is

1. Addition of beneficial substance to food
2. Addition of harmful substances to food
3. Extraction of beneficial substances from food
4. Extraction of harmful substances from food

Q.22) Indian Roller Bird is the state bird of which of the following states?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Odisha
3. Telangana
4. Karnataka

Select the correct code:

1. 1 and 3
2. 1, 3 and 4
3. Only 2
4. All of the above

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