IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2018 INDIAN GEOGRAPHY & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Day 29]

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Welcome to Day-29.

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 can you 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 to all questions. Do not cheat 😛

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[Day 29]: GEOGRAPHY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q.1) Consider the following statements.

1. On the wetter margins, it has a transition to the moist deciduous, while on the drier margins to thorn forests.
2. In the higher rainfall regions of the Peninsular plateau and the northern Indian plain, these forests have a parkland landscape.
3. They are the most extensive kind of forest and covers large part of country.

The above statements depict the features of which of the following type of forest?

1. Tropical semi-evergreen forest.
2. Tropical dry deciduous forest.
3. Tropical Thorn forest
4. Littoral and swamp forest.

Q.2) Consider the following vegetations.

1. Teak and sal
2. Blue pine and spruce
3. Chinar and walnut
4. Mosses and lichens

Which of the below mentioned code best depicts the succession (with respect to increase in altitude) of vegetation in northern montane forest of India?

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

Q.3) Which of the following are the objectives of the social forestry?

1. Increasing Forest Area and Restoring Ecological Balance
2. To release cow-dung as manure for increasing agricultural production
3. Social forestry helps achieve a balanced and viable land use by checking soil erosion
4. Generation of Employment

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. 1, 3 and 4 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 1 and 4 only
4. All the above

Q.4) Consider the following pairs

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Q.5) Consider the following statements about ‘Mangrove for Future’.

1. It is being coordinated by UNESCO and International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
2. The initiative is exclusively only for the protection and conservation of mangroves.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.6) Consider the following statements about Apatani tribe.

1. They are one of the major ethnic groups of south-western Himalayas.
2. The community has evolved a unique skill of rice-fish cultivation where along with paddy, fish is also reared on the fields.
3. Apatani Tribal Cultural Landscape is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites for ‘extremely high productivity’ and ‘unique; ways of preserving ecology.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Q.7) Consider the following statements.

1. The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body.
2. It was constituted under enabling provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1972.
3. ‘Project Tiger’ is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for both in-situ and ex-situ conservation of tigers in designated tiger reserves.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Q.8) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Shola Forest of India?

1. They are mountain forest found in Upper reaches of Himalayas.
2. They are evergreen forests with Coniferous vegetation.
3. They are found 2000 m above sea level.

Select the code from following:

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

Q.9) India is currently in 3rd stage of demographic transition according to Demographic Transition Theory. Which of the following factors are considered in the theory to predict the change in population?

1. Crude Birth Rate
2. Crude Death Rate
3. Migration

Select the code from following:

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

Q.10) The scale of a map defines the details of a map. Consider the following statements regarding the Scale of map:

1. Smaller the scale smaller area it covers
2. Smaller the scale, larger area it covers
3. Larger the scale, more details it represents.
4. Larger the scale, more generalized it is.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 2 and 4
4. 1 and 4

Q.11) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Nucleated Settlements in India?

1. They are generally found in arid and less fertile regions.
2. The main reason behind nucleated settlements is defence from wild animals and other communities as well as to use the agricultural land to the maximum.
3. Population density in nucleated settlement is low.

Select the code from below:

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

Q.12) Consider the following statements regarding population density according to 2011 census:

1. Bihar has the highest population density amongst all states.
2. Chandigarh has the highest population density amongst all UTs.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.13) Which of the following information is given by population pyramid?

1. Distribution of population according to age brackets
2. Number of male and female in a population
3. Number of children in the population

Select the code from below:

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

Q.14) Which of the following Biosphere reserves of India has become the first Mixed UNESCO World Heritage site in India?

1. Panna
2. Achnakmar Amarkantak
3. Great Nicobar
4. Kanchendzonga

Q.15) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I                             List II

(Vulnerable tribes)        (Region/State)

1. Juang                       A. Tamil Nadu
2. Saharia                     B. Odisha
3. Codava                     C. Rajasthan
4. Toda                         D. Karnataka

Code:

  1-2-3-4

1. B-C-D-A
2. B-C-A-D
3. D-B-C-A
4. A-C-D-B

Q.16) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given.

List-I                       List-II

     (Timber)                  (Country)

1. Oak                   A. Myanmar
2. Douglas fir        B. Canada
3. Mahogany        C. Mexico
4. Teak                  D. Honduras

Codes:

  1 – 2 – 3 – 4

1. C – B – A – D
2. B – C – D – A
3. B – C – A – D
4. C – B – D – A

Q.17) Identify the type of climate by considering below given statements:

1. Dry, warm summer with off- shore trade winds
2. Concentration of rainfall in winter with on-shore westerlies
3. Drought resistant xerophytic plants in an environment deficient in moisture
4. Wide range of citrus fruits are grown here

Choose correct code from the below given options:

1. Warm temperate western margin climate
2. Warm temperate eastern margin climate
3. Hot desert mid latitude climate
4. Steppe climate

Q.18) 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.19) The following options lists the tribes with their respective climatic region.

1. Inuits – Hot desert
2. Hausa – Sudan type climate
3. Bedouin – Tundra
4. Pygmies – Equatorial

Which of the given above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Q.20) Consider the following statements:

1. These regions have a mean monthly temperature which remains always around 26oC with little variation and no winters.
2. These regions record the heaviest rainfall on this planet with over 200 centimeters which is well distributed throughout the year.
3. Due to substantial heat the mornings are bright and sunny with high evaporation.
4. These regions receive heavy convectional rain in the afternoon from the towering cumulonimbus clouds.

The above features are of which type of climate?

1. Humid Sub-tropical climate
2. Equatorial Climate
3. Tropical Savanna Climate
4. Laurentian climate

Q.21) Consider the characteristics of the natural vegetation:

1. These kind of Forests found in areas with Moderate rainfall of 100 to 200 cm per annum
2. Mean annual temperature of about 27 degree C
3. Average relative humidity of 60 to 70 %
4. This type of forest is found in some parts of Odisha and West Bengal

Identify the type of Vegetation from the options given below:

1. Mediterranean Shrublands
2. Tropical wet evergreen Forests
3. Tropical dry evergreen forests
4. Tropical Moist deciduous Forests

Q.22) Consider the following statements about ‘Dracunculiasis’

1. It is a Neglected tropical disease (NTD)
2. It is endemic to South America
3. It is spread by drinking water containing Guinea worm larvae

Select the correct statements

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

Q.23) India’s Distance to Frontier score is 60.7 in 2018. Distance to Frontier score is associated with which of the following organisations?

1. World Economic Forum
2. World Bank
3. World Trade Organisation
4. International Monetary Fund

Q.24) Which of the following is associated with the ‘United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’

1. Incheon Strategy
2. Biwako Millennium Framework
3. Busan Partnership

Select the correct code:

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

Q.25) Arrange the following islands from North to South

1. Paracel Islands
2. Pratas Islands
3. Senkaku Islands
4. Spartly Islands

Select the correct code:

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

Q.26) Consider the following statements

1. In India, Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 States only
2. In India, 82.5° E longitude passes through 4 States only

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

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