UPSC Quiz- 2019 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz [Day 72]

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UPSC Quiz- 2019 : IASbaba’s Daily Current

Affairs Quiz [Day 72]

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Q.1) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Vantangiyas’

  1. The Vantangiya community comprises people brought from Myanmar during the colonial rule to plant trees for afforestation.
  2. They were brought by Lord Mountbatten

Select the correct statements

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

Q.2) Consider the following statements about ‘XMM-Newton’

  1. It is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA)
  2. It is tasked with investigating interstellar X-ray sources, performing narrow- and broad-range spectroscopy.

Select the correct statements

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

Q.3) Consider the following statements about ‘Pika’

  1. It is a member of the rat family
  2. It is a keystone species

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

Q.4) Consider the following statements about ‘UTRAQ’

  1. It is a Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) module
  2. It is based on India Space Research Organisation’ (ISRO) Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) to track locations
  3. Both (a) and (b)
  4. Neither (a) nor (b)

Q.5) ‘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

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