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UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 148
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
‘Silent Valley National Park’ is located in
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Solution (a)
It is a national park in Kerala. It is located in the Nilgiri hills.
The national park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats mountain rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest in India. Contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park (225 km2) to the north and Mukurthi National Park (78.46 km2) to the north-east, it is the core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (1,455.4 km2), and is part of the Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000+ km2), Western Ghats World Heritage Site, recognised by UNESCO in 2007.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/silent-valley-reveals-its-treasure-trove/article30408358.ece
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Solution (a)
It is a national park in Kerala. It is located in the Nilgiri hills.
The national park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats mountain rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest in India. Contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park (225 km2) to the north and Mukurthi National Park (78.46 km2) to the north-east, it is the core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (1,455.4 km2), and is part of the Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000+ km2), Western Ghats World Heritage Site, recognised by UNESCO in 2007.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/silent-valley-reveals-its-treasure-trove/article30408358.ece
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to ‘India State of Forest Report 2019’?
- While the overall green cover has increased in the country, the forest cover in the north-east has decreased.
- North-eastern and central India are the most vulnerable regions to forest fires in India.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (c)
While the overall green cover has increased in the country, the forest cover in the north-east — particularly in Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland — has decreased.
UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 147
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/one-fifth-of-countrys-forests-prone-to-fires-study/article30446295.ece
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Solution (c)
While the overall green cover has increased in the country, the forest cover in the north-east — particularly in Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland — has decreased.
UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 147
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/one-fifth-of-countrys-forests-prone-to-fires-study/article30446295.ece
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Protocooperation’
- It is an interaction between organisms of different species in which both organisms’ benefit, but neither is dependent on the relationship.
- The flowers of plants that are pollinated by insects and birds is an example of protocooperation.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (c)
Protocooperation is where two species interact with each other beneficially; they have no need to interact with each other – they interact purely for the gain that they receive from doing this. It is not at all necessary for protocooperation to occur; growth and survival is possible in the absence of the interaction. The interaction that occurs can be between different kingdoms.
The flowers of plants that are pollinated by insects and birds benefit from protocooperation. The plants, particularly those with large bright colourful flowers bearing nectar glands, experience cross pollination because of the insects activities. This is beneficial to the insect that has got the food supply of pollen and nectar required for its survival.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/the-crow-that-likes-to-sing/article30347317.ece
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Solution (c)
Protocooperation is where two species interact with each other beneficially; they have no need to interact with each other – they interact purely for the gain that they receive from doing this. It is not at all necessary for protocooperation to occur; growth and survival is possible in the absence of the interaction. The interaction that occurs can be between different kingdoms.
The flowers of plants that are pollinated by insects and birds benefit from protocooperation. The plants, particularly those with large bright colourful flowers bearing nectar glands, experience cross pollination because of the insects activities. This is beneficial to the insect that has got the food supply of pollen and nectar required for its survival.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/the-crow-that-likes-to-sing/article30347317.ece
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
‘Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary’ is located in
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)’
- It is a joint project of international cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and ISRO.
- It was launched onboard Chandrayaan- 2.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (d)
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas II AS launch vehicle on December 2, 1995 to study the Sun. SOHO has also discovered over 3,000 comets. It began normal operations in May 1996. It is a joint project of international cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. Originally planned as a two-year mission, SOHO continues to operate after over 20 years in space: the mission is extended until the end of 2020 with a likely extension until 2022. As of 2019, only the LASCO coronagraph is still routinely producing data, with the other instruments all having been switched off.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/shape-of-suns-corona-accurately-predicted/article30420269.ece
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Solution (d)
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas II AS launch vehicle on December 2, 1995 to study the Sun. SOHO has also discovered over 3,000 comets. It began normal operations in May 1996. It is a joint project of international cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. Originally planned as a two-year mission, SOHO continues to operate after over 20 years in space: the mission is extended until the end of 2020 with a likely extension until 2022. As of 2019, only the LASCO coronagraph is still routinely producing data, with the other instruments all having been switched off.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/shape-of-suns-corona-accurately-predicted/article30420269.ece
