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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements
- The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration.
- The Hanle observatory at Ladakh is part of the Event Horizon Telescope.
- The region of space beyond the black hole is called the Event Horizon.
Choose the correct statements:
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration. The EHT links telescopes around the globe to form an Earth-sized virtual telescope with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. Following Telescopes are part of it – · Atacama Large Millimeter Array
· Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
· Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope
· IRAM 30m telescope
· James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
· Large Millimeter Telescope
· South Pole Telescope
· Sub-millimeter Array
Event Horizon There is a region of space beyond the black hole called the event horizon. This is a “point of no return”, beyond which it is impossible to escape the gravitational effects of the black hole.
Context: The next generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT) will capture the sharpest images and even videos of black holes.
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration. The EHT links telescopes around the globe to form an Earth-sized virtual telescope with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. Following Telescopes are part of it – · Atacama Large Millimeter Array
· Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
· Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope
· IRAM 30m telescope
· James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
· Large Millimeter Telescope
· South Pole Telescope
· Sub-millimeter Array
Event Horizon There is a region of space beyond the black hole called the event horizon. This is a “point of no return”, beyond which it is impossible to escape the gravitational effects of the black hole.
Context: The next generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT) will capture the sharpest images and even videos of black holes.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the below given pairs are not correctly matched?
Pass Connects Khardung La Leh and Srinagar Chang-La Ladakh and Tibet Zoji La Leh and Siachen Umling La Leh to Pangong Lake Choose the correct code:
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Solution (b)
Option b Correct Umling La – It is the country’s highest motorable pass. It connects Leh to Pangong Lake. Khardung La – It is the country’s second-highest motorable pass. It connects the glaciers of Leh and Siachen. During the winter, this pass is closed.
Chang-La – It is a high mountain pass in the Himalayan range. It links Ladakh and Tibet.
Zoji Law – It links Leh with Srinagar.
Context: Recently, the Zojila Pass connecting Kashmir with Ladakh opened in a record 68 days.
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Solution (b)
Option b Correct Umling La – It is the country’s highest motorable pass. It connects Leh to Pangong Lake. Khardung La – It is the country’s second-highest motorable pass. It connects the glaciers of Leh and Siachen. During the winter, this pass is closed.
Chang-La – It is a high mountain pass in the Himalayan range. It links Ladakh and Tibet.
Zoji Law – It links Leh with Srinagar.
Context: Recently, the Zojila Pass connecting Kashmir with Ladakh opened in a record 68 days.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- IPCC is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
- It was established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1968.
- It prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports on climate change and Special Reports on topics agreed to by its member governments.
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct · The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. · It was established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 · It prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports on climate change and Special Reports on topics agreed to by its member governments. The IPCC has 3 working groups:
· Working Group I – Physical science basis of climate change
· Working Group II – Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
· Working Group III – The mitigation of climate change
Context: The Synthesis Report of the 6th Assessment Cycle (AR6) of the IPCC was adopted at the 58th Session of the IPCC at Interlaken, Switzerland.
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct · The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. · It was established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 · It prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports on climate change and Special Reports on topics agreed to by its member governments. The IPCC has 3 working groups:
· Working Group I – Physical science basis of climate change
· Working Group II – Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
· Working Group III – The mitigation of climate change
Context: The Synthesis Report of the 6th Assessment Cycle (AR6) of the IPCC was adopted at the 58th Session of the IPCC at Interlaken, Switzerland.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about Zealandia
- It is a long, narrow microcontinent that is mostly submerged in the South Pacific Ocean.
- It was formally one of the constituent continents of the ancient supercontinent called Gondwana.
Choose the incorrect statements:
Correct
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Option d Correct About Zealandia: · It is a long, narrow microcontinentthat is mostly submerged in the South Pacific Ocean.
· Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language was formally one of the constituent continents of the ancient supercontinent called Gondwana, which also included Western Antarctica and Eastern Australia over 500 million years ago.
· It began to “pull away” from Gondwana roughly 105 million years ago.
· As Zealandia started pulling away, it began to sink beneath the waves, with over 94 percent remaining underwater for millennia.
· It is approximately 1.89 million square miles (4.9 million square km) in size, about half the size of Australia.
· The vast majority of this new continent lies beneath 6,560 feet (2km) of water.
· The part of Zealandia which is above water forms the foundation of New Zealand’s north and south islands as well as the island of New Caledonia.
· The existence of Zealandia was first recorded in 1642 by Dutch businessman and sailor Abel Tasman, who was on a mission to find the “great Southern Continent,” or Terra Australis.
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Option d Correct About Zealandia: · It is a long, narrow microcontinentthat is mostly submerged in the South Pacific Ocean.
· Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language was formally one of the constituent continents of the ancient supercontinent called Gondwana, which also included Western Antarctica and Eastern Australia over 500 million years ago.
· It began to “pull away” from Gondwana roughly 105 million years ago.
· As Zealandia started pulling away, it began to sink beneath the waves, with over 94 percent remaining underwater for millennia.
· It is approximately 1.89 million square miles (4.9 million square km) in size, about half the size of Australia.
· The vast majority of this new continent lies beneath 6,560 feet (2km) of water.
· The part of Zealandia which is above water forms the foundation of New Zealand’s north and south islands as well as the island of New Caledonia.
· The existence of Zealandia was first recorded in 1642 by Dutch businessman and sailor Abel Tasman, who was on a mission to find the “great Southern Continent,” or Terra Australis.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI), recently seen in news is published by?
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Solution (d)
Option d Correct · The GTI report is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), a think tank, using data from TerrorismTracker and other sources. · India ranks 13th on The Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The report shows that Afghanistan continues to be the country most affected by terrorism for the 4th year in a row, even though attacks and deaths decreased.
· Globally, deaths from terrorism fell by 9% to 6,701 deaths, marking a 38% decrease from its peak in 2015.
· Pakistan recorded the second largest surge in terror-related deaths worldwide in 2022, the toll increasing significantly to 643.
· South Asia remains the region with the worst average GTI score.
Context: GTI was recently published.
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Solution (d)
Option d Correct · The GTI report is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), a think tank, using data from TerrorismTracker and other sources. · India ranks 13th on The Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The report shows that Afghanistan continues to be the country most affected by terrorism for the 4th year in a row, even though attacks and deaths decreased.
· Globally, deaths from terrorism fell by 9% to 6,701 deaths, marking a 38% decrease from its peak in 2015.
· Pakistan recorded the second largest surge in terror-related deaths worldwide in 2022, the toll increasing significantly to 643.
· South Asia remains the region with the worst average GTI score.
Context: GTI was recently published.
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