Civil Services Exam 2012- General Studies Model Test 5 - Part 4
76 . Which of
the following statements is/are correct?
1. Cirrus cloud is the highest
cloud in the sky and presents in lower Stratosphere also.
2. Thickness of the
troposphere is greatest at the equator because of strong convectional current.
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
77. Consider
the following
1. National Coral Reef
Research Centre at Port Blair
2. Out of the 18 Biosphere
Reserves designated nationally but only seven have been included in the World
Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO
Correct
statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
78. Consider
the following
1. The Tiger Task Force under
the chairmanship of Dr Karan Singh provided the blueprint for Project Tiger
2. India
Correct
statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
79. Most of
the Cyclone in Atlantic Ocean is formed north of the Equator and they are
called as Hurricanes in Gulf of Mexico . In
these Hurricanes, the wind around a low pressure is
(a)
Clockwise
(b)
Anti-clockwise
(c)
Perpendicular to isobars
(d)
Parallel to isobars
ANSWER: B
80. Which of
the following region of India
(a)
Chota-nagpur plateau
(b)
Meghalaya plateau
(c)
Northern Circars
(d)
Northern
Sahayadri region
ANSWER: C
81. Palair
and Cumbum Lake where 11 species of Fishes, four species of Hemiptera, three
species of Coleoptera, five species of Mollusca, and four species of Cladocera
were determined, are located in
(a)
Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala
(b)
Karnataka (d)
Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: D
82. Which of
the following statements is NOT correctly matched?
(a)
Institute
of Forest Productivity: Ranchi
(b)
National Botanical Research Institute: Lucknow
(c)
Centre for Biodiversity Studies: Rajouri
(d)
Indian Institute of Horticulture
Research: Almora
ANSWER: D
83. West
Bengal has the maximum of mangrove cover in the country followed by Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Arrange the
following States in the order of increasing mangrove cover.
1. Tamil Nadu 3. Odisha
2. Maharashtra 4. Andhra Pradesh
(a)
1, 2, 3, 4 (c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(b)
1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
ANSWER: A
84. Which
one of the following is the newly added in 2011 as a Biosphere Reserve in India
(a)
Panna Reserve (c) Seshachalam
(b)
Cold
Desert
ANSWER: A
85. Which
one of the newly commissioned small project is not correctly matched?
(a)
Action for the Protection of Wild
Animals: Community stewardship in conservation, restoration and sustainable
management of mangroves in Orissa
(b)
Suganthi Devadason Marine Research
Institute: Seagrass resource survey and assessment in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay , Southeastern India
(c)
Wildlife Trust of India : An assessment of the past and present
distribution of the Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus) across the Indian Peninsula
(d)
World Wildlife Fund: Stakeholder led
management planning for Vembanad Kol backwaters, Kerala
ANSWER: D
86. Consider
the following and identify the correct one
(a)
Expert meeting on compliance with Nagoya
Protocol: Montreal
(b)
Dialogue seminar on scaling up finance
for biodiversity: Quito
(c)
Global workshop on national experiences
in implementing Strategic Plan for Biodiversity: Brasilia
(d)
All the above
ANSWER: D
87. Consider
the following
1. Transgenic cotton was
produced by Mahyco
2. Transgenic corn was
produced by Monsanto India
3. Currently field testing of
only cotton, mustard and corn have been initiated
Correct
statement
(a)
1 & 2 (c)
2 & 3
(b)
1 & 3 (d)
1, 2, 3
ANSWER: D
88. International
Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) was established during 1983 and is governed
by the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA). Recently its expert
panel meeting held in 2012 in
(a)
Japan (c)
Guatemala
(b)
India (d) China
ANSWER: A
89. A large
grant project entitled 'Alternative Livelihood Options for Vulnerable mangrove
Resource Users in the Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal was signed on
16th November, 2011 by Government of West Bengal
with?
(a)
WWF (c)
World Bank
(b)
IUCN (d)
BNHS
ANSWER: B
90. Ministry
of E & F has approved the Phase I of UK - India Forest Landscape
Restoration Project which is executed by Indian Council of Forestry Research
& Education, Dehradun. Which one of the following State is NOT included in
the project?
(a)
Uttarakhand (c) Madhya Pradesh
(b)
Odisha (d)
Jharkhand
ANSWER: D
91. Which
one of the following is NOT correct?
(a)
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has
been established by Government of India in October, 2003 at Chennai
(b)
It is a statutory and regulatory
organization which is intended to implement the provisions of Biological Diversity
Act, 2002
(c)
Dr Pisupati Balakrishna is the present
chairman of NBA
(d)
It is an independent body operating under
the administrative control of Ministry of Science and Technology
ANSWER: D
92. Which
one of the following is NOT correct?
(a)
Rules 1989 on GM foods is implemented by
Ministry of Environment and Forest & Ministry of Science and Technology
(b)
Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety 2000,
the first international regulatory framework for safe transfer, handling and
use of living Modified Organisms
(c)
India
(d)
Recently the Conference on Bio-safety
held in Bengaluru
ANSWER: D
93. Consider
the following
1. India
2. India
Correct
statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: A
94. Consider
the following about Biodiversity Conservation through Community based Natural
Resource Management
1. It was launched in 2008
covering Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
2. It is implemented by
Government of India with the assistance of UNDP
Correct
statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
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95. Consider
the following
1. Sundarbans in West Bengal
accounts for almost half of the total area under mangroves in India
2. Mangrove cover in the
country is 0.14 percent of the country's total geographical area.
Correct
statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
96. Consider
the following
1. National Forest Policy 1988
envisages that one -third of the total land area of the country should be under
forest or tree cover.
2. Conservation Reserve
denotes protected areas which typically act as buffer zones to or
connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries,
reserved and protected forests
Correct statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
97. For
which one of the Rajput kingdoms did Udaipur
(a)
Marwar (c)
Mewar
(b)
Bikaner (d) Jodhpur
ANSWER: C
98. Match:
List I (Disease) List II (Vector)
A. Encephalitis Sand Fly
B. Chikungunya Rodents
C. Hanta
Virus Aedes Mosquito
D. Kala
Azar Culex
Mosquito
A B C D
(a)
1 2 3 4
(b)
4 3 2 1
(c)
1 3 4 3
(d)
4 3 1 2
ANSWER: B
99. Consider
the following
1. Of total global energy
production, 13.5 per cent comes from nuclear power plants.
2. At 74.1 per cent, France
3.
The nuclear fraction of the electric
capacity in India at present
is about 2.б% which shares a highest proportion after thermal energy in India
Correct
statement
(a)
1, 2, 3 (c)
1 & 3
(b)
1 & 2 (d)
2 only
ANSWER: B
25. Consider
the following
1. Forests is the State List
subject
2. All subjects under
“Forests” in Union territories are transferred from Ministry of Home to
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Correct
statement
(a)
1 only (c)
Both 1 & 2
(b)
2 only (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: B
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