DAILY PRELIMS - GEOGRAPHY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY PRELIMS - GEOGRAPHY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS 
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Q.1) Mundari and Santhali are part of which family of languages in India?
a) Austric (Nishada)
b) Dravidian
c) Indo-European (Aryan)
d) Sino-Tibetan (Kirata)

Ans: (a)

Q.2) Which among the following are push factors for migration?

1. Epidemic
2. Peace and stability.
3. Unemployment.
4. Unfavourable climate.

Choose the correct option:

a) 1 and 4 only
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: (c)

Q.3) Which of the following factors determine the shape and structure of rural settlements?

1. Water Availability.
2. Cultural factors.
3. Security.
4. Local temperature

Choose the correct option:

a) 4 only
b) 1 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: (d)

Q.4) With respect to the composition of the working population in the country, consider the following statements.

1. The work participation rate tends to be higher in the areas of higher levels of economic development.
2. About 54.6 percent of the total working population in the country are cultivators and agricultural laborers.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2
d) None of the above.

Ans: (b)

Q.5) Consider the following statements with respect to sex ratio in India:
1. Kerala is the only state/union territory in India which has more females than males as per the census 2011.
2. Amongst the states Haryana has the lowest sex ratio.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only              b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2           d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (b)

Q.6) With regard to Indian economy consider the following statements:

1. The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI borrows money from the banks for short durations.
2. The reverse repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends money to the banks.

Which of the above is/are correct?

a. 1 only                 b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2     d. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (c)

Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding blazars:

1. Blazars are AGN whose jets are aligned with the observer’s line of sight.
2. Some blazars are thought to host binary black holes in them.

Which of the above is/are correct?
a. 1 only                 b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2     d. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (a)

Q.8) Which of the following South Asian country tops the list of recently-released global compilation of Child Sexual Abuse Material?

a. India 
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Sri Lanka

Ans: (d)

Q.9) With regard to human coronaviruses, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. NL63 and HKU1 were first identified in Netherland.
2. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was transmitted to humans from dromedary Camels.

Which of the above is/are correct?
a. 1 only                 b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2     d. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (c)

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