DPPGE: 19 February
Q.1.Recently in news, which of the following is/are true about ‘Microcephaly’ and Zika virus-
1) Microcephaly is a neuro-developmental disorder
2)Microcephaly is a birth defect where a baby’s head is smaller than expected
3) Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes
4) Zika virus may be related to microcephaly in babies
Options-
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) All
Q.2. The reason of absence of volacanism in Himalayas is –
a) continental crust and oceanic crust are folded upward and no rock get pushed down and melted.
b) two continental crusts are folded upward and no rock get pushed down and melted.
c) continental crust and oceanic crust are folded upward and rock gets pushed down and melted.
d) two continental crusts are folded upward and rock gets pushed down and melted.
Q. 3 There are more cyclones in Bay of Bengal compared to Arabian sea. The reasons are:
A. Arabian Sea is relatively colder than Bay of Bengal and hence inhibits the formation and intensification of the cyclone.
B. Cyclones that form over the Bay of Bengal are either those develop insitu over southeast Bay of Bengal or remnants of typhoons over Northwest Pacific and move across south China sea to Indian Seas.
C. The cyclones over the Arabian Sea either originate insitu over southeast Arabian Sea or remnants of cyclones from the Bay of Bengal that move across south peninsula. As the majority of Cyclones over the Bay of Bengal weaken over land after landfall, the frequency of migration into Arabian Sea is low.
Choose the correct option:
a) A and B
b) B and C
c) A only
d) A, B and C
Q.4 match the following-
List 1 List 2
A. 17th Parallel i. North Vietnam – South Vietnam
B. 38th Parallel ii. North Korea- South Korea
C. 49th Parallel iii. America- Canada
D. English Channel iv. France- Britain
Options-
A B C D
a) iv ii i iii
b) ii i iv iii
c) i ii iii iv
d) i ii iv iii
Q.5. Strait of Bosphorus connects
a) Black Sea and Caspian sea
b)Black Sea and sea of Marmara
c)Mediterranean and Red sea
d)Adriatic sea and Aegean sea
Q.6. Arrange the following from North to South-
a) Astana, Tashkent, Ashgabat, Bishkek, Tehran
b) Astana, Bishkek ,Tashkent ,Ashgabat, Tehran
c)Tashkent, Bishkek, Astana, Tehran, Ashgabat
d) Bishkek ,Tashkent ,Ashgabat, Astana, Tehran
Q.7. Match the following:
List- I List- II
A. Senai Peninsula i. South Africa
B. Anatolian plateau ii. Spain
C. Table Mountain iii. Turkey
D. Iberian Peninsula iv Egypt
Codes:
A B C D
a) iv iii ii i
b) iv ii iii i
c) iv iii i ii
d) iii iv i ii
Q.8. Functions of Wetland include:
i. sinking carbon
ii. storing water and regulating water
iii. providing habitat for several species
iv. providing alternative source of energy
Incorrect statement/s is/are:
a) i only
b) iv only
c) i, ii and iii
d) None
Q.9. Jim Corbett National Park is:
i. also a Tiger Reserve
ii. Located near Ganga River.
iii. India’s oldest National Park
Choose the correct option:
a) i, ii and iii
b) i and iii
c) ii and iii
d) i only
Q.10. Match the following:
List-I List- II
A. National Waterway I i. Barak River
B. National Waterway II ii. Ganga River
C. National Waterway V iii. Brahmani and Mahanadi
D. National Waterway VI iv. Brahmputra River
Codes:
A B C D
a) i ii iii iv
b) ii i iv iii
c) iv iii ii i
d) ii iv iii i
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6.
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
1. d
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. d
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