Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 14 June 2021

1. Consider the following statements about New Shephard:

1. New Shephard, a rocket system meant to take tourists to space successfully completed its seventh test launch.
2. Essentially, it is a rocket system that has been designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Karman line – the internationally recognised boundary of space.
3. It is built by Tesla founder Elon musk’s space company called Blue Origin.

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2. Tigray Region sometimes seen in news is the disputed region in:

3. Horn of Africa comprises of which of the following countries: 

4. Which of the following are the schedule 1 species in Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

1. Dugong
2. Fishing Cat
3. Asiatic Wild Ass
4. Nilgiri Tahr

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5. Which of the following ecosystem(s) represent Ecotone between marine and terrestrial ecosystems?

1. Estuary
2. Mangrove forests
3. Riverbank

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