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Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 23 December 2020

  • December 23, 2020
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1. Consider the following statements

  1. Seed Replacement rate has a strong positive correlation with the productivity.
  2. India has one of highest seed replacement rates in the world.

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2. The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is a critically endangered species of bird. There are several threats that are inching the bustard closer to extinction; however, powerlines seem to be the most significant. The Great Indian bustards are more prone to collisions with power line because of

  1. Bustards have wide sideways vision to maximize predator detection, at the cost of narrow frontal vision.
  2. They have a habit of scanning the ground while flying, thus cannot detect power-lines ahead of them, from far.
  3. Being heavy fliers, they fail to manoeuvre across power lines within close distances.

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3. Consider the following with respect to shale gas resource:

  1. Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations.
  2. It is present in highly permeable rocks which require hydraulic fracturing.
  3. In India, potential shale gas sites are Cambay, Gondwana, Krishna-Godavari and Cauvery Basins.

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4. Which of the following are critically endangered species in India

  1. Malabar Spotted Civet
  2. Great Indian Bustard
  3. Pygmy Hog
  4. Royal Bengal Tiger
 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following pairs

  1. Unnat Chulah Abhiyan (UCA)    – Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas
  2. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  – Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  3. UDAY                                               -Ministry of Power

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 
 
 
 

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