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Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 13 July 2021

  • July 13, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: Prelims Powerplay
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1. Consider the following statements about Kongu Nadu sometimes seen in news:

  1. Kongu Nadu is a geographical region comprising present day parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
  2. In the ancient Tamilakam, it was the seat of the Chera kings.

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2. Consider the following statements about Madden Julian Oscillation:

  1. MJO can be defined as an westward moving pulse of clouds, rainfall, winds and pressure near the equator.
  2. It is an oceanic-atmospheric phenomenon which affects weather activities across the globe.
  3. It is most prominent over the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
  4. Longer the cycle of MJO, the better is the Indian Monsoon.

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3. Consider statements regarding Indian Ocean dipole:

  1. It is the difference between sea surface temperatures of the tropical western and eastern Indian Ocean
  2. During positive IOD, there is temperature difference across the tropical Indian Ocean, with warmer than normal water in the east and cooler than normal water in the west
  3. Unusually strong positive dipole results in higher-than-average rainfall and floods in eastern Africa and droughts in south-east Asia and Australia.

Which of the above statements are true?

 
 
 
 

4. Lightning is the biggest contributor to accidental deaths due to natural causes. Consider the following statements about lightening:

  1. Lightning is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere, some of which is directed towards the Earth’s surface.
  2. The top layer of the cloud gets negatively charged, while the middle layer is positively charged.
  3. Lightening frequently hits people directly.

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5. Which of the following is compiled by National Statistical Office (NSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation?

  1. CPI for Industrial Workers (IW).
  2. CPI for Agricultural Labourer (AL).
  3. CPI for Rural Labourer (RL).
  4. CPI (Rural/Urban/Combined).

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