Day 3- 18 Nov - UPSC Prelim Quiz --

Based on UPSC Syllabus and Current Affairs

  1. Consider the following statements with reference to the recent catastrophic tsunami event on Sulawesi island:
      1. The two plates at the Palu-Koru fault line move horizontally, viz. earthquakes here are caused due to a strike-slip event, where the ground breaks horizontally.
      2. Strike-slip events are considered benign, viz. they are not known to cause tsunami events.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

  2. With reference to the ‘International Civil Aviation Organisation’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
      1.It is a United Nations Specialised agency.
      2.It manages the administration and governance of the Chicago Convention.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

  3. Consider the following statements:
      1. P2 or the type-2 strain of the wild poliovirus was eradicated in India in 2014.
      2. In 2016, India stopped administering the Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine and replaced it with the bivalent vaccine that does not contain any live attenuated P2 strain.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

  4. Consider the following statements about the S-400 “Triumph” missile defence system:
      1. It can track up to 80 targets simultaneously.
      2. It has a range of 400km.
      3. It can hit targets at a height of up to 30km.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    5. a) 2 and 3 only
    b) 1 and 3 only
    c) 2 only
    d) d) 1, 2 and 3

  5. Consider the following statements about mass movements of weathered materials:
      1. They may be gradual or sudden.
      2. Solifluction or soil liquefaction is a slow, gradual but more or less continuous movement of soil down hill slopes.
      3. Landslips and solifluction may be triggered by earthquakes.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    6. a) 1 only
    b) 1 and 3 only
    c) 2 and 3 only
    d) 1, 2 and 3




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