Day 21- 06 Dec - UPSC Prelim English Quiz Solution

Day 21- 06 Dec - UPSC Prelim English Quiz Solution

Based on UPSC Syllabus and Current Affairs

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Q 1. Consider the following statements :

1. Rajya Sabha consists of representatives of each state who have five-year terms.

2. Lok Sabha consists of members elected directly by the people for a term of five years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Solution:   b Explaination   
Rajya Sabha consists of representatives of each state who have six-year terms.

Q 2. With which one of the following countries does Turkey have border?

a) Saudi Arabia
b) Jordan
c) Ukraine
d) Syria
Solution:   d Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sean-penn-in-istanbul-for-khashoggi-documentary/article25674192.ece

Q 3. Consider the following list of west Asian cities:

1. Damascus

2. Beirut

3. Amman

Arrange them as they would appear on a map from north to south:

a) 1-2-3
b) 2-1-3
c) 2-3-1
d) 3-1-2
Solution:   b   

Q 4. As an ecological phenomenon, a trophic cascade is definitely caused when

a) Human demand on resources exceeds what earth can regenerate each year.
b) Secondary succession immediately follows primary succession.
c) Energy flowing through the food chain is a constant.
d) Top predators are removed from an ecosystem.
Solution:   d Explaination   https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-enemy-of-birds-of-prey-wind-farms/article25430890.ece
Trophic cascade, an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling. In a three-level food chain, an increase (or decrease) in carnivores causes a decrease (or increase) in herbivores and an increase (or decrease) in primary producers such as plants and phytoplankton.

Q 5. Agalega Islands is under the sovereign control of

a) Mauritius
b) Seychelles
c) Maldives
d) France
Solution:   a Explaination   https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indian-project-in-mauritius-faces-protests/article25348528.ece
After facing resistance over placing its helicopters in the Maldives’ Addu atoll and the virtual cancellation of its project to develop the Assumption Island in the Seychelles earlier this year, New Delhi is moving swiftly but quietly to ensure its project in the Mauritius — to construct a jetty, rebuild and extend the runway, and build an airport terminal on the Agalega Islands — does not run into trouble.