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ALL INDIA PRELIMS TEST SERIES – 2019

GENERAL STUDIES - 2

Answer Key

Ans:1)(a)

Explanation: The project is to come up in Kathua district,

will store around 0.65 million acre feet (MAF) of water from Ujh (a tributary of Ravi).

Ans:2)(b) Explanation:

Central Water Commission is a premier

Technical Organization of India in the field of Water Resources.

It is presently functioning as an attached office of the Ministry of Water Resources,

River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

India has hosted the International Dam Safety Conference 2018 at

Thiruvananthapuram on January 23-24.

Central Water Commission has organized the

event in association with Kerala state

government.

Ans:3)(a)

Explanation: It’s a state sector scheme with central

component.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has

recently approved the revised cost estimate of DRIP.

Dam Rehabilitation Improvement Project

(DRIP) was commenced in the year 2012 as a 6-year project.

Later, Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

extended the project period with a revised

closure date by June, 2020.

The project aims to improve safety and

operational performance of 198 Dams, along with strengthening of institutions.

The funds for this project will be shared by

World Bank, State Implementing agencies and Central Water Commission.

Ans:4)(c) Explanation: Regional Integrated Multi -

hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for

Africa and Asia

Intergovernmental body established in 2009

and registered with the United Nations in 2009.

Owned and managed by 45 collaborating countries in Asia-Pacific and Africa.

India is the chairman of the body.

Head Quarters-Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand.

It was created after 2004 Tsunami which

bought together countries of Asian-Africa.

Ans:5)(c)

Ans:6)(d)

Explanation: 1. P-waves Longitudinal

2. S-waves Transverse

3. L-waves Surface waves

Ans:7)(d) Explanation: East African Rift Valley has formed as a result of divergent plate margins

found in the region.

Ans:8)(b)

Ans:9)(b)

Ans:10)(a)

Explanation: It cloud is made up of ‘black carbon’

containing soot and smog.

It is the result of stubble burning, wood fires,

smokestacks and fossil fuel exhaust.

Dust kicked up by winter agriculture,

vehicles and wind are sources as well.

This high altitude haze covers the Indo-Gangetic plains for much of the dry season.

It penetrates deep into the high valleys.

It rises up over the plains and some of it

settles on Himalayan snow and ice. They absorb the heat and melt much faster

Ans:11)(d) Explanation: Out of the eight planets,

mercury, venus, earth and mars are called as

the inner planets as they lie between the sun and the belt of asteroids the other four

planets are called the outer planets.

Alternatively, the first four are called Terrestrial, meaning earth-like as they are

made up of rock and metals and have

relatively high densities. The rest four are called Jovian or Gas Giant

planets. Jovian means jupiter-like. Most of them are much larger than the terrestrial

planets and have thick atmosphere, mostly of

helium and hydrogen. All the planets were formed in the same period sometime about

4.6 billion years ago.

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Ans:12)(d) Explanation: Latitude is the angular distance of any point on Earth measured

north or south of the equator in degrees, minutes and seconds.

Latitude lines are also sometimes called

parallels because they are parallel and equidistant from each other. Each degree of

latitude is about 69 miles (111 km) apart.

Ans:13)(c) Explanation: The Phenomena of Day and

Night occurs due to rotation of earth. Varying lengths of Day and Night is attributed to the

tilt of the Earth on its axis.

Ans:14)(c) Explanation: It is not a perfectly straight line and has been moved slightly over the years to

accommodate needs (or requests) of varied countries in the Pacific Ocean.

While crossing International Date Line from

Marshal Island to Hawaii Island, a person gains a day.

Ans:15)(d) Explanation: Oceanic Crust is made up of

heavier rocks having density of 3 g/cm3. This

type of rock found in the oceanic crust is basalt. The mean density of material in

continental crust is 2.7 g/cm3.

Guttenberg discontinuity exists between the mantle and the core.

Ans:16)(a)

Explanation:

Ans:17)(d) Explanation: Evidences in support of the continental drift theory given by Wegener

The Matching of Continents (Jig-Saw-Fit)

Rocks of Same Age across the Oceans

Tillite

Placer Deposits

Distribution of Fossils

Ans:18)(d)

Ans:19)(d) Explanation: All Seismic waves (P, S, L waves) travel through solids. S-waves do not

travel through liquid or gas.

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Ans:20)(b)

Explanation:

Ans:21)(d) Explanation: Antarctica owing to its unique

and isolated environment provides unique

opportunities to scientists to learn more about the Earth. It is therefore also called a

'continent for science'. Queen Maud Range

divides the continent almost into two equal parts. Mount Erebus is an active volcano

located on it, is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.

Ans:22)(c) Explanation: Tsunamis are generated by

undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

along with other factors such as, displacement of seawater due to landslides,

fall of meteorites and asteroids in the ocean.

As the tsunami waves approach the shore, the water depth becomes shallower, waves

slow down, wavelength becomes shorter and

the waves gain larger amplitude or heights and become destructive.

Ans:23)(b) Explanation: Tilaiya Dam is located on

Barakar River(Jharkhand) Hirakud Dam

located on Mahanadi River (Odisha) Koyna Dam is on Koyna River, tributary of Krishna

River (Maharashtra)

Ans:24)(b) Explanation: Ranthambore National Park:

Park lies at the edge of a plateau, and is

bounded by north by Banas river and in south by Chambal river. Ranthambhore T iger

Reserve located at the junction of the Aravalis

and the Vindhyas. The Park is under Project Tiger also. An important geological feature the

'Great Boundary Fault' where the Vindhya plateaus meet the Aravali hill ranges,

meanders through the Reserve.

Ans:25)(a) Explanation: El-Nino refers to a condition of

unusual warming of Peru Current resulting in heavy rainfall in west coastal region of south

America and drought like condition in India,

Indonesia and Australia and other south Asian regions.

Ans:26)(d) Explanation: While looking at the Southern

India map Palconda Hills are in the North

followed by Javadi, Shevaroy and Palani is located in transverse mode as southernmost

hills.

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Ans:27)(c) Explanation: Left hand tributaries of Kaveri are : Herangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, and

Akravati Right hand tributaries of Kaveri are: Lakshamantirtha, Kabini, Amravati, Bhawani

Ans:28)(b) Explanation: High temperature coupled with

air convergence reduces the pressure of the

equatorial region. Humidity and Coriolis force does not impact the pressure of equatorial

region.

Ans:29)(b) Explanation: River Nile drains into

Mediterranean Sea and river Zambezi drains into Indian Ocean.

Ans:30)(d) Explanation: The passage describes the

Pampas region.

Selvas - The Amazon basin which lies close to the equator has an equatorial type of climate.

It is hot and wet all the year round.

Campos (and Llanos) - On either side of the

Amazon forests lies the belt which has the Savanna type of Climate.

Gran Chaco - In the lowlands of northern

Argentina and western Paraguay, it is dry during winter and wet during summer.

Ans:31)(a) Explanation: Oceanic or Marine Type of

climate - These are found on western coasts

of the temperate regions which are under the influence of the Westerlies all round the year.

Therefore, rainfall occurs all-round the year. They are also referred to as British Type of

Climate. It is a region of temperate, mixed

forests where beech and pine are valuable trees. Apart from Britain, other regions

include Southern Chile and coastlands of

British Columbia.

Ans:32)(c) Explanation: These industries are generally independent of raw material and depend on

proximity to market.

Ans:33)(c) Explanation: Examples of Steppes are

Steppes in Eurasia, Pustaz in Hungary, Prairies in North America, Pampas in

Argentina, Veld in South Africa and Downs in

Australia.

Ans:34)(d) Explanation: Sahel is actually an Arabic

term which means coast, shore. The term

Sahel region is used for dry areas neighboring the Saharan desert as the region appears like

a coast of the great sea desert. The region

includes countries like Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad. This region is dry

and has vegetations like steppes, savannas and desert.

Ans:35)(b) Explanation: The narrow Strait of Hormuz is

considered one of the most strategic strait of

water on the planet. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of

Oman and the Arabian Sea.

Ans:36)(c) Explanation: Puerto Rico Trench is in

Atlantic Ocean while the others are in the Pacific Ocean.

Ans:37)(b) Explanation: The black earths or chernozems

are rich in humus and calcium. However,

black soils are rich in iron, calcium, lime, potash but poor in nitrogen, phosphorus and

organic matter. Therefore, 1st statement is

not correct. Black earths are unleached soils. However, in black soils of India, it is due to

leaching that there is very less humus content. In both the cases, dark color is

associated with the mineral martix and not

humus. In case of India it is titaniferous magnetite, compounds of iron and aluminum.

Last statement is correct.

Ans:38)(b) Explanation: Based on the world map, the

given countries may be placed in increasing order of their distance from the Kanyakumari

in India, in the following order: Maldives,

Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar.

Ans:39)(b) Explanation: Coral Triangle - The Coral Triangle covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua

New Guinea, the Philippines, The Solomon

Islands, and East Timor and contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs and more than

3,000 species of fish. It is more biodiverse than the Great Barrier Reef.

Ans:40)(b) Explanation: Jute is a cash crop of hot and

moist climate. Bangladesh and India are the

two chief jute producing countries. Hot and moist climate is ideal for jute. The climatic

condition for Jute Cultivation is mentioned

below:

Temperature: 25°C is ideal for jute

cultivation.

Rainfall: 150 cm to 200 cm rainfall is

essential for jute cultivation. Moisture in the

wind is necessary.

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Soil: New alluvial or loamy soil or river basin is ideal for jute cultivation.

Land: Plain land or gentle slope or low land is

ideal for jute cultivation. But huge number of cheap labor is required along with irrigation

facilities. HYV Seeds like Basudev, Sobajsora etc., plenty of fertilizer are required.

Ans:41)(d)

Ans:42)(c) Explanation: Mullaperiyar dam was given on a 999 year lease to Madras Presidency (today

Tamil Nadu) via “Periyar Lake Lease

Agreement 1886”.

Mullaperiyar Dam is a Masonry Gravity Dam

on Periyar River, in the idukki district of Kerala

All Maintenance cost of the Dam is borne by

the Tamil Nadu government.

Also the entire hydro electricity generated

from the Dam is used by the Tamil Nadu Government.

In return the Kerala government gets an

annual rent.

Idukkirervoir has 3 dams prominently –

Kulamavu dam, Cheruthini dam and Idukki dam

Ans:43)(b) Explanation: The term albedo (Latin for

white) is commonly used to applied to the

overall average reflection coefficient of an object. 'Albedo of the Earth' is the fraction of

solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected

from the Earth back into space. Hence, it is the total amount of radiation reflected back

by lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere.

Ans:44)(c) Explanation: After metamorphism, Sandstone is converted into Quartzite and not

Schist.

Ans:45)(d) Explanation: Mauna Loa and St Helena

Islands are Volcanic Islands while Gilbert and Marshall Islands are Coral Islands

Ans:46)(a) Explanation: Solar eclipses can only occur

during a new Moon, when the Moon moves

between the Earth and the Sun and the three celestial bodies form a straight line: Earth -

Moon - Sun. There are 3 kinds of solar

eclipses: total, partial, annular. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes

between the Sun and the Moon and blocks the Sun's rays from directly reaching the

Moon. Lunar eclipses only happen at full

Moon. There are 3 kinds of lunar eclipses:

total, partial, and penumbral. During a total solar eclipse, the Sun is

completely invisible only from the umbra region.

Ans:47)(b) Explanation: Salinity of an ocean can be

affected by these following factors:

Evaporation, Precipitation, Water flow from rivers, Freezing and thawing of ice (in polar

regions), Wind (by transferring water to other

areas), Ocean currents.

Ans:48)(c) Explanation: The prolonged wave attack on the base of a cliff excavates holes in the

regions of local weakness called caves. When

the two caves approach one another from either side of headland and unite, they form

an arch. Further erosion by waves will lead to

the total collapse of the arch. The seaward portion of the headland will remain as a pillar

of rock known as a stack. The Vertical pillars

after being eroded resulted into the stump.

Ans:49)(d) Explanation: Most Kayals or backwaters are

predominantly brackish i.e. saline. In certain

areas, such as the Vembanad Kayal, where a barrage has been built near Kumarakom, salt

water from the sea is prevented from entering

the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used

for irrigation purposes.

Ans:50)(d) Explanation: Sheet erosion takes place on

level lands after a heavy shower and the soil removal is not easily noticeable. It is harmful

since it removes the finer and more fertile top

soil. Gully erosion is common on steep slopes.

Gullies deepen with rainfall, cut the

agricultural lands into small fragments and make them unfit for cultivation.

Therefore both statements are incorrect.

Ans:51)(c) Explanation: Both the mountains are of Volcanic Origin.

Ans:52)(a) Explanation: Most of the rivers in Himalaya

are examples of Antecedent Rivers. In

Peninsular India, rivers are mainly consequent in nature.

Ans:53)(a) Explanation: The British type, Laurentian

type and China type of climatic zones enjoy

rainfall all throughout the year, however

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scanty all seasons have some amount of

rainfall. Steppe type has light summer rain which also

does not allow growth of forests.

Ans:54)(b) Explanation: Methods of soil conservation are:

Afforestation

Restrictions on felling of trees

Contour ploughing and strip cultivation

Control of floods

Restriction of shifting cultivation

Restoration of long fallows

Reclamation of saline and alkaline soil through application of Gypsum etc.

Construction of bans along Gullis

Application of cow dung

Formation of wind breaker.

Ans:55)(c) Explanation: The Bay of Bengal islands

including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are largely tectonic and volcanic in origin.

While the Islands of Arabian Sea including Lakshadweep are mainly coral formations.

Deccan trap was formed during cretaceous

period due to intense volcanic activities. Aravali ranges are nothing but the remains of

old fold mountains.

Ans:56)(c) Explanation: Bamboo, a minor forest

produce, belongs to grass family but grows like a tree.

Mizoram will be developed as the Bamboo

state of India. Bamboos find a place in cultural activities of the Mizo people, i.e,

Cherraw (bamboo) dance.

Ans:57)(a) Explanation: Inversion of temperature takes

place only in the troposphere, where majority

of atmospheric phenomena takes place

related to weather.

Ans:58)(c)

Ans:59)(b) Explanation: Doline and Uvalas are erosional landforms. The term doline is sometimes used

to refer the collapse sinks. Solution sinks are

more common than collapse sinks. When sink holes and dolines join together because

of slumping of materials along their margins

or due to roof collapse of caves, long, narrow to wide trenches called valley sinks or Uvalas

form.

Ans:60)(c) Explanation: Of the total production of

lychee in India, 74 percent is contributed by Bihar. The second largest lychee producing

state is West Bengal followed by Tripura and

Assam.

Ans:61)(b) Explanation: Syntaxial bends are present in the both ends of the Himalayas.

The valleys in the Western part of the Himalayas are broader compared to that of

the Eastern Part.

Ans:62)(c) Explanation: Zozi La – Jammu & Kashmir,

Mana La – Uttrakhand

Ans:63)(a)

Ans:64)(d) Explanation: Barail Range lies near the

junction of Manipur, Assam and Nagaland. not in Arunachal Pradesh.

Patkaibam Hill Range lies in Arunachal

Pradesh, while Loktak lake in Manipur.

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Ans:65)(a)

Explanation:

Ans:66)(a) Explanation:

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Ans:67)(c) Explanation: Zaskar is left bank tributary of Indus.

Ans:68)(b) Explanation: Godavari originates from Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. River Krishna

originates from Mahabaleshwar.

Ans:69)(b)

Ans:70)(c)

Explanation:

Ans:71)(a) Explanation: Although India is the largest producer pulses in the world, however it is

dependent on the imports for its need of

pulses.

Ans:72)(d) Explanation: Vamsadhara and Pennar are not the tributaries of Godavari. River

Vamsadhara is an important east flowing

river between Mahanadi and Godavari. The Pennar is a river of southern India.

It rises on the hill of Nandi Hills in

Chikballapur District of Karnataka state.

Ans:73)(c)

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Ans:74)(d)

Explanation:

Ans:75)(c) Explanation: These are essentially

southern wet temperate forests which are found in Kerala along the crest of Western

Ghats in Palakkad, Wayanad, Idukki and Thiruvananthapuram districts.

Grasslands constitute about 80 per cent

of such forests. It is found in Indira Gandhi National Park, Annamalai etc.

Ans:76)(c) Explanation: Coral reefs are the

skeletons of stony coral polyps cemented

together. It is a diverse underwater

ecosystem held together by calcium

carbonate structures secreted by corals. The four major coral reefs areas identified

for intensive conservation and management in India since 1987 are: i)

Gulf of Mannar, (ii) Gulf of Kutch; (iii)

Lakshadweep; and iv) Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Ans:77)(d) Explanation: River Mekong has a length

of about 4350 km. Rising in South

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eastern Qinghai province, China, it flows

through the eastern part of the Tibet and Yunnan province after which if forms part

of the international border between Myanmar and Laos. Through Laos, it goes

to Cambodia and Vietnam before draining

into the South China Sea South of Ho Chi Minh City

Ans:78)(a) Explanation: Hambantota Port: Sri Lanka

Chabhar Port: Iran

Duqm Port: Oman

Ans:79)(b)

Ans:80)(a)

Explanation:

Ans:81)(d) Explanation: The Maldives, officially the

Republic of Maldives, is a South Asian country, located in the Indian Ocean,

situated in the Arabian Sea. It lies

southwest of Sri Lanka and India. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from

Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the

Addu City in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square

kilometres, the Maldives is one of the

world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest

Asian country by land area and

population.

Ans:82)(b)

Explanation: Chabahar port opens up in Gulf of Oman.

Chabahar port is both a financial and a strategic investment for India.

The engagement between India and Iran on Chabahar has gathered momentum.

The work is expected to be completed

soon.

Possible American sanctions could hit

infrastructure development in Chabahar.

This could affect the pace of development

and cause a delay.

Ans:83)(a)

Explanation:

Ans84)(c) Explanation: All 5 gates of Cherathoni

dam in the idukki reservoir were opened owing to heavy downpour.

Idukki reservoir has 3 dams prominently

– Kulamavu dam, Cherathoni dam and Idukki dam.

The construction of Mullaperiyar Dam

over Periyarriver had changed the course of Periyar River for supporting irrigation

in Tamil Nadu. Thus several critical infrastructure projects like Kochi airport

were constructed in the natural course of

Periyarriver. Due to excessive rainfall and an ageing dam, the flood gates had to

open for the Mullaperiyar dam, adding to

the destructive effects of massive floods.

Ans:85)(b)

Ans:86)(a) Explanation: The major tributaries of

Mahanadi are Seonath, Jonk, Hasdo, Mand, Ib, Ong, Tel.

Ans:87)(b) Explanation- Operation 'Madad'

The operation ‘Madad’ has been launched by the Southern naval command at kochi.

It is for assisting the state administration

of Kerala and undertaking disaster relief operations due to the unprecedented

flooding experienced in many parts.

INHS Sanjivani has been deployed for

rendering medical assistance.

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Similarly OPERATION ‘SAHYOG’ has been launched by the Indian Army.

Op Cactus was carried by Indian military

in 1988 to save the government of the day in Maldives in response to the Coup

D’etat led by Abdullah Luthufi and

assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organisation from Sri

Lanka, the People's Liberation

Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE). It was in news because of the recent

elections in the maldives

Op Neptune Spear finally hunted down Osama Bin laden in Abbtodabad,

Pakistan.

Ans:88)(a)

Explanation: Geographical Indicators A GI product is primarily an agricultural,

natural or a manufactured product

(handicraft and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical

territory.

It is a community right rather than individual or company.

It is protected under Geographical indications of goods (registration and

protection) act, 1999.

The Head office of Geographical

indications registry is located in Chennai.

GI for a product is valid for 10 years and it can be renewed for any time.

It is managed by Cell for IPR promotion and Management (CIPAM) under the

Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

At the International level, GI is governed by WTO's Agreement on Trade Related

Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently launched a logo and tagline for

Geographical Indications (GI). It is to

increase awareness about intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the country.

Ans:89)(a) Explanation:

Ans:90)(c) Explanation: Tropical cyclones passing over the northern part of the Indian

Ocean are named by eight countries in the region, namely India, Pakistan,

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives,

Myanmar, Oman and Thailand.

Ans:91)(d)

Ans:92)(a) Explanation: Baishui Glacier

The glacier is in China and it is one of the world’s fastest melting glaciers.

It is located in the Third Pole of the Earth, a region in Central Asia with the world’s

third largest store of ice after Antarctica

and Greenland. Third Pole glaciers are vital to billions of people from Vietnam to

Afghanistan. The Baishui River is a short

tributary of the Yangtze River.

Ans:93)(b) Explanation: Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe and one of the

world’s most frequently erupting volcanoes. It is also the volcano with the

longest record of continuous eruption.

Located near the east coast of the island of Sicily in Italy, Mount Etna is 10,900

feet (3,329 meters) tall with a base

circumference of about 93 miles (150 kilometres). In June 2013, it was added

to the list of UNESCO World Heritage

Sites. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, Mount Etna has

been designated a Decade Volcano by the

United Nations.

Ans:94)(c)

Explanation: National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (formerly National

Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research)

Indian Government has recently renamed National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean

Research (NCAOR) as “National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research”.

NCAOR was formed in 1998 with an objective to conduct expedition to India’s

base stations in Antarctica.

NCAOR is under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

The intent behind the name change is to show that government is refocusing its

priorities to Arctic.

It is because of the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change in

Arctic.

Now, India only has one Arctic

observation station near Norway.

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India is already an observer at the Arctic Council.

Ans:95)(b) Explanation: Nagaland state has declared

Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary as Singphan

Elephant Reserve with the approval of the union government on August 16, 2018.

The Singphan Elephant Reserve is the

30th elephant reserve in India.

Ans:96)(c)

Explanation: Union cabinet has recently approved

creation of Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).

The nodal loaning entities for the fund are 1. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (NABARD),

2. National Cooperatives Development Corporation (NCDC) and

3. All scheduled Banks.

The fund would provide concessional finance to take up investment activities of

fisheries development.

The beneficiaries are State

Governments/UTs and State entities,

cooperatives, individuals and entrepreneurs etc.,

Ans:97)(d) Explanation: DRDO’s New Missile Test

Range

Union Environment Ministry has recently given nod to DRDO to set up its

surveillance system including long range

missile test range in Rutland island in South Andaman.

Rutland Island is located at a vintage location of about 200 km from the Strait

of Malacca that connects Indian Ocean

with South China Sea.

Ans:98)(c) Explanation: India has for years sought

transit access through Bangladesh to ship goods to the landlocked north-eastern

States. At present, the only route to this

region from the rest of India is a rather circuitous one through a narrow strip of

Indian Territory nicknamed the Chicken’s Neck in West Bengal, sandwiched

between Bhutan and Bangladesh. The

new route through Sittwe port in Rakhine state of Myanmar would significantly

lower the cost and distance of movement

from Kolkata to Mizoram and beyond.

Ans:99)(d) Explanation: Compared to half the size of a football pitch, Migingo is a small rock

Island, located in Lake Victoria which is

the largest lake in Africa and the largest Tropical Lake in the whole world.

For over a decade, Migingo has been a

source of tension between Uganda and Kenya, who have been unable to decide to

whom it really belongs.

Ans:100)(a)