UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 162

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 162

Question 71 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to 'Olive Ridley turtle' which has been frequently in the news, consider the following statements:
  1. They inhabit extreme cold waters.
  2. They are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 71 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Olive Ridley turtles live in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

Statement 2 is correct. These turtles, along with their cousin the Kemps Ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. Gahirmatha beach (Odisha coast) is known as world's largest mass-nesting of Olive Ridley turtles.

Question 72 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statement about the new National Auto Policy 2018:
  1. It had called for replacing the current classification criteria with a composite criterion based on vehicle length and CO2 emissions.
  2. The policy seek for emission-linked taxation on automobiles
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A
1 Only
B
2 Only
C
1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 72 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is Correct -The draft of the policy released earlier had recommended rationalisation of the GST structure for automobiles that is currently based on length, engine displacement, engine type and ground clearance. It had called for replacing the current classification criteria with a composite criterion based on vehicle length and CO2 emissions.

Statement 2 is Correct - The new National Auto Policy, which may seek emission-linked taxation on automobiles and a technology- agnostic green mobility roadmap, is likely to be finalised in the next three months

Question 73 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following about tribal revolts in 19th century India
  1. They were characterised by attacks on all outsiders including moneylenders
  2. British in general encouraged legal means to pacify rebel tribals than military suppression
Select the right code
A
1 only
B
2only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
None
Question 73 Explanation: 
  • The colonial intrusion and the triumvirate of trader, moneylender and revenue farmer in sumdisrupted the tribal identity to a lesser or greater degree. In fact, ethnic ties were a basic feature of thetribal rebellions. At the same time, not all outsiders were attacked as enemies. Often there was no violence againstthe non-tribal poor, who worked in tribal villages in supportive economic roles, or who had socialrelations with the tribals, such as telis, gwalas, lohars, carpenters, potters, weavers, washermen,barbers, drummers, and bonded labourers and domestic servants of the outsiders. They were not onlyspared, but were seen as allies.
  • The tribal people, spread over a large part of India, organized hundreds of militant outbreaks andinsurrections during the 19th century. These uprisings were marked by immense courage and sacrificeon their part and brutal suppression and veritable butchery on the part of the rulers.
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Question 74 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cyclonic storm 'Ockhi' recurved once it crossed the latitude around which the southernmost portion of which one of the following states lies?
A
Karnataka
B
Goa
C
Gujarat
D
Kerala
Question 74 Explanation: 

The cyclones, which cross 20$^\circ$N latitude generally, recurve and they are more destructive. Accordingly, the cyclone should have recurved around the same latitude where the southernmost portion of Gujarat lies.

Here, in the case of Ockhi, the recurving happened at around the 15$^\circ$N latitude (perhaps, due to the movement of the ITCZ).

ITCZ: https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z9yssbk/revision ; Class 9 Geography NCERT;

Source/Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174106 ;

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Question 75 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements:
  1. Hangul of Kashmir has been listed as critically endangered under IUCN Red List.
  2. The brow-antlered deer or Sangai is Mizoram's State Animal.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 75 Explanation: 
Sangai
  • Manipur's State animal, the brow-antlered deer or Sangai, which lives on the floating morass of Loktak Lake, is also fighting for survival with numbers down to around 200.

Kashmir stag

  • It is listed as critically endangered under IUCN Red List.
  • It is also called as hangul and it is the state animal of Kashmir.
  • These are found in the high altitude regions of Northern India and Pakistan. Now it has been seen only in Dachigam National Park in Kashmir.
  • The habitat destruction, over-grazing by domestic livestock, and poaching are the major threats faced by the Kashmir stag.
There are 75 questions to complete.