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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 201
Question 96 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- The geographical distribution of the new plant species reveals that most discoveries were made in the Eastern Himalayas.
- India is one of the 17 mega-diversity countries and has more than 6% of the global fauna.
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Neither 1 nor 2 |
Statement 2 is correct. India is one of the 17 megadiversity countries and has about 6.42% of the global fauna.
Question 97 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Coconut shells, groundnut shells and rice husk can be used in biomass gasification.
- The combustible gases generated from biomass gasification consist of hydrogen and carbon dioxide only.
- The combustible gases generated from biomass gasification can be used for direct heat generation but not in internal combustion engines.
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Question 98 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Kabini
- Bhima
- Amravati
- Koyna
- Manjra
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Important tributaries of Kaveri river are Shimsa, Hemavathi, Honnuhole, Arkavathi, Kapila, Lakshmana Theertha, Kabini, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyil and Amaravathy.
Manjra is the tributary of Godavari River.
Bhima and Koyna are the tributaries of Krishna River. "
Question 99 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Higher government expenditure on infrastructure may result in economic growth.
- Government reducing subsidy in electricity bills may cause demand- pull inflation.
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Neither 1 nor 2 |
Higher spending on infrastructures like roads and railways can help remove supply bottlenecks and enable greater efficiency. This can also boost long-term economic growth.
Statement 2 is incorrect.
Government reducing subsidy in electricity bills will not result in demand-pull inflation. Rather,
consumers will start using electricity more judiciously. It will also save government expenditure which can be used for other development activities. Demand-pull inflation is asserted to arise when aggregate demand in an economy outpaces aggregate supply.
Question 100 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Less than 1% of this freshwater is accessible.
- One-third of our freshwater is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers and swamps.
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Neither 1 nor 2 |
70% of Earth's surface is water of which 97.5% is salt water and 2.5% is freshwater. Less than 1% of this 2.5% amount of freshwater is accessible
Statement 2 is incorrect
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, most of that three percent is inaccessible. Over 68 percent of the freshwater on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30 percent is found in groundwater. Only about 0.3 percent of our freshwater is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps.