UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 217

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 217

Question 16 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements:
  1. Supermoon is a phenomenon that occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being the closest to the Earth on its orbit.
  2. The technical name is the apogee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 16 Explanation: 
Supermoon is a phenomenon that occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being the closest to the Earth on its orbit. The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system.
Question 17 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to Bonn Agreement, which of the following statements is/are correct?
  1. This agreement signed between USA and Afghanistan at Bonn, Germany in 2001.
  2. It envisaged the establishment of International Security Assistance force.
  3. The agreement outlines the legal framework applicable until the adoption of a constitution in Afghanistan.
Which of the above statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 ,2 and 3 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
2 only
Question 17 Explanation: 
In December 2001, the German city of Bonn hosted a conference of Afghan leaders to choose the leader of an Afghan Interim Authority - widely known as the Bonn Conference. The Conference chose Hamid Karzai, who was subsequently elected President in 2004. Karzai subsequently appointed many of the anti-Taliban allies and regional leaders to senior posts within the interim government, or to senior posts in the Provincial governments.

It establishes an Interim Authority based on a Democratic model and gives it full sovereignty until the establishment of the Transitional Authority (decided upon by an Emergency Loya Jirga to be held within 6 months). It then calls for the Transitional Authority to facilitate the Constitutional Loya Jirga tasked with preparing a constitution (to be held within 18 months of the establishment of the TA, and to be assisted by the UN). The agreement outlines the legal framework applicable until the adoption of a constitution, and calls for the Interim Authority to establish an independent Supreme Court.

Question 18 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which nationwide campaign has been launched by the Union Government to protect elephants?
A
Gaj Yatra
B
Gaj Kesari Yatra
C
Gajraj Yatra
D
Gajanan Yatra
Question 18 Explanation: 
Gaj Yatra
Question 19 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements:
  1. No-Confidence Motion can be moved against an individual minister or a group of ministers or the entire council of ministers.
  2. If No-Confidence Motion is passed in the Lok Sabha, the council of ministers must resign from office.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 19 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is incorrect. No-Confidence Motion can be moved against the entire council of ministers only.
Statement 2 is correct. If it is passed in the Lok Sabha, the council of ministers must resign from office.
Question 20 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what way/s is the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard important for India?
  1. The National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research has set up a research station in one of the islands
  2. The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources has deposited seeds in the Global Seed Vault
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 20 Explanation: 
  • NCAOR : HIMADRI, 'the abode of snow', is India's first research station located at the International Arctic Research base, Nylesund, Svalbard, Norway.
  • Additional information: IndARC is the country's first underwater moored observatory located in the Kongsfjorden fjord, half way between Norway and the North Pole. This fjord is an inlet on the coast of one of the islands which forms a part of the Svalbard archipelago.

Improvisation: Th: India's polar ship still a long way off ;

From 2014: India joins Svalbard Global Seed Vault ; "

There are 20 questions to complete.