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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 124
Question 46 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
1. ASEAN was preceded by an organization formed in 31 July 1961 called the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), a group consisting of the Philippines, the Federation of Malaya, and Thailand.
2.Vietnam is not a member of ASEAN.
3.ASEAN established Asian Development Bank for the socio-economic development of Asia and Pacific.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 3 only | |
2 and 3 only | |
1 only | |
None |
Vietnam is a member of ASEAN. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966. It is not established by ASEAN. "
Question 47 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- It refers to the famine in the years 1899 - 1900 in northern India because of the El Nino years 1896 and 1899 which led to decreased monsoons.
- The famine is so called because in the Vikram Samvat, the year was 1956.
1 only | |
2 only | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 48 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Pantanal (South America) | |
Camargue (France) | |
Everglades (USA) | |
Okavango (Botswana) |
Question 49 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
A and R both are true, and R is the correct explanation for A | |
A and R both are true, and R is the NOT the correct explanation for A | |
A is incorrect, R is correct | |
A and R both are incorrect |
With direct causality between Zika virus and microcephaly, a congenital brain development anomaly, yet to be established, Latin American doctors have come up with an alternativethat a pesticide, Pyriproxyfen, was "introduced into the drinking water supply in 2014".
Pyriproxyfen is used in a state-controlled programme aimed at eradicating disease-carrying mosquitoes. The PCST report states, "Pyriproxyfen is a growth inhibitor of mosquito larvae, which alters the development process from larva to pupa to adult, thus generating malformations in developing mosquitoes and killing or disabling them. It acts as an insect juvenile hormone or juvenoid, and has the effect of inhibiting the development of adult insect characteristics (for example, wings and mature external genitalia) and reproductive development."
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/is-the-zika-threat-overhyped/article8234567.ece "
Question 50 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
1. The new scheme announced by Maharashtra State
2. The scheme aims to enable companies operating under 'green category industries' receive faster clearances from government to commence operations
Which of the following below given codes are correct?
1 only | |
2 only | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
Neither 1 nor 2 |