UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 234

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Question 66 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process under which farmers grow trees for commercial and non-commercial purposes on their farm lands is termed as?
A
Rural forestry
B
Agro-forestry
C
Farm forestry
D
Social forestry
Question 66 Explanation: 
Farm forestry is a term applied to the process under which farmers grow trees for commercial and non-commercial purposes on their farm lands. Forest departments of various states distribute seedlings of trees free of cost to small and medium farmers. Several lands such as the margins of agricultural fields, grasslands and pastures, land around homes and cow sheds may be used for raising trees under non-commercial farm forestry.
Question 67 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following reasons primarily contributed to the extinction of Asiatic Cheetahs in India?
  1. Hunting
  2. Habitat loss
  3. Assisting in royal hunts
  4. Climate change
A
2 and 3 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
1 and 2 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 67 Explanation: 
1 and 3 only
Question 68 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to Factory Act passed in 1881, Consider the following statements 1. The first factory act passed during time of Viceroy Lord Lytton. 2. It prohibited the child labour and suggested the fencing of dangerous machinery. 3. It provided four holidays for all the workers in the month. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
A
2 and 3 only
B
3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1 and 2 only
Question 68 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is incorrect. It was during Lord Ripon's time, the first Factories Act was adopted in 1881.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Act dealt primarily with the problem of child labor. It lay down that children below 7 years could not work in factories, but it did not provide the entire child labor prohibition and it suggested the fencing of dangerous machinery.

Statement 3 is correct. It provided four holidays for all the workers in the month.

Question 69 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was/were recommendations of the Wood's Despatch?
  1. Indians were to be educated in English and their native language.
  2. Every district should have at least one government school.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both are correct
D
Both are incorrect
Question 69 Explanation: 
Both are correct. Read more on the education system in India during British times .
Question 70 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements.
  1. During the day time the intensity of tides is always uniform along the coastline.
  2. The position of both the sun and the moon in relation to the earth has direct bearing on tide height.
  3. Neap tides occur when the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
A
1, 2
B
2 only
C
1, 3
D
2, 3
Question 70 Explanation: 

The shape of bays and estuaries along a coastline can also magnify the intensity of tides.

The position of both the sun and the moon in relation to the earth has direct bearing on tide height. When the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line, the height of the tide will be higher. These are called spring tides and they occur twice a month, one on full moon period and another during new moon period.

Normally, there is a seven day interval between the spring tides and neap tides. At this time the sun and moon are at right angles to each other and the forces of the sun and moon tend to counteract one another.

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There are 70 questions to complete.