UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 256

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 256

Question 26 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following pairs

List I List II

  1. Tabo Monastery Himachal Pradesh
  2. Kardang Monastery Southern India
  3. Rumtek Monastery Himachal Pradesh

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

A
1 and 2 only
B
3 only
C
1 only
D
2 only
Question 26 Explanation: 

It is located in the Tabo village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. It was founded in 996 CE in the Tibetan year of the Fire Ape.

Kardang Monastery or Gompa is a famous Drukpa Lineage monastery, and is the most important monastery the Lahaul valley, India. The monastery is a huge white building bedecked with prayer flags.

Rumtek Monastery is currently the largest in Sikkim. It is home to the community of monks and where they perform the rituals and practices of the Karma Kagyu lineage. "

Question 27 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following missile is short range low level Surface-to-Air (SAM)?
A
Agni Missile
B
Nag Missile
C
Trishul Missile
D
Prithvi Missile
Question 27 Explanation: 
Trishul is a Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile. It can also be used as an anti-sea skimmer from a ship against low flying attacking missiles. It employs dual thrust propulsion stage using high-energy solid propellant in a maraging steel flow chamber, and is operated on command guidance initially with ka-band gathering and then transferred to the tracking radar. It has necessary electronic counter-counter measures against all known aircraft jammers.
Trishul, with its quickest reaction time, high frequency operation, high maneuverability, high lethal capability and multi-roles for three services, is state-of-the-art system providing considerable advantage to the Armed forces. This system has gone through development flight trials for army and sea skimmer trials for navy. The final evaluation is in progress before user trials.
Question 28 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following can act as pollinating agents.
  1. Birds
  2. Bats
  3. Insects
Which of the statements given above are correct.
A
1 and 2 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1,2,3
Question 28 Explanation: 
The process by which plant pollen is transferred from the male reproductive organs (stamen) to the female reproductive organs (pistil) to form seeds.

It can take place via various agents like Anemophily (wind-pollinated), Hydrophily (water-pollinated), Entomophily (insect-pollinated), Ornithophily (bird-pollinated), Chiropterophily (bat-pollinated) and Malacophily (slug- and snail-pollinated).

Question 29 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to 'International date line', Consider the following statements 1. The International Date Line mostly passes through the Pacific Ocean 2. The International Date Line is an imaginary straight line on the 180 degree meridian. 3. Crossing the International Date Line results in change in a day Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?
A
1 and 3 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 2 only
D
All the above
Question 29 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is correct. It is located about 180$^\circ$ east (or west) of Greenwich(0 degree). The IDL mostly passes through the Pacific Ocean

Statement 3 is correct. When you cross the IDL from west to east, you subtract a day, and if you cross the line from east to west, you add a day.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The International Date Line is located from the prime meridian (0$^\circ$ longitude) about 180$^\circ$ east (or west) of Greenwich. It is not straight but zigzags to avoid political and country borders and to not cut some countries in half.

Question 30 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Recently West Asia peace plan has been sometimes in news, It was recently unveiled by
A
USA
B
UN
C
OIC
D
OECD
Question 30 Explanation: 
  • The West Asia peace plan was recently unveiled by U.S. President Trump.
  • It plans to revive the stalled two-state talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
  • It seeks to give the Israelis an expansive state with Jerusalem as its "undivided capital" and tight security control over a future Palestinian state.

Refer: "

There are 30 questions to complete.