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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 258
Question 96 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- It is observed only in mammals such as blackbucks
- Lekking erodes genetic diversity
1 Only | |
2 only | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
Neither 1 nor 2 |
(Questions like this are asked keeping in mind Prelims is both for civils and forest service - which UPSC remembers well while framing paper)
A lek, from the Swedish word for "play", is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays, lekking, to entice visiting females which are surveying prospective partners for copulation.[1] Leks are commonly formed before or during the breeding season. A lekking species is characterised by male displays, strong female mate choice, and the conferring of male indirect benefits. Although most prevalent among birds such as black grouse, lekking is also found in insects including paper wasps, crustaceans, fishes, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. (hence, statement 1 is wrong)
Second statement:
Lekking creates a paradox: strong sexual selection by females for specific male traits ought to erode genetic diversity by Fisherian runaway, but diversity is maintained and runaway does not occur. Many attempts have been made to explain it away, but the paradox remains
Fisherian runaway: (someone please explain in comment section!)
Question 97 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Drugs
- Pulses and edible oils
- Petroleum and Petroleum products
- Fertilisers
2 only | |
2 and 4 only | |
2, 3 and 4 only | |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
The ECA was enacted in 1955. The act provides for the control of production, supply, distribution, trade and commerce in any farm good deemed "essential" and "in the interest of the general public". The list of items under the Act includes drugs, fertilisers, pulses and edible oils, and petroleum and petroleum products. The Centre under the Act has the power to include and delete commodities as and when the need arises.
Question 98 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Wave-cut platforms
- Beaches
- Capes and bays
1 and 2 only | |
2 and 3 only | |
1 and 3 only | |
1, 2 and 3 |
Question 99 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
- The constitution of India does not define backward classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only | |
2 only | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
Neither 1 nor 2 |
Article 39(d) in The Constitution of India - that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women. "
Question 100 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- It is being being setup by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
- Its primary objective is to enable the creation of standards compliant Electronic Health Records (EHRs) of the citizens on a pan-India basis.
1 only | |
2 only | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
Neither 1 nor 2 |
IHIP is envisaged to enable better continuity of care, secure and confidential health data/records management, better diagnosis of diseases, reduction in patient re-visits and even prevention of medical errors, better affordability, optimal information exchange to support better health outcome, better decision support system, and thus eventually facilitating improvement in the reforms of treatment and care of public health at National-Level.
