Current affairs based MCQs (30-4-2019) 08/05/2019 – Posted in: DAILY MCQs
1.
Consider the following statements:
(1) Basmati 370 & Taraori Basmati are the two mainly cultivated Basmati varieties in India.
(2) Basmati rice cannot be grown in heavy neutral soils like clay loam, clay and loamy.
(3) Basmati rice crop requires clear sky during day and low night temperature.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only
2.
Consider the following statements:
(1) National Clean Air Programme aims to reduce particulate matter (PM) pollution by 20%-30%.
(2) The NCAP is envisioned as a five-year action plan with 2019 as the first year.
(3) The National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) determines the present air quality status.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
3.
Consider the following statements:
(1) MARPOL is short for maritime pollution.
(2) MARPOL Convention was adopted in November 1973 at International Maritime Organization (IMO).
(3) IMO is the United Nations specialized agency.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
4.
Consider the following statements:
(1) Spike, is very short range air defence system.
(2) Igla, is long range anti-tank missile.
(3) MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are NOT correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) None of the above
5.
Consider the following statements:
(1) Cyclone is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure.
(2) Cyclones are characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate about a zone of low pressure.
(3) The name for cyclone ‘Fani’ was suggested by SriLanka.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
Solution: 1-B, 2-D, 3-D, 4-A, 5-D