Daily Quiz for UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 | 26th July, 2022 - UPSC 2023

Q.) Which of the following is famous national park, which is well known for its saltwater crocodile?

Bhitarkanika National Park
Kuno National Park
Gir national Park
Marine National Park

Q.) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा प्रसिद्ध राष्ट्रीय उद्यान है, जो अपने खारे पानी के मगरमच्छ के लिए प्रसिद्ध है?

भितरकनिका राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
कुनो राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
गिर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
समुद्री राष्ट्रीय उद्यान

Bhitarkanika National Park:

It has the second-largest mangrove forest in India and is a Ramsar site.It was declared as a Bhitarkanika National Park in the year of 1988.
Bhitarkanika is located in the estuary of Brahmani, Baitarani, Dhamra, and Mahanadi river It is located in Kendrapara district of Odisha.
It is one of Odisha’s finest biodiversity hotspotsand is famous for its mangroves, migratory birds, turtles, estuarine crocodiles, and countless creeks.
It is said to house 70% of the country’s estuarine or saltwater crocodiles,conservation of which was started way back in 1975.

Q.) The ISS programme is a joint project between which of the following space agencies:

1.ISRO(India)
2.NASA(USA)
JAXA (Japan)
CNSA(China)
Roscosmos (Russia)

Which of the above statements are correct?

1, 3 and 4 only
2 ,3,4 and 5 only
1,2,3,4 and 5 only
2,3 and 5 only

Q.) आईएसएस कार्यक्रम निम्नलिखित में से किस अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी के बीच एक संयुक्त परियोजना है:

1.इसरो (भारत)
2.नासा (यूएसए)
जाक्सा (जापान)
सीएनएसए (चीन)
रोस्कोस्मोस (रूस)

उपरोक्त में से कौन से कथन सही हैं?

केवल 1, 3 और 4
केवल 2,3,4 और 5
केवल 1,2,3,4 और 5
केवल 2,3 और 5

The ISS is built with the cooperation of scientists from five international space agencies — NASA of the US, Roscosmos of Russia, JAXA of Japan, Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency.
Each agency has a role to play and a share in the upkeep of the ISS.Both in terms of expense and effort, it is not a feat that a single country can support.
Russia’s part in the collaboration is the module responsible for making course corrections to the orbit of the ISS.
Further, the Russian segment ensures that the space station’s orbit is corrected to keep it away from space debris, roughly 11 times a year.
It also ferry astronauts to the ISS from the Earth and back.

Q.) Consider the following Statement:

The WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the Second World War.
It is the WTO’s top decision-making body and usually meets every three years.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Q.) निम्नलिखित कथन पर विचार करें:

डब्ल्यूटीओ द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के बाद स्थापित टैरिफ और व्यापार (जीएटीटी) पर सामान्य समझौते का उत्तराधिकारी है।
यह विश्व व्यापार संगठन का शीर्ष निर्णय लेने वाला निकाय है और आमतौर पर हर तीन साल में इसकी बैठक होती है।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

केवल 1
केवल 2
दोनों 1 और 2
न तो 1 और न ही 2

World Trade Organization?

It came into being in The WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the Second World War.

WTO Ministerial Conference

It is the WTO’s top decision-making body and usually meets every two years.

Q.) Which of the following is known as Snow Leopard capital of the world ?

Hemis national Park
Jim Corbett
Cold Desert
Nilgiri National Park

Q.) निम्नलिखित में से किसे विश्व की हिम तेंदुआ राजधानी के रूप में जाना जाता है?

हेमिस राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
जिम कॉर्बेट
नमदाफा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
नीलगिरि राष्ट्रीय उद्यान

Hemis National Park is a high altitude national park in Ladakh, India. Globally famous for its snow leopards, it is believed to have the highest density of them in any protected area in the world.

Q.) Which of the following component comes under Capital expenditure of Union budget:

1.Construction of Road
2.Recovery of Loan
3.Borrowing

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
3 only

Q.) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा घटक केंद्रीय बजट के पूंजीगत व्यय के अंतर्गत आता है:

सड़क निर्माण
ऋण की वसूली
3.उधार लेना

उपरोक्त में से कौन से कथन सही हैं?

केवल 1
केवल 2 और 3
केवल 1 और 2
केवल 3

Q.) ‘Kihoto Hollohan case is related to ?

DPSP
Center State Relation
President Election
Anti Defection

Q.) ‘किहोतो होलोहन मामला किससे संबंधित है?

डीपीएसपी
केंद्र राज्य संबंध
राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
दलबदल विरोधी

A constitutional challenge to the Tenth Schedule was settled by the apex court in Kihoto Hollohan.

The principal question before the Supreme Court in the case was whether the powerful role given to the Speaker violated the doctrine of Basic Structure — the judicial principle that certain basic features of the Constitution cannot be altered by amendments by Parliament, laid down in the landmark judgment in Kesavananda Bharati vs State Of Kerala (1973).
The Tenth Schedule, which was inserted in the Constitution by the Constitution (Fifty-Second Amendment) Act, 1985, popularly known as the “anti-defection law”, provides for the disqualification of Members of Parliament and state legislatures who defect.

Q.) Consider the following pairs of puppetry arts with their traditional names in different states:

Shadow Puppets – Ravanachhaya
Rod Puppets – Putul Nautch
Glove Puppets – Pavakoothu

Which of the above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 3
(c) Only 2 and 3
(d) All of the above

Q.) विभिन्न राज्यों में उनके पारंपरिक नामों के साथ कठपुतली कला के निम्नलिखित जोड़े पर विचार करें:

छाया कठपुतली – रावणछाया
रॉड कठपुतली – पुतुल नौच
दस्ताने की कठपुतली – पावाकूथु

उपरोक्त में से कौन–सा/से सही है/हैं?

(A) केवल 1 और 2
(B) केवल 3
(C) केवल 2 और 3
(D) उपरोक्त सभी

Explanation:

Shadow Puppets: There are six shadow puppet theatre traditions across different regions in India, which are locally known as: Chamadyacha Bahulya in Maharashtra, Tolu Bommalatta in Andhra Pradesh, Togalu Gombeyatta in Karnataka, Tolu Bommalattam in Tamil Nadu, Tolpava Kuthu in Kerala and Ravanchhaya in Orissa.
Rod Puppets includes Putul Nautch of West Bengal and Yampuri of Bihar.
Glove Puppets includes Important form is Pavakoothu of Kerala.
String Puppets includes Kathputli of Rajasthan, Kundhei of Odisha, Gombeyetta of Karnataka and Bomallattam art of Tamil Nadu.

Q.) Consider the following important parts of the constitution and the subject that they deal with:

Part IV: Fundamental Rights
Part V: The States
Part XI: Relations between the Union and the States

Select the correct answer code:
(a)Only 1 and 2
(b)Only 3
(c)Only 2 and 3
(d)All of the above

Q.) संविधान के निम्नलिखित महत्वपूर्ण भागों और उनके द्वारा संबंधित विषय पर विचार करें:साथ:

भाग IV: मौलिक अधिकार
भाग V: राज्य
भाग XI: संघ और राज्यों के बीच संबंध

सही उत्तर कोड चुनें:
(A) केवल 1 और 2
(B) केवल 3
(C) केवल 2 और 3
(D) उपरोक्त सभी

Explanation:

Part III Fundamental Rights Art. 12 to 35
Part IV Directive Principles Art. 36 to 51
Part V The Union Art. 52 to 151
Part VI The States Art. 152 to 237
Part XI Relations between the Union and the States

Q.) Which among the following steps is most likely to be taken at the time of an economic recession?

(a) Cut in tax rates accompanied by increase in interest rate.
(b) Increase in expenditure on public projects.
(c) Increase in tax rates accompanied by reduction of interest rate.
(d) Reduction of expenditure on public projects.

Q.) आर्थिक मंदी के समय निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कदम उठाए जाने की सबसे अधिक संभावना है?

(A) ब्याज दर में वृद्धि के साथ कर दरों में कटौती।
(B) सार्वजनिक परियोजनाओं पर व्यय में वृद्धि।
(C) ब्याज दर में कमी के साथ कर दरों में वृद्धि।
(D) सार्वजनिक परियोजनाओं पर खर्च में कमी।

Explanation: Economic Recession is a macro-economic term that refers a significant decline in the general economic activity, typically when there is two consecutive quarters of economic decline.

Q.) What is blue carbon?

(a) Carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems
(b) Carbon sequestered in forest biomass and agricultural soils
(c) Carbon contained in petroleum and natural gas
(d) Carbon present in atmosphere

Q.) नीला कार्बन क्या है?

(a) महासागरों और तटीय पारिस्थितिक तंत्र द्वारा कब्जा कर लिया कार्बन
(b) वन बायोमास और कृषि मिट्टी में अनुक्रमित कार्बन
(c) पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस में निहित कार्बन
(d) वायुमंडल में मौजूद कार्बन

Explanation:

Blue carbon is the term for carbon captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems.
The coastal ecosystems of mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows contain large stores of carbon deposited by vegetation and various natural processes over centuries.
These ecosystems sequester and store more carbon – often referred to as ‘blue carbon’ – per unit area than terrestrial forests. The ability of these vegetated ecosystems to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere makes them significant net carbon sinks.