General Studies MCQs - 7

51.    The 700 Mw PHWR are operating at:
1.    Tarapur
2.    Kakrapara
3.    Rawatbhatta
    Codes:
    (a)    1 Only    (b)    2 only
    (c)    3 Only    (d)    All

52.    Identify the correctly matched pair(s):
        Player        Sports
1.    Tejaswani Sawant    Athletics
2.    Vikas Gowda    Shooting
3.    Sandhya Rai    Swimming
    Codes:
    (a)    1 Only    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    3 Only    (d)    None

53.    The Project-75 programme is:
    (a)    For the construction of submarines
    (b)    For the mapping of coastal area
    (c)    For the construction of unmanned Aerial Vehicle
    (d)    None

54.    The T-50 Stealth Fighter will replace:
1.    SU-27
2.    MiG-29
3.    MiG-31
4.    SU-29
Code:
    (a)    2 and 3    (b)    1 and 4
    (c)    1 and 2    (d)    3 and 4

55.    Identify the correct statements:
1.    The Delhi International Airport Limited has become the first airport operator to receive ISO 50001:2011 certification.
2.    The ISO 50001:2001 is awarded for Energy Management System.
Code:
    (a)    1 Only    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2    (d)    None

56.    The tropical storm which struck New  York was:
    (a)    Serene    (b)    Irene
    (c)    Shene    (d)    Zen

57.    The particle which is under investigation under the OPERA project is:
    (a)    Anti-Proton    (b)    Higgs Boson
    (c)    Neutron    (d)    Quarks

58.    Of the following the payloads of Chandrayan-1 is/are:
1.    M3
2.    SARA
3.    Lunar Rover
4.    Moon Impact Probe
    Code:
    (a)    1, 2 and 3    (b)    1, 3 and 4
    (c)    1, 2 and 4    (d)    All

59.    Of the following the LASERS could be produced by:
1.    CO2            2.    GaAS
3.    Liquid Dyes
Code:
    (a)    1 and 2    (b)    2 and 3
    (c)    All    (d)    None

60.    Identify the correct statements:
1.    The theme of the 17th SAARC Summit was "Building Bridges".
2.    The comptroller and Auditor General of India has been appointed as the external auditor of IAEA and WIPO.
    Code:
    (a)    1 Only    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2    (d)    None

61.    The National Black Carbon Research initiative is:
1.    Launched under National carbonaceous Aerosol Programme.
2.    To study the role of Black carbon particles in the melting of the  Himalayan glaciers.
3.    Headed by Prof. J. Srinivasan of IISC.
    (a)    1 and 3    (b)    2 and 3
    (c)    All    (d)    None

62.    The agency which has granted full membership to Palestine is:
    (a)    UNEP    (b)    UNESCO
    (c)    WIPO    (d)    UNICEF

63.    Identify the correct statement(s):
1.    Carbon particles posses the same capacity of causing the global warming as by the methane.
2.    Chlorofluorocarbon is responsible for approximately 10% of the global warming.
    (a)    1 Only
    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2
    (d)    None

64.    Identify the correct statement(s):
1.    The Persistant Organic Pollutants (POP) are industrial chemicals and their by products
2.    The Endosulfan is used as a pesticides in the plantation crops.
    (a)    1 Only
    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2
    (d)    None
65.    The Chemical which has resulted in the thinning of the egg shell of birds is:
    (a)    DDT
    (b)    Diclofenac
    (c)    Oxytocin
    (d)    All of the above

66.    The pollutant(s) monitored under the norms of emission standard is/are:
1.    CO2    2.    CO
3.    Particulate matter    4.    NOx
    (a)    1, 2 and 3
    (b)    2, 3 and 4
    (c)    1, 3 and 4
    (d)    1, 2 and 4

67.    The areas included in the Ecocity Project are:
1.    Urban Design
2.    Transportation
3.    Socio-Economic aspects
    (a)    1 and 2    (b)    2 and 3
    (c)    1 and 3    (d)    All

68.    The Bharat Stage IV emission norms are being implemented in:
1.    Ahmedabad
2.    Pune
3.    Kanpur
4.    Chandigarh
    Codes:
    (a)    1, 2 and 3
    (b)    2, 3 and 4
    (c)    1, 3 and 4
    (d)    1, 2 and 4

69.    Consider the following statement(s) and choose the correct option.
1.    The "Biomass to Liquid" process is used for the production of second generation bio fuels.
2.    The third generation biofuels are based on genetically modified trees.
Codes:
    (a)    1 Only
    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2
    (d)    None

70.    The objectives of REDD+ mechanism is/are:
1.    Managing the destruction of forests through fires.
2.    Forest Management
3.    Reduction of Green House Gas Emission.
    Codes:
    (a)    1 Only    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    3 Only    (d)    None

71.    Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
1.    The UV-B radiation causes cataract and skin cancer.
2.    The UV-C radiation is more energetic than UV-B radiation, but UV-C is completely absorbed by the ozone layer.
    Codes:
    (a)    1 Only
    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2
    (d)    None
72.    Arrange the following gases in the decreasing order in terms of their contribution to global warming.
1.    Carbon-di-oxide
2.    Methane
3.    Water Vapour
4.    Ozone
    Codes:
    (a)    4-1-2-3    (b)    2-1-3-4
    (c)    4-3-1-2    (d)    3-1-2-4

73.    Identify the correct statement(s):
1.    India is a member of UNFCCC and Kyoto protocol.
2.    India is having active participation in the Clean Development Mechanism.
    Codes:
    (a)    1 Only
    (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2
    (d)    None

74.    Identify the correct statement(s):
1.    The Montreux record is associated with wetlands.
2.    Bhitarkanika is a larger wetland site than the Chilka lake.
    Codes:
    (a)    1 Only        (b)    2 Only
    (c)    Both 1 and 2        (d)    None

75.    Identify the correctly matched pair(s):
        Wetland    State
1.    Kanjli    Punjab
2.    Harike    Punjab
3.    Pong dam    Punjab
4.    Vembanad    Tamil Nadu
    Codes:
    (a)    1 and 2    (b)    3 and 4
    (c)    1 and 3    (d)    2 and 4

Answers

51.    (a)
52.    (d)
53.    (a)
54.    (c)
55.    (c)
56.    (b)
57.    (c)
58.    (c)
59.    (c)
60.    (c)
61.    (c)
62.    (b)
63.    (d)
64.    (b)
65.    (a)
66.    (b)
67.    (d)
68.    (a)
69.    (c)
70.    (c)
71.    (c)
72.    (d)
73.    (c)
74.    (a)
75.    (a)