1. Mandya and Yadgiri districts of Karnataka have been recently in the news for?
a) Gold reserves
b) Uranium reserves
c) Lithium reserves
d) Platinum reserves
Answer. c) Lithium reserves.
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) found lithium (1600 tonnes) in Mandya and Yadgiri districts, Karnataka.
2. Which of the following countries is not part of BIMSTEC?
a) Bhutan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Thailand
d) Maldives
Answer. d) Maldives
Seven countries are in BIMSTEC namely India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand.
3. Moidams have been recently in the News, it is
a) Temple of Ahom dynasty
b) burial grounds for Tai Ahom kings and queens
c) Palace of Ahom King
d) Assembly Hall of Ahom dynasty
Answer. b) burial grounds for Tai Ahom kings and queens
4. Which one of the following Tiger Reserves has the largest area under “Critical Tiger Habitat”? ( UPSC 2020)
a) Corbett
b) Ranthambore
c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
d) Sunderbans
Answer. c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam is located in five districts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Critical tiger habitat is about 3721 square km.
5. Why is there a great concern about the ‘microbeads’ released into the environment? ( UPSC 2019)
a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems.
b) They are considered to cause skin cancer in children.
c) They are small enough to be absorbed by crop plants in irrigated fields.
d) They are often found to be used as food contaminants.
Answer. a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems.
microbeads are solid plastic particles of less than one millimeter in size.
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