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Prelims Booster - 31-July-2024 | 5 Questions daily| UPSC and State PSC

 1. Where is the headquarters of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre located?

a) Jakarta, Indonesia

b) Manila, Philippines,

c) Bangkok, Thailand

d) Tokyo, Japan


Answer. c) Bangkok, Thailand

India has recently assumed the Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) for 2024-25.


2. Recently, the "Cultural Property Agreement" was signed between India and.....?

a) France

b) UK

c) USA

d) Russia


Answer. c) USA.

"Cultural Property Agreement" aims to prevent and control the illicit trafficking of antiquities from India to the USA.


3. Titania, Oberon, Ariel, and Miranda are moons of which planet?

a) Uranus

b) Saturn

c) Jupiter

d) Neptune


Answer. a) Uranus.

Recently, NASA discovered frozen CO2 on Ariel's surface ( Uranus's Moon)


4. Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of ( UPSC 2020)

a) peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters

b) its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions

c) national leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo

d) Government control over the planters


Answer. b) its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions ( Chemical Colour)


5. With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events? ( UPSC 2020)

a) The Revolt of 1857

b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921

c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859 – 60

d) Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900


Answer. d) Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900

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