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Prelims Booster - 26-August-2024 | 5 Questions daily| UPSC and State PSC

 1. In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under “IAEA safeguards” while others are not? (USPC 2020)

a) Some use uranium and others use thorium

b) Some use imported uranium and others use domestic supplies

c) Some are operated by foreign enterprises and others are operated by domestic enterprises

d) Some are State-owned and others are privately owned


 Answer. b) Some use imported uranium and others use domestic supplies


2. In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?

a) Gujarat

b) Haryana

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Rajasthan


Answer. d) Rajasthan

Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is India's largest inland saline wetland system.


3. "Rail Force One" was recently in the news, it is related to which country?

a) Russia

b) North Korea

c) Ukraine

d) China


Answer. c) Ukraine. 

When President Joe Biden visited Ukraine in 2023 by train, the train received a nickname called “Rail Force One ”. Narendra Modi also visited Ukraine by train route. 


4. Nag Tibba and Mahabharat Mountain Ranges are included in

a) Cross Himalayan

b) Grater Himalayan

c) Lesser Himalayan

d) Down Ward Himalayan



Answer. c) Lesser Himalayan

Nag Tibba is the highest peak in the lesser Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.

Nag Tibba and Mahabharat Mountain Ranges are included in Lesser Himalayan.


5. Which is Raisina Hills?

a) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated

b) The Hill feature in Srinagar otherwise known as Shankara Charya Hill

c) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu

d) The Rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekanand's statue was erected.


Answer. a) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated.

Raisina Hills is situated in Delhi. It is the place where the President of India's residence is located.

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