1. Rising temperatures ----------- the atmosphere’s capacity to hold moisture.
a) Decrease
b) Increase
c) Sometimes decrease sometimes enhanced
d) Makes no changes
Answer. b) Increase.
Rising temperatures enhance the atmosphere’s capacity to hold moisture, leading to more intense downpours.
Climate change exacerbates global flooding by increasing the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall.
2. Whose birthday is on Engineers Day?
a) God Vishwakarma
b) Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
c) CV Raman
d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Engineer's Day, celebrated on September 15, honors the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam VisvesvarayaT ( 1861-1962). Sir M. Visvesvaraya is known for various outstanding engineering and administration works, including block irrigation systems, automated flood gates, and a strategy for economic planning called the Visvesvaraya Plan.
3. Which year did the " Battle of Saragarhi" happen?
a) 1799
b) 1856
c) 1897
d) 1924
Answer. c) 1897.
Saragarhi Day, observed on September 12, commemorates the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi ( now in Pakistan). This day, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs regiment, led by Havildar Ishar Singh, defended the fort against over 8,000 Afridi and Orakzai tribal militants for seven hours.
4. The Kishanganga hydroelectric project often appears in the news, it is on which river?
a) Indus
b) Chenab
c) Jhelum
d) Krishna
Answer. c) Jhelum;
Kishenganga hydroelectric project: Jhelum;
Ratle Hydroelectric Projects: Chenab
5. YUDH ABHYAS is a joint military exercise between India and ----?
a) Japan
b) UK
c) USA
d) Russia
Answer. c) USA.
YUDH ABHYAS is a joint military exercise between India and the USA. It has been held annually since 2004, alternating between India and the USA.
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