Quiz Details

1.  
If you were to travel along the periphery of South America in an anti-clockwise direction starting from Guyana, which among the following sequences would you have to traverse countries to get to Chile?

[A] Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
[B] French Guiana, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador
[C] Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
[D] Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina

Correct Answer: C [Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru]

Notes:

Self Expalnatory

2.  
Which among the following places is located closest to Sri Lanka?

[A] Tuticorin
[B] Point Calimere
[C] Cape Comorin
[D] Dhanushkodi

Correct Answer: D [Dhanushkodi]

Notes:

Self Expalanatory

3.  
To calculate production cost in agriculture for the purpose of fixing Mini-mum Support Prices of crops, two broad concepts are used – A2 and C2. Which among the following costs is included in calculation of BOTH cost concepts?

[A] Imputed cost of family labour
[B] Interest on working capital
[C] Interest on fixed capital
[D] Rental value of owned land

Correct Answer: B [Interest on working capital]

Notes:

Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of India at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). MSP is price fixed by Government of India to protect the producer - farmers - against excessive fall in price during bumper production years. The minimum support prices are a guarantee price for their produce from the Government. The major objectives are to support the farmers from distress sales and to procure food grains for public distribution. In case the market price for the commodity falls below the announced minimum price due to bumper production and glut in the market, government agencies purchase the entire quantity offered by the farmers at the announced minimum price.

4.  
Consider the following statement 1.India was home to 11 of the 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2021. 2.The most common natural sources for PM2.5 are dust storms, sand-storms, and wildfires. Select the incorrect code

[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: D [Neither 1 nor 2]

Notes:

India's annual average PM2.5 levels reached 58.1 µg/m³ in 2021, ending a three-year trend of improving air quality. India's annual PM2.5 averages have now returned to pre-quarantine concentrations measured in 2019.

India was home to 11 of the 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2021.In 2021, Mumbai had recorded Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 annual average of 46.4 microgram/cubic metre – nearly nine times above the World Health Organisation (WHO) limit.

5.  
Consider the following statement World Meteorological Organization 1. India is not a member of WMO. 2. WMO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. 3. It is a non-governmental organizations. Select the correct code

[A] 1 only
[B] 2 and 3
[C] 2 only
[D] 1 and 3

Correct Answer: C [2 only]

Notes:

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 192 Member States and Territories. India is a member of WMO. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was established after the 1873 Vienna International Meteorological Congress. Established by the ratification of the WMO Convention on 23rd March 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.'WMO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.