(a) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
(b) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
(c) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
(d) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Answer:
The first modern paper mill of the country was set-up in-
(a) Pune
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Srirampore
(d) Calcutta
Answer:
In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/participants?
1. Bangladesh
2. Cambodia
3. China
4. Myanmar
5. Thailand
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) Both 1 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2,3 and 5
Answer:
Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?
(a) Gangetic dolphin
(b) Saltwater crocodile
(c) Olive ridley turtle
(d) Gharial
Answer:
In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the-
(a) Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by States
(b) Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(c) Agricultural Produce Act, 1937
(d) Food Products Order, 1956
Answer:
Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?
(a) Syria and Jordan
(b) Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam
(c) Philippines and Papua New Guinea
(d) Guinea, Sierra Lone and Liberia
Answer:
In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. what is the reason?
(a) Absence of land in those regions
(b) Coriolis force is too weak
(c) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
(d) Sea surface temperatures are low
Answer:
What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
(a) Occurrence of the belt of calm near the equator
(b) The Earth's rotation on its axis
(c) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
(d) Difference in salinity of water
Answer:
Consider the following countries-
1. China
2. France
3. India
4. Israel
5. Pakistan
Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons State as recognised by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NTP)?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3, 3 and 5
(c) 2, 3 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer:
Consider the following rivers:
1. Indravati
2. Pennar
3. Pranahita
4. Vamsadhara
Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: