31st January 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

Q.1) “The Future of Rail” Report recently seen in news is published by:

a) Ministry of Railways

b) NITI Aayog

c) International Energy Agency (IEA)

d) All of the above

Inspired by: [pib] Railway Ministry launches the IEA’s Report “The Future of Rail”

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-railway-ministry-launches-the-ieas-report-the-future-of-rail/

Q.2) Which of the given statements about the South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH) is/are not correct?

  1. It is an executive body under the UN Environment.
  2. It aims to study the impact of the different forms of pollution to form a coherent picture of the nitrogen cycle.
  3. It focuses at nitrogen in agriculture in eight countries – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives.

Select the correct option:

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) 2 and 3

d) All are correct

Inspired by: Nitrogen Pollution

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/nitrogen-pollution/

Q.3) The Airpocalypse III report recently seen in news is released by:

a) Greenpeace International

b) World Economic Forum

c) Friends of the Earth

d) None of these

Inspired by: Airpocalypse III Report

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/airpocalypse-iii-report/

Q.4) The Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserve often seen in news for joint tiger census between India and Nepal is in the state of:

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) West Bengal

d) Both a and b

Inspired by: No Indo-Nepal pact on tigers yet

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/no-indo-nepal-pact-on-tigers-yet/

Q.5) The Kra Canal sometimes seen in news connects:

a) Andaman Sea and South China Sea

b) Andaman Sea and Yellow Sea

c) South China Sea and Yellow Sea

d) Andaman Sea and Java Sea

Inspired by: [op-ed snap] Stormy weather awaits India in 2019

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/op-ed-snap-stormy-weather-awaits-india-in-2019/

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