UPSC Level 1 Prelims Quiz #66

Hemant Bhatt is a B. Tech from Pantnagar University and has studied Social Sciences at SciencesPo, Paris. He teaches at Oracle IAS, Dehradun.
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#1. Which of the following are the major factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India? 1. Location 2. Thermal contrast 3. Upper air circulation 4. The Himalayan Mountains Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 and 4 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 2 and 3 only

#2. This item consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Statement I: The Kuroshio is a warm north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. Statement II : Presence of a number of volcanoes at the bottom of the Sea of Japan is responsible for the Kuroshio becoming warm. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to the item using the code given below. Code :

Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

#3. The mandate of the scheme entitled `Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course (DOTS)’ launched by WHO is to ensure that

doctors treat patients with medicine for a short duration

doctors do not start treatment without a trial

patients complete their course of drug

patients voluntarily take vaccines

#4. Consider the following Indian States: 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Telangana 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Uttarakhand 5. Tamil Nadu . Which among, the States given above are the largest and smallest respectively (in terms of geographical area)?

3 and 4

3 and 2

1 and 4

2 and 5

#5. Which of the following elements are found in highest and lowest quantities respectively in the crust of the earth?

Oxygen and silicon

Calcium and sodium

Sodium and magnesium

Oxygen and magnesium

#6. Which one of the following is the pattern of circulation around a low-pressure area in the northern hemisphere?

Counter-clockwise and away from the centre

Clockwise and away from the centre

Counter-clockwise and towards the centre

Clockwise and towards the centre

#7. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Cold fronts move at slower rate than warm fronts and therefore cannot overtake the warm fronts.

Cold fronts normally move faster than warm fronts and therefore frequently overtake the warm fronts.

Cold fronts move at slower rate, and eventually they are overtaken by the warm fronts.

Cold fronts move faster than warm fronts but they cannot overtake the warm fronts.

#8. Which one of the following statements about the atmosphere is correct?

The atmosphere has definite upper limits but gradually thins until it becomes imperceptible.

The atmosphere has no definite upper limits but gradually thins until it becomes imperceptible.

The atmosphere has definite upper limits but gradually thickens until it becomes imperceptible.

The atmosphere has no definite upper limits but gradually thickens until it becomes imperceptible.

#9. Which of the following is not gaseous air pollutant?

Oxides of sulphur

Oxides of nitrogen

Hydrocarbon

Smoke

#10. Which one of the following minerals contains mostly silica?

Mica

Quartz

Olivine

Pyroxene

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