Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – December 13, 2022 [Mock Test]

Notes:

• The Kushiyara River is a distributary river in Bangladesh and Assam. It forms on the India-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River when the Barak separates into the Kushiyara and Surma.
• The Kushiyara rejoins with the Surma at Markuli in Ajmiriganj upazila (Bangladesh) and flows south upto Bhairab Bazar (Bangladesh) receiving the name Kalni.
• The Kalni meets with the Dhanu (Bangladesh), a branch of the Surma and renamed as the Meghna.
• The Feni River, also known as Feni Nodi in Bengali, forms part of the India-Bangladesh border.
• It originates in the South Tripura district, passes through Sabroom town on the Indian side, and meets the Bay of Bengal after it flows into Bangladesh
• Maitri Setu, a 1.9km Long Bridge Over Feni River is constructed in Tripura to link India-Bangladesh.

Notes:
Zero Shadow Day occurs in locations between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, not above or below them. Day Zero refers to the day taps run dry due to extreme water shortage, as first discussed in South Africa. Thus, only statement 2 is correct.

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The dhole and Indian grey wolf are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, primarily due to habitat loss and declining populations. The Tibetan wolf, however, is not classified as Endangered by IUCN globally, though it faces threats and is protected under Indian and CITES regulations. Hence, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.