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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 21, 2023 [Mock Test]

March 6, 2023 UPSC Prelims

1. Atmospheric water generators are used for which of the following?

[A] To produce artificial rain in rain-deficit regions
[B] To produce potable water from surrounding air
[C] For drip irrigation for sustainable agriculture
[D] For cleaning the polluted rivers

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2. Consider the following:

Guyots and seamounts are volcanic in origin.
Shoal is a detached elevation with shallow depths.
A reef is predominantly an organic deposit made by living or dead organisms.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] Only 3
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] Only 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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3. Consider the following statements:

Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago and is south-west of Australia.
Vanuatu is part of the Australasia Eco zone.
Vanuatu’s closest neighbors are Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Australia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] Only 2
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] 1, 2 and 3
[D] Only 2 and 3

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