Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – January 28, 2023 [Mock Test]
February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023
1. Consider the following statements about Saryu River:
- It originates in Nanda Kot Mountain in Himachal Pradesh.
- The Saryu Nahar National Project involves the interlinking of five rivers – Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga and Rohini.
- It discharges into the Sharda River at Pancheswar at the India-Bangladesh border.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- The Sarayu is a river that originates at a ridge south of Nanda Kot mountain in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.
- It flows through Kapkot, Bageshwar, and Seraghat towns before discharging into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar at the India—Nepal border.
- Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India.
- Especially while it flows through the city of Ayodhya, the birthplace of legendary Rama.
- The Saryu Nahar National Project involves the interlinking of five rivers – Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga and Rohini to ensure optimum usage of water resources of the region.
- It will benefit nine districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh namely – Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.
2. Consider the following statements with respect to the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV):
- PSLV has the capability to put a heavier payload in the orbit than the LVM3.
- LVM3 is designed mainly to deliver earth observation or remote sensing satellites, whereas, PSLV has been designed for launching communication satellites.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: D [Neither 1 nor 2]
Notes:- LVM3 (erstwhile GSLV) is an expendable space launch vehicle designed, developed, and operated by the ISRO to launch satellites and other space objects into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits.
- It is a three-stage vehicle with a lift-off mass of 420 tonnes.
- The first stage comprises S139 solid booster with 138-tonne propellant and four liquid strap-on motors, with 40-tonne propellant.
- The second stage is a liquid engine carrying 40-tonne of liquid propellant.
- The third stage is the indigenously built Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) carrying 15-tonne of cryogenic propellants.
- LVM3 has the capability to put a heavier payload in the orbit than the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- PSLV can carry satellites up to a total weight of 2000 kg into space and reach up to an altitude of 600-900 km. LVM3 can carry weight up to 5,000 kg and reach up to 36,000 km.
- PSLV is designed mainly to deliver earth observation or remote sensing satellites, whereas, LVM3 has been designed for launching communication satellites.
- LVM3 delivers satellites into a higher elliptical orbit, Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO).
3. ‘Tihar’ also known as ‘Yamapanchak’ festival is celebrated mainly in which of the following countries?
[A] India
[B] Bhutan
[C] Nepal
[D] Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: C [Nepal]
Notes:- Tihar (also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak) is a five-day Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal, particularly the towns of Darjeeling and Kalimpong, which host a large number of ethnic Indian Gorkha people. Tihar is analogous to the Indian festival of Diwali, the festival of lights.
- “Kukur Tihar”, a ceremony that takes place on the second day of a five-day Hindu festival devoted to animals associated with Yamaraj, the god of death and justice.
