Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 9-10, 2023 [Mock Test]
May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023
1. Consider the following statements regarding Rural Infrastructure Development Fund:
- It was setup in 1995-96.
- It is maintained by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
- It aims to provide loans to State Governments and State-owned corporations to complete ongoing rural infrastructure projects.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund was setup in 1995-96.
- It is maintained by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
- To provide loans to State Governments and State-owned corporations to enable them to complete ongoing rural infrastructure projects.
- Loan to be repaid in equal annual instalments within seven years from the date of withdrawal, including a grace period of two years.
2. Corrugation ridges is related to which of the following landforms?
[A] Glacial landform
[B] Fluvial landforms
[C] Aeolian Landforms
[D] Karst Landforms
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Correct Answer: A [Glacial landform]
Notes:- A team of scientists mapped more than 7,600 small-scale landforms called ‘corrugation ridges’ across the seafloor near Norway.
- The corrugation ridges found are less than 2.5 m high and are spaced between about 25 and 300 metres apart.
- These landforms are understood to have formed when the ice sheet’s retreat. The retreating margin of the ice sheet moved up and down with the tides, pushing seafloor sediments into a ridge every low tide.
- Two ridges would have been produced each day (under 2 tidal cycles per day).
3. Kuttamperoor river is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
- Pamba
- Achankovil
- Manimala
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- Kuttamperoor is a west-flowing river originating in the western ghats.
- It is a tributary of both the Pamba and the Achankovil rivers in Kerala.
- Country boats, which were called ‘palliyodams’, were raced on it during the popular Aranmula boat race.
- Main threats associated with it are sand mining and waste dumping.
