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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – October 01, 2022 [Mock Test]
Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – October 01, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Consider the following statements:
- Gluta travancorica is a species endemic to the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in India.
- Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area situated in the Eastern Ghats.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:
Gluta travancorica (locally called Chenkurinji) is indeed endemic to the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in Kerala. Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Western Ghats, not the Eastern Ghats, and falls under the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. Therefore, only statement 1 is correct; statement 2 is incorrect.
2. Consider the following obituaries:
- Luis Echeverría Álvarez – Animator
- Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov – Cosmonaut
- Ralph Eggleston – Politician
- David Trimble – Politician
Which of the pairs given above are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 2 & 4
[D] Only 1 & 3
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 4]
Notes:- Luis Echeverría Álvarez was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party, who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.
- Russian Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, holds the record for the longest spaceflight.
- Ralph Eggleston was an Oscar Award-winning animator. Pixar’s animated short film “For the Birds”, written and directed by Ralph Eggleston won the award for Best Animated Short at the 74th Academy Awards (2002).
- David Trimble was a former Northern Irish first minister, a pro-British leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998.
3. Consider the following:
- Aleppo is the capital of Syria
- Tripoli is the capital of Libya
- Sanaa is the capital of Yemen
- Beirut is the capital of Lebanon
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 2, 3 and 4
[C] Only 1, 2 and 4
[D] All pairs are correct
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Only 2, 3 and 4]
Notes:
Tripoli is the capital of Libya, Sanaa is the capital of Yemen, and Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. Aleppo, despite its historical significance, is not the capital but a major city in Syria; the capital of Syria is Damascus. Thus, only the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pairs are correct.
Originally written on
October 3, 2022
and last modified on
October 3, 2022.
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