Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – September 15, 2022 [Mock Test]
September 15, 2022 September 15, 2022
1. Which of the following is/are correct about ‘Wheat’?
- It requires temperature between 21-26°C at the time of sowing.
- It requires a well-drained fertile loamy soil.
- It requires rainfall around 75-100 cm.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- Wheat requires temperature between 10-15°C (Sowing time) and 21-26°C (Ripening & Harvesting) with bright sunlight.
- Rainfall around 75-100 cm.
- Well-drained fertile loamy and clayey loamy (Ganga-Satluj plains and black soil region of the Deccan).
- Uttar Pradesh followed by Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat are the top Wheat Producing States.
2. Consider the following statements about ‘Primary waves’:
- These are compressional waves.
- These are most destructive.
- Their velocity is maximum in solids.
- They vibrate at right angle to the direction in which they travel.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] Only 2 & 4
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:- P-waves (Primary waves) are the first waves detected by seismograph. These are longitudinal waves i.e. they vibrates along the same direction as it travels. P-waves can travel through solids and liquids. Other examples of longitudinal waves include sound waves and waves in a stretched spring. These are also called compressional waves because they produce compression and rarefaction when travelling through a medium. These waves are of relatively high frequency and are the least destructiveamong the earthquake waves. The velocity of the P-waves is maximum in Solids and minimum in gases.
- S-waves (Secondary waves) are transverse waves i.e. they vibrates at a right angle to the direction in which they travel. S-waves can only travel through solids. Other examples of transverse waves include light waves and water waves. These waves are of high frequency and possess slightly higher destructive power compared to P-waves.
3. Consider the following pairs: Parliament – Country
- Knesset – Poland
- Duma – Russia
- Cortes – Spain
- Sejm – Israel
Which of the pairs given above are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] Only 1, 2 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- Knesset is the unicameral national legislature of Israel.
- Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
- Cortes is the official name of Spain’s Parliament.
- The parliament of Poland is the bicameral legislature of Poland. It is composed of an upper house (the Senate) and a lower house (the Sejm).
