Mock Test-4 (Paper-1) (Question 101-125)

Total Questions: 25

1. Narikurava community, recently seen in the news, is an indigenous community from which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu
Solution:The Narikuravar is an indigenous community from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. They have traditionally been hunters, but now make and sell beads and small beauty products at the margins of roads, often searching for business from place to place in hopes of finding new markets and customers.

2. Which of the following organisations releases the World Economic Outlook report?

Correct Answer: (b) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Solution:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) releases the World Economic Outlook (WEO) 2021. It provides analysis and forecasts of economic developments and policies in its member countries. The WEO is released in April and September/October each year. The report projects the state of the global economy and highlights risks and uncertainty that threaten growth.

3. Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers) was founded by?

Correct Answer: (b) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
Solution:April 11 every year is celebrated as Jyotiba Phule Jayanti. Option A is correct: Jyotirao Govindrao Phule along with his followers, formed the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers) to attain equal rights for people from exploited castes. People from all religions and castes could become a part of this association which worked for the upliftment of the oppressed classes.

4. Navegaon - Nagzira Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in?

Correct Answer: (a) Maharashtra
Solution:The Navegaon - Nagzira Tiger Reserve is located in the Gondia and Bhandara districts in the North-Eastern Maharashtra. In 1970, the forest area of Nagzira was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary. It was notified as the 46th Tiger Reserve of India in December 2013.

5. Tulsa Race Massacre, recently seen in the news, took place in which state of the USA?

Correct Answer: (a) Oklahoma
Solution:Recently, the US President Joe Biden has become the first sitting American Head of State to officially recognise the violent racial hate of Tulsa Race Massacre. Option A is correct: Tulsa is a city on the Arkansas River, in the US state of Oklahoma. Tulsa was an unofficial sanctuary for African Americans suffering from harsh segregation in pre-civil rights America.

Most of the city's 10,000 Black residents lived in Greenwood, which included a business district referred to as Black Wall Street. Under racial tensions, a white mob attacked Greenwood from 31st May to 1st June 1921. 2021 marks its 100th anniversary. The event remains one of the worst yet least-known incidents of racial violence in US history.

6. CORPAT Exercise, recently seen in the news, is held bi-annually between which of the following countries?

Correct Answer: (d) India and Thailand
Solution:The Navies of India and Thailand started their three-day, bi-annually India Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) in the Andaman Sea.

Option D is correct: The Indo-Thai CORPAT, which began in 2005, serves to reinforce maritime links between Thailand and India and forge strong bonds of friendship between the two navies, besides helping consolidate interoperability.

It ensures an exchange of information pertaining to the prevention of smuggling, illegal immigration and in the conduct of search and rescue operations at sea, thereby enhancing the operational synergies.

7. Strategy 2030, sometimes seen in the news, is long-term corporate strategy by?

Correct Answer: (b) Asian Development Bank
Solution:Recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India has signed a USD 484 million loan to improve transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in the state of Tamil Nadu. Option B is correct: Strategy 2030 is Asian Development Bank's (ADB) long-term corporate strategy.

It sets the course for the ADB to respond effectively to the region's changing needs. Under it, ADB will sustain its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and expand its vision to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. ADB's aspirations are aligned with major global commitments.

8. Baihetan Dam was seen in the news recently, it is located in:

Correct Answer: (c) China
Solution:China operationalises Baihetan hydro project of 16GW capacity, biggest since Three Gorges. It is located on the Border of the south-western provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. Constructed on: Jinsha, the upstream section of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze is the longest in Asia and the third-longest river in the world. It rises in the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau and flows in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea.

9. Sea of Marmara, recently seen in the news, connects which of the following water bodies?

Correct Answer: (a) Black Sea and Aegean Sea
Solution:Recently, Turkey's Sea of Marmara has witnessed the largest outbreak of sea snot. Option A is correct: The Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea. Sea Snot is marine mucilage (thick, gluey substance) or a slimy layer of grey or green sludge, which can cause considerable damage to the marine ecosystem.

10. With reference to "Kadaknath chicken", was seen in the news recently, consider the following statements:

1. Kadaknath breed is especially famous in Maharashtra and was accorded Geographical Tag in 2017.

2. The breed is black in colour and reared by mainly Jhabua tribes.

3. It has a very high level of protein and fats along with other nutrients.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only
Solution:The Kali Masi/Kadaknath chicken is a local breed of chicken that is completely black in colour: feathers, flesh and even bones. The chicken, traditionally reared by Jhabua's Adivasi communities, was granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the government registry in 2017.

This chicken is mostly famous in Madhya Pradesh adjoining areas of Gujarat. Kadaknath chicken has more protein and iron content, with lower levels of fat and cholesterol. Thus Statement 3 is incorrect.