Daily Static Quiz – 18th December, 2022


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18 December 2022 Static Quiz for UPSC Prelims
            

            
            
                
            
        
                
            
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                            Question 1 of 10                        
                        
                            1. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Which of the following rivers drains into Black Sea?

1. Dnieper river

2. Don river

3. Danube river

4. Vistula river

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                    The Don River originates in Russia and flows through steppe region and finally merge into sea of Azov.

Vistula River is the largest river of Poland and finally merge with Baltic Sea.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 2 of 10                        
                        
                            2. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to measuring Earthquakes?

1. The intensity scale measures the energy released during the earthquake.

2. The magnitude scale relates to visible damage caused by the earthquake.

3. While the Richter scale measures the magnitude of the earthquake, the Mercalli scale measures the intensity of the event.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  1 and 2 only                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                    Magnitude is the most common measure of an earthquake’s size. The magnitude relates to the energy released during the earthquake.

Intensity is a measure of the shaking and damage caused by the earthquake; this value changes from location to location. The intensity scale takes into account the visible damage caused by the event.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 3 of 10                        
                        
                            3. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Which of the following statements best describes the geographical term „wind gap‟?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  It is a gap that flowing water has carved through a mountain range and that still carries water today.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 It is gap between two atmospheric pressure cells.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 It is a small depression where rainwater sinks into limestone landforms.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  It is a gap through which a waterway once flowed that is now dry as a result of stream capture.                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    A wind gap is a gap through which a waterway once flowed that is now dry as a result of stream capture.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 4 of 10                        
                        
                            4. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Which of the following explains the rocky nature of terrestrial planets?

1. They were formed in the close vicinity of the parent star.

2. The solar wind was most intense nearer the sun.

3. They are smaller in size with lower gravity.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 1 only                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                    All three statements are correct.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 5 of 10                        
                        
                            5. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                With reference to the mechanism of weather in the winter season in India, consider the following statements:

1. The weather conditions over India are influenced by the distribution of pressure in Central and Western Asia.

2. The western cyclonic disturbances enter the Indian subcontinent.

3. The jet stream flowing south of the Himalayas merges with the one flowing north of the Tibetan highlands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                    All of Western and Central Asia remains under the influence of westerly winds along the altitude of 9-13 km from west to east.

These winds blow across the Asian continent at latitudes north of the Himalayas roughly parallel to the Tibetan highlands. These are known as jet streams.

Tibetan highlands act as a barrier in the path of these jet streams.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 6 of 10                        
                        
                            6. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                With reference to local storms of hot weather season, consider the following statements regarding Nor Westers:

1. Locally, they are known as mango showers since they help in the early ripening of mangoes.

2. They are most profound in the states of Kerala and Karnataka.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  1 only                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                    Both the statements are correct.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 7 of 10                        
                        
                            7. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Arrange the following reservoirs of water in decreasing order of the percentage of total water holding on the Earth’s surface.

1. Soil Moisture

2. Streams and Rivers

3. Lakes

4. Ice Caps

Select the correct answer from the code given below.
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  3-4-2-1                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                            Question 8 of 10                        
                        
                            8. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                In the context of Oceanic floor deposits, ‘oozes’ refer to:
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  Pelagic deposits derived from the oceans made of Shelly and skeletal remains.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Terrigenous deposits derived from land deposited on the continental shelf.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Peaks of icebergs underwater.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Accumulation of volcanic dust blown out from volcanoes.                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Oozes: These are pelagic deposits as they are derived from the oceans. They are made of shelly & skeletal remains of marine microorganisms with calcareous or siliceous parts. Oozes have a very fine, flour-like texture which either occurs as accumulated deposits or float as suspension.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 9 of 10                        
                        
                            9. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Consider the following pairs:

Ocean Currents Characteristic

1. Labrador Current : cold

2. Kuroshio Current : warm

3. Canaries Current : warm

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 3 only                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                    Canary Current flows southwards along the coasts of Europe and Africa, to finally merge with the North Equatorial Current.

Since it receives water from the polar regions, it is a cold current.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                            Question 10 of 10                        
                        
                            10. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                With reference to the minerals and rocks, which of the following statements is correct?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Basalt is a common plutonic rock.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Acidic igneous rocks are denser and darker in colour than basic igneous rocks.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                  Rock banding is a salient feature of metamorphic rocks.                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Half of the earth's crust minerals are amphiboles.                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Basalt is a common volcanic or extrusive rock and forms lava flows, lava sheets and lava plateau, e.g. those of Antrim in Northern Ireland, the Deccan Plateau in India and the Columbia snake Plateau in USA.

In the process of metamorphism in some rocks grains or minerals get arranged in layers or lines.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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