Jan Mock Test 5

1. Consider the following statements about Anaemia

1- It is a decrease in the total amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood, or a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

2- Inadequate stimulation of red blood cell production by the hormone erythropoietin, which is produced by the kidneys, causes Anaemia.

3- Pollution has no role to play in this.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements about Disinvestment

1- It is when governments or organizations sell or liquidate assets or subsidiaries.

2- It can take the form of divestment or a reduction of capital expenditures (CapEx).

3- All disinvestment is privatisation.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

1- It is a self-regulating business model that helps a company be socially accountable—to itself, its stakeholders, and the public.

2- CSR is generally understood as a strategic initiative that contributes to a brand’s reputation.

3- All companies with a net worth of Rs 1000 crore or more, a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs 5 crore or more, are required to spend 2 per cent of their average profits of the previous three years on CSR activities every year.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

4. Recently a ‘Top 25’ drive initiated by which police?

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements about International Energy Agency (IEA)

1- It is an international intergovernmental organization that was established in 1974.

2- Its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

3- It was founded in response to the 1973 oil crisis, in which the supply chain for oil temporarily broke down.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following statements about Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft.

1- It is designed to take six space tourists on a sub-orbital flight.

2- Named after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to go to space.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements about Kármán line 

1- It is an attempt to define a boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

2- It defines as the altitude of 80 kilometres (50 miles; 330,000 feet) above Earth’s mean sea level.

3- The line is named after Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963), a Hungarian American engineer and physicist, who was active primarily in aeronautics and astronautics.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements about term Sudden Stratospheric Warming 

1- It refers to what is observed in the stratosphere, a rapid warming (up to about 50 ­°C in just a couple of days), between 0 km and 10 km above the earth’s surface.

2- It doesn’t happen every year, and it doesn’t always affect our weather when it does.

3- Typically this will form over the North Atlantic and Scandinavia.

Which of the following given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements about Arctic Council (17)

1- It is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States.

2- It was formally established by 1996 Melbourne Declaration.

3- The eight countries with sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle constitute the members of the council: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

10. Addo Elephant National Park, recently in News, chosen for  Counting Elephants From Space, is located in which African Country ?

 
 
 
 

11. Consider the following statements about African Trypanosomiasis

1- Also known as African sleeping sickness.

2- It is a disease transmitted by tsetse flies and is non-fatal to humans and other animals.

3- There is currently no vaccine, this disease is mainly controlled by reducing insect populations and patient treatment.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

12. Consider the following statements about Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

1- It happens when the small central portion of retina, called the macula, wears down.

2- The disease happens as one get older.

3- It is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among the over-50s in high-income countries.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

13. Consider the following statements about Cicadas which are set to emerge across large areas of the eastern US

1- They live in the soil and feed on tree roots for periods of either 13 or 17 years depending on the species.

2- They are very harmful to humans but can be a food source for animals and birds.

3- They only live for two to four weeks as adults.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

14. Consider the following statements about Non-communicable Disease (NCD)

1- It is a disease that is transmissible directly from one person to another.

2- It disproportionately affect people in low- and middle-income countries where more than three quarters of global NCD deaths occur.

3- The rise of NCDs has been driven by primarily four major risk factors: tobacco use, physical inactivity, the harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

15. Consider the following statements about K2

1- It is the second highest mountain in the world.

2- Located in the Karakoram Range.

3- Here K stands for Kashmir.

Which of the following given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

16. Consider the following statements about Tropical Cyclones

1- The tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean are called hurricanes.

2- The tropical cyclones that form in the Northwest Pacific are called typhoons.

3- Storms generally move west to east because of trade winds in the tropics.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

17. Consider the following statements about START Treaty

1- A bilateral treaty between the United Nations (UN) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

2- On the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.

3- Proposed by United States President Ronald Reagan.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

18. Belagavi, Karwar and Nipani in news recently, are disputed areas between which two states?

 
 
 
 

19. Consider the following statements about Virus mutation

1- Viruses carry a genetic code in the form of nucleic acids — either DNA or RNA.

2- There are enzymes in cells to correct RNA errors.

3- RNA viruses accumulate more genetic changes (mutations) than DNA viruses.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

20. Consider the following statements about COVID-19 “performance index”

1- Evaluated by World Health Organisation (WHO).

2- New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan rank the top three for their successful handling of the pandemic.

3- Performance wise Asia Pacific Best, Americas Worst.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

21. Consider the following statements about Estonia, recently chooses first woman Prime Minister  Kaja Kallas

1- It is located in northeastern Europe, the northernmost of the three Baltic states.

2- Estonia has been a member of the European Union and NATO since 2004.

3- It is a country on the Western coast of the Baltic Sea.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

22. Consider the following statements about Indian Sunderbans

1- It is a world heritage site and a Ramsar Site.

2- The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Mahanadi Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

3- It accounts to 60 % of all mangrove forests in the country.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

23. Consider the following statements about Flash droughts

1- They are those that occur very quickly, with soil moisture depleting rapidly.

2- The core monsoon region of central and eastern India witnessed the highest frequency of flash droughts.

3- Arid and semi-arid regions of western India, Deccan plateau, and the peninsular region experienced the least frequency of flash droughts during monsoon.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

24. Que-6 Consider the following statements about “Gender Inclusion Fund”

1- National Education Policy (NEP)-2020  has introduced this Fund for targeting the development of girl child.

2- It will focus on ensuring 100% enrollment of girls in schooling and a record participation rate in higher education

3- It is for females only.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

25. Consider the following statements about Aqua Rejuvenation Plant (ARP) 

1- It is an Integrated Waste Water Rejuvenation Model.

2- The treated water is no where suitable for drinking purposes.

3- The filtered sludge generated is utilized as manure / fertilizer.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

26. Consider the following statements about Yerawada Jail from where Maharashtra government decides to begins ‘Jail Tourism’ 

1- Poona Pact between Lord Willingdon and Mahatma Gandhi took place at Yerawada jail.

2- In 1899, the Chapekar brothers were given death sentence in this jail.

3- It is located in Pune.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

27. Consider the following statements about The Great Reset, in news recently

1- It is a proposal by the United Nations.

2- It was unveiled in May 2020 by the United Kingdom’s Prince Charles and WEF director Klaus Schwab.

3- A conspiracy theory has spread in response, claiming it will be used to bring in a supposed New World Order.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

28. Consider the following statements about Bacteria

1- Bacteria can live in extreme conditions and are capable of doing incredible things beneficial to humanity and the planet.

2- They have the ability to generate biofuels, to purify water, to break down plastic, transform CO2 into proteins suitable for human consumption.

3- Some are also helpful in reducing greenhouse gas effects.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

29. Consider the following statements about Geobacter

1- They are a group of gram-negative bacteria.

2- They live in high-oxygen environments.

3- All Geobacter consume organic waste and give out electrons, generating electric current in the process.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 

30. Consider the following statements about Rhesus Macaque, a promising model for vaccines against Covid-19

1- It is a species of Old World monkey.

2- It is listed as vulnerable category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

3- It is native to South, Central, and Southeast Asia.

Which of the following given above is/are correct

 
 
 
 


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