TODAY’S UPSC MAINS GS CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST MODEL
Question: What is cyclone——————— named? (GS-1, Geography)
TODAY’S UPSC PRELIMS CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST ([email protected])
Question: With reference to the US President’s authority to grant clemency, consider the following statements:
1. The US president has the broad power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, including in cases of impeachment.
2. The US President can issue pardons for federal crimes as well as state crimes.
3. The new President cannot reverse the official pardon granted by the preceding President.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Question: With reference to cyclones, consider the following statements:
1. A tropical cyclone is said to have made landfall when its eye moves over the coast.
2. It is possible for a cyclone’s strongest winds to be experienced over land even if landfall does not occur.
3. The strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the centre.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Question: With reference to Okavango Delta, consider the following statements:
1. It is located in Botswana.
2. The Okavango Delta system does not flow into the sea or ocean.
3. It is a UNESCO world heritage site.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Question: With reference to naming of tropical cyclones, consider the following statements:
1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is tasked with giving a title to a cyclone that forms over the northern Indian Ocean.
2. IMD gives a title to cyclones when they have reached a maximum sustained surface wind speed of 62 kmph or more.
3. Cyclone Fengal and Cyclone Dana, both names were proposed by Qatar.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Question: With reference to the Government of India’s PRAGATI platform, consider the following statements:
1. It was launched in March 2018.
2. It helps in simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India, as well as projects flagged by various State governments.
3. It’s meeting is chaired by the Prime Minister.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Question: With reference to sand mining, consider the following statements:
1. Sand is a minor mineral.
2. The MMDR Act empowers the Central Government for making rules for regulating the sand mining.
3. The Legal Sand mining is granted Environmental Clearance by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
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