IAS Google – Cracking IAS Academy

Prelims Daily Questions

Feb 13th, 2022 - Daily Quiz

1. Landsat 9 is (a) Earth monitoring satellite (b) Moon lander mission launched by NASA (c) Mission that will take civilians for a space flight (d) None of the above 2. Recently, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has developed the country’s first-ever non-GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant rice varieties. Consider the following about it: 1. The plants can now “tolerate” application of the herbicide, and hence it kills only the weeds. 2. As there is no foreign gene involved in the process, the herbicide- tolerance is through mutation breeding. Thus, it is not a Genetically modified organism Which of the above is correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 Nor 2 3. Consider the following about Taiwan Strait: 1. The Taiwan Strait is a 110-mile-wide channel that separates mainland China from the island of Taiwan. 2. The Taiwan Strait is not a part of the South China Sea, and its southern portion is linked to the East China Sea Which of the above is correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 Nor 2 4. Judima that was awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag recently is (a) Art of weaving jute into fine cloth (b) Wine brewed by local community (c) Rice grown on steep hills of Kerala (d) Clothing made from silk famous in North East India 5. Consider the following about dark energy which is in news: 1. Dark Energy is a hypothetical form of energy that exerts a negative, repulsive pressure, behaving like the opposite of gravity 2. It is causing the rate of expansion of our universe to deaccelerate over time, rather than to increase it Which of the above is correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answers 1 – A https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/landsat-9-nasa-satellite-climate-change-explained-7539631/ 2 – C https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-gets-first-herbicide-tolerant-launch-today-7538299/#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Agricultural%20Research%20Institute,labour%20compared%20to%20conventional%20transplanting. 3 - A