Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to El Nino and its possible impact on Indian monsoon :

1) The El Nino phenomenon is associated with below normal monsoon rains and droughts.
2) If El Nino retains strength and impacts monsoon rains in June and July, it could lead to delay in sowing of rain-fed kharif crops affecting overall crop production.
3) El Nino years usually mean a weak monsoon and more episodes of heat waves in India.

Which of the above statements are true ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above

Q2. Consider the following pairs of types of soil and the corresponding suitable crops grown in them :

1) Black soil : Sunflower, groundnut
2) Laterite soil : Coffee, cashew
3) Mountain soil : Jute ,Maize
4) Red soil :Millet,Tobacco

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1, 2 & 4 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Which of the following statements with respect to measles and its global spread as examined by WHO are true?

1) Measles, an airborne infection causing fever, cough and rashes that can be deadly in rare cases had been officially eliminated in many countries with advanced healthcare systems.
2) World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over a 300 percent increase in the case of measles globally in the first quarter of 2019 compared with last year.
3) South Asia has witnessed the most dramatic rise - up 700% which has weaker vaccination coverage than other regions.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above

Q4. With respect to Indian stock exchanges and their global trade share as per the latest report by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) and the International Options Market Association (IOMA),which of the following statements are true ?

1) Indian exchanges regularly offer trading in exotic derivative instruments like their counterparts in the developed markets in the U.S. and Europe.
2) In the currency derivatives segment, the NSE and the BSE together account for 96% of such derivatives volume in the Asia-Pacific region.While the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE accounted for 96% of the currency derivatives trading in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018.
3) In India, MCX is the biggest commodity bourse with a market share of more than 90%.
 

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above

Q5. Which one of the following European countries do not share boundary with the Caspian sea ?

a) Azerbaijan
b) Turkmenistan
c) Tajikistan
d) Russia

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ANSWER:

1(d), 2(c), 3(a), 4(b), 5(c)