May 12, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Which of the following passes connects India and China?
1. Lipu Lekh
2. Banihal Pass
3. Shipki La
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. The marginal product of employed people is zero In case of
(a) Underemployment
(b) Voluntary unemployment
(c) Disguised unemployment
(d) Frictional Unemployment
3. Which of the following is/are true ?
(a) India can acquire foreign territories according to the modes recognized by international law.
(b) India has not acquired foreign territories since the commencement of the Constitution.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) Nor (b)
4. “National Chambal Sanctuary” is located across
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Odisha
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
5. The largest natural terrestrial carbon store is
(a) Inceptisols
(b) Peatlands
(c) Tropical forests
(d) Sundarbans
Answers
1 – (b)
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lipulekh-kalapani-india-nepal-mansarovarwhat-1679173-2020-05-18
Banihal pass is a popular pass in Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in the Pir- Panjal Range. It connects Banihal with Qazigund.
Lipu Lekh is located in Uttarakhand. It connects Uttarakhand with Tibet. This pass is an important border post for trade with China.
Shipki La is located through Sutlej Gorge. It connects Himachal Pradesh with Tibet. It is India’s third border post for trade with China after Lipu Lekh and Nathula Pass.
2 – (c)
A situation in which available work tasks are split among resources (typically labour) such that they seem fully employed but in reality much of their time is spent in unproductive activities is called disguised unemployment. Here the marginal productivity of labour comes to zero. When aggregate demand for goods and services in the economy falls far below its capacity, a large chunk of labour force gets employed. This is known as cyclical unemployment. While structural unemployment means the change in the demand pattern for goods necessitates change in the demand pattern for labour. But labour force cannot immediately metamorphose, matching the change in demand pattern. Due to these conditions a state of unemployment occurs that is known as structural unemployment.
3 – (a)
Being a sovereign state, India can acquire foreign territories according to the modes recognized by international law, i.e., cession (following treaty, purchase, gift, lease or plebiscite), occupation (hitherto unoccupied by a recognized ruler), conquest or subjugation. For example, India acquired several foreign territories such as Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Goa, Daman and Diu; Puducherry; and Sikkim since the commencement of the Constitution.
4 – (c)
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/centre-declares-national-chambal-sanctuary-in-mp-as-eco-sensitive-zone-120030200815_1.html
5 – (d)
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/protecting-peatlands-can-help-attain-climate-goals-69883#:~:text=In%20India%2C%20peatlands%20occupy%20roughly,the%20organic%20layer%20relatively%20rapidly.
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