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November 28, 2020 - Daily Quiz
1. Which of the following statements are correct about Himalayan Dry temperate Forest?
1) Precipitation is below 100 cm and is mostly in the form of snow.
2) Coniferous forests with xerophytic shrubs.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 & 2
2. Consider the following statements:
- IUCN is the largest professional global conservation network.
- IUCN is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
- It is governed by a Council elected by member organizations every four years.
Which of the given statement/s are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
3. A container has 80 L of milk. From this container 8 L of milk was taken out and replaced by water. The process was further repeated twice. The volume of milk in the container after that is
(a) 58.23 L
(b) 85.23 L
(c) 58.32 L
(d) 85.32 L
4. Which of the following statement/s is not correct about the World Food Programme?
(a) The WFP operations are funded by WHO.
(b) WFP food aid is also directed to reduce Child Mortality.
(c) Its Purchase for Progress (P4P) pilot project to assists smallholder farmers.
(d) WFP was established by FAO and the United Nations General Assembly.
5. Which of the following statement regarding the Pacific Ring of Fire are correct?
(a) The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics that is the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates.
(b) It is the most seismically active region of the world as about 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
(c) The active seismic region of the Indian Himalayas also considered as part of pacific ring of fire.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWERS
1. (c) The Himalayan Dry temperate Forest has low precipitation, which is below 100 cm and is mostly in the form of snow. They consists of Coniferous forests with xerophytic shrubs.
2. (c) IUCN is headquartered in Gland, near Geneva
3. (c)
4. (a) The WFP operations are funded by voluntary donations from world governments, corporations and private donors.
5. (d) The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics: the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates. The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
In the horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements. It has more than 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes and about 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt. The next most seismically active region (5–6% of earthquakes and 17% of the world's largest earthquakes) is the Alpide belt, which extends from Java to the northern Atlantic Ocean via the Himalayas and southern Europe.
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