IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Oct 02 & 03, 2015

1)   The proposed Eastern Economic corridor will join -

a. Chennai to kolkata
b. Paradweep to kolkata
c. Paradweep to Raxaul
d. Chennai to Raxaul
Answer  Explanation  Related Ques

ANSWER: Paradweep to Raxaul

Explanation:
The proposed Eastern Economic corridor of India would originate from Paradip port in Odisha & pass through Jharkhand province can possible have an auxiliary loop through Chhattisgarh Province and would terminate at Integrated Check Post(ICP), Raxaul in Bihar province on the India-Nepal border.
This corridor would also link up with North South Fast Track Corridor of Nepal. Beyond Nepal it would be linked to China through Tibet. Portion of this corridor in Bihar lies along Asian Highways 42 and Trans Asian Rail Network.


2)   Which of the following  Integrated Check Post(ICP) is wrongly matched?

1. Jogbani: India & Nepal border
2. Dawki:  India & Myanmar
3. Moreh: India & Bangladesh
4. Attari: India & Pakistan


a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. None
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ANSWER: 2 and 3

Explanation:
Dawki is in Meghalya along the Bangladesh border while Moreh is in Manipur along the Myanmar border.


3)   The Gateway Protection Program for refuges is operated by -

a. Greece
b. Turkey
c. Germany
d. Great Britain
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ANSWER: Great Britain

Explanation:
The Gateway Protection Program is operated by the British government in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) and co-funded by the European Union, offering a legal route for a quota of UNHCR - identified refugees to settle in the United Kingdom.


4)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about Organization of African Unity (OAU)?

1. Organization of African Unity was disbanded on 9 July 2002.
2. It was established in 1963 in Addis Ababa


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
OAU was replaced by the African Union (AU). The last OAU summit was in Lusaka (Zambia) on 9–11 July 2001.


5)   Which continent is related to the Bamako Convention?

a. Antarctica
b. Australia
c. South America
d. Africa
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ANSWER: Africa

Explanation:
The Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa is a treaty of African nations prohibiting the import of any hazardous(including radioactive) waste.

The Convention was negotiated by twelve nations of the Organization of African Unity at Bamako, Mali in January, 1991, and came into force in 1998.


6)   Following are Islands off the coast of Africa. Which pair of island/s and ocean/s is/are wrongly matched?

1. Madeira: Atlantic ocean
2. Lamu: Atlantic ocean
3. Mayotte: Indian ocean
4. Lampedusa: Mediterranean Sea


a. Only 2
b. 1 and 3
c. Only 3
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
Lamu is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya.


7)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about African Development Bank?

1. The headquarter of  African Development Bank is in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
2. India is a member African Development Bank.


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
Originally the headquarter was in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It was moved to Tunis, Tunisia in 2003, due to the Ivorian civil war; before returning in September 2014.

Non-African Member Countries:

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,India,Italy,Japan,Kuwait,Latvia,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Saudi Arabia,South Korea,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Turkey,United Kingdom,United States


8)   Neora Valley National Park is situated in -

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. West bengal
d. Himachal pradesh
Answer  Explanation  Related Ques

ANSWER: West bengal

Explanation:
- Neora Valley National Park is situated in Darjeeling District, West Bengal
- It was established in 1986.
- It is one of the richest biological zones in the entire Northeast.
- It is famous for red panda.


9)   The United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is based in -

a. Geneva
b. Nairobi
c. Zurick
d. Cambridge
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cambridge

Explanation:
The United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is an executive agency of the United Nations Environment Programme, based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

UNEP-WCMC has been part of UNEP since 2000, and has responsibility for biodiversity assessment and support to policy development and implementation.

The World Conservation Monitoring Centre was previously an independent organization jointly managed by IUCN, UNEP and WWF established in 1988, and prior to that the Centre was a part of the IUCN Secretariat.