UPSC Quiz- 2017 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz [Day 99]

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Q.1) Mandal Commission is concerned with

1. Reservation
2. Section 377
3. National Judicial Appointments Commission
4. Capital gains tax

Q.2) Consider the following statements about Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)

1. They are huge explosions of charged particles extending beyond the sun’s corona
2. They are responsible for geomagnetic storms and enhanced aurora
3. Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) of ISRO’s Aditya - L1 will study the origin of CMEs

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.3) Consider the following statements

1. It is the region of space surrounding Earth where the magnetic field of interplanetary space is dominant than the magnetic field of Earth
2. The magnetosphere is formed by the interaction of the solar wind with Earth’s magnetic field
3. The pressure of the solar wind on Earth’s magnetic field compresses the field on the dayside of Earth and stretches the field into a long tail on the nightside

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.4) Consider the following statements about ‘excitonium’

1. It’s made up of particles that are formed of an escaped electron and the hole it left behind
2. It is a perfect insulator

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Consider the following statements about Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ)

1. It is a defined area of 10,400 sq km around the Taj Mahal to protect the monument from pollution
2. Use of coal/ coke in industries located in the TTZ is banned

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

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IASbaba