Q. The Abyei region, on the border with Sudan, was hotly disputed at the time of South Sudan's independence. What valuable commodity in the Abyei made it so desirable?
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8%
a) Bananas
22%
b) Water
22%
c) Coffee
47%
d) Oil
The Correct Answer is: d) Oil
Explanation: - The Abyei region, on the border with Sudan, was hotly disputed at the time of South Sudan's independence, primarily because of the presence of significant oil reserves in the region. Both Sudan and South Sudan have laid claim to the region, with tensions and conflict resulting from the dispute.
Recently, India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA).
Explanation: - The Abyei region, on the border with Sudan, was hotly disputed at the time of South Sudan's independence, primarily because of the presence of significant oil reserves in the region. Both Sudan and South Sudan have laid claim to the region, with tensions and conflict resulting from the dispute.
Recently, India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA).
Q. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer by using codes given below:
1. Vishnuprayag is located at the confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers.
2. Nandaprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
3. Karnaprayag is located at the confluence of the Pindar and Alaknanda rivers.
4. Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Nandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
5. Devaprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
1. Vishnuprayag is located at the confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers.
2. Nandaprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
3. Karnaprayag is located at the confluence of the Pindar and Alaknanda rivers.
4. Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Nandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
5. Devaprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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4%
a) 1 & 2 Only
10%
b) 1, 2 & 3 Only
57%
c) 1, 3 & 5 Only
30%
d) All of the above
Almost a week after cracks appeared in many roads and hundreds of houses of Joshimath, Uttarakhand, authorities declared it a landslide and subsidence-hit zone. : In this regard, make sure you cover the Ganga River holistically, where five holy rivers meet to form the Panch Prayags.
Which among the following is the World’s largest Wetland System?
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4%
a) Camargue (France)
20%
b) Okavango (Botswana)
66%
c) Pantanal (South America)
9%
d) Everglades (USA)
Q. Which countries share the Pantanal wetland?
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23%
a) Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
63%
b) Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay
10%
c) Brazil and Venezuela
4%
d) Brazil and Peru
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Which among the following is the World’s largest Wetland System?
The Correct Answer is: c) Pantanal (South America)
Explanation: - The world's largest wetland system is option (c) Pantanal, which is located mostly in Brazil, but also extends into Bolivia and Paraguay.
Option (a) Camargue is a wetland area in southern France, but it is not the largest in the world.
Option (b) Okavango is a delta in Botswana, which is also a large wetland area, but it is not the largest in the world.
Option (d) Everglades is a wetland area in the United States, but it is not as large as the Pantanal wetland in South America.
Explanation: - The world's largest wetland system is option (c) Pantanal, which is located mostly in Brazil, but also extends into Bolivia and Paraguay.
Option (a) Camargue is a wetland area in southern France, but it is not the largest in the world.
Option (b) Okavango is a delta in Botswana, which is also a large wetland area, but it is not the largest in the world.
Option (d) Everglades is a wetland area in the United States, but it is not as large as the Pantanal wetland in South America.
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Q. Which countries share the Pantanal wetland?
The Correct Answer is: b) Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Explanation: - Pantanal Wetland is a natural region encompassing the world’s largest tropical wetland area and the world’s largest flooded grasslands.
Location: It is located mostly within Brazil, but it extends into portions of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Vegetation: The vegetation of the Pantanal often referred to as the “Pantanal complex” is a mixture of plant communities– moist tropical Amazonian rainforest plants, semiarid woodland plants, Brazilian Cerrado savanna plants and plants of the Chaco savannas of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Keystone Species: The apple snail is a keystone species in Pantanal’s ecosystem.
Wildlife: Pantanal has the largest concentration of crocodiles in the world, with approximately 10 million caimans. The Pantanal is also home to the biggest parrot on the planet, the hyacinth macaw.
Significance: In 2000, part of this ecoregion, the ‘Pantanal Conservation Area’ representing 1.3% of the Brazilian Pantanal was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
– In the same year, a part of Pantanal Wetland was named as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Source: The post is based on the article “Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse” published in Down To Earth on 8th May 2022.
Explanation: - Pantanal Wetland is a natural region encompassing the world’s largest tropical wetland area and the world’s largest flooded grasslands.
Location: It is located mostly within Brazil, but it extends into portions of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Vegetation: The vegetation of the Pantanal often referred to as the “Pantanal complex” is a mixture of plant communities– moist tropical Amazonian rainforest plants, semiarid woodland plants, Brazilian Cerrado savanna plants and plants of the Chaco savannas of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Keystone Species: The apple snail is a keystone species in Pantanal’s ecosystem.
Wildlife: Pantanal has the largest concentration of crocodiles in the world, with approximately 10 million caimans. The Pantanal is also home to the biggest parrot on the planet, the hyacinth macaw.
Significance: In 2000, part of this ecoregion, the ‘Pantanal Conservation Area’ representing 1.3% of the Brazilian Pantanal was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
– In the same year, a part of Pantanal Wetland was named as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Source: The post is based on the article “Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse” published in Down To Earth on 8th May 2022.
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
2. The Suez Canal is operated jointly by Britain and France. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1. The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
2. The Suez Canal is operated jointly by Britain and France. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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62%
a) 1 only
6%
b) 2 only
27%
c) Both 1 and 2
5%
d) Neither 1 nor 2
The Correct Answer is: a) 1 only
Explanation: -The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway running north to south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
▪️The canal separates the African continent from Asia.
▪️It provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
▪️It is one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes, carrying over 12% of world trade by volume.
▪️The Suez Canal is actually the first canal that directly links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It was opened for navigation in November 1869.
▪️The 150-year-old canal was controlled by British and French interests in its initial years, but was nationalised in 1956 by Egypt. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
Explanation: -The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway running north to south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
▪️The canal separates the African continent from Asia.
▪️It provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
▪️It is one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes, carrying over 12% of world trade by volume.
▪️The Suez Canal is actually the first canal that directly links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It was opened for navigation in November 1869.
▪️The 150-year-old canal was controlled by British and French interests in its initial years, but was nationalised in 1956 by Egypt. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
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