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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsBrahmaputra River is often flooded in India, but not in Tibet. What can be the possible causes for it?
- In India it passes through a region of high rainfall, while Tibet is a dry cold area.
- Brahmaputra is marked by huge deposits of silt on its bed causing the river bed to rise.
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: c)
In Tibet the river carries a smaller volume of water and less silt as it is a cold and a dry area. In India it passes through a region of high rainfall. Here the river carries a large volume of water and considerable amount of silt.
Every year during the rainy season, the river overflows its banks, causing widespread devastation due to floods in Assam and Bangladesh. Unlike other north Indian rivers the Brahmaputra is marked by huge deposits of silt on its bed causing the river bed to rise. The river also shifts its channel frequently.
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Solution: c)
In Tibet the river carries a smaller volume of water and less silt as it is a cold and a dry area. In India it passes through a region of high rainfall. Here the river carries a large volume of water and considerable amount of silt.
Every year during the rainy season, the river overflows its banks, causing widespread devastation due to floods in Assam and Bangladesh. Unlike other north Indian rivers the Brahmaputra is marked by huge deposits of silt on its bed causing the river bed to rise. The river also shifts its channel frequently.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsEastern Economic Forum, sometimes seen in news is the initiative of
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Solution: c)
Eastern Economic Forum is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East.
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Eastern Economic Forum is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East.
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3. Question
1 pointsFaith for rights (F4R) movement, recently seen in news is associated with
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Solution: b)
Faith for Rights, a UN-led movement which campaigns against incitement to national, racial or religious hatred, and exposes legislative patterns, judicial practices and government policies that undercut peaceful coexistence of different faiths.
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Faith for Rights, a UN-led movement which campaigns against incitement to national, racial or religious hatred, and exposes legislative patterns, judicial practices and government policies that undercut peaceful coexistence of different faiths.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsInternationalization of Rupee would mean
- Paying in rupees both for imports and exports
- Repaying in rupees for the bonds issued globally
- Accumulating Indian rupee as a reserve currency all over the world by the central banks
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
Internationalisation of Rupee means the following:
- When Indians import, they should be able to pay in rupees
- When they export, they should accept payments in rupees
- when they issue bonds globally, they should be able to repay in rupee regardless of the fact that they borrowed in foreign currency
- All over the world individuals, companies and central banks should accumulate Indian rupee as a reserve currency because of its global demand.
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Solution: d)
Internationalisation of Rupee means the following:
- When Indians import, they should be able to pay in rupees
- When they export, they should accept payments in rupees
- when they issue bonds globally, they should be able to repay in rupee regardless of the fact that they borrowed in foreign currency
- All over the world individuals, companies and central banks should accumulate Indian rupee as a reserve currency because of its global demand.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Namdapha National Park.
- Namdapha National Park lies in the international border between India and Bhutan.
- Noa-Dihing River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra flows through it.
- It is India’s only reserve to have four big cat species the tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
Namdapha, a National Park and Tiger Reserve, lies in the international border between India and Myanmar (Burma) within Changlang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast India. Namdapha National Park is located at a few kilometre away from Miao amidst misty blue hills along the turbulent Noa-Dihing river lies in the sprawling tropical rain forest.
It is only park in the World to have the four Feline species of big cat namely the Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia) and Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa).
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Solution: c)
Namdapha, a National Park and Tiger Reserve, lies in the international border between India and Myanmar (Burma) within Changlang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast India. Namdapha National Park is located at a few kilometre away from Miao amidst misty blue hills along the turbulent Noa-Dihing river lies in the sprawling tropical rain forest.
It is only park in the World to have the four Feline species of big cat namely the Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia) and Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa).
