Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
Consider the following statements regarding Nilgiri Tahr:
1. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu.
2. It inhabits the open montane grassland habitats of the Eastern Ghats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following is the best description of ‘USS Gerald R Ford’ that was in the news recently?
It is a nuclear-powered submarine.
It is a stealth frigate.
It is an advanced aircraft carrier.
It is a patrol vessel.
Gunji Village, recently seen in the news, lies in which state?
Sikkim
Manipur
Punjab
Uttarakhand
With reference to Aerosols, consider the following statements:
1. They are tiny gas particles suspended in air.
2. They provide the nuclei upon which condensation and freezing take place during rainfall.
3. They affect the climate by reflecting or absorbing incoming solar radiation.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Consider the following statements regarding Holodomor:
1. It is a man-made famine that occurred in the Soviet republic of Ukraine in 1930s.
2. The primary victims of the Holodomor were soldiers and volunteers of the army.
Prosopis juliflora, recently seen in the news is a:
Invasive plant
Keystone species
Indicator species
Umbrella species
Consider the following statements regarding Global Hunger Index:
1. It is published every year by the World Health Organisation.
2. It considers child mortality as one of the components to measure the global hunger.
It is situated in the Lushai mountain hills. It is surrounded on the west by the Bangladeshi Chittagong hill tracts and on the east by the Teirei River. This is the most likely description of:
Pakke Tiger Reserve
Namdapha Tiger Reserve
Kamlang Tiger Reserve
Dampa tiger reserve
Consider the following statements regarding the One CGIAR global initiative:
1. It aims to transform food, land, and water systems to address the issues posed by climate crisis.
2. It is implemented by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Consider the following statements regarding Diverse Epigenetic Epidemiology Partnership initiative:
1. It aims to research the genetics behind Non-Communicable Diseases.
2. It will help in understanding the variation in DNA methylation observed in people.