Sarat Chandra IAS 5th October Quiz

Welcome to your Sarat Chandra IAS 5th October Quiz

Consider the following statements:

Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala.
It is the second-largest Ramsar site in India only after the Sunderbans in West Bengal.
The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located near this lake.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only

1, 2 and 3

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

With reference to the “Dark Matter”, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:

Dark matter is a hypothetical invisible mass thought to be responsible for adding gravity to galaxies.
The ‘Dark matter’ interacts with the electromagnetic force similar to stars and galaxies.
Its gravitational force prevents stars in our Milky Way from flying apart.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

With reference to the Star Dust 1.0, recently seen in the news, consider the following

statements:

It is the first-ever commercial booster rocket-powered entirely by biofuel.
It is launched by NASA for carrying large payloads to Lower Earth Orbits (LEOs).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 & 2

Neither 1 nor 2

With reference to Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS),

Consider the following statements:

Under this scheme, the funds are released in the form of grants-in-aid directly to the district
The funds released under the scheme are lapsable if not spent in a particular year.
The implementation and monitoring of the scheme are done by the Ministry of Finance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

2 only

1 only