GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 156

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 156

1551) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) officially known as 'Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” is an intergovernmental set of aspiration goals. Choose correct statement regarding this
1. It has 17 targets and 169 goals
2. It is a successor of MDG
3. 3 dimensions of SDG are society, economics and environment and there interlink ages.
4. MDG was part of millennium summit 2000
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1,2 and 4
C) Only 2
D) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 2, 3 and 4
   
1552) Of the 17 goals enlisted in SDG, which of the following are part of it.
1. economy
2. Habitation
3. Consumption
4. Marine ecosystem
5. Poverty, health, education and women
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 2 and 3
B) 1 and 4
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1553) Which of the goals of MDG have been achieved by India?
1. Goal 1 i.e. reducing poverty by half
2. Goal 3 i.e. gender parity in primary school enrolment.
3. Goal 4 i.e. reducing child and infant mortality.
4. Goal 7 i.e. improving access to adequate sanitation to eliminate open defecation.
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) Only 1
D) All of these

Answer: 1 and 2
   
1554) Consider the following statements
1. The Northern parts of India, specially the hilly regions and the adjoining plains, are influenced by transient disturbances in the mid-latitude Westerlies, which often have weak frontal characteristics. These are known as Western disturbances, which lead to cold waves and fog in these areas.
2. While the Southernmost part of India is free from dust storms and hailstorms, such hazardous weather affects the Central, North-Eastern, North-Western part of the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1555) Consider the following statements about floods in India
1. Almost 23 of the 36 states and Union Territories in the country are subject to floods and 40 million hectares of land, roughly one-eighth of the country's geographical area, is prone to floods.
2. Fresh water floods particularly play an important role in maintaining ecosystems in river corridors and are a key factor in maintaining flood plain biodiversity.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 nor 2
D) Neither 1 nor2

Answer: Both 1 nor 2

1556) Consider the following statements about Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
1. The Hyogo Framework for Action came out of the World Conference on disaster reduction held in Hyogo, Japan in 2005.
2. Hyogo Framework for Action is the first plan to explain, describe and detail the work that is required from all different sectors and actors to reduce disaster losses.
3. In March, 2020, the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) will come to an end and will be replaced by a new post 2020 international framework for disaster risk reduction and resilience.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Only 3
D) None of these

Answer: Only 3
   
1557) Which among the following events can be considered as disasters in the context of the definition of a disaster given by Disaster Management Act, 2005?
1. Environmental pollution
2. Political unrest
3. Act of terrorism
4. Stampede
5. Forest fires
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 4 and 5
C) 2, 3 and 5
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1558) Which among the following statements is incorrect?
A) An epidemic occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience.
B) If an epidemic does not remain restricted and spreads to other countries or continents and affects a substantial number of people. it may be termed a pandemic.
C) An infection is said to be endemic in a population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.
D) None of the above

Answer: None of the above
   
1559) An upfold in rock is
A) graben
B) horse
C) anticline
D) syncline

Answer: horse
   
1560) Which of the following statements relating to earthquakes is/are correct?
1. The point of origin of earthquake is celled epicenter.
2. The lines joining the places which were affected earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2