Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (08 August 2015)

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1. Consider the following statements.

1) A community is first noticed by its physiognomy.
2) The transition zone between two communities is known as cyclotome.
3) The successive replacement of communities in an area over a time period is known as ecological succession.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) All of the above
(b) 1 & 3 only
(c) 1 & 2 only
(d) 2 & 3

2. Consider the following statements about IUCN

1)The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species.
2) Its headquarters are in Gland, Singapore.
3) IUCN compiles and publishes the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which assesses the conservation status of species worldwide.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) All of the above
(d) 1 & 3

3. Consider the following statements.

1) Two hot-spot regions (Western Ghats & Eastern Himalayas) are located in India.
2) Western Ghats region lies in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Kerala.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Both 1 & 2

4. Consider the following statements about biodiversity hotspot.

1) It must have at least 1,500 vascular plants as endemics — which is to say, it must have a high percentage of plant life found nowhere else on the planet.
2) It must have 30% or less of its original natural vegetation. In other words, it must be threatened.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

1 and 2
Only 2
Only 1
None

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that complete sentence which is changed into indirect narration.

1.

My friend said to me, “Where do you go daily?”

My friend:

(a) asked me where I went daily.
(b) said to me that where I went daily.
(c) told me that where I went daily.
(d) asked me that where I go daily.

2.

The teacher said tome, “Have you read this book?”

The teacher

(a) told to me that had I read this book.
(b) said to me that had I read this book.
(c) asked me if I had read that book.
(d) told me that I had read that book.