Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 18, 2023 [Mock Test]

1. Consider the following statements about the type of landslides:

  1. Topples usually occur on very gentle slopes or flat terrain.
  2. Falls happen due to the forward rotation of a unit under the actions of gravity.
  3. Topples happen due to the abrupt movements of masses of geologic materials.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] 1, 2 & 3
[D] None of the above

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2. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was seen in news recently, it is a:
[A] Submarine
[B] Glacier
[C] Comet
[D] Crater

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3. With respect to India, consider the following statements:

  1. ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, has created ‘Landslide Atlas of India’.
  2. Sikkim recorded highest number of landslide events in the past 25 years.
  3. Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand has the highest landslide density.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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