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Prelims Booster - 04 February -2025 | 5 Questions| UPSC and State PSC

 1. Which is the largest freshwater lake in Africa?

a) Lake Titicaca 

b) Lake Superior

c) Lake Victoria

d) Lake Baikal


Answer. c) Lake Victoria


Lake Titicaca is the largest freshwater lake in South America.

Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area in Word and North America.

Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater in Africa.

Lake Baikal has the largest surface area in Asia and is the deepest lake in the world.


2. Who is the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS)?

a) Shubhanshu Shukla

b) Rakesh Sharma

c) Kalpana Chawla

d) Shubhanshu Mishra


Answer. a) Shubhanshu Shukla;

Axiom Mission 4 has gained significant attention as ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.


3. Which Indian state are "Sakkarakottai" and "Therthangal" bird sanctuaries located?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Karnataka


Answer. a) Tamil Nadu


India adds four new Ramsar sites to its wetland conservation efforts:

Therthangal Bird Sanctuary; Tamil Nadu;

Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu;

Khecheopalri Wetland: Sikkim

Udhwa Lake: Jharkhand


4. " Udhwa Lake" was recently added to the Ramsar site, where is it located?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) Jharkhand

d) Sikkim


Answer. c) Jharkhand;

Udhuwa or Udhwa Lake is situated 11 km southeast of Rajmahal in the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state.


5. " Kolleru Lake" often appears in the news, where is it located?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Karnataka


Answer. c) Andhra Pradesh

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the Andhra Pradesh government from proceeding with six infrastructure projects in the Kolleru wetland area.

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