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upsc-p1-current-affairs-places-in-news MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 9 upsc-p1-current-affairs-places-in-news questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Match List I with List II: List I (Place) A. Bab-el-Mandeb B. Chabahar C. Minicoy D. Siachen List II (Association) 1. Eastern Karakoram 2. Iran and the Gulf of Oman 3. Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden 4. Near the Nine Degree Channel Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Bab-el-Mandeb links the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden; Chabahar is in Iran on the Gulf of Oman; Minicoy is near the Nine Degree Channel; and Siachen lies in the eastern Karakoram. Thus the complete mapping is A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1.
Q2Arrange the following in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Berubari advisory opinion 2. Enactment of India's maritime-zones Act 3. India-Bangladesh maritime boundary award in the Bay of Bengal 4. The 100th Constitutional Amendment implementing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Berubari advisory opinion came in 1960, the maritime-zones Act was enacted in 1976, the India-Bangladesh maritime boundary award was delivered in 2014, and the 100th Constitutional Amendment followed in 2015. Hence the chronological order is 1-2-3-4.
Q3Consider the following statements about map-based locations: 1. Great Nicobar lies close to the Six Degree Channel. 2. Minicoy lies near the Nine Degree Channel. 3. Lakshadweep lies in the Bay of Bengal. 4. Siachen lies in the eastern Karakoram. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Great Nicobar and Minicoy are associated respectively with the Six Degree and Nine Degree Channels, while Siachen lies in the eastern Karakoram. Lakshadweep is in the Arabian Sea, not the Bay of Bengal.
Q4Arrange the following maritime zones in order from the landward side of the baseline towards the open sea: 1. Internal waters 2. Territorial sea 3. Contiguous zone 4. Exclusive economic zone Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Internal waters are on the landward side of the baseline. Moving seaward, the territorial sea extends to 12 nautical miles, the contiguous zone to 24 nautical miles, and the exclusive economic zone generally to 200 nautical miles. The correct sequence is 1-2-3-4.
Q5Consider the following statements about the constitutional treatment of territory: 1. The views of the concerned State Legislature on an Article 3 Bill bind Parliament. 2. A law under Articles 2 and 3 may amend the First and Fourth Schedules without being treated as an amendment under Article 368. 3. Parliament may legislate under Article 253 to implement international agreements even on a matter otherwise within the State sphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Article 4 permits consequential changes to the First and Fourth Schedules through laws under Articles 2 and 3 without the Article 368 route. Article 253 supports treaty implementation. Under Article 3, the State Legislature is consulted, but its view does not bind Parliament.
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6With reference to maritime zones, consider the following statements: 1. Internal waters lie on the landward side of the baseline. 2. The coastal State has sovereignty over the territorial sea, subject to innocent passage. 3. The exclusive economic zone gives the coastal State full sovereignty identical to land territory. 4. The contiguous zone extends up to 24 nautical miles. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements: 1. The continental shelf is mechanically identical to the water column above it and can never extend beyond 200 nautical miles. 2. On the high seas, freedoms such as navigation, overflight and laying submarine cables operate subject to international law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. The Berubari advisory opinion held that cession of Indian territory to another country requires a constitutional amendment. 2. Article 3 by itself is sufficient for such cession because it covers alteration of a State's area or boundary. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9With reference to India-linked connectivity projects, consider the following statements: 1. Chabahar is in Iran on the Gulf of Oman and is relevant to access to Afghanistan and Central Asia. 2. The Kaladan project uses a sea-river-road linkage between India's eastern seaboard and Mizoram through Myanmar. 3. The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is a maritime corridor. Select the correct answer using the code given below.