Hot Topics 2020
Day 31
- 20 Aug 2020
- 11 min read
Welcome to the Prelims Refresher Programme 2020 - Article Page. On this page, we will provide you with 3 things:
- A list of topics for revision.
- A brief discussion of the topics if needed.
- Links to various sources for preparing these topics.
Map Work
Following places of national and international significance has been at the forefront of the news headlines. Every year there are one or two questions that are map-based, which may ask about the location of any sea, place, river, etc. In each and every link mentioned below, one may find five important places or locations that remained in the news in a month.
Important International Locations
- World Map: July 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: June 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: May 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: April 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: March (II) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: March (I) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: February (II) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: February (I) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: January (II) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: January (I) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: December (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: December (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: November (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: November (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: October (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: October (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: September (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- World Map: September (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
Previous Year Question
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2018)
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2018)
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Q. Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? (2017)
- Jordan
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2016)
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Q. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? (2015)
(a) Syria
(b) Jordan
(c) Lebanon
(d) Israel
Q. Turkey is located between (2014)
(a) the Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and the Dead Sea
Q. Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following? (2011)
- Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2014)
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q. What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? (2014)
- Bangkok
- Hanoi
- Jakarta
- Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
(b) 3 – 2 – 4 – 1
(c) 3 – 4 – 1 – 2
(d) 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
Q. The term “two-state solution” is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of: (2018)
(a) China
(b) Israel
(c) Iraq
(d) Yemen
Q. Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from: (2014)
(a) Egypt
(b) Lebanon
(c) Syria
(d) Tunisia
Q. A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in: (2009)
(a) Ethiopia
(b) Kenya
(c) Somalia
(d) Sudan
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2009)
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Important National Locations
- India Map: July 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: June 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: April 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: March (II) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: March (I) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: February (III) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: February (II) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: February (I) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: January (II) 2020: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: December (III) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: December (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: December (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: November (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: November (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: October 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: September (III) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: September (II) 2019: Learning Through Maps
- India Map: September (I) 2019: Learning Through Maps
Previous Year Question
Q. With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements: (2017)
- The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
- River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
- River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q. Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra? (2016)
- Dibang
- Kameng
- Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2013)
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
Q. Consider the following statements: (2018)
- The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian territory.
- Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar.
- The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3
Q. The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to: (2011)
(a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(c) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
Q. Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State? (2015)
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2014)
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Q. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’? (2014)
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) the Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java
Q. A particular State in India has the following characteristics: (2012)
- It is located on the same latitude which passes through northern Rajasthan.
- It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.
- Over 12% of forest cover constitutes the Protected Area Network in this State.
Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
Q. Consider the following pairs: (2014)
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
