Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – July 6, 2018

According to the given map the area is marked ‘A’ is Mathura area of Uttar Pradesh so Brajbhasha is spoken in the area. ‘B’ is marked of Faizabad of U.P.,and the language is spoken in this areas is ‘Awadhi’.‘C’ area is ‘Arah’ area of Bihar where ‘Bhojpuri’ is spoken. ‘D’ refers the location of north Bihar Where ‘Maithili’ is predominantly spoken

Sundari trees are a type of mangrove that extensively found in the sunderbandelta of West Bengal. Sundarban got its name itself due to abundance of ‘Sundari’ free in that area.

Coal mines are in Jharia, Giridih (Jharkhand)

Gold mines in Kolar and Hutti (Karnataka)

Mica is available in Vishakhapatnam, Nellore and Krishna District (Andhra Pradesh)

Manganese is available in Bhandaraand Ratnagiri district (Maharashtra)

Alamatti dam is on the river Krishna

The water is used in canal irrigation and hydroelectric production

Coastal Resilience: Mangrove forests provide protection and shelter against extreme weather events, such as storm winds and floods, as well as Tsunamis.

Mangrove tree species that inhabit lower tidal zones can be or buffer ware action with their stems which can measure 30m high and see several meters in circumference and they possess very expensive roots. Hence, they do not get uprooted by tides easily. As mangroves absorb and disperse tidal surges associated with these events.

The Red Data book is published by IUCN. A Red Data book contains lists of species whose continued existence is threatened. Species are classified into different categories of perceived risk Each Red Data book usually deals with a specific group of animals and plants (e. reptiles, insects, mosses) they are now being published in many different countries and provide useful information on the threat status of the species.

There is a strong inverse correlation in many groups between species richness and latitude. The farther from the equator, the fewer species can be found, even when compensating for the reduced surface are in higher latitudes due to spherical geometry of the earth and severity of the climate. Equally, as altitude increases, species rinchness decreases, indicating an effect of area, elevation gradient in climates (temperature and precipitation) and environmental severity at high altitude, geographical isolation of montane species.