Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 19-09-2025 (Online Prelims Test)
1) Which of the following are reasons for high rainfall in Himalayan region?
Geographical location
Tectonic Activity
Low-pressure systems formed in the Bay of Bengal
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Answer : d
Explanation
1 is correct – The geographical location of Himalayas lie at the intersection of moist tropical monsoon winds and mid-latitude westerlies.
This creates strong uplift and instability have experienced very heavy rainfall.
2 is incorrect – Himalayan zone prone to active tectonic activities, but it is not the correct reason for rainfall activities.
These zones are often young, fractured, and highly weathered, making them structurally weaker and more prone to failure during intense rainfall or seismic activity.
3 is correct – The consecutive rain-bearing low-pressure systems formed in the Bay of Bengal have travelled farther north than normal, causing intense rainfall in the region.
It can help the air rise swiftly, which leads to the formation of massive clouds and cause higher-than-normal precipitation locally over the hilly region.
2) What is Impatiens selvasinghii recently seen in news?
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Answer : a
Explanation
Option 1 is correct – A new plant species in the Kudremukh range of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, named after a professor from Madras Christian College.
Its scientific name is Impatiens selvasinghii, and known for being the smallest-flowered species within the genus Impatiens in the Western Ghats.
It is named after P. Selva Singh Richard, a botany professor from Madras Christian College, for his contributions to studying the Impatiens genus.
It has an unique morphology including pendulous flowers and a deeply lobed wing petal.
It is small, deep pink to orange-pink flowers.
It grows on wet rocks in evergreen forests and grasslands.
Saunders's tern is a bird species found only in India.
Its habitat includes coastal sand bars and mudflats, and sometimes on the open ocean.
Its IUCN status is endangered.
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Answer : d
Explanation
Statement 1 and 3 are incorrect – Recently, a Saunders's tern was sighted at the Adyar Estuary, Chennai, marking the first record of this bird in the city.
It is also known as the black-shafted tern.
It is a small, ground-nesting marine bird and sparsely resident along the shores of the north-western Indian Ocean.
This including southern Somalia, Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Pakistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and northern Sri Lanka (not only in India).
Its IUCN status is least concern.
Statement 2 is correct – It is found on coastal sand bars and mudflats, and sometimes on the open ocean.
The species breeds on the sandbars of Adam's bridge, (located between India’s Pamban Island and Sri Lanka’s Mannar Island) is a chain of natural limestone shoals.
Project Cheetah is the 1st intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species.
National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is implementing body of this project.
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Answer : a
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct – Project Cheetah is the 1st intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species and launched on September 17, 2022.
Statement 2 is incorrect – The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change acting as the implementing body of the project.
Additional information – National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is India's apex statutory body, established under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, for promoting wildlife conservation and development.
It is chaired by the Prime Minister and formulates policies, recommends new protected areas, and provides approvals for projects near wildlife habitats through its Standing Committee.
