{"id":236,"date":"2024-01-18T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:43:32","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=236","title":{"rendered":"MCQs based on Current Affairs 18\/01\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which Province of Pakistan shares the International Border with Iran?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Punjab Province<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Balochistan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Sindh Province<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\">Correct Option: 2. Balochistan <br\/>\nExplanation : Balochistan is the largest but least populated Province of Pakistan. Its Capital and the largest city is Quetta. Balochistan shares its border with Iran in west and with Afghanistan in North.<\/p> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. India&#8217;s first Dark Sky Park is located in____________?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Maharashtra&#8217;s Pench Tiger reserve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Bhitarkanika National Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ranthambore Tiger reserve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jim Corbett National Park<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\">CORRECT OPTION: 1. Maharashtra&#8217;s Pench Tiger reserve <br\/>\nEXPLANATION : Recently India&#8217;s first Dark Sky Park has been established at Maharashtra&#8217;s Pench Tiger reserve area. A night Observatory has been established at &#8220;Bagholi&#8221;. The main purpose is to prevent artificial light pollution and create an environment for Astronomical enthusiast to carry out Astronomical Studies. <br\/> NOTE: Do not get confused with India&#8217;s first Dark Sky Preserve which is at Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, Ladakh. The above mentioned is a Park and not a Preserve. <\/p> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Match the pairs:-<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignfull\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Festival<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>State<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(a) Makaravillaku<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(i) Tamil nadu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(b) Magh Bhogali<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(ii) Maharashtra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(c) Pongal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(iii) Assam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(d) Makar Sankranti<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">(iv) Kerala<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"> (a-iv), (b-iii), (c-i), (d-ii)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(a-iii), (b-iv), (c-ii), (d-i)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(a-i), (b-ii), (c-iv), (d-iii)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(a-iv), (b-iii), (c-ii), (d-i)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\">Correct Option: 1. (a-iv), (b-iii), (c-i), (d-ii) <br\/>\nExplanation : This is one festival with different names. These are celebrated throughout the country during mid January on the date of 14 &#038; 15. Following Image illustrates the different names and the respective places. <br\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Makar-Sankranti.webp\" width=\"400\", height=\"400\"\/> <\/p> \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which Province of Pakistan shares the International Border with Iran? View Answer Correct Option: 2. Balochistan Explanation : Balochistan is the largest but least populated Province of Pakistan. Its Capital and the largest city is Quetta. Balochistan shares its border with Iran in west and with Afghanistan in North. Q2. 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