UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PM to Inaugurate and Dedicate Five Development Projects Worth Around ₹3,350 Crore in Ladakh on 15 October

Q1. A survey team in a Trans-Himalayan valley records figures of ibex and human hunters on boulders. The figures were made by repeatedly striking the boulders' dark, weathered surface with a harder stone, exposing lighter rock beneath. No pigment was used. How should these figures be classified?

  • A. Geoglyphs
  • B. Petroforms
  • C. Pictographs
  • D. Petroglyphs

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A 9 MW hydroelectric plant commissioned in Ladakh falls within India's small hydro category.
  2. In India, a hydro project is classified as small hydro on the basis of the height of its dam, covering projects whose dams are lower than 15 metres.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct