General Awareness - 3 (DSSSB Grade II)

Correct Answer: UNESCO

Transhumance is the seasonal movement of livestock and herders between fixed summer and winter pastures. It typically involves moving animals from valley floors in winter to high mountain pastures in summer, then back again. This is distinct from nomadic migration (which is more permanent) or ranch movements.

A geostationary satellite must complete one orbit in the same time Earth takes to rotate once - approximately 24 hours (23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds precisely). This allows it to remain fixed relative to a point on Earth's surface.

Correct Answer: INSAT 2A

The East-West Economic Corridor (part of the Golden Quadrilateral project) connects Porbandar in Gujarat (west coast) to Silchar in Assam (east extremity). The other options are different corridors: North-South is Srinagar-Kanyakumari, while the others are misstated.

In India's postal classification, second-class mail primarily includes packets and parcels, which are given lower priority compared to first-class letter mail. Envelopes (letter mail) fall under first-class mail. Cards can be either first or second class depending on their content and purpose. The classification determines processing priority and transmission speed.

The Census Act of 1948 provided the legal framework for conducting censuses in independent India. This Act was passed to institutionalize the census process, which had been conducted since 1881 under British rule but needed proper legislation after independence. The first census under this Act was conducted in 1951.

Class I cities in India are defined as urban agglomerations with populations over 100,000. Approximately two-thirds of India's urban population resides in these larger cities, reflecting urban concentration patterns. Option B correctly represents this proportion.

The Social Forestry Programme was launched in 1976 in India during the Fifth Five Year Plan. It aimed to involve local communities in tree planting and forest management to meet the growing demand for fuelwood, fodder, and small timber.

The Assembly met in its second plenary session from January 20-24, 1947 and adopted an 'Objective Resolution' moved by Jawaharlal Nehru. The objective of the framers of the constitution was declared to be the creation of Sovereign Democratic Republic for India.

The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was introduced in 1978-79 during the Fifth Five Year Plan. It was one of the earliest major poverty alleviation programs in India, designed to assist rural families below the poverty line through income-generating assets and subsidies.

The chronological order of the launch of given schemes is:
A. SJSRY - December 1997
B. SGSY - April 1999
C. Antyodaya Anna Yojna - Decmber 2000
D. VAMBAY - December 2001

Option (1) is the correct answer. 

Correct option is (1).

 Nageswara Rao