{"id":148100,"date":"2024-12-23T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=148100"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:19:21","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-23rd-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-23rd-december-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 23rd December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_976\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/category\/todays-update\/daily-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ARTICLES<\/a>\u00a0 posted regularly on PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, which of the following is the state\/UT\u00a0 with the highest forest cover with respect to the total geographical area in India?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6109\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6109\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Madhya pradesh\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6109\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Andaman and Nicobar\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6109\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Lakshadweep\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6109\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Mizoram\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, released the \u2018<\/span><b>India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023).<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The report contains information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in India\u2019s forests, instances of forest fire, Agroforestry, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Major Findings:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Forest and Tree cover of the country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is 8,27,357 sq km which is <\/span><b>25.17 percent of the geographical area of the country,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consisting of 7,15,343 sq km <\/span><b>(21.76%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as<\/span><b> forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and 1,12,014 sq km<\/span><b> (3.41%)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as <\/span><b>tree cover.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As compared to assessment of 2021, there is <\/span><b>an increase of 1445 sq km in the forest and tree cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the country which includes<\/span><b> 156 sq km increase in the forest cover <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><b> 1289 sq km increase in tree cover.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top four states showing maximum increase in forest and tree cover are <\/span><b>Chhattisgarh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(684 sq km)<\/span><b> followed by Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (559 sq km)<\/span><b>, Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (559 sq km) <\/span><b>and Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (394 sq km)<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Top three states <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">showing<\/span><b> maximum increase in forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are<\/span><b> Mizoram <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(242 sq km) <\/span><b>followed by Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (180 sq km) <\/span><b>and Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (152 sq km).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Area wise top three states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> having largest forest and tree cover are<\/span><b> Madhya Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(85,724 sq km<\/span><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> followed by<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (67,083 sq km)<\/span><b> and Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (65,383 sq km)<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Area wise top three states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> having<\/span><b> largest forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(77,073 sq km) <\/span><b>followed by Arunachal Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(65,882 sq km)<\/span><b> and Chhattisgarh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (55,812 sq km).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of <\/span><b>percentage of forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with respect to total geographical area,<\/span><b> Lakshadweep (91.33 percent)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has the highest forest cover followed by<\/span><b> Mizoram (85.34 percent) and Andaman &amp; Nicobar Island (81.62 percent); <\/b><b>Hence Option 3 is Correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The present assessment also reveals that<\/span><b> 19 states\/UTs have above 33 percent of the geographical area under forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Out of these, eight states\/UTs namely <\/span><b>Mizoram, Lakshadweep, A &amp; N Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have forest cover above <\/span><b>75 percent.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> total mangrove cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is<\/span><b> 4,992 sq km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, released the \u2018<\/span><b>India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023).<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The report contains information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in India\u2019s forests, instances of forest fire, Agroforestry, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Major Findings:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Forest and Tree cover of the country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is 8,27,357 sq km which is <\/span><b>25.17 percent of the geographical area of the country,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consisting of 7,15,343 sq km <\/span><b>(21.76%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as<\/span><b> forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and 1,12,014 sq km<\/span><b> (3.41%)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as <\/span><b>tree cover.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As compared to assessment of 2021, there is <\/span><b>an increase of 1445 sq km in the forest and tree cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the country which includes<\/span><b> 156 sq km increase in the forest cover <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><b> 1289 sq km increase in tree cover.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top four states showing maximum increase in forest and tree cover are <\/span><b>Chhattisgarh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(684 sq km)<\/span><b> followed by Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (559 sq km)<\/span><b>, Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (559 sq km) <\/span><b>and Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (394 sq km)<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Top three states <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">showing<\/span><b> maximum increase in forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are<\/span><b> Mizoram <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(242 sq km) <\/span><b>followed by Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (180 sq km) <\/span><b>and Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (152 sq km).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Area wise top three states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> having largest forest and tree cover are<\/span><b> Madhya Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(85,724 sq km<\/span><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> followed by<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (67,083 sq km)<\/span><b> and Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (65,383 sq km)<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Area wise top three states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> having<\/span><b> largest forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(77,073 sq km) <\/span><b>followed by Arunachal Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(65,882 sq km)<\/span><b> and Chhattisgarh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (55,812 sq km).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of <\/span><b>percentage of forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with respect to total geographical area,<\/span><b> Lakshadweep (91.33 percent)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has the highest forest cover followed by<\/span><b> Mizoram (85.34 percent) and Andaman &amp; Nicobar Island (81.62 percent); <\/b><b>Hence Option 3 is Correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The present assessment also reveals that<\/span><b> 19 states\/UTs have above 33 percent of the geographical area under forest cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Out of these, eight states\/UTs namely <\/span><b>Mizoram, Lakshadweep, A &amp; N Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have forest cover above <\/span><b>75 percent.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> total mangrove cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is<\/span><b> 4,992 sq km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to \u2018unclassed forests\u2019 as mentioned in the State of Forest Report (SOFR) 2023, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unclassed forests are government-owned but not notified as forests under the Forest Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They primarily belong to the revenue department and other government departments like railways.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These forests are included under the Recorded Forest Area in SOFR data.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6110\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6110\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  1 and 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6110\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6110\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 1 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6110\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2, and 3\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Recently, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, released the \u2018<\/span><b>India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023)\u2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The report contains information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in India\u2019s forests, instances of forest fire, Agroforestry, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has lost <\/span><b>1,488 square kilometres (sq km) of \u2018unclassed forests\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an analysis of data from the <\/span><b>State of Forest Report (SOFR) 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has revealed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unclassed forests are government-owned but are not notified under the Forest Act, <\/span><b>hence statement 1 is\u00a0 correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They belong to departments such as revenue and railways,<\/span> <b>hence Statement\u00a0 2 is Correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, unclassed<\/span><b> forests are <\/b><b><i>not<\/i><\/b><b> part of the Recorded Forest Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as per the<\/span><b> SOFR 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>hence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>statement 3 is\u00a0 incorrect.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Recently, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, released the \u2018<\/span><b>India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023)\u2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The report contains information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in India\u2019s forests, instances of forest fire, Agroforestry, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has lost <\/span><b>1,488 square kilometres (sq km) of \u2018unclassed forests\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an analysis of data from the <\/span><b>State of Forest Report (SOFR) 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has revealed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unclassed forests are government-owned but are not notified under the Forest Act, <\/span><b>hence statement 1 is\u00a0 correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They belong to departments such as revenue and railways,<\/span> <b>hence Statement\u00a0 2 is Correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, unclassed<\/span><b> forests are <\/b><b><i>not<\/i><\/b><b> part of the Recorded Forest Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as per the<\/span><b> SOFR 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>hence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>statement 3 is\u00a0 incorrect.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n   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                         Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 39th session of the Congress held in Belgaum in 1924 was the only session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the above given statements are<\/b><b><i> incorrect<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6111\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6111\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6111\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6111\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6111\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, 150 dignitaries were invited for the celebrations marking the <\/span><b>centenary of the Congress session in Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1924, which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first woman president of INC was <\/span><b>Annie Besant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (In 1917, the Calcutta Session)<\/span><b>.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the first Indian woman president of INC was Sarojini Naidu (In 1925, the Kanpur Session).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(In 1887, the Madras Session)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>39th session <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of the Congress held in Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1924 was the only session presided over by <\/span><b>Mahatma Gandhi.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The venue was named <\/span><b>&#8220;Vijayanagara,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> though the entrance gate was designed like the Gopura of the Virupaksha temple at Hampi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, 150 dignitaries were invited for the celebrations marking the <\/span><b>centenary of the Congress session in Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1924, which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first woman president of INC was <\/span><b>Annie Besant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (In 1917, the Calcutta Session)<\/span><b>.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the first Indian woman president of INC was Sarojini Naidu (In 1925, the Kanpur Session).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(In 1887, the Madras Session)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>39th session <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of the Congress held in Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1924 was the only session presided over by <\/span><b>Mahatma Gandhi.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The venue was named <\/span><b>&#8220;Vijayanagara,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> though the entrance gate was designed like the Gopura of the Virupaksha temple at Hampi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n           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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>\u00a0&#8220;Denali fault&#8221; was recently in the news. It is located in:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6112\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6112\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Antarctica\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6112\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Southern Alaska\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6112\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Eastern Africa\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6112\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Israel\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, a study shows that three sites spread along the<\/span><b> Denali Fault located in the southern half of Alaska <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative of the final joining of two land masses. That feature was then torn apart by millions of years of tectonic activity. <\/span><b>Hence, option B is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Additional Information:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Fault \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Planar fracture (crack) in a volume of earth\u2019s crust, across which there has been significant displacement of a block\/blocks of crust.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148099 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-89.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-89.webp 540w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-89-300x257.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Occur due to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tensile and compressive forces acting on parts of the crust.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Energy release<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, a study shows that three sites spread along the<\/span><b> Denali Fault located in the southern half of Alaska <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative of the final joining of two land masses. That feature was then torn apart by millions of years of tectonic activity. <\/span><b>Hence, option B is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Additional Information:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Fault \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Planar fracture (crack) in a volume of earth\u2019s crust, across which there has been significant displacement of a block\/blocks of crust.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148099 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-89.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-89.webp 540w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-89-300x257.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Occur due to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tensile and compressive forces acting on parts of the crust.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Energy release<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>5<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>5<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to speed guns, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A speed gun calculates the speed of a moving object using the Doppler effect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Doppler effect in a speed gun is based on radio waves rather than sound waves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LIDAR speed guns are more accurate than radar speed guns due to the use of laser light.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6113\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6113\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6113\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 1 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6113\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 2 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_976_6113\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2, and 3\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Speed guns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are devices widely used by <\/span><b>law enforcement officials to monitor traffic speed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by <\/span><b>coaches to gauge the performance of their athletes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and in various other<\/span><b> industries in need of accurate motion tracking.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>What is a Speed Gun?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A speed gun measures the speed of moving object<\/span><b>s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">using electromagnetic waves. They <\/span><b>use radio waves,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> not sound waves, to detect the Doppler effect.<\/span><b> Hence, Statement 2 is correct.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Mechanism:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It emits<\/span><b> electromagnetic radiation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and captures the reflected waves from the object.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speed guns rely on the Doppler effect to calculate the speed of moving objects<\/span><b> by measuring frequency changes between the emitted and reflected waves. Hence Statement 1 is correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Limitations of Traditional Radar Speed Guns<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Radio waves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> diverge as they travel, creating broad beams that may strike multiple objects.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple reflections can result in inaccurate readings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LIDAR speed guns, which use laser light, are more accurate due to the low divergence of laser beams, hence <\/span><b>Statement 3 is correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Speed guns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are devices widely used by <\/span><b>law enforcement officials to monitor traffic speed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by <\/span><b>coaches to gauge the performance of their athletes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and in various other<\/span><b> industries in need of accurate motion tracking.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>What is a Speed Gun?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A speed gun measures the speed of moving object<\/span><b>s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">using electromagnetic waves. They <\/span><b>use radio waves,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> not sound waves, to detect the Doppler effect.<\/span><b> Hence, Statement 2 is correct.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Mechanism:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It emits<\/span><b> electromagnetic radiation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and captures the reflected waves from the object.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speed guns rely on the Doppler effect to calculate the speed of moving objects<\/span><b> by measuring frequency changes between the emitted and reflected waves. 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