Prelims Power Play 11 March 2022

1. Despite having one of the largest reserves of coal, why does India import coal?

1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future, and import it from other countries for the present use.
2. Most of the power plants in India are coal based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.
3. Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding fertilizers production and consumption in India:

1. India is the world’s largest urea importer.
2. India was once self-sufficient in urea.
3. Potash requirement is met through imports since India has limited reserves of potash.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. India imports coal from which of the following counties

1. Indonesia
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. USA
5. Russia

Select the correct answer

4. Balance of Payments (BoP) of India may be affected by

1. Remittance received by the residents
2. Foreign investments received
3. Increasing exports
4. Demand for currency abroad

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5. Consider the following pairs

1. Choking agents Chlorine
2. Blister agents Sulphur mustard
3. Nerve Agents Hydrogen cyanide
4. Blood Agents Sarin

Which of the above is correctly matched?