Prelims Power Play 12 July 2022

1. According to the IMD, a rain event is categorized as a cloudburst if a weather station receives 

2. Consider the following

Assertion: Mountainous regions are more prone to cloud bursts than plains.

Reasons: Cloudbursts do occur at plains; however, mountainous regions are more prone to cloud bursts due to orography.

3. Which of the following is correct as per United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP)

1. It is The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
2. India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.
3. The global population growth rate has fallen global growth rate fell under 1% per year for the first time since 1950.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. With respect to the NASA’s space telescope, Consider the following statements

1. James Webb Space Telescope of NASA is the successor for the Hubble Space Telescope.
2. James Webb Space Telescope will observe primarily in the infrared range, whereas Hubble sees mainly in the ultraviolet and visible part of the spectrum.
3. Both James Webb and Hubble Space telescopes orbit around the Earth at an altitude of ~570 km.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Consider the statements about ‘Dark Energy and Dark Matter’.

1. Dark energy works like an attractive force — a kind of cosmic cement that holds our universe together.
2. The dark matter is a repulsive force — a sort of anti-gravity — that drives the universe’s ever-accelerating expansion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?