Prelims Power Play 14 September 2023

1. Consider the following regarding golden rice

1. It is genetically modified rice which can help to fight iron deficiency.
2. It is an example of bio fortification.
3. India is the first country to allow farmers to cultivate golden rice

How many of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below:

2. Under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001, which of the following is/are correct?

1. A farmer who has evolved or developed a new variety is entitled for registration and protection in like manner as a breeder of a variety;
2. A farmer can save, use, sow, re-sow, exchange, share or sell his farm produce including seed of a variety protected under the PPV&FR Act, 2001.
3. Farmers are eligible for recognition and rewards for the conservation of Plant Genetic Resources of land races and wild relatives of economic plants.
4. Farmers are entitled for non-performance of variety under the Act, 2001
5. Farmer shall not be liable to pay any fee in any proceeding before the Authority or Registrar or the Tribunal or the High Court under the Act.

3. Consider the following

1. Algeria
2. Egypt
3. Libya
4. Tunisia

How many of the above are bordering countries of Mediterranean Sea.

4. Diesel engines are more efficient than petrol engines because

1. Diesel is more energy dense than petrol.
2. Diesels engines have better thermal efficiency than petrol engines because of higher compression ratio.
3. Diesel engines are unthrottled.

5. Consider the following

1. Gulf of Kachchh
2. Gulf of Mannar
3. Lakshadweep
4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

In how many of the above location coral reefs can be found? Select the correct answer: