Prelims Power Play 15 February 2023

1. With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:

1. The office of Deputy Speaker is mentioned in the constitution.
2. The Constitution mandates election of Deputy Speaker on the same day of election of the Speaker.
3. There is a mandatory provision that the election of a candidate as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha shall be from either the principal opposition party or the ruling party.
4. The Deputy Speaker has the same power as of the Speaker when presiding over the sitting of the House and no appeal lies against his rulings.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2. Consider the following regarding

1. Hemis National Park is located in Ladakh.
2. Hemis National Park is one of the most important natural habitats for the snow leopard.
3. It is the largest National Park of India.

3. Famine drought appears to be a constant feature of Sahel Region

1. Burkina Faso
2. Cameroon
3. Chad
4. Nigeria

Which of the above is/are correct?

4. Black Sea Grain Initiative deal brokered by the United Nations (UN) provides a safe maritime humanitarian corridor for Ukrainian exports (particularly for food grains) from which of the following ports

1. Odesa
2. Chornomorsk
3. Pivdenny
4. Mariupol

Above statements are true for

5. Which waterway is governed by Montreux Convention?