Prelims Power Play 15 May 2023

1. The naming of the cyclones is done by the World Meteorological Organization/United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (WMO/ESCAP) Panel on Tropical Cyclones (PTC).Which of the following country is not a member of the panel?

1. India
2. Bangladesh
3. Myanmar
4. Iraq
5. Maldives
6. Nepal

2. Consider the following statements about Tropical Cyclones:

1. They develop in the tropics and move from west to east.
2. Most of the tropical cyclones develop in the doldrums region.
3. The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of tropical cyclones.
4. The eye and the air directly above it are approximately 10 degrees cooler than their surroundings.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. It was launched to investigate Saturn, its rings, and its moons. It carried a passenger to the Saturn system, the European Huygens probe—the first human-made object to land on a world in the distant outer solar system. The mission in question refers to

4. With reference to india, Consider the following statements

1. If any person having a reason to believe that he may get arrested for a non-bailable offence then he can apply for anticipatory bail and court cannot deny giving him bail.
2. Only the Sessions Court and High Court can grant anticipatory bail.
3. The life or duration of an anticipatory bail order can continue till the end of the trial, if charges are framed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Millets are nutritionally superior to wheat and rice owing to their higher levels of?

1. Protein
2. Amino acid
3. Iron
4. Zinc
5. Phosphorous

Select the correct answer using the code given below: