Prelims Power Play 27 February 2024

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1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: India faces severe land management challenge

Statement-II: India has only 24% of world’s geographical area and more than 17% of the world population.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

2. It has been a cradle to adult sea turtles and their babies since time immemorial. These turtles are known for the epic journeys that they undertake annually to breed and recuperate. It has been observed that Olive Ridley Sea Turtles migrate from Pacific Ocean through the coastal water of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean to the coastal water of this Marine Protected Area in the north. They usually mate between November and January and the breeding period is of eight months from October to May.

It is a fascinating experience to watch these creatures crawling out of the deep sea, labouring, selecting a site, digging holes, laying almost 200 eggs, covering the area and crawling back to the sea.

Which of the following is describes above

The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

Sundarbans National Park

Gulf of Kachchh National Park

Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary

3. Garbhini-GA2 recently in news is

An estimation model to accurately estimates the foetus’ age, reducing error by almost three times

An estimation model to accurately estimate the foetus weight reducing error by almost three times

Ultrasound technique to find abnormalities in foetus.

An estimation model to accurately estimates the foetus’ age, reducing error to zero.

4. Consider the following regarding

Statement-I: The container tonnage crossing the Suez Canal fell in recent times and the container tonnage passing around the Cape of Good Hope increased in the same period.

Statement-II: Commercial vessels have been rerouting to the Cape of Good Hope for nearly two months because of drying of Suez Canal

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

5. The term Bitcoin Halving recently in news refers to

the 50% reduction in the reward paid to Bitcoin miners who successfully process other people’s cryptocurrency transactions so that they can be added to the public digital ledger known as the blockchain.

the 50% reduction in carbon footprint due to increasing efficiency of computers mining bitcoins

the 50% reduction in the market value of Bitcoins because of oversupply

the 50% cross border tax introduced by