Prelims Power Play 5 November 2022

1. Consider the following statements about Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA):

1. It is a Non-Banking Financial Institution engaged in promoting, developing and extending financial assistance for setting up projects relating to new and renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency/conservation.
2. It comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the code below:

2. Consider the following pairs:

Drought type                 Criteria

1. Meteorological    –  Low soil moisture
2. Agricultural         –  Productivity of natural ecosystem falls
3. Hydrological       –   Deficiency of precipitation

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

3. Consider the following regarding droughts in India

1. Home ministry is the nodal ministry for monitoring and managing droughts.
2. There is no guideline in place for a state government for declaring a drought in a state or area.
3. The notification of drought by state is valid for one year.

Which of the above statements is /are incorrect?

4. Which of following can application of India’s navigation system NavIC?

1. Terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation
2. Disaster management
3. Vehicle tracking and fleet management
4. Integration with mobile phones
5. Mapping and geodetic data capture

5. Consider the following statements

1. Voting rights for NRIs were introduced, since India got its independence.
2. For voting, NRIs have to produce his/her passport in original at the polling station for establishing identity.
3. NRIs can exercise their voting using the postal ballot system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?