Prelims Power Play 6 January 2024

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1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Short selling is a complex trading strategy that is based on speculation

Statement-II: short-selling is speculating about the decline in a stock and then betting against it.

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. Consider the following about Short Selling

How many of the above is /are correct?

Only one

Only two

Only three

None

3. Consider the following

The misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
Poor infection and disease prevention and control in health-care facilities and farms.
Poor access to quality, affordable medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics.
New discoveries of anti-biotics.
Lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for both humans and animals

Anti-Microbial Resistance is going to be the next pandemic. How many of the above are the drivers of antimicrobial resistance?

Only two

Only three

Only four

All five

4. Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCOC) is related to

Dual use of maritime assets

Marine pollution because of dumping of nuclear waste

Anti-piracy

Illegal fishing

5. Nine-degree channel separates

Great Andaman and Little Andaman

Laccadives and Minicoy

Great Nicobar and Indonesia

Minicoy and Maldives