Prelims Power Play 6 June 2023

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1. Consider the following statements with respect to Cotton:

India is the world’s largest cotton producer as well as the largest exporter.
British introduced cotton in India for the first time during early 17^th century.
Bt Cotton is the only genetically modified crop approved for cultivation in India.
Cotton is covered under the Minimum Support Price scheme of the Government of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4 only

3 and 4 only

2. Ninja UAVs are?

Used by Japanese Self Defence Forces for maritime surveillance of its disputed region with China and Russia.

Deployed by Indian Railways to intensify security mechanism across its network.

Developed by Madhya Pradesh Government to effectively monitor sand mining in the state.

Developed by DRDO to monitor the inaccessible areas across the Line of Actual Control with China.

3. Recently a ‘Transitional committee’ has been formed at CoP27 of UNFCCC. What is the purpose of the committee?

To make recommendations on how to operationalize the Loss and Damage funding arrangements

To decide which country should be included under the category of climate vulnerable countries.

To consolidate the voices of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to address global warming.

To provide social protection and insurance-based finance mechanism for loss and damage outside the UNFCCC process.

4. “A subatomic particle that is very similar to an electron, but has no electrical charge and a very small mass, which might even be zero. These are one of the most abundant particles in the universe. Because they have very little interaction with matter, they are incredibly difficult to detect.” Which one of the following is that particle?

Plasma

Neutrino

Quark

Higgs Boson

5. With reference to Central Bank digital currencies, consider the following statements:

It is possible to make payments in a digital currency without using US dollar or SWIFT system.
A digital currency can be distributed with a condition programmed into it such as a time- frame for spending it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2