Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 11 August 2020

1. Round tripping refers to the flow of funds from India to overseas which in turn is invested back into India, the investment can be made in form of

1. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
2. Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)
3. Participatory Notes (P-Notes)
4. Global Depository Receipts (GDR)

Choose the correct statement

2. 10th August is celebrated as World Biofuel day; consider the following statements about biofuels 

1. Bioethanol is a biofuel made by transesterification
2. Biodiesel is a biofuel produced by fermentation
3. RUCO Is an initiative by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for conversion of used cooking oil into Biodiesel 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. Rising instance of Human-wildlife conflict needs to be minimized & on eve of world Elephant Day 2020, consider the following statements about Indian Elephants

1. Elephants have also been included in appendix 1 of the IUCN to ensure better conservation.
2. Elephant census, is conducted once in 4 years under the aegis of Project elephant. 

Choose the correct statement

4. Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility,a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide is led by

5. Consider the following statements related to dexamethasone 

1. It is a corticosteroid used in a wide range of conditions for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects.
2. It was found to have benefits for critically ill patients(COVID-19 cases).
3. It has been on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML)
4. It is a patented drug and therefore unaffordable

Which of the above statements is /are correct?