Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 11 November 2020

1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), or Shanghai Pact is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance comprising of following member states in present?

2. With respect to the Finance Commission, consider the following statements:

1. Constitution has clearly laid out the qualification of the chairman and members of FC.
2. Its recommendations are binding upon the government.
3. Its report is laid before both the Houses of the Parliament by the President

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization (PESO), the licensing authority for fireworks units in India is under which ministry

4. Which of the following crops can be grown on Black soil

1. Tobacco
2. Sunflower
3. Cotton
4. Sugarcane

Which of the above statements is/are true?

5. Consider the following statements regarding coral reefs:

1. Corals reefs are found only in tropical region
2. More than one-third of the world’s coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
3. Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?