Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 28 November 2020

1. “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020” report was released by

2. Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?

1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding national investigation agencies (NIA)

1. It was established in the backdrop of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
2. The agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states with the special permission from the states
3. NIA works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. NIA is empowered to probe into terror attacks and attacks on nuclear installation and not on offences such as human trafficking, counterfeit currency.

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

4. Consider the following regarding brain fingerprinting

1. It is “non-invasive” method of interrogation.
2. It is same as lie detector
3. The technique includes question-answer session by which a suspect’s participation in a crime is detected by eliciting electrophysiological impulses.

Select the correct answer using code below?

5. Which of the following countries have declared climate emergence

1. UK
2. India
3. Japan
4. Canada
5. France
6. USA