Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 31 August 2020

1. Consider the following statements regarding parliamentary sessions

1. The gap between two sessions of the Parliament cannot be more than 3 months.
2. The Presidents summons the sessions of Parliament but the session is prorogued by the Speaker.

Which of the above statements is /are correct?

2. Ease of Doing Business Index is calculated on 10 indicators. Which of the following are those 10 indicators?

1. Dealing with Construction permits
2. Law and Order
3. Property registration
4. Credit availability
5. Protecting minority Investors
6. Paying Taxes

3. Consider the following statements

1. The responsiveness of tax revenue growth to changes in GDP is called tax elasticity
2. The change in tax revenue in response to changes in tax rate is called tax buoyancy

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding the list of schedule caste and schedule tribes.

1. List of Scheduled Caste and Schedule tribe is notified by the Prime Minister.
2. Any inclusion or exclusion from the presidential notification of any caste or tribe can be done by Parliament by Law.

5. Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world, consider the following statements with respect to them

1. They are the only known mammals that have large, protective keratin scales covering their skin
2. They are in the vulnerable list of IUCN threatened species of world
3. Pangolins are insectivorous

Which of the above mentioned statements is / are correct?