Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 17 August 2021

1. Which of the following countries belong to caribbeans

1. Bahamas
2. Cuba
3. Haiti
4. Jamaica

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2. Why earthquakes are so devastating in Haiti

1. It is a densely populated country
2. Building structures in Hiati are not earthquake resilient.
3. It sits near the intersection of two plates — the North American plate and the Caribbean plate

Which of the pairs correctly matched?

3. Consider the following regarding Operation Green

1. The objective of intervention is to protect the growers of fruits and vegetables from making distress sale.
2. It covers only Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP)
3. Only individual farmers are eligible for the scheme.

Which of the above statements are correct?

4. Consider the following statements:

1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
2. In the Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the Opposition” was recognised for the first time in 1969.
3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of Opposition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements

1. Haiti sits near the intersection of two tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate.
2. Haiti lies to the south of tropic of Cancer

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