Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 4 October 2021

1. Consider the following statements about Sonamura-Daudkandi Inland Waterway between India-Bangladesh:

1. The route over river Gumati will connect Tripura with Bangladesh using the inland waterways for the first time.
2. It is a part of Protocol on Inland Water Trade and Transit (PIWTT) between India and Bangladesh signed in 1972.
3. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the Competent Authority on Indian side

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2. Consider the following statements about Indian Ocean Rim Association:

1. IORA consists of all the Indian Ocean Rim countries.
2. It is the only ministerial-level organization that focuses purely on the Indian Ocean region.
3. The Indian Ocean Commission (COI) is a flagship initiative of IORA that links African Indian Ocean Island nations together.

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3. Which of the following places in news are correctly matched:

1. Island of Pag-asa     –     South China Sea
2. Okavango delta        –     Bolivia
3. ‘Four Sha’ Islands   –     French Territory in the Indian Ocean

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4. ‘Ever Given’ sometimes seen in news is associated with:

5. With reference to Black hole, consider the following statements:

1. Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are supermassive blackholes, which are several million solar masses in size.
2.   AGN is formed when the gravitational energy of dust, gas and stellar debris are being pulled towards the black hole, and is converted into light.
3. The Final Parsec Problem is related to merging of black holes and accumulating almost infinite kinetic energy.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?