Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 7 January 2021

1. Consider the following statements regarding slowdown in economy.

1. A cyclical slowdown is a period of lean economic activity that occurs at regular intervals.
2. Land and Labour reforms are part of mitigating cyclical reforms.

Which of the following options is correct?

2. With respect to the 6^th Schedule of the Indian Constitution:

1. It is applicable to all states having substantial tribal population.
2. The autonomous districts council constituted under 6^th Schedule fall outside the executive authority of the state concerned.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following pairs

1. Kaliveli lake           –  Andhra Pradesh
2. Chilka Lake           –   Odisha
3. Iskapalli lagoon  –  Tamil Nadu

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

4. With respect to Development Banks consider the following statements:

1. Development banks are financial institutions that provide long-term credit for capital-intensive investments spread over a long period.
2. The first Development Bank in India was set up in 1982.
3. After 1991, they were gradually converted into commercial banks.

Which of the following options is correct?

5. Vachanaas are the composition of which of the following bhakti saint?