Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 8 November 2021

1. Consider the following regarding Global Drug Policy Index

1. It is brought out by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
2. India has been ranked the lowest in the ranking
3. A high rank on the index signifies legal system has harsh punishment for indulging in drug abuse or trade.

Which of the above statements is /are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below:

2. The ‘Ashta Diggajas’ were associated with which of the following rulers?

3. In post-independent India many states have followed different strategies for poverty alleviation. Match the pairs

          State                        –                      Approach

1. Punjab                      –                       high agricultural growth
2. Kerala                       –                       human resource development
3. West Bengal            –                       poverty-alleviation programmes
4. Andhra Pradesh     –                       public distribution of food grains

Select the correct pairs from the code given below:

4. Specific poverty alleviation programmes were initiated from the

5. Which of the following can have an adverse effect on poverty alleviation?

1. Fiscal crisis
2. Slowing down of and less dispersed agricultural growth
3. Decline in employment intensity in the agricultural sector
4. Stagnant real wages
5. Corruption in local administration

Which of the above are correct statements?