Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 7 December 2021

1. Consider the following pairs

1. Kazhuveli Bord Sactuary  – Karnataka
2. Bharatpur Bird Sactuary  – Rajasthan
3. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary  – Haryana
4. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary  – Maharashtra

Which of the above pairs is / are incorrectly matched?

2. Which one of the following best describes the term “Anti-dumping duty”?

3. Consider the following committees.

1. Rangarajan Committee on Bank Computerisation
2. Narasimham Committee Reports on the Financial System
3. Banking Sector Reforms
4. Madhav Rao Committee on Urban Cooperative Banks
5. Malegam Committee Report on MFI sector

Which of the following is the correct order of arrangement? (Chronologically oldest to newest one)

4. Consider the following statements regarding “La Nina”

1. La Nina episodes represent periods of warming of the sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific.
2. La Nina causes drought in the South American countries of Peru and Ecuador.
3. La Nina will result in high temperatures in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  Select the correct answer:

5. Consider the following statements regarding Millets

1. United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution sponsored by India declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets
2. Millets are types of nutria-cereals.
3. Cultivating millets requires less water than rice, sugarcane and wheat.
4. In the last 50 years India’s per capita consumption and area under cultivation of millets fell significantly.

Which of the above are correct statements? Select the correct answer: