Prelims Power Play 8 February 2022

1. Which of the following is the correct arrangement of deserts from North to South?

2. Consider the following statements regarding Bharat Rozgar Yojana.

1. Under the scheme, the central govt will give subsidy by way of EPF contributions for next two years to all the employees who are joining after October 1, 2020.
2. For establishments employing up to 1,000 employees, central government will contribute both employee and employers’ contributions totaling 24% of wages.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

3. Which of the following is incorrect regarding Mangroves?

4. Consider the following statements:

1. PM CARES fund is established as a public charitable trust, under the Disaster Management act, 2005.
2. National Disaster Relief fund is established by a executive resolution in 2005 to fight against a calamity.
3. PM CARES Fund and NDRF both are audited by CAG as a charitable trust.

Select the correct options given below

5. Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has declared Ocean Energy as renewable energy. Consider the following with respect to ocean energy:

1. Ocean energy is used in the form of Tidal, Wave, Current Energy and Nuclear Energy.
2. Wave energy is generated by the movement of a device either floating on the surface of the ocean or anchored to the ocean floor.
3. Tidal energy uses ocean temperature differences from the surface to depths lower than 1,000 meters, to extract energy.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.