Prelims Power Play 19 February 2022

1. Consider the following regarding elephants 

1. Elephant is included under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
2. Both Asian and African Elephants are a listed in IUCN Red list of Threatened Species as ‘Endangered’
3. Elephant is a heritage animal.
4. National Elephant Conservation Authority (NECA) is a statutory body for protection of elephants in India.

Which of the above statements is /are correct?

2. Which of the following can be application of drones in Indian agriculture?

1. Spraying fertilizers and pesticides.
2. Irrigation monitoring
3. Digitization of land records
4. Crop assessment
5. Livestock tracking

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

3. Consider the following

1. Follow on Public Offer (FPO) is a special type of IPO only for government owned companies.
2. The issue price of FPO is generally higher than market price.

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

4. The objectives of the Project Elephant Scheme are: Creating new departments in GOI.

1. Conservation of Indian elephants and its habitat.
2. Addressing issues relating to human elephant conflict.
3. Welfare of Captive elephants.

Select the correct answer from the code below

5. Consider the following pairs

1. Kalapahar-Daigurung elephant corridor – Jharkhand
2. Tirunelli-Kudrakote elephant corridor – Tamil Nadu

Which of the above is correctly matched?