Prelims Power Play 16 January 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Red Sea crisis can affect India’s export to Europe

Statement-II: About 80 per cent of the outbound shipments to Europe from India takes place through Red Sea region.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

2. Conjoined Silverline butterfly, a rare butterfly species found recently is endemic to

3. Consider the following indices?

1. State Food Safety Index
2. Multidimensional Poverty Index
3. Good governance index
4. State health index

How many of the above is/are released by Niti Aayog?

4. With respect to Chabahar port, consider the following statements:

1. It is being built by India to access Afghanistan and Central Asia bypassing Pakistan.
2. It is located in strategic Persian Gulf region hence oil and gas can also be harnessed.
3. Its proximity to Gwadar port can help us neutralise threat from China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Which of the above statements is /are correct?

5. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Modal share of Inland Water Transport (IWT) in freight movement is very low of about 10%.

Statement-II:  Many Indian rivers do not have that level of water required for Indian water transport.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?