Prelims Power Play 28 February 2024

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1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 every year.

Statement-II: It was on 28th February when Indian Physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (C V Raman) announced the discovery of the “Raman Effect” in 1928, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930.

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

 
 
 
 

2. Why were Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap  and Shubhanshu Shukla recently in news is ?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements regarding Rajya Sabha:

  1. Every state has equal representation in Rajya Sabha
  2. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of five years.
  3. Member must be a domicile of the State from which he is elected to Rajya Sabha.
  4. Political parties cannot issue any whip, like they do in the Legislative Assembly, asking their MLAs to vote for a particular candidate.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following regarding

Statement-I: India’s research and development (R&D) expenditure has dropped to the current 0.64% of GDP from 0.8% in 2008-2009 and 0.7% in2017-2018.

Statement-II: The 2013 Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy aimed at increasing Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) to 2%GDP.

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

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements

Statement-I: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) is the only tiger habitat in India to have pseudo-melanistic tigers.

Statement-II: The STR cats live isolated from other tigers, because of which they breed among themselves.

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