Prelims Power Play 14 August 2024

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1. Consider the following statements:

  1. Tobacco cultivation in India was introduced by Britishers.
  2. India the largest producer and exporter of tobacco.
  3. It is a drought tolerant, hardy and short duration crop which can be grown on soils where other crops cannot be cultivated profitably.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. The FRBM Act has been amended  

 
 
 
 

3. Earlier this year, the government included a single-dose regimen of Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). It is a

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Karnataka
  3. Gujarat
  4. Rajasthan
  5. Bihar

How many of the above states are major Tobacco growing states?

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following regarding FRBM Act

  1. The objective of the Act is to ensure intergenerational equity in fiscal management and long-term macro-economic stability.
  2. It limits the fiscal deficit upto one per cent. of gross domestic.
  3. It limits the general Government debt to fifty per cent.
  4. The annual fiscal deficit target can be exceeded only during a natural calamity.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?