Prelims Power Play 1 September 2022

1. Consider the following nuclear export control regimes

1. Australia Group
2. Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
3. Wassenaar Arrangement
4. NSG

India is a member of how many of the above grouping?

2. Arrange the following core sectors in increasing order of their weightage to index

1. Refinery Products
2. Electricity
3. Steel Coal
4. Crude Oil

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3. Consider the following statements with reference to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP):

1. Index of Industrial Production is published by the office of Economic Adviser.
2. 2014-15 is the current base year of IIP.
3. There is a lag of four weeks in the publication of the IIP index data after the reference month ends

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

4. Consider the following statements with respect to Quarterly periodic labour force survey report:

1. It is released by Labour Bureau, Ministry of labour & Employment.
2. It provides unemployment data only for urban areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985? 

1. The Act fulfills India’s treaty obligations under three international conventions on narcotics and psychotropic drugs.
2. The provisions of the act can be enforced by central agencies only.
3. NDPS Act 1985 banned the production, sale and use of cannabis in all forms in India.