Prelims Power Play 15 December 2022

1. Consider the following

1. Lowering of salinity
2. Increased precipitation in higher latitudes
3. Drying of sub-tropical regions
4. Rising temperature difference between land and sea in tropical regions

How many of the above will be due to melting of arctic ice?

2. Consider the following statements on “Public Finance Management System (PFMS)”?

1. It is under the Office of Controller General of Accounts (CGA).
2. It provides a real time fund flow system for both Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes.

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

3. One of India’s largest tribal groups have decided to bury instead of cremating their dead, with an aim to reduce the number of trees cut for funeral pyres. Which of the following is that tribe?

4. Consider the following

1. India is a member of Arctic Council.
2. India has a dedicated policy on Arctic region
3. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR under the Ministry of Science and Technology is the nodal institution for Arctic studies.

Which of the above is /are correct?

5. Consider the following statements

1. China is India’s biggest trading partner.
2. India had a trade deficit with China.
3. Imports from China have declined in last two years.

Which of the above is /are correct?