Prelims Power Play 17 April 2024

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1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The monsoon is critical for Indian economy.

Statement-II:   India Agri sector significantly depends on monsoon rains

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

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following

Statement I: World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on the 15th of March every year to raise global

Statement II: This date was chosen to commemorate Prime Minister J L Nehru address to the US Congress on March 15, 1962, where he became the first world leader to formally recognize consumer rights.

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

 
 
 
 

3. The Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies or iCET is a framework agreed upon by which of the following countries for cooperation on critical and emerging technologies in areas such as wireless telecommunication, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors and quantum computing.

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following

  1. EVMs were used in all constituencies for the first time in general elections of 2009.
  2. Most western democracies continue to have paper ballots for their elections.
  3. The Supreme Court in various judgments has upheld the validity of using EVMs in elections

How many of one of the above  is/are correct ?

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following

 Countries in news                   Capital

  1. Armenia                                 Baku
  2. Sudan                                      Khartoum
  3. Italy                                         Brussels
  4. Haiti                                        Port-au-Prince 

How many of the above is /are correct pair?