Prelims Power Play 2 August 2022

1. Consider the following statements regarding “District Mineral Foundation”

1. It is the body organization setup under direct administrative control of the Ministry of Mines.
2. The funds allocated to DMF as per the central budgetary support are disbursed for the mines affected people to be utilized for ‘high priority sectors’.

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

2. Consider the following statements about Indian Flag:

1. The Indian flag was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on July 22, 1947.
2. The Tricolour was adopted as our national flag at a Congress Committee meeting in Karachi in 1931.
3. The rules on display of the flag by public and private bodies are governed by the Flag Code of 2002.

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

3. Operation AAHT aims at 

4. Consider the following pairs

Traditional Fair             –                State

1. Minjar Mela     –     Himachal Pradesh
2. Sair                    –     Chhattisgarh
3. Samakka-Saralamma Jatara  – Himachal Pradesh
4. Maridamma  –     Andhra Pradesh

How many of the above pairs is /are correctly matched?

5. Consider the following statements

1. Mining minor minerals comes under the purview of local governments.
2. River sand is considered a minor mineral.

Which of the above statements is /are correct?