Prelims Power Play 21 March 2023

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1. Consider the following

Felling of tries
Glass buildings
Chemical fertilizers
Cell phone towers

How many of the above is/are responsible for declining sparrow population?

Only one

Only two

Only three

Only four

2. Liquidity Coverage Ratio is designed to ensure that banks hold a sufficient reserve of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) to allow them to survive a period of significant liquidity stress lasting

7 days

30 days

180 days

365 days

3. If the RBI decides to adopt a contractionary monetary policy, which of the following would it do?

Cut the Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Increase the Marginal Standing Facility Rate
Increase the Bank Rate and Repo Rate

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only

2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

4. ‘Basel III Accord’ or simply ‘Basel III’, often seen in the news, seeks to

develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

improve banking sector’s ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management

reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries

transfer technology from developed countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals

5. Background radiation recently in news is mainly caused by

Naturally radioactive minerals

Cosmic radiation

Nuclear plants

Human body