Prelims Power Play 25 May 2023

1. Consider the following regarding National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)

1. The APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Government of India is implementing the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)
2. Among all the states, Rajasthan has covered largest area under organic certification.
3. The programme involves the accreditation of Certification Bodies, standards for organic production, promotion of organic farming and marketing
4. USDA has recognized NPOP conformity assessment procedures of accreditation as equivalent to that of US.

Which of the above statement is correct?

2. Centre warns public against activities of MSME Export Promotion Council. In this context, consider the following statements

1. MSME Export Promotion Council is subordinate office under Ministry of MSME, Government of India.
2. The Council will be working in close association with the Ministry to assist the MSME units in their Export efforts.
3. Ministry of MSME is authorized for any posting or appointment to any post related with this council.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

3. Consider the following statements

1. The non-profit Top 500 organization has recently announced Tianhe-2 as the world’s fastest supercomputer.
2. PARAM-Siddhi AI is India’s second fastest supercomputer in the top500 list of most powerful supercomputers in the world.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding NHRC

1. It is a statutory body.
2. Its recommendations are binding on the Government.
3. Only retired judges of SC and HC can become the members of NHRC.

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

5. Consider the following pairs

1. Keshavnanada Bharti Case – Basic Structure Doctrine
2. S. R. Bommai Case -Article 356
3. I.R. Coelho- 10^th Schedule

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?