Prelims Power Play 27 September 2022

1. Consider the following regarding NavIC recently in news

1. It is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India.
2. It covers the whole of India’s landmass and up to 15,000 km from its boundaries.
3. It consists of seven satellites.

Which of the above statements in /are correct?

2. Consider the following pairs

1. EU              GLONASS
2. China         Beidou
3. Russia        Galileo
4. USA            Global Positioning system
5. Japan         Quasi-Zenith Satellite System

Which of the above is correctly matched?

3. Consider the following minerals

1. Granite
2. Barytes
3. Gypsum
4. Mica

How many of the above are minor minerals?

4. Consider the following statements about an app ‘Jaldoot’ launched recently-

1. The app is jointly launched by the Rural development ministry and the Jal Shakti ministry.
2. The app will capture data on groundwater levels throughout the year, across the country.
3. The mobile app will work in both online and offline modes.
4. The data from the app would be integrated with the database of the National Water Informatics Centre.

Which of the above are correct? Choose the correct options-

5. With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements:

1. Sand is a ‘minor mineral’ according to the prevailing law in the country.
2. State Governments have the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals, but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie with the Central Government.
3. State Government have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minor minerals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?