Prelims Power Play 28 August 2023

1. Consider the following pairs

Payload in Chandrayn-3                 Objective

1. RAMBHA                    –          Study of plasma density
2. ILSA                             –          Study of seismicity around the landing site
3. ChaSTE                       –           Study of thermal properties

How many of the above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following

1. XAXA Committee      –  Scheduled Tribe
2. Sachar Committee    –  Scheduled Caste
3. Rohini Commission  –  Other Backward Caste

How many of the above pairs are correct?

3. Consider the following:

1. Muslims
2. Christians
3. Sikhs
4. Buddhists
5. Parsis

How many of the above have been given minority status explicitly in the constitution?

4. Three-North Shelterbelt Program (TNSP) is a program to build green wall of trees to hold back the desert in

5. Consider the following regarding Aditya L1 mission

1. It is designed to provide remote observations of the solar wind  and in ­situ observations of the solar corona at L1 (Sun Earth Lagrange point).
2. Lagrange Points are positions in space where the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Earth produce enhanced regions of attraction and repulsion

Which of the above statements is/are correct?