Prelims Power Play 29 June 2024

1. Consider the following statements about western disturbances:

Western Disturbance is part of Indian monsoon system.
It is associated with rainfall, snowfall and fog in northern India.
The moisture which WDs carry with them comes from Indian Ocean.

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

Only one

Only two

All three

None

2. Consider the following

Statement I: India despite having fifth-largest coal reserves globally, imports huge quantity of coal.

Statement II: Unavailability of coking coal and high-grade thermal coal within our reserves necessitates imports to meet the requirements of industries like steel etc

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

3. The residents of Gardi Sugdub Island, home to the Indigenous Guna people, are the first group of people asked by their government to move to the mainland. This island is in

Maldives

Mauritis

Vanuatu

Panama

4. Consider the following statement with respect to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

FATF is a non-governmental organization.
FATF was established by G20 countries.
The objectives of the FATF are to protect financial systems and the broader economy from threats of money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation

Which of the above combinations is /are correct? Select the correct answers from below code

1 and 3

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

3 only

5. A new international airport would be built in Hosur, an industrial city located

Karnataka

Kerela

Andhra Pradesh

Tamil nadu