Prelims Power Play 5 April 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: India has the lowest cancer cases in the world and it’s falling rapidly.

Statement-II: India has the largest youth population in the world, around 66 per cent of the total population (more than 808 million) is below the age of 35.

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

2. Consider the following statements:

Electoral bonds can only be donated by profit making companies.
A company could donate up to 7.5% of the average profits it earned over three previous financial years.
The electoral bonds made by individuals or entities were tax-exempt under Section 80GG and Section 80GGB under the Income Tax Act, 1961.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Only one

Only two

All three

None

3. Long considered a Garden of Eden for migratory birds, the Vain Lagoon has been increasingly abandoned by a range of species as rising temperatures wreak havoc on wetlands. Where is Vain Lagoon located?

Argentina

Australia

Albania

Greece

4. Consider the following pairs

Regions Country

Rakhine Myanmar
Zaporizhzhia Ukraine
Sistan-Baluchistan Afghanistan
Darfur Region Ethiopia

How many of the above are correct pairs?

Only one

Only two

Only three

All four

5. As per the latest report by Global Forest Watch high rates of tropical forest loss remain “stubbornly consistent”. The Global Forest Watch is published by

UNEP

UNCCD

WRI

FAO