Prelims Power Play 9 July 2024

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1. Recently ONDC hits a milestone of 10 million transactions in June. Consider the following statements about ‘Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)’-

  1. ONDC is a freely accessible government-backed platform that aims to democratise e-commerce.
  2. ONDC will empower startups to grow collaboratively.
  3. ONDC is being regulated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  4. ONDC is to be based on closed network protocols integrated with specific platforms.

Which of the following statement/s is/are ‘correct’? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following

  1. The World Bank classifies economies into four groups based on per-capita gross national income (GNI) in US dollars.
  2. A per World Bank there are four categories of economies: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high
  3. The Bank’s 2024-25 classification for high-income countries raised the threshold to $13,845 or more.
  4. Russia has been classified as high-income economy.

How many of the above provisions of the Constitution recognise the importance of environment and climate?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following regarding recent World Bank Classification of Economies.

  1. 100% of South Asian countries are still classified as low-income countries same as 1987.
  2. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the share of high-income countries has climbed from 9% in 1987 to 44% in 2023.
  3. Europe and Central Asia has a slightly lower share of high-income countries in 2023 (69%) than it did in 1987 (71%).
  4. In the Middle East and North Africa there is a higher share of low-income countries in 2023 (10%) than in 1987, when no countries were classified to this category

How many of the above statements is /are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following    

  1. Tamil
  2. Sanskrit
  3. Telugu
  4. Kannada
  5. Marathi
  6. Odia  

How many of the above are recognised as Classical Language in India

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following

Statement I: India’s exports of telecom products exceeded its imports by seven times in FY24

Statement II: The Department of Telecommunications has notified Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme to promote telecom and networking products.

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