Quiz 2020: Prelims Power Play 3 November 2020

1. Consider the following regarding attorney general

1. There is no qualification mentioned in the Constitution for the position of attorney general.
2. Attorney general has fixed tenure.
3. Attorney general can participate in the proceeding of both the houses of the parliament but not join siting.
4. Attorney general enjoys parliamentary privileges.

Select the correct answer using the code below

2. Translocation of coral reefs is in news, a coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals, consider the following statements with respect to corals

1. Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated water.
2. Sometimes they are called rainforests of the sea.
3. Corals include sea anemones and jellyfish

Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

3. Anticipating huge increase in unemployment numbers after the Covid-19 crisis, the government is working on a proposal to provide a social security net. The social safety net (SSN) consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution. Consider the following examples

1. Social pensions
2. Conditional cash Transfer
3. Unconditional Cash Transfers
4. Fee waiver
5. Public works

Which of the above examples represent Social Security Net?

4. Scientists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef will face a critical period of heat stress, following the most widespread coral bleaching the natural world has ever endured. Which of the following are the factors of coral bleaching:

1. Elevated sea surface temperature
2. Ocean Acidification,
3. Solar radiation and ultraviolet radiation
4. Pollution

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

5. Consider the following statements

1. The weightage of food in Consumer Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
2. The WPI does not capture changes in the prices of services, which CPI does
3. The Reserve Bank of India has now adopted WPI as its key measure of inflation and to decide on changing the key policy rates

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?