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Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 18 March 2021

  • March 18, 2021
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1. Consider the following regarding petrol pricing and taxation in India:

  1. The Centre imposes Ad valorem tax on the petrol in India.
  2. The states mostly go for specific tax on petrol.
  3. Rise in raw crude oil price internationally will not change much Centre’s tax collection from excise duty on it.

Which of the above statements are true?

 
 
 
 

2. Which of the following is not true about National Cadet Corps (NCC):

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements related to District Mineral Foundation (DMF) 

  1. It was mandated through the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, (MMDRA) 2015
  2. DMF funds are treated as extra-budgetary resources

Which of the above statements is /are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Heatwaves’:

  1. World Meteorological Organisation said that the heat wave in Europe is a result of warm air masses from Africa.
  2. If five or more consecutive days during which the daily maximum temperature surpasses the average maximum temperature by 5 °C or more, it is called a heat wave according to IMD.
  3. In places where the maximum temperature reaches 45°C or more, the WMO declares a heat wave irrespective of the normal.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

5. 75 tribal groups have been categorized by the Ministry of Home Affairs as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)s. Consider the following pairs:

                   PVTGs                    State

  1. Abujhmarias        –     Chhattisgarh
  2. Birhor                    –     Andhra pradesh
  3. Toda                      –     Odisha
  4. Siddi                      –     Gujarat

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

 
 
 
 

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