Prelims practice

With reference to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), consider the following statements:

1. 1.UPI is operated by the National Payments Corporation of India.
2. 2.Merchant Discount Rate is a charge associated with processing payments received by merchants.
3. 3.Every person-to-person UPI transfer is necessarily subject to Merchant Discount Rate.
4. 4.UPI can permit multiple bank accounts to be accessed through a compatible mobile application.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

A depreciation of the Indian rupee may influence the merchandise trade balance through which of the following channels?

1. 1.It may make Indian exports relatively cheaper for foreign buyers.
2. 2.It may make imported goods more expensive in domestic currency.
3. 3.It automatically increases the physical volume of every exported commodity.
4. 4.It may discourage demand for some non-essential imports.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Tons River, consider the following statements:

1. 1.It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
2. 2.It originates in the Himalayan region.
3. 3.It is associated with the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh boundary in parts of its course.
4. 4.It drains directly into the Arabian Sea.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to inter-State river-water disputes in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Article 262 empowers Parliament to provide for their adjudication.
2. 2.Parliament may exclude the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and other courts over such disputes.
3. 3.The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 was enacted under this constitutional framework.
4. 4.A river-water disputes tribunal can be constituted only by the Supreme Court.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), consider the following statements:

1. 1.It is administered by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. 2.An eligible recipient may receive foreign contribution through registration or prior permission.
3. 3.Registration under the Act remains valid indefinitely after it is granted.
4. 4.The legislation seeks to prevent foreign contribution from adversely affecting specified national interests.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about important maritime chokepoints:

1. 1.The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
2. 2.Bab-el-Mandeb connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
3. 3.The Strait of Malacca connects the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea.
4. 4.The Bosporus directly connects the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Census in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Census is included in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule.
2. 2.The decennial Census is conducted under the Census Act, 1948.
3. 3.The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. 4.Every Census question is expressly prescribed in the Constitution.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Revising the base year and methodology of Gross Domestic Product estimation may have which of the following consequences?

1. 1.Incorporation of newer and more representative data sources.
2. 2.Revision of previously estimated sectoral Gross Value Added.
3. 3.Automatic proof that actual economic activity in earlier years declined.
4. 4.Better measurement of emerging or previously underrepresented activities.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to international protection of the ozone layer, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Vienna Convention provides a framework for international cooperation.
2. 2.The Montreal Protocol controls ozone-depleting substances.
3. 3.The Kigali Amendment provides for a phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons.
4. 4.Hydrofluorocarbons were included principally because they directly destroy stratospheric ozone.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Increasing sediment load in Himalayan rivers may affect hydropower projects in which of the following ways?

1. 1.It can reduce the effective storage capacity of reservoirs.
2. 2.Hard mineral particles can abrade turbines and related equipment.
3. 3.It can increase maintenance and operating costs.
4. 4.It eliminates the possibility of glacial lake outburst floods.

How many of the statements given above are correct?