Target Prelims 2021 Daily Quiz 25 Mar 2021

Q1. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. COVAX is a global initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines led by UNICEF, GAVI, WHO and others. 2. GAVI is a public–private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. 3. GISAID is a global science initiative established in 2008 that provides open-access to genomic data of influenza viruses and the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 3 only d. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. Which of the following statements are incorrect?

1. The 14th Finance Commission radically enhanced the share of the states in the central divisible pool of taxes from 32% to 42%. 2. The 15th Finance Commission has recommended the vertical devolution to be 41% for the 2021-26 period. 3. The adjustment of 1% is to provide for the newly formed union territories of Jammu and , and from the resources of the centre.

Select the correct statements from the code below:

a. 1 only b. 1 and 2 c. 3 only d. None of the above

Q3. The Zabarwan mountain range is located near -

a. Srinagar b. c. Tawang d. Kalapani

Q4. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Pakal Dul Dam is being built on the Marusadar River, a tributary of the Chenab. 2. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. 3. Pakistan has raised a dispute over it under the terms of the Indus Water Treaty.

a. 1 and 2 only b. 1 and 3 only c. 1, 2 and 3 d. None of the above

PRELIMS (2020)

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oil-seeds, the procurement at Minimum Support Prices (MSP) is unlimited in any State/UT of India. 2. In the case of cereals and pulses, the MSP is fixed in any State/UT at a level to which the market price will never rise.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 (Answer)

FACT OF THE DAY

The Suez Canal

• The Suez Canal is a critical shipping artery that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas through Egypt (Isthmus of Suez). • Constructed between 1859 and 1869, it officially opened in 1869. • The canal offers a more direct route between the North Atlantic and northern Indian ocean via the Mediterranean and Red seas, thus avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian ocean and reducing the journey distance between Asia and Europe. • It is one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes, carrying over 12% of world trade by volume. • Egypt depends heavily on revenues from the canal. • It was controlled by British and French interests in its initial years, but was nationalised in 1956 by Egypt’s then leader Gamal Abdel Nasser.