Prelims Practice Questions 05-02-2019

1) Consider the following statements with respect to VISION 2030, sometimes seen in the news recently.

1. It expresses government’s vision for the next two decades, listing thereby ten most important dimensions in 2030.
2. It was launched by the NITI Aayog.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework

1. It is imposed on banks whose capital, asset quality, profitability and/or leverage do not meet pre-specified thresholds.
2. It is applicable only to commercial banks and not extended to co-operative banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and FMIs.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

3) “Periodic Labour Force Survey”, sometimes seen in the news recently, was prepared by which of the following?

4) Senkaku Islands or the Daioyu Islands sometimes seen in the news recently, is located in which of the following?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to World Wetlands Day

1. It was celebrated every year to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar, located on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
2. The theme for the year 2019 is ‘Wetlands and Climate Change’.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

6) “Pink Sarathi Initiative” sometimes seen in the news recently, is going to be launched in which of the following cities?

7) “Miyako strait” sometimes seen in the news recently, separates which of the following two Islands?

8) Asian Infrastructure Finance 2019 report is released by which of the following?

9) Shekatkar Committee sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with?

10) Consider the following pairs

1. Varahi hydel project – Telangana
2. Kiru Hydroelectric project – Maharashtra

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?